Steve Yemm MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
British Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906176More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of using the investment reserve to increase the pensions of members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
Answer: The Government is considering the proposals put forward by the trustees regarding the investment reserve transfer to British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme members. The Government will reach a decision as soon as possible this year.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVideo Games: InternetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of online storefronts or game servers being shut down on (a) consumer rights and (b) digital ownership.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns relating to the continued access to video games, including licensed, online-only video games, and we appreciate the frustrations of players of some games that have been discontinued. The Government has spoken with the v...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) monitoring and (b) enforcement mechanisms are in place to ensure manufacturers comply with the prohibition on pause functions in Audible Vehicle Alert Systems for new (i) electric and (ii) hybrid vehic
Answer: All new vehicles are subject to type approval. Vehicle approval requirements were introduced on 1 July 2021 mandating Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) on new types of quiet electric and hybrid vehicles. The use of pause switched to temporarily disa...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) electric and (b) hybrid vehicles that (i) do not have an Audible Vehicle Alert System installed and (ii) have an Audible Vehicle Alert System installed
Answer: All new vehicles are subject to type approval. Vehicle approval requirements were introduced on 1 July 2021 mandating Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) on new types of quiet electric and hybrid vehicles. The use of pause switched to temporarily disa...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies his Department plans to include in the National Cancer Plan on increasing access to clinical trials for (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more people survive, and we will improve the experience of cancer patients across the system, including teenagers and young adults...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies his Department plans to include in the National Cancer Plan on the earlier diagnosis of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more people survive, and we will improve the experience of cancer patients across the system, including teenagers and young adults...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help improve data collection on (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer in relation to (i) staging at diagnosis, (ii) routes to diagnosis, (iii) emergency presentati
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more people survive, and we will improve the experience of cancer patients across the system, including teenagers and young adults...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the National Cancer Plan for England provides age-appropriate information on the symptoms of cancer for young people.
Answer: The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more people survive, and we will improve the experience of cancer patients across the system, including teenagers and young adults...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent car insurance premiums from being increased for drivers involved in no-fault accidents.
Answer: The Department has not assessed the potential merits of legislation to prevent premiums rising for drivers involved in no fault accidents.The setting and the adjustment of premiums following a claim are commercial decisions for individual insurers based o...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCambodia: ThailandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help resolve the Cambodian-Thai border conflict.
Answer: The clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in July were a cause for serious concern. The Government welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached on 28 July, as well as the subsequent framework established to support its implementation. Since then, we have...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSclerodermaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve early diagnosis, (b) increase funding for research and (c) improve access to specialist (i) support and (ii) treatment for patients with scleroderma.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as scleroderma. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community. These include helping patients g...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: InsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to prevent phoenixing.
Answer: The Insolvency Service is tackling abusive phoenixism, working in close partnership with HMRC and Companies House to combat these wrongful activities. A coordinated action plan has been agreed, and an implementation plan is underway. Key measures include,...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Life SciencesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of alignment between the (a) planned Life Sciences Sector plan, (b) planned 10-Year Health plan, (c) Industrial Strategy an
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology has worked closely with Cabinet colleagues, including the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to ensure alignment between the NHS’s 10-Year Health Plan, the Life Sciences Sector Plan...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the (a) NHS 10 Year Plan and (b) National Cancer Plan to increase levels of participation in NHS cancer screening programmes for (i) cervical, (ii) bowel, and (i
Answer: The National Health Service continues to prioritise improving cancer screening uptake. Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, which will build on the three shifts in care set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, including from sickness to ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: PayMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904489More
Question: What steps she is taking with local authorities to help uplift public sector pay for people in local government.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for setting pay and terms and conditions for their staff. There is no role for the department in this process. We are supporting councils to fix the foundations by reviewing the underlying funding fo...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKenya: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) LGBTIQ+ people and (b) women human rights defenders to access (i) sexual and reproductive health services, (ii) abortions,
Answer: The UK is committed to championing LGBT+ human rights around the world; this work is enabled by our global, £40 million LGBT+ rights programme which supports organisations such as 'United in Health and Agriculture Improvement - East African Sexual Health ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLegacy Landscapes FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department took to undertake due diligence on (a) the Legacy Landscapes Fund and (b) the potential impact of that Fund on the rights of indigenous peoples.
Answer: Defra undertakes due diligence assessments on Official Development Assistance (ODA) programmes in order to understand and mitigate programmatic risks and gain assurance on capacity and capability of delivery partners. Following best practice, Defra commis...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase procurement from UK businesses.
Answer: Through the Defence Industrial Strategy, this Government will be prioritising spend with UK businesses. Over recent months I have chaired 12 roundtables with 112 UK SMEs and mid-tiers, across all nations and regions of the UK, hearing about how the Govern...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support people who use a pre-payment energy meter.
Answer: We are delivering the £150 Warm Home Discount to eligible customers – including those with Pre Payment Meters – to support them with their bills.Ofgem has introduced stringent rules for the involuntary installation of Pre Payment Meters, helping to ensure...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of NHS (a) operations, (b) appointments and (c) tests that took place in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust between July and November in (i) 20
Answer: The following table shows the number of additional elective appointments at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the period July to November 2023, and the corresponding period in 2024:Time periodElective operationsOutpatient appointmentsDiagn...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the length of appraisals conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) under its cost-comparison appraisal process; and whether he has
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims, wherever possible, to issue recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines should be routinely funded around the time of licensing, to support rapid patient acces...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for reducing waiting times for medicines assessed though the cost-comparison approach.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims, wherever possible, to issue recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines should be routinely funded around the time of licensing, to support rapid patient acces...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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