Stuart Andrew MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
HM Prison and Probation Service: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that increased workloads among HMPPS Probation staff are matched by appropriate pay and support.
Answer: We have taken immediate steps to reduce probation workload where possible. “Probation Reset” was fully implemented on 1 July 2024, followed by the introduction of “Impact” on 28 April 2025. These initiatives are among several designed to alleviate workloa...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Service: Pay SettlementsMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed pay awards on staff morale, workload and retention in the Probation Service.
Answer: We recognise that fair and competitive pay is a key part of supporting and retaining our valued probation workforce.Staff retention and morale is vitally important to us, and we continuously monitor staff workload and retention. The first Recruitment and ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Prison and Probation Service: Pay SettlementsMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when staff working in HMPPS Probation Services will receive their pay award for 2025–26; and for what reason it has not been implemented.
Answer: We recognise that fair and competitive pay is a key part of supporting and retaining our valued probation workforce. We continue to work to deliver on the 2025-26 pay awards for Probation Staff who are members of the Civil Service. We could not start the ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to review access to energy efficiency schemes for households in (a) properties over 100 years old and (b) otherwise classified as difficult to insulate.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that no-one is left behind in the transition to Net Zero, supplying solutions that work for all buildings. The Warm Homes Plan will transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes fit for the ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeatingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of linking eligibility for (a) boiler replacement and (b) heating repairs to the completion of insulation measures in cases whe
Answer: Eligibility for government home improvement schemes is based on factors such as the household income, vulnerability and the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of the property. Information on government support including eligibility criteria can be found...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94652More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, which tax reliefs for Motability and other qualifying schemes she plans to (a) withdraw and (b) amend; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of
Answer: At Budget 2025 the government announced tax changes to the Motability scheme which will save over £1 billion over the next five years.The VAT relief for top-up payments made to lease more expensive vehicles will be removed for new leases from July 2026, a...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is working with the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority on a strategy to help tackle digital exclusion in financial services, particularly for older or d
Answer: Tackling digital exclusion, which disproportionately impacts certain demographics including older and disabled people, is a priority for Government. That’s why we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan in February 2025, which sets out our immediate a...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Mobile PhonesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94650More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Financial Conduct Authority has made of the number of consumers who have reported difficulty accessing financial services due to mandatory mobile phone authentication.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring people can access the financial products and services they need. The Government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector. The Payment Services ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Mobile PhonesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94649More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that financial services firms offer alternatives to mobile phone authentication for customers who cannot use such technology.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring people can access the financial products and services they need. The Government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector. The Payment Services ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Mobile PhonesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94648More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of financial services firms requiring mobile phone-based authentication as a condition of accessing online accounts on (a) disabled and (b) elderly con
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring people can access the financial products and services they need. The Government is committed to ensuring high standards of financial inclusion across the financial services sector. The Payment Services ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: West NorthamptonshireHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost has been to the public purse of housing asylum seekers in hotels located in the West Northamptonshire Council area since July 2024; and if she will provide a breakdown by hotel.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at: Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK. There are no plans to publish a breakdown of expenditure by premises...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish a breakdown of spending on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers by local authority area.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at: Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK. There are no plans to publish a breakdown of expenditure by premises...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the Government’s plans to bring NHS England into the Department of Health and Social Care and (b) the planned 50% reduction in integrated
Answer: The Government will publish an impact assessment of its plan to bring NHS England into the Department alongside the primary legislation to enact this reform. We do not expect the integration to have an impact on the capacity of integrated care boards (ICB...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordScreening: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the National Screening Committee and the newborn screening programme appropriately consider rare diseases.
Answer: When assessing the case for newborn screening for rare diseases, as with all other diseases and conditions, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) uses internationally recognised criteria, and a rigorous evidence review and consultation process. It ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordScreening: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings or engagements Ministers or senior officials from his department have had with any of the following patient organisations to discuss newborn screening: (a) Genetic Alliance UK (b) UK
Answer: The Government remains committed to improving the lives of people living with rare diseases through the UK Rare Diseases Framework, which includes faster diagnosis as one of its four priorities.In all aspects of population and targeted screening, minister...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to (a) merge and (b) align the (i) Section 1 (firearms) and (ii) Section 2 (shotgun) licensing systems in the Firearms Act 1968.
Answer: We will be undertaking a public consultation later this year on the greater alignment of the controls on shotguns with other firearms.The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commi...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFungal Diseases: Mortality RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the UK Health Security Agency has made of the fatality rate associated with invasive Candidozyma auris infection.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) routinely monitors the candidozyma auris situation in England and shares information with hospitals and health system partners so they can put in place timely measures to protect patients.There is no published UKHSA d...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFungal Diseases: Notifiable DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Candidozyma auris was added to schedule 2 of the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations in April 2025;and if he will publish any public health risk assessments informing that
Answer: Candidozyma, formerly Candida, auris is an emerging multi-drug resistant fungal pathogen. Candidozyma auris is becoming more widespread globally, can result in serious infections in vulnerable individuals, and has been associated with outbreaks in healthc...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Local GovernmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on cross-Government implementation of (a) proposals for a national evidence-based digital parenting offer and (b) other
Answer: Giving all babies and children the best start in life is the foundation of the Opportunity Mission and the first step towards delivering the Government’s commitment to raise the healthiest generation of children ever.My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of St...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild RearingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting the roll-out of evidence-based parenting programmes through the Start for Life offer to all local authorities.
Answer: The government has confirmed over £500 million of funding allocated for the delivery of Best Start Family Hubs, which includes funding for parenting programmes.Through these Hubs, all local authorities will deliver parenting evidence-based interventions (...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle travel costs for (a) children and (b) young people under 25 with cancer; and whether he plans to include policies on this matter within the national cancer pl
Answer: Since its launch on 4 February 2025, the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce has been exploring opportunities for clinical and non-clinical improvement across a range of areas via a series of monthly taskforce meetings. To date, these meetings have...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies on (a) children and (b) young people under 25 he plans to include within the national cancer plan for England.
Answer: Since its launch on 4 February 2025, the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce has been exploring opportunities for clinical and non-clinical improvement across a range of areas via a series of monthly taskforce meetings. To date, these meetings have...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People Cancer TaskforceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent work the Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce has undertaken in relation to the national cancer plan; and how recommendations from the Taskforce will be reflected in that plan.
Answer: Since its launch on 4 February 2025, the Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce has been exploring opportunities for clinical and non-clinical improvement across a range of areas via a series of monthly taskforce meetings. To date, these meetings have...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to minimise wastage of covid-19 vaccine doses during autumn 2025; and whether he plans to review eligibility guidance to allow unused doses to be administered to
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for the procurement, storage, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The UKHSA seeks to minimise wastage by ensuring that the volumes of COVID-19 vaccine that are procured are in line with forecasted de...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) anticipated and (b) actual level of demand for health services was in 2025–26; and whether the actual level of demand has increased in line with the trends since the end of the pandemi
Answer: Demand and costs for health services in 2025/26 was assessed and agreed with HM Treasury through the 2021 Spending Review negotiations, which are not published, as per standard practice. The national analysis takes into account the effect of population ag...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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