Warinder Juss MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human RightsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights on the Good Friday Agreement.
Answer: The UK is a proud signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights which underpins many international agreements on trade, security and migration, as well as the Good Friday Agreement. That Agreement also required domestic incorporation of the ECHR in...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on the national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.
Answer: We are working urgently to establish the national inquiry and appoint a suitable independent chair.Baroness Casey is now actively supporting this process. We are also developing the Terms of Reference with partners across government and beyond, informed b...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89257More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including the music industry in the creative industries tax reliefs.
Answer: The Government supports the creative industries, including orchestras, through funding and through the tax system. Specifically in respect of orchestras, Orchestra Tax Relief provides tax relief on production costs and provided £33 million of support in 2...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that funding provided through the National Portfolio is distributed equally between (a) charities and (b) for-profit companies in (i) Wolverh
Answer: Arts Council England (ACE) makes decisions about which organisations and projects to fund in the National Portfolio independently of government and Ministers, which means there is no political involvement in arts funding decisions.However, ACE ensures fai...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCreditTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89228More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to assess the unregulated lending market.
Answer: The market for lending in the UK is diverse. Consumer credit is highly regulated, while business lending is largely a commercial matter save for regulatory protections that are afforded to the smallest businesses, requiring protections equivalent to those...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDirectors: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations allowing dormant companies to be appointed to (a) statutory and (b) regulatory roles.
Answer: It may be appropriate for dormant companies to hold some statutory or regulatory roles. No recent assessment has been undertaken across all statutory and regulatory roles. The Government keeps company law, as a whole, under regular review and makes change...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89213More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle pump and dump cryptocurrency schemes.
Answer: The Government intends to bring forward legislation this year to create a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK. This regime will include the establishment of a market abuse framework for relevant qualifying cryptoassets that wil...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Racial DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to impose penalties on NHS Trusts who fail to tackle (a) racism and (b) racial discrimination.
Answer: Any form of racism or discrimination is unacceptable and has no place in our National Health Service.Action is being taken to address racism and discrimination in the NHS including an urgent review of antisemitism, other forms of racism and the oversight ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Racial DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) racism and (b) racial discrimination in the NHS.
Answer: Any form of racism or discrimination is unacceptable and has no place in our National Health Service.Action is being taken to address racism and discrimination in the NHS, including an urgent review of antisemitism, other forms of racism, and the oversigh...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCerliponase Alfa: Batten DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's final draft guidance, issued on 14 August 2025, to not re
Answer: The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes its decisions independently of the Government and in line with its carefully developed methods and processes. It would not therefore be appropriate for the Department to comment on or inter...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of missing children in the West Midlands; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of Black and Asian missing children.
Answer: The Missing Persons Authorised Professional Practice, issued by the College of Policing, sets out best practice guidance for all missing person investigations, including missing children.The Government recognises the need for an effective multi-agency res...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton West dated 1 May 2025 on a constituent's concerns with auditors.
Answer: The Department apologies for the delay in our response on this occasion. Our response was issued on 4th July 2025.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the cost of redundancies during the NHS restructure will be met.
Answer: Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the abolition of NHS England, we are clear on the need for a smaller centre, as well as scaling back integrated care board running costs and National Health Service provider corporate costs reductions in orde...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential short term impact of (a) restructures of Integrated Care Systems and (b) abolition of NHS England on the ability of the NHS to deliver services.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure, with the expectation of achieving a reduction in their ru...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include the voices of patients in the ongoing NHS England consultation on ADHD assessments; and if he will ensure all patients have the Right to Choose.
Answer: Earlier in 2025, NHS England ran a consultation on the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme. This consultation was not specific to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment services, but some concerns were raised about a perceived potential impact ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of her Department taking over the sponsorship of migrant care staff visas from employers.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May, announced proposed reforms in a number of areas ,including social care visas and visa sponsorship, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will include (a) solar panels and (b) other net zero solutions on the salary sacrifice list.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of our housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels and batteries. We are funding the Warm Homes Plan with a total of £13.2 billion across...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCreative Foundations FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the terms of the Creative Foundations Fund will be; and who will be eligible to apply.
Answer: The new Creative Foundations Fund will invest £85 million to support arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates. This will ensure their buildings and infrastructure will provide improved user experience for ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people who will never be able to work in Wolverhampton West constituency.
Answer: The social security system will always be there for those who can’t work.As part of the recent announcements, we are making changes to the rates in Universal Credit, we will ensure that the incomes of those with the most severe, lifelong conditions who wi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWills: Older PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards exist for (a) vulnerable and (b) elderly people when (i) wills and (ii) codicils are prepared for them.
Answer: There are various safeguards in statute (principally the Wills Act 1837) and the common law in relation to the making of wills and codicils. The law requires that a testator must have the necessary testamentary capacity to make a will, and for that will t...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33266 on Members: Correspondence, when he plans to respond to that correspondence.
Answer: The Department apologises once more to the hon. Member for the delay in responding. We will endeavour to provide a response to the hon. Member shortly.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers.
Answer: One of the first actions of the Government was to bring forward planned increases to pay, enabling staff to access higher pay earlier than planned.On 12 February 2025, the Lord Chancellor announced measures to support probation officers by investing in ne...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to assess the fairness of the two-child limit on Universal Credit.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTidal Power and Wave PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on using tidal and wave energy to achieve his net zero targets.
Answer: The UK possesses tremendous tidal resource which could play a role in balancing the intermittency of wind and solar generation as we transition towards a carbon-neutral power sector. Tidal stream is a home-grown industry of considerable promise, and the U...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton West of (a) 22 January, (b) 29 January, (c) 5 February and (d) 13 February concerning a constituent's
Answer: A reply to the hon. Member is being prepared and will be issued as soon as possible. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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