Tom Gordon MP: written questions
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Written questions
Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of student loan borrowers in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland whose outstanding loan balance increased despite making regular repayments, broken down b
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMortgages: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29211More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with the Financial Conduct Authority to make mortgage advice and guidance available earlier in the journey towards homeownership.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting homeownership and continues to work closely with the independent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).The FCA is currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of the mortgage market, including how mortgage regulation c...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to establish an independent housing commission to oversee and monitor long-term housing strategy.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHome Ownership Incentive SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a targeted successor to the Help to Buy equity loan scheme that supports the purchase of new-build, existing and repurposed homes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29208More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered options for replacing Stamp Duty Land Tax with an alternative that creates fewer disincentives to move home.
Answer: The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events, and does not routinely comment on proposals.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29207More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the structure of Stamp Duty Land Tax to support mobility throughout the housing market.
Answer: The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events, and does not routinely comment on proposals.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29206More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential property transactions on the economy.
Answer: The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events, and does not routinely comment on proposals.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure funding allocated to combined authorities for infrastructure schemes, including electric vehicle charging, is passed on to and spent by constituent local authoritie
Answer: The Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund supports local authorities to install at least 100,000 chargers. At Budget 2025, the Government announced £100 million further resource funding for local authorities to support delivery. Local Authorities in receipt...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation, including the creation of new unitary authorities and combined authorities, on the delivery of electric vehicl
Answer: The Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund supports local authorities to install at least 100,000 chargers. At Budget 2025, the Government announced £100 million further resource funding for local authorities to support delivery. Local Authorities in receipt...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities declined to apply for the Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant in the 2025–26 financial year, and what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for non-participation.
Answer: The Electric Vehicle Pavement Channel Grant was allocated to all Tier 1 local authorities in England. 83 local authorities applied for funding with 19 opting out. Local authorities were not asked to provide reasoning for not applying, but feedback has inc...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has issued to local highway authorities on street works licensing and liability for cross-pavement electric vehicle charging channels.
Answer: In December 2024, the Government published cross-pavement guidance to help local authorities understand what to consider for the rollout of cross-pavement solutions. This includes relevant planning permissions, minimum existing standards, and responsibili...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authorities' capacity to deliver cross-pavement electric vehicle charging schemes.
Answer: The Government made up to £25 million available to local authorities in England to support thousands of residents without off-street parking to conveniently charge their vehicles at home.Local authorities are supported through the Local Electric Vehicle I...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish further guidance to local authorities on integrating cross-pavement charging into wider electric vehicle infrastructure strategies.
Answer: In December 2024, the Government published cross-pavement guidance to help local authorities understand what to consider for the rollout of cross-pavement solutions. The Electric Vehicle Pavement Channel Grant was also facilitated by a blueprint document ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of differing levels of local authority uptake of cross-pavement charging schemes on geographic differences in the affordability of home electric vehicle char
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the rollout of affordable and accessible charging infrastructure. The £25 million Electric Vehicle Pavement Channel Grant (EVPCG) was allocated to all local authorities across England and was taken up across all...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of households without access to off-street parking, and in what way this factors into the Government's electric vehicle uptake targets under the Zero Emis
Answer: The 2024 English Housing Survey notes that around a third of households in England do not have access to off-street parking. To support these households, the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund supports local authorities in England to work w...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in her Department have had with the Department for Transport on the future of the Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant beyond the 2025–26 financial year.
Answer: The Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant was a one-year allocation to all Tier 1 local authorities in England to support local authorities to adopt pavement channels as part of their local charging solutions. 83 local authorities were approved for fun...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for cross-pavement electric vehicle charging infrastructure in enabling households without off-street parking to access home charging.
Answer: Substantial funding has been made available to support cross-pavement electric vehicle charging. This includes £25 million allocated to English local authorities last financial year alongside capability funding to help those authorities plan and deliver o...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPreventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she intends to further the prevention agenda as set out by the ten-year health plan.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made to the House by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, on 9 September.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her department’s priorities are for this parliamentary session.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made to the House by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, on 9 September.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: SuicideDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to encourage employers to adopt evidence-based workplace suicide prevention practices and standards to improve employee wellbeing and reduce suicide risk.
Answer: The Government’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy is the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care for England. Wales and Scotland have their own national strategies.
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Personal, Social, Health and Economic EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to evaluate the implementation of age-appropriate suicide prevention and mental health education within Relationships, Sex and Health Education in schools; and what support is avai
Answer: The statutory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum includes content on mental wellbeing, resilience, recognising signs of poor mental health, and how to access support. Schools are responsible for determining how this content is taugh...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to identify, evaluate and disseminate examples of effective suicide prevention practice developed by voluntary, community and public sector organisations across England
Answer: The voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector plays a vital role in suicide prevention and supporting people at risk of suicide.Between 2023 and 2025, the Department funded the Suicide Prevention Grant Fund, which supported voluntary and communit...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the implementation of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy is coordinated across relevant Government departments; and whether he plans to publ
Answer: We are committed to delivering the five-year cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy, which sets out over 100 actions across the Government and the sector to reduce the number of lives lost to suicide. The strategy was designed to be iterative, and w...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHearing Impaired: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on variation in access to (a) audiology and (b) ear wax removal services between Integrated Care
Answer: The Department has not made a formal assessment of the impact of a modern service framework (MSF) for hearing health on variation in access to audiology and ear wax removal services between integrated care boards (ICBs). The Government's 10-Year Health Pl...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAudiology: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Modern Service Framework for hearing health on innovative models of audiology care, including community-based and digitally enabled services
Answer: The Department has not made a formal assessment of the impact of a modern service framework (MSF) for hearing health on variation in access to audiology and ear wax removal services between integrated care boards (ICBs). The Government's 10-Year Health Pl...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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