Siân Berry MP: written questions
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NHS England: ReorganisationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to monitor and mitigate the mental health impact of changes being made during the NHS England restructuring process on affected staff.
Answer: Safeguarding the mental health and wellbeing of colleagues while delivering the changes needed for the future of NHS England is a key priority for NHS England. NHS England has designed and implemented an equity-focused support package which has been shape...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what employment protections and transition arrangements are in place for long-serving NHS clinical staff being moved into civil service contracts through the NHS England restructuring process.
Answer: Employment protections and transition arrangements will form part of consultation under a legal transfer mechanism. Detail on this will be provided to recognised trade unions and staff when consultation commences.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS England: ReorganisationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS England restructure on equalities, particularly on disabled, neurodiverse, female and non-British staff members.
Answer: NHS England is actively monitoring the impact of transition through multiple feedback channels, including the annual staff survey, engagement forums, its Health and Safety Committee, staff networks, and recognised trade union forums, as well as through si...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether as part of the Timms review ministers will consult Social Security Scotland and look at how assessments and reassessments are carried out.
Answer: We engage closely with officials and disability stakeholders from across the devolved governments, including the Scottish Government, to ensure the Timms Review is informed by diverse approaches to disability support from across the United Kingdom. The Re...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock Companies: TaxationTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101671More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a windfall tax on current Rolling Stock companies (ROSCOs).
Answer: Rolling stock leasing companies (ROSCOs) play an important role in the transport industry, bringing benefits to both taxpayers and passengers.Great British Railways will work with ROSCOs and manufacturers in an effective and streamlined way. The governmen...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer to question 37814 on 20 March 2025, when the outcome, recommendations and a departmental response arising from the review into the Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of
Answer: The Government is undertaking a comprehensive review of the entire Arm's Length Body (ALB) landscape, as announced on 6 April 2025, and is a core part of creating a productive and agile state. As stated in my previous answer of 7 November 2025, the closur...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98636More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 21 November 2025 to question UIN 90771, what steps he is taking to monitor the performance of the handover of the new Civil Service Pension Scheme contract to Capita, including mo
Answer: The previous administrator, MyCSP continued to make payments up to and including 1 December. Capita assumed control of the payroll from 2 December and continues to pay pensioners continuously in line with the contractual requirements. The Cabinet Office i...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how he will make sure those on heat networks with no direct relationship with their energy supplier will benefit the reductions in energy bills announced in the budget.
Answer: The Budget took action to reduce energy bills for households. This will be delivered through the government funding 75% of the domestic cost of the legacy Renewables Obligation for the rest of this spending review period from 2026-27 to 2028-29 and ending...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reduce the cost to (a) the public purse, and (b) farepayers of the cost of maintaining payments to the current Rolling Stock companies (ROSCOs).
Answer: We expect that, once established, Great British Railways (GBR) will continue to lease rolling stock where this offers value for money. The private-sector rolling stock market has brought significant benefits to passengers and taxpayers, with private inves...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how she is engaging with aviation workers and their unions about increasing the sustainability of aviation policy, including through the the Airports National Policy Statement review (ANPS) and its review of th
Answer: The government is committed to delivering greener transport and we are making significant progress in supporting aviation to become more sustainable. The government engages with the aviation sector and trade unions on aviation decarbonisation, including v...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) households, and (b) children, will not receive the full potential increase in benefit support they would be entitled to from the abolition of the two-child benefit cap from April 2026 due t
Answer: The requested information is not available.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) households, and (b) children, will not receive an overall increase in benefit support from the abolition of the two-child benefit cap from April 2026 due to being subject to the overall ben
Answer: The requested information is not available.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSomaliland: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support humanitarian aid and climate resilience in Somaliland.
Answer: Climate resilience is a priority across Somalia, including Somaliland. The UK is the largest contributor to the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF), providing nearly £50 million since 2012 and an additional £4 million in Financial Year 25/26 to improve wate...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Mental HealthHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to mitigate the mental health impact of proposed changes to settlement routes.
Answer: On 20 November, we launched a public consultation on our proposed earned settlement model.This consultation provides a means for all members of the public to express any concerns about the proposed new system are considered as we finalise policy. We are a...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Community RelationsHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to develop a National Integration Strategy for asylum seekers and refugees as part of proposed reforms to the asylum system.
Answer: The Government’s Asylum and Returns Policy Statement published on 17 November 2025 announced transformative changes to the asylum system and safe and legal routes.Successfully integrating refugees remains a key Government priority. Work is underway to ope...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether ideas for reforming the Personal Independent Payment assessment criteria and processes requiring additional expenditure will be permitted under the terms of reference of the Timms Review of Pers
Answer: The Timms Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, and other experts.The Review is focussed on ensuring we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and gre...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme on supporting disabled people into employment and training.
Answer: The Motability Foundation report that 27% of Scheme users have improved access to education and 21% have improved access to employment opportunities. Scheme customers in employment report working an extra 14 hours a week, on average.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to remove the work capability assessment.
Answer: We announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that we are abolishing the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) and that following this, eligibility to the new Universal Credit Health Element would require the claimant to be in receipt of a Daily Living awar...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Kingdon review of children's hearing services; and if he will set out a timetable for the im
Answer: We are grateful to Dr Kingdon for the review into children’s hearing services published on 4 December 2025. No assessment has yet been made of the potential implications on policies. We are progressing an early analysis of implementation requirements for ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVacanciesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of job vacancies in key professions within her Department’s responsibilities, including contractor organisations.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes information on the number of vacancies at UK-level, by industry, and by size of business as part of the vacancies and jobs in the UK release. Using that data, we see that in August to October 2025 there w...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: VacanciesHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of job vacancies in key professions within her Department’s responsibilities, including contractor organisations.
Answer: The independent Office for National Statistics publish monthly estimates of online job adverts by occupation Labour demand volumes by Standard Occupation Classification (SOC 2020), UK - Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) and vacancies acro...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVacanciesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of job vacancies in key professions within his Department’s responsibilities, including contractor organisations.
Answer: The independent Office for National Statistics publish monthly estimates of online job adverts by occupation Labour demand volumes by Standard Occupation Classification (SOC 2020), UK - Office for National Statistics and vacancies across each industrial s...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVacanciesMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of job vacancies in key professions within his Department’s responsibilities, including contractor organisations.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has not undertaken a central assessment of trends in job vacancies across key professional groups. Workforce planning is devolved to individual business groups, which are responsible for assessing their own staffing requirements an...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Pastoral CareMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have humanist pastoral support provided through prison chaplaincy services.
Answer: We recognise and respect the right of prisoners to register and practice their faith or belief while in custody. Chaplaincy plays a critical and unique role in the work of prisons and the life of prisoners. It not only provides advice on faith and belief ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a centralised Probation service.
Answer: A unified Probation Service operates throughout England and Wales, under the leadership of the Chief Probation Officer, who provides both professional guidance and system oversight for probation staff. We recognise that probation works best when deliverin...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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