Siân Berry MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Conversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17207More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, what is meant by “procedures similar to forms of medical or surgical care” in clause 1(9)(b).
Answer: The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft Bill sets robust thresholds to target clear instances of harmful and abusive acts. Officials have assessed a range of evidence and research to ...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17206More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impacts of clause 1(9)(b) which includes “procedures similar to forms of medical o
Answer: The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft Bill sets robust thresholds to target clear instances of harmful and abusive acts. Officials have assessed a range of evidence and research to ...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17205More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, whether specialists in the impacts of conversion practices will be involved in assessing whether conversion practices meet the c
Answer: The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny.In developing the draft Bill, the Government has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including LGBT+ organisations, victim and survivor groups and ...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17204More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, how “standards reasonably expected of a person in their position” will be defined with regards to the exemption for health care
Answer: The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft Bill sets robust thresholds to target clear instances of harmful and abusive acts. Officials have assessed a range of evidence and research to ...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the The third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 15 June 2026, if she will publish details of her discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care prior to
Answer: Health outcomes are central to the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), and the Department of Health and Social Care was fully engaged in the development of proposals. As is standard for announcements of this type, CWIS3 was also agreed ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Work: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure high professional standards in social work in the period in which Social Work England has paused its external sampling audit of continuing professional development records.
Answer: The independent regulator for the social work profession, Social Work England, sets the professional standards which all social workers must meet and includes requirements on maintaining continuing professional development (CPD).As part of the registratio...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to question UIN 2525, answered in May 2026, on Active Travel: Local Government (a) when she plans for expanded National Travel Survey data, and any alternative active travel data sources under developm
Answer: The National Travel Survey produces a wide range of metrics relating to all methods of travel including active travel. The next release, provisionally scheduled for August 2026, will include data collected from more than 20,000 individuals in 2025, provid...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the findings of the Aviation Noise Attitudes Survey attitudes to aircraft noise study by the Civil Aviation Authority, and the related study on aircraft noise at night, before the publicatio
Answer: The Government published the Aviation Night Noise Effects (ANNE) report on 10th June 2026 on gov.uk. On the same day, the Civil Aviation Authority published the Aviation Noise Attitudes Study (ANAS) on its website. The report number is CAP3131.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to confirm whether any of his Department’s 14,000 planned new prison places aiming to be built by 2031 are due to hold women.
Answer: The 14,000 additional prison places this Government aims to deliver by 2031 are being delivered across the Adult Male estate.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Brighton and HoveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to question UIN 88528, answered in November 2025, on High Rise Flats: Fires, if he will confirm whether Brighton and Hove City Council responded to the survey in 2023 ab
Answer: A survey of responsible persons titled ‘Responsible persons in England: changes in fire safety legislation’ was conducted by the Home Office between 6 July and 4 September 2023. In total, responses from 362 responsible persons working in England were anal...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to speed up the remediation of non-cladding defects in residential buildings, including social housing stock.
Answer: The government expects responsible persons to make sure their buildings are safe and undertake remedial works where necessary. The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced tools to support and speed up remediation of non-cladding defects, including remediation...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHospital Beds: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of social care delays, the availability of supported housing, the provision of home care packages, and access to mental health beds and community care pack
Answer: No assessment has been made on the impact of social care on discharge delays as we do not hold the data. Data on reasons for discharge delays are published by NHS England and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statist...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMeals on Wheels: BrightonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of meals on wheels provision in (a) the Brighton and Hove local authority area and (b) other areas; and what steps he is taking to improve provision.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the adequacy of meals on wheels provision in Brighton and Hove or other areas. Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, they are taske...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the December 2025 report on surrogacy from the SurrogacyUK Working Group on Legal Reform, whether his Department will confirm that surrogacy remains a supported form of family bui
Answer: The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options and recognises the important part it can play in supporting people seeking to start a family.We will respond to the Law Commission’s legislative proposals on surrogacy as time allo...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department intends to put forward the draft new Surrogacy Bill as prepared by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission when legislative time allows, and w
Answer: The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options and recognises the important part it can play in supporting people seeking to start a family.We will respond to the Law Commission’s legislative proposals on surrogacy as time allo...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will confirm that his Department recognises surrogacy as a legitimate form of family creation; and whether his Department is committed to considering the recommendations of the Law Commission
Answer: The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options and recognises the important part it can play in supporting people seeking to start a family.We will respond to the Law Commission’s legislative proposals on surrogacy as time allo...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to question UIN 111080, answered in February 2026, if he will set out the issues identified by his Department’s continuous review of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders.
Answer: Most recently in relation to the administration of reciprocal enforcement of maintenance in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice is considering improvements to both the general and the case-specific information available to applicants for reciprocal...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9796More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the levels of funding and resources to ensure that complaints and compensation payments for people affected by Civil Service Pension Scheme processing delays are ha
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will provide funding to local authorities to acquire council homes.
Answer: Funding is already available through our Social and Affordable Homes Programme for local authorities to acquire market homes for use as social and affordable housing.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to bring into force section 63 and schedule 30 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS65) made on 21 May 2026.
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the capacity of the Health Assessment Advisory Service to carry out Work Capability reassessments; and what service level agreements are in place to ensure that Serco
Answer: We have increased the recruitment and training of additional healthcare professionals across all suppliers, alongside improvements to workforce planning to better match resources to demand. Assessments are delivered through a multi-channel approach ensuri...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ArrearsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff who process Universal Credit advances take into consideration arrears owed to claimants by his Department.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of ensuring that Universal Credit support is delivered fairly and takes account of individual claimant circumstances. Staff who process Universal Credit advances are expected to follow established guidance and cons...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProbation Service: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken to complete security vetting for Probation Service staff.
Answer: The checks that HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) undertake are required to assess individuals against a range of legislative requirements and security related factors that are pertinent to anyone working within a HMPPS environment. We are aware o...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to reform the student finance system; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) reintroducing maintenance grants on a universal basis and (b) a full review of undergradua
Answer: The government is taking decisive action to make the student loans system fairer. We are capping Plan 2 and Plan 3 interest rates for 2026/27 to protect borrowers from the risk of inflation shocks; future-proofing maintenance loans by increasing them in-l...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take action to review and reform student loan repayment terms, including (a) unfreezing the repayment threshold, (b) reviewing the current application of interest rates, and (c) abolishing or cappin
Answer: Prospective students have access to a wide range of information across a range of platforms before they submit their loan application including, but not limited to, GOV.UK, where students can access the student finance calculator, Student Loan Company (SL...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
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