Tim Farron MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Refugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to exempt (a) unaccompanied children seeking to reunite with parents already in the UK and (b) families facing (i) conflict, (ii) persecution and (iii) medical emergencies
Answer: The family reunion route is temporarily suspended for a short period until Spring 2026. The Home Office is reviewing the route, with the intention to set out and implement those changes from then.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: AssetsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to strengthen the requirements on companies t
Answer: The Government is preparing to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, including on the extent and enforcement of current water industry mapping requirements and condition assessments. Reforms outlined in this response will for...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to consult on the introduction of a national
Answer: The Government is considering the Independent Water Commission’s recommendation to consult on a National Social Tariff and will respond later this year. Through the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, it has expanded powers to create improved affordability...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to provide a regulatory framework to drive th
Answer: The Secretary of State will respond to recommendations in the Independent Water Commission in the upcoming White Paper publication. A consultation launched on 23 September 2025 proposes tightening Building Regulations that could see new homes fitted with ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to ensure future water monitoring programmes
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations in full via a White Paper, published later this year. The White Paper will outline the Government’s vision for the future of the water sector, marking the most fundamental reset to our water system in a g...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to make an assessment of how effectively publ
Answer: Public Health outcomes are a key gap in the current legislative framework. The Independent Water Commission recommended the Chief Medical Officers of England and Wales establish taskforces to review the incorporation of public health better into the water...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to introduce a comprehensive systems planning
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations published in the final report of the Independent Water Commission through a White Paper. We will bring forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors and the environment...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to revise the legal framework for the Strateg
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations published in the final report of the Independent Water Commission through a White Paper and a new water reform bill, including reforms to the Strategic Policy Statement. We will bring forward root and bra...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on publishing a national water strategy.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, tasked by the Government to produce recommendations to transform how our water system works, delivered its final report on 21 July 2025. The Government will respond to the recommendations in full, including on the recomme...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on establishing a new integrated water industry regulator.
Answer: Alongside the recommendations which the Government responded to on 21 July, the Commission examined many other areas within its remit, to ensure that water sector regulation delivers for environmental, public health, customer and economic outcomes. This i...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfwatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on abolishing Ofwat.
Answer: Alongside the recommendations which the Government responded to on 21 July, the Commission examined many other areas within its remit, to ensure that water sector regulation delivers for environmental, public health, customer and economic outcomes. This i...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, what progress her Department has made on responding to the reco
Answer: The Government has already responded to a number of Sir Jon’s recommendations, as set out in the statement made by the previous Secretary of State on 21 July. This set out the Government’s intention to establish a single regulator for water, to include a...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish data on the (a) number of applications received and (b) outcomes of applications of people who have applied to come to the UK under UK-France Agreement on the Prevention o
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on entry clearance visa applications and outcomes as part of the Immigration System Statistics quarterly release. Data for all visa types, including for those arriving via the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of D...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum applicants are informed of a timeframe within which they would receive a decision in relation to their application to come to the UK under the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of D
Answer: Individuals who make an expression of interest application to the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme will be contacted when a decision is made on their application. Timeframes for considering applications may vary depending on the application. Applicat...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she communicates to migrants in France about the route to the UK under the Migration Treaty with France.
Answer: Information about applying to the scheme is available online at the following link: UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme - GOV.UK and applications continue to be received from migrants in France seeking to come to the UK. We continue to monitor engagemen...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been transferred from France to the UK under the Migration Treaty with France.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on entry clearance visa applications and outcomes as part of the Immigration System Statistics quarterly release. Data for all visa types, including for those arriving via the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of D...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of cancer patients who will require radiotherapy as part of their treatment in each year to 2035.
Answer: The number of patients diagnosed with and receiving treatment for cancer is increasing. We expect that these numbers will continue to rise, and consequently that more patients will require radiotherapy as part of their treatment.The most recently availabl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) the potential cost-effectiveness of expanding access to radiotherapy treatment and (b) other funding relating to ra
Answer: There have not been any recent discussions relating to the cost-effectiveness and funding of radiotherapy. However, the Government remains committed to supporting the use of radiotherapy as a crucial cancer treatment. We have already invested £70 million ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce travel times for cancer patients in rural areas requiring radiotherapy treatment.
Answer: We recognise that for those in rural communities, the particular treatment they need may not be available at their local hospital, which would mean that travel to a specialist centre or specialist centres would be required, in order to receive the best ca...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) international approaches to national cancer plans and (b) previous UK cancer plans, in the context of his planned national cancer plan.
Answer: As part of development for the National Cancer Plan, the Department has engaged with international counterparts to consider their approaches to national cancer strategies. This includes engagement with Denmark to discuss the lessons learned from their can...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77309 on Cancer, when the Cancer Operational Taskforce was established; what its remit is; who the members of the Taskforce are; and who it rep
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested as the Cancer Operational Taskforce is a local initiative.The National Cancer Plan will include further details on how the National Health Service will improve care for cancer patients in all parts of...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps help tackle retrofit older homes in Cumbria.
Answer: The government understands there is no 'one-size-fits-all' approach to tackle the UK’s diverse building stock, and as part of this we recognise the need to ensure older homes have the right measures for them. The government’s home retrofit tool, Find ways...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will allocate funding to Future Proof Cumbria to develop targeted solutions for insulation in rural homes.
Answer: The UK government is committed to ensuring that no-one is left behind in the transition to Net Zero, supplying solutions that work for all buildings. Therefore, research was commissioned by the Department to develop a definition for housing stock for whic...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to change the eligibility criteria so that people living in older homes with non-cavity walls can access home insulation grants.
Answer: The government has several energy efficiency schemes offering a variety of insulation measures, including those suitable for older homes with non-cavity walls. Eligibility for these is based on factors such as the household income, vulnerability and the E...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: CumbriaDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase bus provision for rural communities in Cumbria.
Answer: The Government knows how important, reliable bus services are enabling people to access education, work and vital services, and we are committed to delivering better bus services, including in Cumbria and rural areas right across the country. The Governme...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
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