Vikki Slade MP: written questions
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Written questions
Equipment: Animal WelfareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users t
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to place stickers or markings on such products advising users to check for hedgehogs before use.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-assessmentTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15594More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the a) adequacy of the ease with which people can contact HMRC for support completing self-assessments and b) effectiveness of that support.
Answer: HMRC offers a wide range of support to help customers complete their Self Assessment return. This includes support through their helpline, guidance notes and help sheets on GOV.UK, as well as online webinars and recorded videos on YouTube covering various...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJudicial Conduct Investigations OfficeMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of legislating for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to have the power to investigate sentencing patterns of Judges.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Justice has made no assessment of the merits of this proposal.The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office considers complaints about judicial misconduct. It does not review judicial decisions or case management.The proper route f...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNeonicotinoidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to implement a ban on the emergency use of neonicotinoids as a matter of urgency.
Answer: This Government remains committed to ending the use in England of the three neonicotinoid pesticides (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) that threaten vital pollinators, including through emergency authorisations. The Health and Safety Executive (H...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Animal Welfare and Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West.
Answer: Badger persecution is a UK wildlife crime priority, and a police-led Tactical Delivery Group exists to tackle offences against badgers. Defra is providing £530,000 in the financial year 2026-2027 for the National Wildlife Crime Unit, which helps prevent a...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Animal Welfare and Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on how many badgers were killed from (a) badger baiting and (b) badger culling in the South West as a proportion of the total number of badgers ki
Answer: Defra does not hold official figures at national or regional level on the deaths of badgers resulting from badger baiting. The number of badgers culled annually under licence for bovine TB disease control purposes is available at the following link. Numbe...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the timing of the announcement to the Sports Premium on schools' ability to set an effective budget to be approved in time for the next academic year.
Answer: The department engages regularly with school leadership organisations on the changes to PE and school sport funding and have responded to schools' concerns about managing the transition by increasing the transitional PE premium payment to £150 million, gi...
Answered 17 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to provide further details on the transitional PE Premium payment for primary schools.
Answer: The department engages regularly with school leadership organisations on the changes to PE and school sport funding and have responded to schools' concerns about managing the transition by increasing the transitional PE premium payment to £150 million, gi...
Answered 17 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of raising the maximum prison sentence for badger baiting under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 to
Answer: This Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, made a commitment to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife, including the horrific offence of badger baiting, to ensure they are consistent with higher l...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change to the SCAPE discount rate on the retirement plans of public sector workers within five years of their expected retirement date.
Answer: The Government announced on 19 May 2026 that the SCAPE discount rate is 2%+CPI. The SCAPE discount rate must be reviewed periodically and calculated in accordance with current methodology. By way of background, the Government published its response to the...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether offenders servicing sentences for sexual abuse against children are eligible for the Early Release Scheme.
Answer: This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will now deliver a more sustainable solution to the pris...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Occupied TerritoriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of the UK's legal recognition of the State o
Answer: The UK’s trade relations with the Palestinian Authority are governed by the UK-PA Interim Political, Trade and Partnership Agreement, which applies to the territory of the West Bank and Gaza. The UK recognition of Palestine is based on provisional 1967 bo...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories
Answer: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion of July 2024 contains important findings, many of which are already government policy and align with the UK’s views that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is illegal.The UK government does not recognise illegal Israeli settlem...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she will set out a timeline for the publication of a formal response to the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on the legal consequences o
Answer: The UK's position remains as set out in the response to Question 83315 on 29 October 2025. We will update the House as and when there are further developments to report.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10193 on Israeli Settlements, if she will update the House on (a) the response from the Advertising Standards Authority to
Answer: The Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts and I received a response from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on 19 June. The ASA confirmed it is considering a complaint and assessing whether the material falls within the scope of the Adve...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCricket: South WestDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Written Statement of 9 June 2026 on Grassroots Cricket, if she will take steps to invest in multi-sport covered cricket domes in the South West of England, including Dorset.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That's why we are investing £400 million into new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities, promoting health, wellbeing and community coh...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting a pharmacy-led gluten free service in England, with annual health checks and collaboration between pharmacies, GPs and dieticians
Answer: We are aware of the Scottish Gluten-free Food Service, under which eligible patients can obtain gluten-free foods through community pharmacy and adults are offered an annual pharmacist health check. While health services are devolved and arrangements in S...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForests: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to negotiate for alignment of deforestation regulations between the UK and the EU as part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.
Answer: This Government is strengthening its approach to tackling deforestation in UK supply chains. In Great Britain, Defra will consult on the department’s aim to introduce an approach which works with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), including under the...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGluten-free Foods: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with (a) food producers and (b) retailers on how to achieve lower prices for gluten-free products in supermarkets.
Answer: The Government engages regularly with food producers and retailers through established forums to discuss issues affecting food supply, affordability and consumer choice. While pricing decisions remain a commercial matter for individual businesses, we will...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: SubversionMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will launch an inquiry into the level of threat of potential interference from the Russian Government in UK politics to help inform his Department's policies.
Answer: The MOD, alongside other government departments, keeps state threats, including interference efforts, from Russia under constant review.It is an absolute priority for this government to protect our politics and democratic processes from foreign interferen...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: Rural AreasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5478 on Motability: South West, if he will take steps with Motability Foundation to introduce (a) exemptions to the reduced Motability mileage allowance
Answer: On 8 July Motability announced an exceptions process for those who exceed the new mileage limit for journeys made for healthcare, education and employment. The customer will need to evidence this extra mileage. This exception process is in line with Finan...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: QuotasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to quotas for Category 26 of the UK's Steel Safeguard Measures on downstream manufacturers reliant on imported stainless steel tu
Answer: This is not a continuation of the steel safeguard, but a new steel trade measure to address the serious threat posed by global steel overcapacity.The Government has engaged extensively with industry, including downstream users, to assess impacts. The meas...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of medical license renewal applications made to the DVLA that were submitted prior to 31 March 2026 that have not yet been closed.
Answer: The number of medical licence renewals where customers are awaiting a licensing decision which were received at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) before 31 March 2026 is 68,489. This includes driving licence cases that have been re-opened fol...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMortgagesTreasuryTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11560More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) mortgage lenders on the potential merits of using rent payment history as an indicator of mortgage affordability.
Answer: The Government works closely with the Financial Conduct Authority to consider the regulation of the mortgage market and is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their business, including the use of rental payments for affordability ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordYouTube: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether age verification will be sought to watch content on YouTube without a registered account as part of the upcoming ban on social media for under 16s.
Answer: On 15 June, the government published a progress statement in response to the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation. This set out that social media companies will be banned from providing their services to under 16s, we plan to follow the updated A...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
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