Vikki Slade MP: written questions
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Community Care: Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to deliver the outstanding recommendations from Sir Stephen Bubb's report for the Public Accounts Select Committee, entitled Care services for people with lea
Answer: Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour was published for the Public Accounts Select Committee in 2015, under a previous administration. The Government is committed to reducing the number of people with a learning dis...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of (a) the number of people with additional needs awaiting a Specialised Supported Housing home and (b) the estimated cost r of housing people with ad
Answer: In November 2024, my department published independent research on supported housing supply, demand, funding and commissioning across Great Britain – which can be found here. The published research report included coverage of working-age adults with learni...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMonumentsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of the adequacy of current statutory protections for scheduled monuments.
Answer: Scheduled Monuments are protected under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, for which the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible.DCMS officials liaise closely with their counterparts in the Ministry for Ho...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic LavatoriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential benefits of providing funding through councils' public health grants for public toilet provision.
Answer: In keeping with our commitment to funding simplification, the Government has no current plans to introduce a statutory duty or ringfenced funding relating to toilet provision.Local authorities are responsible for assessing and managing toilet provision an...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic LavatoriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of public toilets on the public.
Answer: In keeping with our commitment to funding simplification, the Government has no current plans to introduce a statutory duty or ringfenced funding relating to toilet provision.Local authorities are responsible for assessing and managing toilet provision an...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic LavatoriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to create and implement a duty on every council to develop a public toilet strategy.
Answer: In keeping with our commitment to funding simplification, the Government has no current plans to introduce a statutory duty or ringfenced funding relating to toilet provision.Local authorities are responsible for assessing and managing toilet provision an...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of adults with a learning disability in England have a regular annual health check by a GP.
Answer: The Department does not hold data relating to what proportion of adults with a learning disability in England have a regular annual health check with a general practitioner.NHS England is required to offer to all primary medical services contractors the o...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability: Life ExpectancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help close the gap in average life expectancy between those with a learning disability and those living without a learning disability.
Answer: We recognise the unacceptable health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability. We do not have comprehensive data on the life expectancy of people with a learning disability, broken down by gender and age, although we do have crucial insight...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability: Life ExpectancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the life expectancy is of (a) women and (b) men of working age with a learning disability; and how does this compare with the life expectancy of people without a learning disability.
Answer: We recognise the unacceptable health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability. We do not have comprehensive data on the life expectancy of people with a learning disability, broken down by gender and age, although we do have crucial insight...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLearning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to help increase the uptake of registration on the learning disability register.
Answer: Work is currently underway in NHS England to encourage children and young people to join the learning disability register at the age of 14 years old, and to support people who do not have a confirmed learning disability diagnosis to access the register an...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLearning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of adults with a learning disability are registered on the learning disability register in (a) England (b) each region of England.
Answer: Work is currently underway in NHS England to encourage children and young people to join the learning disability register at the age of 14 years old, and to support people who do not have a confirmed learning disability diagnosis to access the register an...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for future NHS staff pay negotiations in terms of (a) groups who will be involved and (b) when such negotiations will take place.
Answer: The Government remitted the independent pay review bodies (PRBs) in respect of National Health Service staff on 22 July, which formally began the 2026/27 pay round. This was over two months earlier than last year.The Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) are independe...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce mandatory animal welfare labelling on supermarket products in the forthcoming animal welfare strategy.
Answer: The Government's animal welfare strategy was published on 22 December 2025 and is available here on GOV.UK. As set out in the strategy, we are committed to ensuring that consumers have access to clear information on how their food was produced. To support...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the current steel rebar importation quotas on the growth of the UK steel industry.
Answer: The UK applies a steel safeguard measure to protect domestic producers against injury caused by unforeseen surges in imports. The decision in June 2025 to vary the steel safeguard, including category 13 (rebar), was made to ensure the measure continues to...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to restore the UK steel rebar importation quota rollover.
Answer: On 30 June 2025, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade took the decision to vary the steel safeguard quotas for the final year of the steel safeguard. As recommended by the independent Trade Remedies Authority, this included preventing any unused ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRemand in CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those remanded in custody for more than six months receive access to (a) education, (b) work and (c) mental health support.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that individuals held in custody, including those on remand, have access to appropriate rehabilitative, educational, and wellbeing support while in prison.Remand prisoners are eligible to access the core ed...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to the potential benefits for schools of introducing a register of supply teachers, allowing access to available, qualified and DBS checked substitute staff.
Answer: The department continues to develop and review policy on supply teaching and currently has no plans to introduce a national supply register for teachers.The mix of models presently available in England, including agencies, direct hire and some local pools...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: DebtsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s recommendation in its Fifth Report of Session 2024–26, Tackling the energy cost crisis, published on 29 Octob
Answer: The Government welcomes the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s report, following the committee’s inquiry into the cost of energy, and is grateful to the charities, think tanks, energy suppliers, members of the public, and all others who provided evi...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the consumption of junk food by children.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, we are taking decisive action on the obesity crisis, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever. As part of this, the Government has announced...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of junk food advertising on childhood obesity.
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan for England, we are taking decisive action on the obesity crisis, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever. We have implemented United Kingdom-wide restr...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal BreedingHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals in the UK who are bred for, but not used for, scientific research.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently collect statistics on the number of animals in Great Britain that were bred for use in scientific procedures but were killed or died without being used in procedures.Additional statistics were previously collected as req...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRemand in CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to review the status of people held on remand in custody for more than six months to determine whether they should be considered for conditional release.
Answer: The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the independent judiciary acting in accordance with the Bail Act 1976. With limited exceptions, the Bail Act creates a presumption in favour of bail for defendants inv...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: Remand in CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the length of time spent in detention without trial by defendants charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 for (a) supporting or (b) being a member of Palestine Action.
Answer: No-one is being detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 for supporting, or being a member of, Palestine Action.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of mobile home occupants on their host community where the former do not have a legal obligation to pay (a) Community Infrastructu
Answer: My Department has made no such assessment.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Homes Act 2013Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) update the Mobile Homes Act 2013.
Answer: A review of the effectiveness of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 was undertaken in 2017 and it made a number of recommendations. Most have been implemented, such as the introduction of a fit and proper person test and changes to the pitch fee review inflationar...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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