Tom Gordon MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Wheelchairs: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15027 on Wheelchairs: Children, what information his Department collects on the amount of under-18 year olds not prescribed a wheelchair or persona
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.Since July 2015, NHS England has collected quarterly data from clinical commissioning groups, now integrated care boards (ICBs), on wheelchair provision, including waiting times, to enable targeted action if...
Answered 24 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner's speech on the Met's use of technology, published on 24 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing the police t
Answer: AI has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of policing, including by supporting investigations, reducing administrative burdens and helping officers make better use of evidence.The Government is committed to enabling the responsible ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police will be required to publish the algorithms they will use under the recently announced plans for data integration and exploitation on the Algorithmic Transparency Report
Answer: AI has the potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of policing, including by supporting investigations, reducing administrative burdens and helping officers make better use of evidence.The Government is committed to enabling the responsible ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security Online Information TeamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what topics will be in the remit of the National Security Online Information Team in 2026.
Answer: The National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to online information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under review by DSIT ministers, is public safety or national security risks to UK ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security Online Information Team: SouthamptonDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team has taken steps to respond to online information threats related to the recent disorder in Southampton.
Answer: The National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to online information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under review by DSIT ministers, is public safety or national security risks to UK ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security Online Information Team: BelfastDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the National Security Online Information Team conducted any work in relation to the recent unrest in Belfast.
Answer: The National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to online information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under review by DSIT ministers, is public safety or national security risks to UK ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWheelchairs: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Whizz Kidz Youth Board's report entitled Mobility Matters: A Youth Perspective on NHS Wheelchair Services, published on 26 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the adequa
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. This includes wheelchairs for adults and children. NHS England supports ICBs to commission effect...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a single Ombudsman for the retrofit and low carbon home improvements market, to provide homeownersan accessible and independent ro
Answer: We are currently consulting on proposals to strengthen consumer protections for home upgrades delivered through government schemes. This includes proposals for a single complaints and case-management function to oversee remediation processes and outcomes,...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to establish a mandatory single quality scheme for the low carbon home upgrades market.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring high standards and strong consumer protections in the delivery of low carbon home upgrades. We recognise that the current system can be complex, with multiple organisations involved, which can create confusion for b...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTrustMark: ReformDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make reforms to TrustMark to ensure it can prevent substandard contractors operating under Government-endorsed schemes; and whether an independent review of TrustMark has been comm
Answer: TrustMark operates under a Master Licence Agreement with the Department for Business and Trade and sets requirements for scheme providers who in turn oversee registered businesses delivering work under government schemes. The Department holds an observer ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes had spray foam insulation installed under (a) the Green Homes Grant, (b) the ECO4 scheme and (c) the Great British Insulation Scheme; and of those, how many have been identifie
Answer: The Department publishes statistics on measures installed under the Green Homes Grant, ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme, but does not hold specific data on properties with spray foam insulation. We are aware of a small number of cases where sp...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the timeline is for his Department bringing forward proposals on remediation and support for homeowners adversely affected by incorrectly installed spray foam insulation.
Answer: I have held extensive discussions with the spray foam industry to support homeowners affected by sales difficulties or rogue removal companies. Independent guidance has been published by the Property Care Association, and the Government will continue enga...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight body currently has responsibility for monitoring the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology; and whether that body has the powers to require the for
Answer: There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will require the Metropolitan Police to pause its expansion of live facial recognition technology until the dedicated legal framework has been passed and scrutinised by Parliame
Answer: There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what clear and consistent rules she intends to include in the dedicated legal framework for facial recognition technology to ensure the rights of the public are protected at all times; and when that f
Answer: There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the findings of the public consultation on police use of live facial recognition technology; and whether Parliament will have an opportunity to scrutinise those findings befo
Answer: There is an established legal basis for use of live facial recognition technology, including by the Metropolitan Police service. This has been tested and confirmed by the Courts, and includes requirements for compliance with data protection, equality, and...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to establishing a regional clinical cancer fellowship scheme led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Answer: Through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Department invests in building research expertise and capacity, specialist facilities, and support services to support research across all aspects of human health, including cancer.Sin...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered using geographical location of host organisations as a formal tie-breaker where competing research applications to the National Institute for Health and Care Research are
Answer: The Department funds health and care research via its research operational arm the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) across England. The Department is committed to ensuring that research is inclusive and representative of the populati...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordResearch: North of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with national research funders to ensure that funding programmes include measures to (a) address regional disparities and (b) improve access to funding in (i) Yorkshire and
Answer: The Department funds health and care research via its research operational arm the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) across England. The Department is committed to ensuring that research is inclusive and representative of the populati...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that specialist expertise, particularly in areas such as cancer, frontline NHS delivery and patient engagement, is retained and effectively integrated as NHS Engla
Answer: The Government recognises that delivering reform and maintaining performance depends on retaining the right skills, knowledge, and experience that exists across both our current workforces in NHS England and the Department.The changes proposed are not a r...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Religious BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the use of Armed Forces chapels for same-sex marriages under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 have been refused following objections by th
Answer: The Single Services have identified that the main barrier to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels is the length of the process required to register such chapels for same-sex marriage. We have streamlined the process as much as possible, but i...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Religious BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of barriers to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels; and whether his Department has investigated whether service personnel wishing to enter into same-sex marri
Answer: The Single Services have identified that the main barrier to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels is the length of the process required to register such chapels for same-sex marriage. We have streamlined the process as much as possible, but i...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Religious BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces chapels are (a) registered and (b) eligible to be registered for same-sex marriages under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 by (i) Royal Navy,
Answer: The Single Services have identified that the main barrier to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels is the length of the process required to register such chapels for same-sex marriage. We have streamlined the process as much as possible, but i...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Religious BuildingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many same-sex marriages have taken place under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 by year and by (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force chapels.
Answer: The Single Services have identified that the main barrier to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels is the length of the process required to register such chapels for same-sex marriage. We have streamlined the process as much as possible, but i...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRespite Care: VATTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10791More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of respite day care services; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reasons for the difference in VAT treatment betw
Answer: Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of respite and residential care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities.Some respite care ma...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
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