Vikki Slade MP: written questions
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Drugs and Medical Treatments: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the MHRA-NICE aligned pathway that came into force on 1 April 2026 on the pricing of self-funded treatment and medications.
Answer: The Government has not made any assessment of the impact of the aligned pathway on the pricing of self-funded treatments and medicines. The pathway aims to speed up access for National Health Service patients to clinically and cost-effective medicines by ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will takes steps to introduce dedicated swimming pool funding for schools.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that no child leaves primary school without the capability and confidence to keep themselves safe in and around water.Schools receive funding for curriculum provision, which includes swimming and water safety lesson...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParental Responsibility: FathersMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake a review of (a) the process by which fathers can gain parental responsibility at the birth of their child when they are unmarried and estranged from their child's mother and (b) the cost of d
Answer: The Government has committed to undertake a review of the law around parental responsibility in its entirety. This review will provide an opportunity to consider how the law relating to parental responsibility operates in practice, including the circumsta...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Animal Welfare and Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15097 on Badgers: Animal Welfare and Disease Control, if she will take steps to record official figures on the number of badger deaths
Answer: Wildlife crimes, including badger baiting, are not ‘notifiable’ crimes. This means police forces are not required to report figures on badger baiting to the Home Office and therefore there are no official statistics or identifiable trends relating to this...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: StudentsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations expiring on 31 July 2026 on the ability of students aged 16 and over in rura
Answer: Following careful consideration, we have decided to offer further exemptions from the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations for home-to-school services until 2030. The coach sector has benefitted from exemptions since 2019 when providing home-...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFiresMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to invest in equipment to modify his Department's fleet of aircrafts and helicopters for the purposes of supporting civil contingency for wildfires.
Answer: Responsibility for responding to wildfires in the UK rests with the relevant civil authorities and emergency services, with military support potentially available where requested through established Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) arrangement...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25138More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impacts of the reduction in the Cash ISA tax free limit to £12,000 for under 65s from April 2027; and what assessment he has made of the impact of this reduction
Answer: The government announced at Budget 2025 that it is keeping the full £20,000 ISA allowance for investment, and setting the cash ISA limit at £12,000 from April 2027. This is part of our wider strategy aimed at supporting people to get into investing, inclu...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps with the NHS to introduce pre-natal treatment for foetal Spinal Muscular Atrophy where a positive pre-natal test has been received.
Answer: No assessment has been made of pre-natal testing and treatment for spinal muscular atrophy. However, we refer the Hon Member to the announcement made on post-natal screening for spinal muscular atrophy by the Department on 16 July 2026, which is available...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBabies: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring heel prick tests to be carried out no later than the day of birth of a newborn.
Answer: No assessment has been made of pre-natal testing and treatment for spinal muscular atrophy. However, we refer the Hon Member to the announcement made on post-natal screening for spinal muscular atrophy by the Department on 16 July 2026, which is available...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing routine pre-natal testing for Spinal Muscular Atrophy for all pregnancies.
Answer: No assessment has been made of pre-natal testing and treatment for spinal muscular atrophy. However, we refer the Hon Member to the announcement made on post-natal screening for spinal muscular atrophy by the Department on 16 July 2026, which is available...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maximise the use of available technologies used to establish the available capacity of NHS dental practices to improve access to NHS dentistry.
Answer: We are committed to improving access to National Health Service dentistry and are making use of available digital tools to help patients identify where NHS dental care may be available. For example, the NHS website’s “Find a dentist” service remains a key...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to introduce a requirement for buyers of park homes to be provided with independent legal advice during the buying process.
Answer: The government has no current plans to require prospective buyers of park homes to be provided with independent legal advice. Buyers of park homes can contact the government funded Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE), for free independent advice about the ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: UkraineDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to facilitate the transferring of funds to Ukrainian charities.
Answer: The UK remains one of Ukraine's leading humanitarian donors, having committed up to £577 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the wider region since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Through trusted humanitarian partners, UK support ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Health CertificatesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) provide guidance to veterinary practices on the pricing of Animal Health Certificates and (b) introduce regulations on the price levels for Animal Health Certi
Answer: All fees set by veterinary surgeons or veterinary practices are a private matter between individual practices and their clients. Neither the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the UK regulator of the veterinary profession, nor Defra intervene in...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum child maintenance payment for all paying parents on the Child Maintenance Service regardless of income.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) believes that all parents have an obligation to support their children regardless of their financial situation. Concurrently, the CMS believes it is important that child maintenance liabilities remain affordable and ref...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to negotiate a longer-term pet passport arrangement with the European Union.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the response given on 26 June 2026 to the hon. Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill for PQ UIN 11733.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the effectiveness of arrangements within the Child Maintenance Service whereby HMRC evidence is used to establish CMS payments.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to conduct a specific review of the arrangements whereby HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) evidence is used to establish Child Maintenance Service (CMS) payments. The CMS relies on verified HMRC income information to suppor...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime PreventionMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of the Acquisitive Crime Project to areas of England not included in initial pilot areas, including Dorset.
Answer: The Acquisitive Crime Pilot has been running since April 2021. Currently, 19 Police Force Areas are participating. It mandates the use of GPS electronic monitoring of individuals convicted of acquisitive crime offences. An impact evaluation has shown that...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPedestrian CrossingsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on side zebra crossings of the (a) use of side zebra crossings in London, (b) use of side zebra crossings in Wales and (c) resea
Answer: The Government's national transport strategy, Better Connected, published on 2 April 2026, committed to updating the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. The proposed changes include the introduction of side road zebra crossings in England, s...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStoma Appliances: Public LavatoriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish provisions for people with stomas in public toilets within NHS establishments.
Answer: National Health Service organisations make decisions locally on the provision of toilets within their facilities, including provisions in toilets for people with stomas.National guidance is provided to the NHS on designing sanitary spaces in healthcare se...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of children between 5 and 10 admitted to hospital for dental procedures in each of the last five years and (b) average cost of such instances from a
Answer: The following table shows the number of finished admission episodes (FAEs) for children aged five to 10 years old where the main purpose was for a dental procedure, in each year from 2020/21 to 2024/25:YearNumber of children admissions2020/2112,7022021/22...
Answered 18 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPassports: Dual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the cost of a Certificate of Entitlement for dual nationals who have difficulties obtaining a British Passport due to complex fam
Answer: The Home Office has not carried out such an assessment. However, the fee for a Certificate of Entitlement (CoE) was recently exempted from wider fee increases made through Fee Regulations laid in March 2026, reflecting the transition of CoE from a physica...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock: DeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16779More
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 a requirement for farmed animal mortality data to be published on publicly accessible platforms.
Answer: ID and traceability regulations require keepers to report cattle deaths to the relevant government system and sheep and goat deaths in on-farm holding registers. At present there are no plans to publish farmed animal mortality data. Defra will, however, c...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend free parking provision for all NHS staff on NHS sites.
Answer: The National Health Service car parking guidance already requires free parking to be provided for four groups: disabled people; frequent outpatient attenders; parents of sick children staying overnight; and staff working night shifts. Beyond this, NHS org...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Universal CreditDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on extending free school meals to all children whose families are in receipt of Universal Credit by the September 2026 deadline; and whether eligible families will have to opt-
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from the start of the 2026/27 academic year. We have ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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