Will Forster MP: written questions
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South Western Railway: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle overcrowding on the 18:00 South Western Railway service from London Waterloo to (a) Woking and (b) Portsmouth Harbour.
Answer: We are aware this service is the eighth busiest in the country. The Department are supporting South Western Railway (SWR) to reduce overcrowding. Once the new Arterio train fleet have been introduced on the SWR suburban network, SWR will have the opportun...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 905434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support water security.
Answer: We are pushing ahead with reform under our Plan for Change, which includes £104 billion of water investment, cutting leaks by nearly 20% and building nine reservoirs Working with the National Drought Group, the Government is stepping up the response to th...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend smart ticketing.
Answer: The Government is delivering on its ambition to overhaul ticketing for passengers and get more people on the railway. We have committed to expanding Pay As You Go (PAYG) with contactless ticketing to further stations in the South East, with an additional ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect British peoples' (a) assets and (b) other interests that are held abroad in the context of trends in the level of (i) cyber fraud and (ii) digital a
Answer: The Home Office works closely with international partners and law enforcement, including the National Crime Agency, to tackle the threat from cyber crime from abroad as well as at home to protect the UK and its interests. 70% of fraud has an overseas elem...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the safety of British nationals in Iran and (b) provide safe routes for (i) those nationals and (ii) their families to retur
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice remains under regular review to ensure it reflects our latest assessment of risks to British nationals. The safety of British nationals in each country and territory is the FCDO's overr...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to schools to help support the administrative workload resulting from the attendance and penalty notice regulations introduced in August 2024.
Answer: The changes to the regulations governing the school attendance register simplify and consolidate what is recorded in the attendance register by schools, reducing their complexity and burden on schools.The changes to the penalty notice regulations aimed to...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to attendance and penalty notice regulations that came into effect on 19 August 2024 on school (a) staffing and (b) workload.
Answer: The changes to the regulations governing the school attendance register simplify and consolidate what is recorded in the attendance register by schools, reducing their complexity and burden on schools.The changes to the penalty notice regulations aimed to...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Revenue AccountsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is reviewing the rules of Housing Revenue Accounts to support local authorities to (a) safer and (b) more homes.
Answer: The government engages regularly with local authorities to understand the pressures on their Housing Revenue Accounts (HRAs) and keeps the rules governing HRAs under review to ensure they are supporting investment in new and existing stock.My Department i...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) data and (b) other information his Department used to inform public health (i) policies and (ii) campaigns related to reducing alcohol consumption in the development of the NHS 10 Year Pla
Answer: The impact statement of the 10-Year Health Plan will be published in full shortly. This document explains the rationale for, and potential effects of, a number of measures outlined in the plan, including references to the relevant evidence.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63482 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations and with reference to her letter of 26 June 2025 on the Universal Credit and Personal Indep
Answer: The Government is committed to providing security and dignity for those who will never be able to work, and removing unnecessary stress, anxiety and uncertainty from the Social Security System. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Universal Credit and P...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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