Scott Arthur MP: written questions 2025
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Cardiovascular Diseases: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) treatment and (b) prevention of cardiovascular diseases that disproportionately impact women, including (i) Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, (ii) M
Answer: In 2023, 31% of those who died prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD) were women. We are committed to reducing premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by 25% in the next 10 years through improvements in prevention and treatment.To acceler...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the annual cost to the public purse of young people in supported housing working reduced hours due to the interaction between Housing Benefit and Universal Credit tape
Answer: No such assessment has been made. People on a low income living in Supported Housing receive Universal Credit for help with their daily living costs and Housing Benefit for help with their housing costs. Customers living in Supported Housing are also able...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: ApprenticesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with the Scottish Government to ensure that businesses can increase the supply of apprenticeships in response to increases in levels of regional demand for
Answer: Young people in all UK regions and nations will benefit from the good jobs that the clean energy economy can bring. In Scotland, we estimate up to 40,000 additional clean energy jobs by 2030. Skills policy is devolved, but the UK Government is working clo...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to publish guidance on managing hypoglycaemia that includes (a) treatment, (b) when to seek medical help and (c) rules for those with diabetes who drive or operate heavy mac
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published advice on the management of type 1 diabetes, including advice on managing acute hypoglycaemia, which is available at the following link: https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/diabetes-type-1/man...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Sarcoma UK entitled Unique Among Cancers: A state of the nation review of sarcoma care, published on 11 June 2025, what steps he plans to take to help tackle issues
Answer: The Department has received, and relevant officials are currently considering, Sarcoma UK’s report reviewing sarcoma care across the United Kingdom.The Department will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, inclu...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88517More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the inheritance tax exemption for payments made by infected blood compensation schemes to cover payments received by the surviving spouse of a dece
Answer: The suffering endured by all those impacted by infected blood is profound, and we remain committed to ensuring that justice is not only delivered but reflected in the way compensation is treated. We recognise that this is a sensitive issue. We are conside...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Age Assurance and SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that companies implementing (a) age-verification and (b) safety requirements use (i) secure and (ii) adequately regulated third-party vendo
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires providers to give particular regard to the protection of users’ privacy rights when complying with their new safety duties, including when using age assurance measures. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has a range...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Telecommunications: PricesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what discussions he has had with Ofcom on ensuring that (a) (i) broadband and (ii) telephone customers who do not move suppliers at the end of their contract are not charged more; and (b
Answer: Ordinary people need to feel empowered when interacting with the telecoms market so they can be confident that they are getting a fair deal, and shop around and change provider if they need to. DSIT’s Secretary of State, the Rt Honourable Liz Kendall, wro...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Clinical TrialsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized (a) biotechnology and (b) pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials in the UK.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is committed to making the UK an outstanding place for life sciences companies to start and scale. The Office for Life Sciences has a target to see more scale-up finance raised by life sciences businesses in the UK th...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the establishment of Commercial Research Delivery Centres.
Answer: Significant progress has been made in establishing the United Kingdom-wide network of Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs). Since 1 April 2025, 21 CRDCs have been operating across all four nations of the UK, 15 in England, four in Scotland, and a ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department plans to provide to (a) transport and (b) storage companies to help support their carbon capture, usage and storage business models in the next 12 months.
Answer: In the 2025 spending review, the Government allocated £9.4 billion over the Spending Review period. The bulk of public funding for Track 1 is only provided once projects are operational. Transport & Storage Companies (T&SCos) operate a Regulated A...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of improving access to childcare out of school hours.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government has introduced free breakfast clubs in all primary schools which are 30 minutes before the school day. So far, the department has delivered 2.6 milli...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to encourage smaller snack sizes.
Answer: There is no one specific government policy to encourage the availability of smaller snack sizes, but through the 10-Year Health Plan the government is taking a whole diet approach and focussing on the key drivers that encourage overconsumption of less hea...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the licensing taskforce
Answer: The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system.A Call for Evidence is currently open until 6 November in order to gather views and evidence to inform proposals for reforms t...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the licensing taskforce
Answer: The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system.A Call for Evidence is currently open until 6 November in order to gather views and evidence to inform proposals for reforms t...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September to Question 75570 on Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling, when he plans to consult with stakeholders on the best ways to communicate the necessary information on the
Answer: In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government committed to strengthen and expand on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for alcoholic drinks to display consistent nutritional information and health warni...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic HealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the policy paper entitled Licensing taskforce report and government response, published on 31 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the licensing taskforce
Answer: The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system.A Call for Evidence is currently open until 6 November in order to gather views and evidence to inform proposals for reforms t...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones and Social Media: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing national guidance on the potential physical health risks of excessive screen time for children and young people.
Answer: In 2019, the UK Chief Medical Officers published a commentary on the findings of a systematic review on screen-based activities and children’s mental health. This commentary included advice for parents and carers on agreeing boundaries with children and y...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether HPV self-sampling will be less frequently than clinician screening, in the context of uncertainties in relation to the accuracy of the self-sampling test.
Answer: The frequency of human papilloma virus (HPV) self-sampling will be the same as the frequency of clinician-led cervical screening. The home kits will only be offered to people who have missed their cervical screening appointment by six months or more. The ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering additional resources to neighbourhood teams to provide targeted interventions enabling equitable access to (a) HPV
Answer: As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, we have recently launched the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme, to support systems with the roll-out of neighbourhood health services which will bring together teams of professionals, including pha...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Motability Operations on encouraging the sourcing of UK-manufactured vehicles.
Answer: Motability Foundation is independent of government and regulated by the Charity Commission, so is wholly responsible for the terms and the administration of the Scheme. DWP does however work closely with Motability Foundation and is responsible for the di...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: Health ProfessionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Israel on the release of medical personnel detained in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have continued to raise concerns with the Israeli Government about the detention of Kamal Adwan Hospital Director Mr Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr Marwan al-Hamas. Last week, officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv lodged a request for...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a written response the Reverse Gear report published by the Adam Smith Institute on 11 September 2025.
Answer: The Government has no plans to publish a response to the Reverse Gear report.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to concessionary bus travel for disabled people.
Answer: Concessionary travel is a devolved policy area so the administrative arrangements in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ from those in England. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligib...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: ResearchHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on legal frameworks to support legitimate cybersecurity research.
Answer: The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act. As part of the review, we are scoping several proposals to update the act, including how we can better support legitimate cybersecurity researchers so they can operate within a cle...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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