Simon Hoare MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pharmacy: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on revising and updating regulations governing the operation of pharmacies by pharmacy businesses in the context of Jhoots pharmacy.
Answer: The Department is reviewing the regulations governing pharmaceutical services in England in light of the issues that arose when a large number of Jhoots pharmacies went into administration.As part of this work, the Department has engaged with NHS England,...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArthritis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve public awareness of arthritis symptoms to help reduce delays in the seeking of medical advice.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of improving public awareness of arthritis and its symptoms to support early diagnosis and timely access to care. On its NHS.UK website, NHS England provides extensive, publicly accessible information regarding the...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CompetitionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how and when the Government is proposing to respond to the CMA report on vets.
Answer: The final report for the CMA’s market investigation is due in Spring 2026. Defra aims to respond to this within 90 days of its release.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to help support pre-pensioners with long-term health conditions in the context of increases to the State Pension age.
Answer: People with long-term health conditions will continue to be supported by the benefit system, including Personal Independence Payments (PIP), up to and beyond reaching State Pension age, and Universal Credit for those unable to work before reaching retirem...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Musculoskeletal DisordersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people living with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions to (a) return to and (b) enter into work.
Answer: Just under 18 million people in England were estimated to be affected by musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in 2023 and improving their health and work outcomes will help deliver this government's mission to kickstart economic growth. MSK problems were one ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement with Park Home owners his Department has had during the past 12 months.
Answer: Officials from my Department have had six meetings with four residents’ associations representing park home owners over the past 12 months to deepen the Department’s understanding of their rights and obligations and how the former are enforced. I attended...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has calculated the costs to park home owners that have been spent on commission during the 12 months since the Park Home Owners JUSTICE report was submitte
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97962 on 15 December 2025.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the report from the Park Home owners JUSTICE campaign about the rationale for 10% commission rate.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97962 on 15 December 2025.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChurches: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has has made of the levels of repairs to churches which will not proceed as a result of VAT changes.
Answer: The Department conducted an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The evaluation included an extensive survey of current and past scheme users and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-listed-pl...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal Fund: VATDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the increase in funding for places of worship is expected to be used to cover VAT costs.
Answer: The Places of Worship Renewal Fund is a capital fund, meaning it will award grants for projects to cover capital works, rather than just the VAT element. Further details on the Places of Worship Renewal Fund specific criteria, application process and fund...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal Fund: VATDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of places of worship liable for VAT on repairs in comparison to the number who will receive a grant to cover this additional cost from the listed Places of
Answer: The Listed Places of Worship Scheme was run on a first come first served basis. The new Places of Worship Scheme will instead target funding at areas of the most need, and Places of Worship will go through a proportionate application process. We are curre...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT ExemptionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the net cost of benefit of (a) removing the VAT exemption on places of worship repairs and (b) increasing the Listed Places of Worship Grant s
Answer: The Department conducted an evaluation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The evaluation included an extensive survey of current and past scheme users and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-listed-pl...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to families who are hosting Ukrainian citizens who need to extend their visas under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme in financial year (a) 2025-2
Answer: Sponsors/hosts of Homes for Ukraine guests are eligible for a thank you payment of £350 a month for the duration of a guests’ Homes for Ukraine visa period and for 18-months of the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme visa period. The extension of th...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resource has been allocated to administer the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme in financial year (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.
Answer: UKVI are currently assessing Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) visas within the published processing times. Information on visa processing times can be found at Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UKAverage processing times do ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is to determine a visa extension under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.
Answer: UKVI are currently assessing Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) visas within the published processing times. Information on visa processing times can be found at Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UKAverage processing times do ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visa applications under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme are determined within eight weeks in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: UKVI are currently assessing Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) visas within the published processing times. Information on visa processing times can be found at Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UKAverage processing times do ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help increase access to NHS dentistry in rural areas in (a) the next 12 months and (b) during this Parliament.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2024/25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425The data for the Dorse...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of people have an NHS dentist in (a) urban (b) suburban and (c) rural areas in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: North DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the provision of NHS dentistry in North Dorset constituency compared to the national average.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2024/25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425The data for the Dorse...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: StaffTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96741More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been employed by the OBR in each year since it was established.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was established by the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011. Its annual report and accounts, which are laid before Parliament and published on its website, set out detail on the number of staff emplo...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget ResponsibilityTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96740More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the OBR has cost the public purse for each year since it was established.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was established by the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011. Its annual report and accounts, which are laid before Parliament and published on its website, set out in detail the OBR’s expenditure and...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBilly Wright and Robert HamillNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiries entitled (a) Robert Hamill Inquiry and (b) Billy Wright Inquiry.
Answer: Section 14(1) of the Inquiries Act 2005 sets out that for the purposes of the Act, an Inquiry comes to an end either:(a) on the date, after the delivery of the report of the inquiry, on which the chairman notifies the Minister that the inquiry has fulfill...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordICL InquiryDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled ICL Inquiry.
Answer: The independent public inquiry entitled ICL Inquiry, officially closed when its final report was presented to the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament under Section 26 of the Inquiries Act 2005 in July 2009.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAl-Sweady InquiryMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled Al-Sweady Inquiry.
Answer: The final report of the Al-Sweady Inquiry was published on 17 December 2014. The last members of the Inquiry staff were released in January 2015 and final administrative wind-up procedures completed in March 2015.The chair of the Inquiry, Sir Thayne Forbe...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAzelle Rodney Inquiry and Bernard Lodge InquiryMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiries entitled (a) Inquiry into the circumstances of the Death of Bernard Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1
Answer: The Chairs of the Bernard Lodge and Azelle Rodney Inquiries completed their investigations and submitted reports, which were published on 15 December 2009 and 5 July 2013, respectively.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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