Steff Aquarone MP: written questions 2025
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Housing: FloodsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking is to ensure that new homes are built to be flood resilient.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk (whether existing or in the future). Where development is nece...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the workforce modelling used as the basis for the 10 Year Workforce Plan will be independent; and whether the results of that modelling will be independently assessed and tested.
Answer: We have committed to updating workforce modelling which will be set out in and alongside the 10 Year Workforce Plan when published in spring 2026. This will be supported by external scrutiny to independently assess and test it.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBuses: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending The Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 to apply to vehicles which have 16 or more seats, rather than carry 16 or m
Answer: The Accessible Information Regulations (AIR) 2023 were introduced to support disabled people in particular to make the journeys important to them, but accessible information is valued by a wide range of passengers. The Department considered the scope of t...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost incurred by children and young people from North Norfolk for attending their cancer treatment in the nearest specialist treatment centre in Cambrid
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families in England.The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) is designed to provide financial support for eligibl...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the current statutory thresholds at which a local authority is required to declare an Air Quality Management Area.
Answer: The Air Quality Objectives set under the Air Quality (England) Regulations 2000 set out the statutory thresholds that determine the need to declare an Air Quality Management Area. These continue to drive local authority action on NO2 and other pollutants....
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Permitted Development RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when they will set out a timescale for their review of agricultural permitted development rights.
Answer: Under existing nationally set permitted development rights, farmers are already able to undertake specific development on their farms. Guidance on the rights in question is available on gov.uk here.The government continues to keep permitted development ri...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has attended meetings with the Secretary of State for Education on the allocation of new dental school places since 1 January 2025.
Answer: Ministers regularly engage with ministerial colleagues on a range of issues.The independent Office for Students (OfS) has statutory responsibility for allocating funding for medical and dental school places. Allocation outcomes are based on guidance issue...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rural exception site policy in securing affordable rented housing in perpetuity for local people in rural and coastal towns.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 57293 on 16 June 2025.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Crime: British Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 88046 on Economic Crime: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, if she will make it her policy to collect data on the use of Exchan
Answer: While we do not collect specific data on the use of Exchange of Notes Arrangements in investigations, we regularly review the effectiveness and usefulness of these arrangements as part of our ongoing policy considerations, including with law enforcement p...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Crime: ProsecutionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of registers of beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories on the effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime.
Answer: This Government regards registers of beneficial ownership as key tools for tackling illicit finance, including investigating fraud and economic crime by law enforcement both in the UK and the Overseas Territories (OTs). The UK expects OTs to implement leg...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Crime: British Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times exchange of notes arrangements have been used in investigations relating to economic crime to share beneficial ownership information between the UK on the one hand and the Crown Depende
Answer: In 2016 the UK, the three Crown Dependencies and six participating British Overseas Territories committed to share company beneficial ownership information on a bilateral basis between their participating law enforcement agencies.The Home Office does not ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots Pharmacy: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many skilled worker visas were sponsored by Jhoots Group before their removal from the register of licensed sponsors on 24 October 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAssessments: StressDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help reduce exam stress and (b) support pupils with exam stress.
Answer: The department recognises that it is normal for young people to experience some stress around exams. It is important that this stress is identified early and the right support is in place to help young people manage it in a healthy and constructive way. S...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to consult (a) disabled children and their (i) parents and (ii) carers and (b) organisations representing those people before the publication of the Government’s (A) interim and (B)
Answer: The Law Commission’s review of disabled children’s social care law included a full public consultation on their proposals between 8 October 2024 and 31 January 2025, inviting written responses. In addition, both before and during the consultation, they me...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of convalescence facilities in Norfolk.
Answer: It is important that there are adequate services and facilities to support people to recover after a hospital stay. We expect local authorities to ensure that a diverse range of high-quality services are available, working with their NHS integrated care b...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion and Flood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the flood and coastal erosion risk management funding policy takes account of the cultural value of areas.
Answer: This Government is investing at least a record £10.5 billion until 2036 – the largest flood programme in history which is projected to benefit nearly 900,000 properties. On 14 October, following consultation, the Government announced major changes to its ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child maintenance service provides (a) oversight and (b) review mechanisms to help ensure (i) consistency and (ii) accountability in the application of caseworker discretion to arrears repay
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) adheres to the DWP Quality Framework, which deploys a three-line defence model for all decisions affecting the calculation and payment of maintenance.The Debt Steer provides a policy-based framework for arrears negotiat...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are taken by the Child Maintenance Service to assess the impact on the welfare of children when arrears repayment schedules are extended beyond the two-year debt steer principle.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes the Child Maintenance Service has in place to verify claims of financial hardship made by paying parents when arrears repayment schedules are extended beyond the two-year debt steer princ
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service adheres to its debt steer principle that arrears should be repaid within a maximum of two years.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities correctly implement national guidance on Blue Badge eligibility.
Answer: The Department for Transport sets the legislation governing the Blue Badge scheme in England and provides non-statutory guidance to local authorities to help share good practice in administering the scheme. However, it is the local authority who is respon...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: StaffHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74527 on Asylum: Staff, how many asylum decisionmakers were employed on 28 April 2025.
Answer: The number of full time equivalent (FTE) asylum caseworkers employed per month until June 2025 is published in the ASY_05(M) tab of the published migration transparency statistics, located here: Immigration and protection data: Q2 2025 (Migration transpar...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCaravan Sites: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of initiating a formal review of legislation that allows certified exemption of small caravan and motorhome sites from plannin
Answer: Under national permitted development rights, set out in Part 5, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, land can be used as a caravan site in certain circumstances. The government continues to keep...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community-based preventative services for older people in Norfolk.
Answer: The NHS is implementing various preventative services to support older people in maintaining their health and independence. These services include:Support for frailty: The NHS Toolkit for General practice in supporting older people living with frailty off...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the availability of research into less survivable cancers; and what steps his Department is taking to incentivise peo
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The Government is investing in new lifesaving and life-improving research to support those diagnosed wi...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
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