Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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Energy: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to review the regulatory framework governing the energy supply to small businesses; and what steps he is taking to ensure that it reflects the practical needs and vulnerabili
Answer: Licence conditions and compliance and enforcement matters, for both domestic and non-domestic customers, are a matter for Ofgem as the sector regulator. The Government wants to provide businesses with better protection from being locked into unfair and ex...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how OFGEM monitors the adequacy of the energy market for small businesses; and what enforcement action has been taken in the last three years against suppliers found to be overcharging small
Answer: Licence conditions and compliance and enforcement matters, for both domestic and non-domestic customers, are a matter for Ofgem as the sector regulator. The Government wants to provide businesses with better protection from being locked into unfair and ex...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with OFGEM regarding the potential impact of its guidance on the pricing practices of energy suppliers towards small businesses.
Answer: Licence conditions and compliance and enforcement matters, for both domestic and non-domestic customers, are a matter for Ofgem as the sector regulator. The Government wants to provide businesses with better protection from being locked into unfair and ex...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOfwat: Public RelationsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with OFWAT regarding the accessibility of its public contact channels; and what steps are being taken to ensure that members of the public receive timel
Answer: Customers can contact Ofwat by phone, post, email and via the website. Ofwat’s Customer Enquiries and Disputes (CED) team has worked hard over the past year to improve the timeliness of responses to customers which was impacted by increased contacts to Of...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMarket Operator Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of MOSL’s administrative overheads on levels of investment in water infrastructure; and whether she has considered changes to ensur
Answer: Market Operator Services Ltd (MOSL) is the not-for-profit operator of the non-household (business) retail water market. MOSL is funded through market operator charges levied on retailers and wholesalers, rather than through customer bills or capital inves...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of administrative and financial processes that small businesses are required to follow by the non-household water retail marke
Answer: We ensure the water retail market is operating effectively and acting as a vehicle to support economic growth and reduce burdens for businesses.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason small businesses are prohibited from purchasing water and wastewater services directly from local water companies; and whether she plans to review this restriction.
Answer: Businesses, charities and public sector organisations are free to choose their water retailer for water or sewerage services. Advice for customers on choosing their retailer can be found on Ofwat’s website.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of transparency of pricing information provided by non-household water retailer; and what steps she is taking to ensure that sma
Answer: The water retail market enables businesses, charities and public sector organisations in England to choose their retailer. This market can help to deliver lower bills and lead to improved services. If customers are not satisfied with the service they rece...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting times for ADHD assessments; and what role he expects the independent sector capacity to have in meeting demand.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments. The Go...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to integrated care boards on local commissioning in the context of patients’ legal right to choose under the NHS Choice Framework.
Answer: The Government is committed to patients having the right to choose their provider when referred to consultant-led treatment, or to a mental health professional, for their first appointment as an outpatient. Patients’ right to choose is set out in legislat...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Integrated Care Boards placing (a) activity caps and (b) other restrictions on NHS Right to Choose ADHD providers on patient (i) access, (ii)
Answer: No specific assessment has been made on the potential impact of integrated care boards (ICBs) placing activity caps and other restrictions on NHS Right to Choose ADHD providers on patient access, waiting times or clinical risk.Patients have a legal Right ...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExports: CustomsTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113679More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken for export inspections on UK exporters, international competitiveness, customer confidence and business survival.
Answer: In May 2025 HMRC published a research report which explored the impact of border checks with around 35 traders and intermediaries. Businesses reported that moving goods across the border was generally a smooth process. The report found that documentary ch...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for exports on specialist engineering and manufacturing firms reliant on timely international shipments.
Answer: The Government seeks to drive up economic growth by extending UK exports. Our export control system seeks to enable responsible and legitimate international trade in military equipment and technology, and in dual-use items. We aim to conclude 70% of stand...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department provides to UK firearms-related manufacturing businesses to ensure that legitimate exports are processed in a timely manner.
Answer: The Government seeks to drive up economic growth by extending UK exports. Our export control system seeks to enable responsible and legitimate international trade in military equipment and technology, and in dual-use items. We aim to conclude 70% of stand...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExport ControlsTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113676More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to reduce the time taken for consignments accompanied by valid Export Control Joint Unit licences to clear the border.
Answer: In May 2025 HMRC published a research report which explored the impact of border checks with around 35 traders and intermediaries. Businesses reported that moving goods across the border was generally a smooth process. The report found that documentary ch...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordExports: CustomsTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113675More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average processing time is for export consignments subject to additional checks by HMRC and Border Force; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce backlogs for compliant exporters.
Answer: In May 2025 HMRC published a research report which explored the impact of border checks with around 35 traders and intermediaries. Businesses reported that moving goods across the border was generally a smooth process. The report found that documentary ch...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to strengthen whistleblowing protections for teachers who raise concerns about safeguarding, political indoctrination or unlawful gender-related practices in schools.
Answer: School and trust leaders are responsible for making decisions about staff in school and should follow employment law when carrying out their duties.The laws protecting whistleblowers also apply to teachers. Details of who can be a whistleblower, and what ...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Freedom of SpeechDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many whistleblowing complaints relating to (a) free speech, (b) academic freedom and (c) political discrimination have been reported to her Department since 2020.
Answer: This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom. Under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, the department is not the prescribed person for whistleblowing concerns in higher education (HE) and does not receive whistle...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Freedom of SpeechDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support university (a) staff and (b) students who raise concerns about breaches of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.
Answer: This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom. We commenced provisions from the Higher Education (HE) (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on 1 August 2025 including strengthened provider duties to secure and promote the impor...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113308More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who raise concerns about (a) misconduct, (b) political bias and (c) breaches of impartiality are protected from retaliation.
Answer: There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113307More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of internal whistleblowing channels within the Civil Service; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent external repo
Answer: There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113306More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many whistleblowing complaints were submitted by civil servants in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below provides the total number of Whistleblowing cases raised to Civil Service organisations who responded to annual Whistleblowing (Raising a Concern) data commission. Commission yearTotal number of cases2024 - 20254432023 - 20244462022 - 2023...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that regulators correctly investigate whistleblowing disclosures.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of regulatory oversight of whistleblowing complaints in the public sector.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that whistleblowers are not subject to (a) disciplinary action, (b) dismissal and (c) blacklisting after raising concerns in the public interest.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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