Victoria Collins MP: written questions
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Immigration: HertfordshireHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to maintain the five year qualifying period for current indefinite leave to remain visa holders in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Directive 2010/63EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, what steps her Department is taking to (a) record and (b) publish the number of animals bred for use in scientific
Answer: The Home Office is presently reviewing the collection and publication of additional statistics on animals that were bred for, but not used in, scientific procedures.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for ADHD treatment.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment and tr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOff-payroll WorkingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of umbrella company practices on the (a) rights and (b) take-home pay of contractors; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative prop
Answer: In March 2025, this Government published a response to the previous Government’s consultation on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market, outlining our approach to regulating the sector. Responses to the call for evidence and consultation g...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOff-payroll WorkingTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the off-payroll working reforms on self-employed individuals.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the written answer I gave to the Hon. Member for North Cornwall on 26 March 2025:Self-employed and Small Businesses: Off-payroll Working
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to ensure that reviews of Personal Independent Payment claims for people with complex and chronic health conditions consider the (a) overlap between multiple health issue
Answer: The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment, at both new claim and award review, considers the impact of an individual’s health condition(s) or disability on their daily living and mobility rather than being based on the health condition itself. In...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: HertfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect supported housing in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51474 on 19 May 2025.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: HertfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support social landlords to gain equitable access to building safety remediation funding in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, (b)
Answer: Across England, social landlords can apply to government remediation funds (Building Safety Fund and Cladding Safety Scheme). They can apply for funding equivalent to (1) the amount which the social landlord would otherwise be entitled to pass on to lease...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to establish (a) a timetable and (b) interim targets for the replacement of dogs in regulatory scientific procedures; and if he will make it his poli
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validat...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding through UK Research and Innovation for the validation of non-animal new approach methodologies to help replace the use of dog
Answer: The Government is committed to the development of non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year.UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has a diverse portfolio of investments that suppo...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of access to legal aid for people in rural areas in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: It is vital that those who need legal aid, some of the most vulnerable people in our society, can access it wherever they live. We are funding provisions such as Advicenow, which is an online provision.The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) monitors the numbers of pr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to prohibit the routine culling of male chicks.
Answer: The legislation sets out strict requirements to protect the welfare of animals at the time of killing, including male chicks from the egg production sector. Permitted killing methods for chicks, such as gas stunning and maceration, are based on scientific...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: HertfordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle environmental harm in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) advises and regulates businesses across the energy, agriculture, and waste sectors; they are the environmental regulator for water companies; they prosecute and take action against those who pollute the environment and blight o...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Ban Hatch and Dispatch campaign.
Answer: The legislation sets out strict requirements to protect the welfare of animals at the time of killing, including male chicks from the egg production sector. Permitted killing methods for chicks, such as gas stunning and maceration, are based on scientific...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing in-ovo sexing technologies within UK hatcheries.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. In its 2024 ‘Opinion on alternatives to culling newly hatched chicks in the egg and poultry industries’, the An...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHouseboats: DatabasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of potential benefits of including landlords of residential boats in the proposed Private Rented Sector database.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22356 on 17 January 2025.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment she has made of the (a) rights and (b) protections available to (i) residential boaters that rent moorings in marinas and (ii) land-based tenants.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22356 on 17 January 2025.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to consult on draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.
Answer: Draft regulations to commence sections 61 – 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 are currently subject to a technical consultation. The consultation, which launched on 7 May and is open until 23.59 on 2 July 2025, can ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people claiming Personal Independence Payments with chronic health conditions are not subject to reviews unless there is evidence of significant change in their c
Answer: Reviews are an important feature of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ensuring the support continues to meet the individual’s needs, as circumstances can change over time, and to make sure the correct level of support is being provided. People who rece...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGluten-free Foods: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in the prescribing of gluten-free foods for people with coeliac disease.
Answer: Decisions about the commissioning and funding of local health services are the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs need to consider the needs of all their population when making decisions on how best to use their budget. NHS Englan...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to make LGBTQ+ hate crimes aggravated offences; and if she will implement a national Hate Crime Strategy and Action Plan to improve (a) reporting and (b) support for victi
Answer: All hate crimes are unacceptable, and we back the police in taking the strongest action against the perpetrators of these appalling offences.We are currently considering the best way to implement commitments in this space.The Government funds an online ha...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) small and (b) independent artists in securing adequate levels of payments from music streaming services.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital importance of ensuring that all music creators, including independent artists, are appropriately compensated for their work. Many have raised legitimate concerns about remuneration from streaming platforms and we take t...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health Services and ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase research into kidney disease and (b) raise public awareness of (i) early detection and (ii) prevention strategies to reduce the risk of progressi
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and social care, including kidney disease. Thes...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament record5G: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2025 to Question 38243 on 5G: Infrastructure, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of commencing Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Sec
Answer: Following the 2017 reforms, government representatives engaged regularly with stakeholders about their impact. The changes made by the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 were consulted on and received Parliamentary scrutiny du...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of planned changes to international student recruitment on the financial sustainability of universities.
Answer: This government’s position on international students has been clear. We are committed to a United Kingdom that is outward looking and welcomes international students who make a positive impact on the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, our economy and soci...
Answered 30 May 2025
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