Will Forster MP: written questions
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Family Hubs: SurreyDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with local authorities in Surrey on delivering Best Start Family Hubs in the area.
Answer: The government has committed to provide funding for all local authorities to deliver Best Start Family Hubs, backed by over £900 million. In October 2025, the department paid a £351,991 development grant to Surrey local authority, the start of the investm...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Blue Badge SchemeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for Personal Independence Payment assessments which impact the (a) application for and (b) renewal of Blue Badges.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the Department and we are working constantly to make impro...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Visitors: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his department has to tackle the decline in the number of health visits to families with young children.
Answer: The number of health visits which must be offered to families in England has remained the same since 2015, with additional support provided according to need. Families must be offered at least five health visits, with four of these taking place post birth...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered expanding statutory guidance for schools on supporting children and young people with medical conditions to all school types.
Answer: The statutory guidance, ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’, is issued under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014. This requires local authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest time was that it has taken for a paid for priority and super priority application to be turned around and decided since 2000.
Answer: Statistics on UK Visas and Immigration applications is published in table VSI_01a on GOV.UK in the ‘Visas, status and immigration data: October to December 2025’, as part of the 'Migration Transparency data'. The information displayed goes back to 2021. F...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordValentina GomezHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered banning Valentina Gomez from entering the country.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.The Home Secretary has the power to exclude a person who is not a British Citizen if their presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good. The Immigration Rules also provide for the re...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for a paid for priority and super priority application to be turned around and decided.
Answer: Visa processing times for priority and super priority applications are published on the UKVI website at Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK and Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK. UKVI are curren...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has the department reviewed the impact on disabled people when changing the mileage allowance from 20,000 miles to 10,000 miles in the Motability Scheme.
Answer: Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The changes to the leasing package were announced on 26 March and include reducing the mileage allowance from 20,000 per year to 10,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Park HomesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reductions in electricity costs are passed on to consumers in park home communities.
Answer: Park homes residents who pay for their electricity via their site owner are protected from excessive charges by the Maximum Resale Price provisions drafted by Ofgem. The provisions prevent businesses from reselling energy to the residents at a higher pric...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: IranDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conversations his Department has had with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding cancer patients visiting the UK on a visa who are undergoing treatment in Iran; and whether
Answer: The Department has not issued any specific guidance for Iranians with health conditions who are visiting the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the Department of Health and Social Care has not engaged in discussions with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: IranDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to Iranians visiting the UK, who have with health conditions, that are unable to return to Iran.
Answer: The Department has not issued any specific guidance for Iranians with health conditions who are visiting the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the Department of Health and Social Care has not engaged in discussions with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance the department has provided to people trapped in the UK, who are visiting from Iran.
Answer: The Home Office continues to monitor the situation in Iran and its impacts. We recognise the disruption to travel routes through the Middle East and the impact on people whose onward travel has been delayed.Those already living in the UK who have permissi...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt Collection and Repossession Orders: Palliative CareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his department is taking to help ensure that businesses sympathetically consider when their customers are receiving palliative care in debt recovery and repossession cases.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of responsible and fair practices for debt recovery and understands the negative impact that aggressive or wrongful pursuit of debt can have on individuals. Firms which collect on consumer credit agreements or mort...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether compliance with consumer protection legislation is part of the fit and proper test for private hire vehicle operators.
Answer: The Department for Transport’s view is that compliance with any legislation is a relevant consideration in assessing the suitability of a holder of any taxi and private hire vehicle licence.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce investigation times in cases related to sexual offences.
Answer: Rape and sexual offences are among the most harmful crimes in society and can have devastating impacts on victims, their loved ones, and communities. The Home Office has invested £13.1 million to launch the new National Centre for Violence Against Women a...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: ArrearsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent to which administrative errors by the Child Maintenance Service contribute to the creation of incorrect arrears; and what steps his Department is taking to rect
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to providing timely, transparent, and accurate information to parents. To support this, CMS uses proportionate controls to ensure calculation accuracy, including verified income from HMRC and Child Benefit ...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: ComplaintsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is for the Child Maintenance Service to resolve complaints escalated beyond initial review.
Answer: The Department does not hold centrally collated information on the average time taken for the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to resolve complaints escalated beyond initial review.CMS follows the Department’s complaints service standard, aiming to resolve...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will review the statutory guidance on school attendance to allow exemptions for term-time holidays for children in foster care with complex needs and SEND when travel during peak holiday periods is
Answer: There are currently no plans to review our approach to term-time holidays. Schools may grant a leave of absence for exceptional circumstances at their discretion by judging each application on the specific facts. However, generally a holiday would not con...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has assessed the impact of noise levels from National Highway project’s on community groups.
Answer: National Highways is responsible for assessing noise associated with individual road schemes as part of the planning process, alongside managing noise from the Strategic Road Network more generally. The Department sets out its expectations on what Nationa...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTravel: SurveysDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made on the cost of travel surveys to the public and their value for money.
Answer: Travel surveys can provide vital evidence to enable better targeting of investments to improve transport for people and businesses across the country. The cost of conducting travel surveys will vary by the methods, scope and other factors involved.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to licensing authorities on consumer transparency requirements where private hire vehicle bookings are subcontracted between operators licensed in different areas.
Answer: The Department keeps its guidance to licensing authorities under review. The Government is legislating to increase consistency in the sector so that regardless of where a passenger travels, they can be confident the services that they use are subject to r...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Insurance CreditsTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119135More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring parents to apply for Child Benefit on their eligibility to qualify for National Insurance credits.
Answer: Child Benefit is a non-means tested benefit payable to families as a contribution towards the cost of raising children. Successfully applying for Child Benefit automatically gives eligible parents and carers Class 3 National Insurance (NI) credits until t...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the required alignment of surnames on EU and UK official documents on women from European countries who retain their birth name on official docu
Answer: The Home Office holds a one name for all official purposes policy, to protect the integrity and security of the British passport, helping His Majesty’s Passport Office confirm the identity of anyone applying for a British passport.The aim of the policy is...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118426More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether bereavement cases where a civil servant retired on ill health grounds prior to death are being prioritised in addressing the Civil Service Pensions Scheme backlog; and what steps he is taking to ensure t
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The delays faced by pension scheme members in accessing their pensions are unacceptable. We recognise the sign...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Dual NationalityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people have contacted her Department, including for consular assistance, because they or their family members are unable to travel to the UK following the changes to
Answer: Immigration rules are a matter for the Home Office. Our records show that Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Consular Contact Centre have passed 6,097 enquiries related to these changes to the Home Office since September 2025.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
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