Steve Barclay MP: written questions 2026
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Department of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer question 82312, tabled on 15 October 2025.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2026 to Question 82312.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which key performance indicators he will use to judge the success of his Department's SME Commercial Pathway.
Answer: The Pathway will be a contributor to the primary measure of success, which is achieving the Ministry of Defence’s target of spending £7.5 billion annually with SMEs, both directly and through the supply-chain, by 2028. The Department is exploring a wider ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the average time taken for an SME to obtain security clearance to (a) bid for and (b) deliver a defence contract.
Answer: In most instances, it is not necessary for a company or individual to hold security clearance prior to commencing the bidding process for a government contract. Should access to sensitive information or assets be required either during the bidding phase o...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, the (a) number and (b) value of Defence Innovation Loans made in each round since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The number and value of Defence Innovation Loans made since 4 July 2024, by financial year (FY), are as follows: DIL Round Number ValueDefence Innovation Loan FY2023-24 Cycle 4 1 £881,570Defence Innovation Loan FY2023-24 Cycle 7 1 £1,247,513Defence Innova...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS England: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England staff have accepted voluntary redundancy since 13 March 2025; and what the total financial cost of those voluntary redundancies was to the public purse.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS jobs in which Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is the primary function have been advertised in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.
Answer: This data is not centrally held.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the expected overall value of additional payments to be made to GPs from seeking advice and guidance from hospital consultants for at least 25 per cent of certain referrals in each of the n
Answer: The Neighbourhood Health Framework sets out an ambition to improve how patients are directed to the most appropriate care, including through better use of Advice and Guidance (A&G) between general practices (GPs) and specialist services. There is no t...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS England: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many jobs at NHS England have been advertised since 13 March 2025.
Answer: A total of 1,214 vacancies advertised - 637 were medical vacancies and 577 non-medical vacancies advertised.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS sites offering diagnostics have seen at least one modality removed in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not hold official data on how many National Health Service sites offering diagnostics have seen at least one modality removed in the 12 months.
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Civil ServantsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q134 of the oral evidence given by his Department's Permanent Secretary to the Defence Committee on 17 March 2026, HC 1779, if he will publish the metrics used for tracking the reduction in civi
Answer: The Ministry of Defence publishes metrics to report total Civil Service headcount, and changes over time biannually and are available on gov.uk. (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-october-2025) The next editio...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOfficersMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many one star military officers and above does he plan to have in place by the end of this Parliament.
Answer: Defence’s workforce structure is regularly reviewed and adjusted according to the threat and capability requirements. This includes the number of senior officers. The future workforce structure and associated workforce plans will be reviewed in conjunctio...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: CambridgeshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Government’s ten year plan ‘Fit for the Future’ in which he states the Government ‘s intention to move health services from hospitals to the community, if he will putlish a list of t
Answer: The current community patient services offered at both the North Cambridgeshire site in Wisbech and the Doddington hospital site in Fenland, and the organisations delivering those services, are listed in the attached tables.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: WisbechDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Government’s ten year plan ‘Fit for the Future’ in which he states the Government’s intention to move health services from hospitals to the community, if he will publish a list of th
Answer: The current community patient services offered at both the North Cambridgeshire site in Wisbech and the Doddington hospital site in Fenland, and the organisations delivering those services, are listed in the attached tables.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 March to 119860, how many and what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements had an annual value of over £100,000.
Answer: Between January 2025 to December 2025, there were 45,295 Sustainable Farming Incentive Agreements. 863 of these agreements had an annual value of over £100,000, which is 1.91% of the overall agreements.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of 31 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions on the projected average value of an SFI agreement.
Answer: The purpose of streamlining the offer is not to reduce overall support for the sector, but to ensure funding is focused on actions that deliver the greatest value for food production and the environment. The SFI26 offer includes 71 actions rather than 102...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the last year for which figures are available, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements included the GRH6 action.
Answer: Between January 2025 to December 2025, there were 19,824 SFI 24 Agreements. 663 of these agreements included the GRH6 action, which is 3.34% of the overall agreements.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the last year for which figures are available, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements had a value of over £100,000.
Answer: From January 2025 to December 2025, there were 45,295 SFI Agreements. 6,439 of these had an agreement value of over £100,000 for the full 3-year lifetime of the agreement, which is 14.22% of the overall agreements.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFertilisers: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising fertiliser costs on (a) farm profitability and (b) food security.
Answer: The Government is conscious of the increases to prices of fertiliser, influenced by the continued instability in the Middle East. Defra works with industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise, including to farmers. The UK Agriculture Mar...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of costs for heating oil users compared to mains gas and electricity customers, in the context of price increases following the Iran conflict
Answer: The Department keeps energy prices and affordability under close review across all fuels. Gas and electricity customers benefit from the energy price cap. This is already fixed for April to the end of June and limits the unit prices suppliers can charge f...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDiesel and Petrol: PricesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increases in petrol and diesel prices on community transport services; and whether she plans to increase support available for such services.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role community transport operators play in connecting people with their communities, and the challenges faced by operators when costs such as petrol and diesel fluctuate.To support community transport operators, the Dep...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AccountabilityMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to question number 110769, if he will confirm whether any minister in his Department was made aware of the report prior to the appointment of the new Permanent Secretary.
Answer: As previously advised, the appointment followed an external competition and was approved by the Prime Minister.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified at the level of (i) UK Cyber Security Council Principal Cyber Security Profession
Answer: The accreditations in question, whilst aligned to the Defence cyber skillsets, are not formal Ministry of Defence qualifications. The information is not therefore held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a Foxhound driver.
Answer: For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not disclose detailed information on internal force structures or strengths.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: Armoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a Jackal driver.
Answer: For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not disclose detailed information on internal force structures or strengths.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: ArtilleryMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a light gun operator.
Answer: For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not disclose detailed information on internal force structures or strengths.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
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