Steve Darling MP: written questions 2025
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Gaza: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held discussions with international partners on the absence of a defined timeline for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza under the ceasefire agreement.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made on Gaza and Sudan by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November and the statement on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, following his participation in the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt on 13 October, ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made on Gaza and Sudan by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November and the statement on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, following his participation in the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt on 13 October, ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support international efforts to document and investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 19 September to Question 74226.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure accountability for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 19 September to Question 74226.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to ensure accountability for alleged violations of international humanitarian law in the West Bank.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given on 29 July to question 66511, and on 3 September to question 71442.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterparts on the rise in settler violence and forced displacement affecting Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given on 29 July to question 66511, and on 3 September to question 71442.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Israeli settlement expansion on the viability of a future Palestinian state.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given on 29 July to question 66511, and on 3 September to question 71442.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Israeli counterparts on (a) violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and (b) the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occup
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given on 29 July to question 66511, and on 3 September to question 71442.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners has Serco failed to transport from (a) magistrates courts and (b) crown courts to prisons across the south of England in each of the last five years.
Answer: We have interpreted question 90429 to relate purely to individuals with a custodial sentence and not all convicted of an offence. In the last 5 years, there have been no failures by Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) suppliers to return or take a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were not transported from (a) magistrates courts and (b) crown courts to prison in each of the last 5 years.
Answer: We have interpreted question 90429 to relate purely to individuals with a custodial sentence and not all convicted of an offence. In the last 5 years, there have been no failures by Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) suppliers to return or take a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted criminals were not transported from Newton Abbott magistrates court to prison in the last five years.
Answer: We have interpreted question 90429 to relate purely to individuals with a custodial sentence and not all convicted of an offence. In the last 5 years, there have been no failures by Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) suppliers to return or take a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: South WestDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the tourism industry in the South West.
Answer: DCMS works with the national tourism agency, VisitBritain, to champion visits to Britain to a worldwide audience. To drive more inbound visits across Britain, VisitBritain launched a global screen tourism campaign ‘’Starring Great Britain’’ in January 202...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of low-cost, unregulated online beauty courses on (a) public safety and (b) professional standards.
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: Personal Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) update the national (i) curriculum and (ii) accreditation frameworks for nail and beauty qualifications.
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: Personal Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) training and (b) accreditation for nail and beauty professionals reflect modern (i) hygiene and (ii) safety standards.
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: Personal Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered adopting (a) mandatory sterilisation equipment, (b) spot checks, (c) minimum qualification standards and (d) other international best practices for nail and be
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: Personal Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the regulation of nail and beauty salons in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries.
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: Personal Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the introduction of (a) mandatory hygiene protocols and (b) licensing requirements for nail and beauty salons.
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: Personal Care ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor (a) cases of (i) parasitic infections and (ii) chemical sensitisation and (b) infection rates associated with poor hygiene practices in nail and beaut
Answer: Nail and beauty salons are already required to comply with various legislation depending on the services they offer. This includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and other legislation such as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regula...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Care Fund: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Better Care Fund funding has been provided to each health and wellbeing board to support unpaid carers in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from financial year 2026/27. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course. The reform will not im...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Care Fund: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the evaluation commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research on support for unpaid carers funded through the Better Care Fund undertaken in 2023-24.
Answer: The Department funds independent research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). This project is funded through the NIHR Policy Research Programme.The research undertaken in 2023/24 was a development ...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Care Fund: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of the Better Care Fund will be spent on supporting unpaid family carers in the 2025-26 financial year; and how much was provided for (a) short breaks and (b) respite f
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from financial year 2026/27. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course. The reform will not im...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Care Fund: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the cost to the public purse of supporting unpaid carers in England through the Better Care Fund in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from financial year 2026/27. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course. The reform will not im...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Care Fund: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's plan Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, when he plans to publish more information about the intended reforms to the Better Care Fund.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and in the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from the 2026/27 financial year. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetter Care Fund: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's plan Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, whether the plans to reform the Better Care Fund will impact on the level of funding intended to support
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund policy framework, we will reform the Better Care Fund from financial year 2026/27. An announcement with further detail on this reform will be made in due course. The reform will not im...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
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