Steve Barclay MP: written questions 2026
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Reserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of applicants to the UK's Active Reserve forces successfully joined in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer: The UK’s Reserve Forces are a vital component of Defence, providing critical capability, specialist skills and a strong connection to wider society, while offering a flexible and cost‑effective means of meeting operational demand. Reserves underpin the Ar...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to National Audit Office Report HC 989 on The UK’s F-35 capability, when he expects the UK F-35 fleet to meet the MoD’s target mission capable rate.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to achieving the target mission capable rate for the UK's F-35 fleet. To meet workforce requirements, the Department is increasing the number of aircraft engineers. In parallel, the UK is actively supporting the US-led...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: AviationMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the partnership between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defence to allow airline pilots to serve as reserve F-35 pilots in the Royal Netherlands Air Force, what assessment has
Answer: The Royal Air Force (RAF) has assessed options for reservist pilots to bolster our F35 force and concluded that this model is not appropriate for the RAF at this time.The investment in time and money to train a part-time pilot on F35 and keep them suffici...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115380More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his statement to the House on 23 February 2026 in Hansard volume 781, column 32, by what date do they expect to launch the external recruitment campaign for the role of Director General for Propriety
Answer: I refer to my answer to 110422, the recruitment campaign for the permanent role will be launched in due course.
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution Group: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115379More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the Rt hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire during the Oral Statement of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review,
Answer: Interim arrangements do not usually require ministerial approval. A recruitment campaign will be launched in due course.
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to prevent commercial landlords from leaving premises empty for long periods; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of usi
Answer: This Government is taking action to tackle long-term commercial vacancy and to support vibrant high streets. To address business rates avoidance and evasion we recognise the importance of a system where everyone pays their fair share and are committed to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOesophageal Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to help raise public and clinical awareness of the BEST4 Screening trial and to support eligible patients to participate in capsule sponge testing for early dete
Answer: The Department funds research and research infrastructure through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is funding the BEST4 trial with over £3 million funding contributed through the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Progra...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AccountabilityMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he was made aware of conclusion 1 in the Sixty-second Report of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled Faulty energy efficiency installations, HC 1229, prior to the decision to appoint a new Permanent
Answer: The Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary was appointed following an external competition and approval from the Prime Minister.The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will respond to the Public Accounts Committee report (HC 1229) in the usual wa...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordJean Bishop Integrated Care CentreDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the establishment of the Jean Bishop Centre in Hull in 2018, whether his Department has conducted a cost–benefit analysis of a more integrated model of service for elderly patient
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan sets out our vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service, delivering truly integrated, proactive, and personalised care closer to where people live and work. There are substantial benefits to this more integrated approach to health a...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's letter to the Rt hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire, reference: PQW/24-25/2025/16500/16507/16511/16512/16514/16521, dated 20 August 2025, and the oral contribution of the
Answer: The Government has committed to spending 2.6% of GDP on defence from 2027, and we have set the ambition to reach 3% in the next Parliament, subject to economic and fiscal conditions. Over this Spending Review period, this Government will invest over £270 ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of (a) comments made in the SDSR on funding for a 20 per cent increase the reserves with (b) comments made by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at col.7
Answer: I am grateful for the contribution of our Reserve Forces, who help the UK Armed Forces meet the threats we face at home and abroad, with the scale, skills, agility and connection to society that we need in a cost‑effective way. The diversity of knowledge,...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the reserves in 2024-25 and 2023-24, broken down by RDEL, CDEL and TDEL; and how much it plans to spend in 2025-26, broken down by RDEL, CDEL and TDEL.
Answer: The Government has committed to spending 2.6% of GDP on defence from 2027, and we have set the ambition to reach 3% in the next Parliament, subject to economic and fiscal conditions. Over this Spending Review period, this Government will invest over £270 ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for his polices of the change in the number of available hospice beds in England over the last 12 months.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made of the potential implications for the Department’s policies of the change in the number of available hospice beds in England over the last 12 months.However, we do recognise the difficult and challenging financial situat...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of non-government spending by (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) charities on preventative health services in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: Non-Government spending on preventative health care is estimated in the UK Health Accounts published by the Office for National Statistics, on a United Kingdom basis. The following table shows the preventive healthcare spending by method of financing for ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106981More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of the £1,000 tax free allowance for (a) trading and (b) property income in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answer: The tax-free allowances simplify the tax system and keep low levels of casual income out of taxation. Individuals with trading income or property income at £1,000 or below are not required to report the income and the use of allowances to HMRC through Sel...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106980More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people using the £1,000 tax free allowance for (a) trading and (b) property income in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answer: The tax-free allowances simplify the tax system and keep low levels of casual income out of taxation. Individuals with trading income or property income at £1,000 or below are not required to report the income and the use of allowances to HMRC through Sel...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
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