Vikki Slade MP: written questions
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Written questions
Animal Experiments: Animal WelfareDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will take steps to increase funding for non-animal New Approach Methodologies to improve innovation and support the transition away from animal testing.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 15 July 2026 in response to Question 16739.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the SEND tribunal case process.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice and HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) assess the effectiveness of the SEND Tribunal case process through published statistics and operational monitoring. The latest published statistics are available here: https://www.gov.u...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill: BatteriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to address the fire risk posed by batteries and other combustible items in landfill sites during periods of extreme heat.
Answer: Landfill operators are required to have a fire risk management plan and have measures to prevent the receipt of hot or reactive waste. This Government is engaging with stakeholders to inform a review of the UK Batteries Regulations and other potential int...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRecycling: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the trends in costs for using recycling centres; and whether she has made an assessment of whether there is a link between these costs and the number
Answer: Defra does not hold any data on trends in costs for using recycling centres. Local councils are not allowed to charge for small scale household waste at Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: EligibilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring a diagnosis of terminal illness to trigger a referral for a Specialist Palliative Care assessment from a hospital or community cen
Answer: We are developing a Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care. The framework will cover both generalist and specialist palliative care. As part of developing the framework, our evidence review highlighted both identification of nee...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the installation of rainwater collection methods in existing homes.
Answer: This Government is taking steps to support rainwater harvesting and recycling in homes. We have committed to reforming how rainwater is used in homes through the Clean Water Bill. This sits alongside our review of the water efficiency and drainage standar...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require all new homes to have rainwater collection methods installed on the property.
Answer: This Government is taking steps to support rainwater harvesting and recycling in homes. We have committed to reforming how rainwater is used in homes through the Clean Water Bill. This sits alongside our review of the water efficiency and drainage standar...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArchivesDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support museums in recording, cataloguing and preserving collections and community narratives for posterity.
Answer: Museums play a vital role in preserving our shared heritage, ensuring that the stories of communities are passed on to future generations. The Government supports this work through a range of measures, and in 2025/26 invested over £500 million into the se...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMuseums and Galleries: ExhibitionsTreasuryTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27678More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to expand the eligibility criteria for Museum and Gallery Exhibition Tax Relief to include local authority-operated museums.
Answer: The Government supports museums and galleries through both public spending and the tax system. In 2025/26, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provided over £500 million in grants to museums and galleries across England. Museums and Galleries Exh...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability: Public LavatoriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 901256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the provision of public toilets for people with disabilities.
Answer: Through the Changing Places programme, the Government has funded 483 accessible public toilets across England for people with disabilities. We also maintain 100% business rates relief for separately assessed public toilets. We are rebuilding local governm...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlour: Folic AcidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposal to require synthetic folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour on the health of (a) pregnant women a
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 July in response to Question 18201.A full assessment of the impact of the policy was published alongside the legislation, with the title The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, and i...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: FinanceDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out the grants available to local authorities to support the funding of existing public and publicly accessible academy trust swimming pools.
Answer: The ongoing responsibility for providing access to public leisure facilities lies at local authority level, with funding levels set as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. We encourage local authorities to make investments which offer the righ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment DepartmentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of a Department for Hospitality.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that hospitality businesses make to jobs, growth and local communities across the UK. Hospitality's interests are represented at the heart of Government. I am the Minister for Hospitality, serving as th...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: VATTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27168More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed reduction in VAT for domestic electricity bills will apply to the park homes residents.
Answer: To support households with the cost of living, the Government is removing VAT from electricity bills this winter. Around 29 million households across the UK are expected to benefit from this change. The new zero VAT rate for domestic electricity will rep...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban the (a) importation and (b) sale of conversion kits for e-bikes that do not require the rider to pedal, including Sur-Ron e-bikes.
Answer: This Government is providing new powers through the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to act against online marketplaces selling unsafe products, including e-bikes and e-bikes batteries. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: RegulationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to restrict the sale of e-scooters.
Answer: The UK’s product safety regulations already restrict the supply of e-scooters by placing obligations on businesses to only make e-scooters available for sale if they are safe products. This includes providing consumers with all necessary information, inst...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMushrooms: Novel FoodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency on its decision to classify Trametes Versicolor and Cordyceps Militaris as novel foods and plans for assessing the safety of
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care is the sponsoring department of the Food Standards Agency. Based on the information currently available to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Trametes versicolor and Cordyceps militaris have not been consumed to a si...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 25154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of Capita in resolving delays to pension payments under the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to review the decision to end the School Holiday Voucher Scheme following the 2025/26 academic year.
Answer: Under the previous Household Support Fund (HSF), some local authorities funded voucher schemes during the school holidays. The Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) replaced the HSF in England from April 2026. The Fund provides a safety net for people on low i...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the School Holiday Voucher Scheme on levels of child poverty in England.
Answer: Under the previous Household Support Fund, some local authorities funded voucher schemes during the school holidays. The Crisis and Resilience Fund replaced the Household Support Fund in England from April 2026 and brings a greater focus on providing prev...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide clarity to Continuing Healthcare applicants regarding what constitutes a health need rather than a social care need in determining eligibility for thi
Answer: The National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuing-healthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-careIt sets out the basi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the clarity and efficiency of the Continuing Healthcare assessment process.
Answer: The National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuing-healthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-careIt sets out the basi...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMeningitis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the revised recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation made on 16 July 2026 relating to unprimed adolescents' MenB vaccinations, whether she will take steps to
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the GOV.UK news story on this issue which was published on 16 July and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jcvi-publishes-new-recommendation-to-government-on-adolescent-menb-vaccinationAny furth...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce an official animal cruelty register.
Answer: This Government has no plans to introduce an official animal cruelty register as all prosecutions for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 are stored on the Police National Computer. This information may be shared with appropriate organisations unde...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to roll out the Adult Skills Fund to areas not yet covered by this fund, including Dorset; and if she will outline a timetable for doing so.
Answer: The Adult Skills Fund (ASF) supports adults to gain the skills they need to move into work, apprenticeships or further learning. Residents of Dorset are already able to access ASF-funded provision. In areas without a devolved strategic authority including...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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