Tim Farron MP: written questions
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WaterDepartment 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
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Westmorland and FurnessDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to Westmorland and Furness Council for buses in rural areas for funding periods of more than 12 months.
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
Original Parliament recordHospitals: CumbriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Care if he will bring forward proposals for reducing hospital waiting lists in Cumbria.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we will ensure that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment by March 2029, a standard which has not been met consistently since September 2015. The Government is clear that re...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to deliver 50 new neighbourhood health centres by the end of this Parliament; and whether any will be built in Cumbria.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and we recognise that delivering high quality NHS healthcare requires the right infrastructure in the right places.That is why over the course of our 10-Year H...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: CumbriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to train more GPs in Cumbria.
Answer: The Government has committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) and has increased the number of available GP training places by an additional 250 from September 2025. This brings the total number of GP training places to 4,250 per year...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional funding for social care services to help support patients to (a) leave hospitals and (b) be treated at home.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that people can leave hospital promptly and receive care in their own homes where appropriate.For 2025/26 approximately £9 billion has been made available through the Better Care Fund (BCF) to enable integrated care...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: CumbriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce NHS waiting times in Cumbria.
Answer: Tackling the waiting-list is a top priority for the Government. We have exceeded our pledge to deliver over two million more elective care appointments. More than double that number, 5.2 million more appointments, have now been delivered in England.On 6 J...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: CumbriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are on NHS waiting lists for radiotherapy in South Cumbria.
Answer: We do not routinely publish data on current waiting list levels broken down to the level of specific treatment types, and so we cannot provide an estimate of the number of people who are on National Health Service waiting lists for radiotherapy in South C...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: CumbriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who no longer meeting the criteria to reside in hospital in (a) the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, (b) Westmorland General Hospital and (c) Furness G
Answer: The Department does not hold hospital level data. However, as per the trust level data for the University Hospital Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, which includes the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital, and Furness General Hospital...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce train delays on the West Coast Mainline.
Answer: Improving rail performance is one of this Government’s strategic priorities for transport. We are determined to deliver more punctual and reliable services as well as better value for money for the taxpayer. In response to our challenge to improve perform...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with her Scottish counterpart to help prevent issues on the railways in Scotland that cause northbound trains on the West Coast Mainline to terminate at Preston rather than continuing up
Answer: The Secretary of State is aware of difficulties passengers face during disruption in the North-West of England with limited options to keep services moving on the West Coast Mainline north of Preston. The Rail Minister has strongly pressed Network Rail an...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStaveley Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to improve accessibility at Staveley railway station.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Since 2006, the Access for All (AfA) programme has delivered step free access at more than 270 stations...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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