Sarah Olney MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Taxation: Interest PaymentsTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many residents have been charged interest on late payments to HMRC in each year since 2015.
Answer: We do not hold aggregated data on the total number of individuals who have paid late payment interest.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: EnergyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capabilities of UK data centres to meet the energy usage required with the increasing use of AI.
Answer: The Government keeps UK data centre capability under review and works closely with energy regulators, network operators and industry.Through the AI Energy Council, Government is assessing system‑wide impacts, promoting energy efficiency and clean power so...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently on the NHS Talking Therapy waiting list in the UK.
Answer: The latest published annual statistics for NHS Talking Therapies services in England for 2024/25 show that the mean average waiting time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of first appointment, where the referral had a...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average waiting time in 2025 for an NHS Talking Therapy appointment following referral.
Answer: The latest published annual statistics for NHS Talking Therapies services in England for 2024/25 show that the mean average waiting time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of first appointment, where the referral had a...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what are the average cost differences between smart water meter bills and flatline bills.
Answer: Customers can be charged for water and sewerage through either the rateable value (unmetered) or via metered volume. Smart meters automatically monitor water usage, enabling water companies and customers to receive more regular data on water consumption. ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the average cost difference between smart meter and flatline bills.
Answer: Smart meters help households to manage their energy use and reduce bills by enabling suppliers to bill them for their actual, rather than estimated, energy use. Households with additional low carbon technology can also save on their energy bills by switch...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to support the Music and Dance Scheme Schools that face financial challenges.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Richmond Park to the answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111332.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to provide long-term funding certainty for schools supported by the Music and Dance Scheme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Richmond Park to the answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111332.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDance and Music: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children from non-privileged backgrounds continue to have access to music and dance training, including through supporting the Music and Dance Scheme Schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Richmond Park to the answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111332.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport for London: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on the distribution of the structure fund for repairs and renovations.
Answer: The Department is currently seeking views from key stakeholders, including Transport for London, on how best to design and deliver the Structures Fund.
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Think Pharmacy First campaign on helping to encourage people use pharmacies for treatment.
Answer: The Pharmacy First advertising campaign has now been run on several occasions. Data collected from the campaign run from November to December 2024 showed an increase in public knowledge that pharmacies can treat ‘Pharmacy First’ conditions, from 71% to 79...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107739, if he will clarify what productivity and effectiveness service improvements are used with the assistance of AI.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI) is used across a number of Home Office services to support productivity, improve effectiveness, and enhance service delivery. In immigration operations, we have developed bespoke tools for specific teams to improve the asylum ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence for decision making on immigration applications.
Answer: Where appropriate, we use AI to improve productivity and effectiveness in our public services. All applications made under the Immigration Rules are considered and decided by trained human decision-makers.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Reporting CouncilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing.
Answer: The Government will look to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing as soon as parliamentary time allows. We will set out next steps in due course.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAudit and Corporate GovernanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the estimated costs saved to businesses following the cancellation of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance bill.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not made a full assessment of the costs to business of the policies previously intended to form part of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill. Most of those costs would have come from the expansion of the...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Out of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is collected on patients with complex trauma and personality disorder diagnoses who are placed into private out-of-area placements.
Answer: NHS England has advised that all providers of National Health Service-funded mental health services, including private providers, are required to submit the mandatory and required fields, where the service is provided, contained within the Mental Health S...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department uses AI to automate decision making about access to public services.
Answer: The Department develops policy and strategy on the regulation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across health and care. The NHS England Information Governance (IG) Policy Engagement Team are updating their guidance for patients, health ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence to automate decision making about access to public services.
Answer: The Department uses automated decision-making in some areas, as described in our Personal Information Charter, but AI is not used to automate decision-making about access to our services. Customers are told when an automated decision has been made in rela...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of therapeutic Tier 4 services.
Answer: NHS England’s London Region Specialised Commissioning is currently undertaking a tabletop review of Tier 4 (T4) Personality Disorder inpatient provision within the London footprint. This review is being led by the Nursing and Quality and Mental Health tea...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce prior to the Spring Statement.
Answer: The Government intends to convene a further meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps for the project. My Department’s officials will be in touch with key local stakeholders to arrange this in due course.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on the reconvening of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce.
Answer: My Department regularly hold discussions regarding the viable engineering options for the next stage of works on Hammersmith Bridge with their counterparts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London. The Government inten...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on engineering options relating to the repair of Hammersmith Bridge.
Answer: My Department’s officials held regular discussions regarding the viable engineering options for the next stage of works on Hammersmith Bridge with their counterparts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London throughout ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNight Flying: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the results of the Aviation Nights Noise Effects study will be published.
Answer: We expect to publish the results of the Aviation Night Noise Effects study later this year.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce will reconvene in 2026.
Answer: The Government intends to convene a further meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps for the project. My Department’s officials will be in touch with key local stakeholders to arrange this in due course.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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