Tristan Osborne MP: written questions
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Written questions
Children: DrugsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with schools to help reduce the number of minors being treated for drug use, including in Medway.
Answer: Schools and colleges have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe. Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE), available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2, is the statutory gu...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with Maidstone and Tunbridge NHS Foundation Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) December 2025.
Answer: At the start of July 2024, the number of pathways on the referral-to-treatment waiting list at the Maidstone and Tunbridge NHS Foundation Trust was 44,761.As of the latest published data for the end of November 2025, the number of pathways was 49,595. Pub...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reclassifying Ketamine from a Class B to Class A drug.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. Ministers are concerned about the harms ketamine causes and on 16 October 2025 the Department for Health and Social Care launched a campaign to alert y...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: IndustryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy is aligned with the Critical Minerals Strategy and the Circular Economy Growth Plan.
Answer: We are ensuring our upcoming plan for industrial decarbonisation aligns with the Critical Minerals Strategy and the Circular Economy Growth Plan through joint working across government and coordinated policy development. This approach aims to strengthen s...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChemical Engineering: TrainingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to help support the upskilling of the chemical and materials science and engineering workforce to enable the delivery of a circular economy and gree
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. This systemic change, with investment in green jobs and vital infrastructure, builds a path to economic growth, ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Chemical EngineeringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the UK’s chemical and materials science and engineering sectors have access to the infrastructure necessary to support the trans
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. This systemic change, with investment in green jobs and vital infrastructure, builds a path to economic growth, ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Chemical EngineeringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration her Department has given to the report Jobs and skills for a circular economy: a cross-sector perspective from the chemical and materials science and engineering com
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. This systemic change, with investment in green jobs and vital infrastructure, builds a path to economic growth, ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: Capital InvestmentTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98138More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to help ensure the UK is an attractive destination for cryptoasset capital.
Answer: The government recognises the transformative potential of digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. That is why the government is bringing in legislation to establish ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98137More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing clearer regulatory and tax frameworks for cryptoasset investment on a) high-skilled job creation and b) assets under management.
Answer: The government recognises the transformative potential for digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. That is why the government is bringing in legislation to establish...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98135More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying tax-compliant investment structures for cryptoassets in innovative finance ISAs to include all cryptoassets; and if she will make an assessme
Answer: The government recognises the transformative potential for digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. That is why the government is bringing in legislation to establish...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordQuantum TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the development of Quantum Computing, including research at Universities.
Answer: The Government’s Digital and Technologies Sector Plan outlined £670 million of investment to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum computing through our quantum computing mission. It also backed our flagship National Quantum Computing Centre ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSS Richard MontgomeryDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to manage risks associated with the SS Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary.
Answer: My Department is progressing a project to reduce the height of the three masts on the SS Richard Montgomery, which will reduce stress on the wreck. This project is currently in the process of procuring a salvage contractor to deliver this work and expects...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFootwear and Textiles: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the destruction of (a) textiles and (b) footwear.
Answer: The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to support us in developing proposals to transition to a Circular Economy. As we develop those proposals, we will assess what further interventions may be needed across the textiles secto...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing environmental impact labelling for all textile goods in the UK.
Answer: The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to support us in developing proposals to transition to a Circular Economy. As we develop those proposals, we will assess what further interventions may be needed across the textiles secto...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExchange RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86091More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the value of the pound since the UK left the EU on the UK economy.
Answer: The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. The value of sterling is determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors. The Bank of England assesses the impact of financial market movements on the economy in its ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of 30 hours free childcare on (a) Job Centre operations and (b) levels of returns to employment.
Answer: The Department for Education 30 hours free childcare is one of several government childcare offers, including the Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit childcare. DWP has not made an assessment of the impact of the Department for Education’s 30 hours fr...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Prisoners' ReleaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the early release of prisoners on Job Centre operations.
Answer: To date, Jobcentres have been supporting customers through the early release schemes. We will continue to monitor, liaising closely with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice. The Department deploys specialist resources to...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken research into the potential impact of VAT reductions on (a) the re-use of goods, (b) minimum warranty periods and (c) other circular economic practices in industry.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. One of the key considerat...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to encourage the Government of Pakistan to prevent mob violence against (a) the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and
Answer: We are concerned by incidents of violence against religious minorities in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation. I raised my concern over violence against the Ahmadiyya community in a meeting with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister in August. Our H...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s human rights priorities of recent attacks against Ahmadi Muslims in the Punjab province
Answer: We are concerned by incidents of violence against religious minorities in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation. I raised my concern over violence against the Ahmadiyya community in a meeting with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister in August. Our H...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Digital TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a digital creativity GCSE on skills shortages in the digital sector.
Answer: To help break down barriers to opportunity, this government will deliver a curriculum which is rich and broad, inclusive and innovative, and ensures that all young people get the opportunity to learn digital and creative skills as part of their education,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: CurriculumDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that her proposals for curriculum reform align with the needs of the creative industries.
Answer: The Creative Industries Sector Plan sets out this Government’s 10-year plan to tackle barriers to growth and maximise opportunities across the sector, with the aim of making the UK the number one destination for creativity and innovation by 2035. The plan...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to support the introduction of a new digital creativity GCSE.
Answer: To help break down barriers to opportunity, this government will deliver a curriculum which is rich and broad, inclusive and innovative, and ensures that all young people get the opportunity to learn digital and creative skills as part of their education,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help counter hostile state threats.
Answer: We are ensuring the UK is a harder target for states that seek to harm our people and interestsWe have established a cross-Whitehall Joint Unit for state threats, launched the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme on 1 July, placing Iran and Russia on the...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStocks and SharesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76158More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to introduce (a) semi-transparent and (b) non-transparent Exchange Traded Funds.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK’s world-leading asset management sector. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are often domiciled outside of the UK to benefit from increased marketing access, and existing pockets of administrative expertise. Howe...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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