Will Forster MP: written questions
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Asylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her department has considered the use of AI to help tackle the backlog of asylum applications.
Answer: The Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) tool uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarise asylum interview transcripts. The Asylum Policy Search (APS) tool is an AI search assistant that finds and summarises country policy information. The tools were design...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Feed-in TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the consultation on changes to Feed in Tariffs offers two ways of calculating payments for the generation of solar power at home and selling spare electricity back to the grid
Answer: The consultation sets out two possible approaches for adjusting Feed-in Tariffs (FIT) to transition from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). These options are an immediate switch to CPI indexation or a temporary freeze of ind...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFixed PenaltiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider consulting on increasing Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) which have not increased since their introduction in 2004.
Answer: The responsibility for local authority penalty charge notice caps is shared between my department and the Department for Transport. The Government will be looking at penalty charge notice caps outside London. The findings from the parking sector’s own res...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how frequently his Department and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation review eligibility criteria for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Answer: The Government’s policy on the groups eligible for vaccination programmes, including for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, is based on the advice of the independent expert body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI meets ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the Maritime Skills Allowance on Border Force officers; and whether it will review remuneration arrangements.
Answer: Border Force and the Border Security Command work tirelessly to keep our borders safe and secure. Our maritime assets and the officers who crew them are a key capability in our mission.We have been in close dialogue with our maritime officers and their Tr...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90604More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risks of using (a) Capita, (b) Equiniti and (c) other private providers for pension administration; and whether he plans to review the 2023 procurement exercise.
Answer: Prior to the 2023 procurement for the Civil Service Pensions Scheme (CSPS), the Cabinet Office conducted a formal, evidence-based Delivery Model Assessment. This assessment was carried out in line with Public Sector Procurement legislation and the Sourcin...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Pilot SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will assess the effectiveness of the urgent care dental pilot project.
Answer: We have asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.These...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: WokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been supported (a) nationally and (b) in Woking constituency by the urgent care dental pilot project.
Answer: We have asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025.These...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Information SharingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve information sharing between (a) the Child Maintenance Service, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) his Department to help enable accurate income assessments
Answer: The CMS maintains the accuracy of child maintenance calculations by using verified income information from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and benefit systems.The department legally relies on data from HMRC and its own benefits data to assess 90% of people’...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HousingHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the trial of extending the move on period for refugees from 28 to 56 days on the number of refugees who were rough sleeping during th
Answer: On 9 December 2024, the Home Office operationalised a pilot to extend the grace period to 56 days to support local authorities during a period of increased asylum decision making and with the transition to eVisas.An independent evaluation has been ongoing...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HousingHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the move-on period for refugees from 28 to 56 days.
Answer: On 9 December 2024, the Home Office operationalised a pilot to extend the grace period to 56 days to support local authorities during a period of increased asylum decision making and with the transition to eVisas.An independent evaluation has been ongoing...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSutton PlaceTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86110More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on granting a licence to allow (a) renovations and (b) other maintenance works to proceed at Sutton Place in Woking.
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answers that I gave to Parliamentary Question UIN 80792 and Parliamentary Question UIN 84508 on 20 October and 28 October respectively.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review the requirement for park home residents to pay a 10 per cent commission to site owners upon the sale of their home.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 69040 on 24 July 2025.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department is considering extending the eligibility for the winter covid-19 vaccination programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department will considered introducing a covid-19 booster vaccination programme for front line NHS staff.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSutton PlaceTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84508More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department made arrangements to (a) maintain the property and (b) pay any outstanding liabilities following the introduction of sanctions on the owners of Sutton Place.
Answer: OFSI does not generally comment on specific cases. For further information about how OFSI takes licensing decisions, please see the OFSI’s general guidance here, and OFSI’s supplemental licensing guidance here. The asset freeze imposed on designated perso...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSutton PlaceTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84506More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the status is of sanctions on Sutton Place in Woking constituency.
Answer: OFSI does not generally comment on specific cases. For further information about how OFSI takes licensing decisions, please see the OFSI’s general guidance here, and OFSI’s supplemental licensing guidance here. Designations under UK sanctions regimes are ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to (a) encourage the acquisition of dogs through (i) reputable rehoming organisations and (ii) breeders and (b) otherwise promote responsible
Answer: The Government encourages people to adopt from responsible rescue and rehoming organisations. Members of the public can check if the rescue centre they use is a member of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes, which has set clear standards for animal ass...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of improving (a) traceability and (b) transparency in dog breeding through strengthened (i) regulation and (ii) microchipping req
Answer: Defra completed a Post-Implementation Review of the Licensing of Activities Involving Animals Regulations 2018, which regulate dog breeding. The Government is considering the findings and will be outlining more detail on next steps in due course. Compulso...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate animal (a) rescues and (b) sanctuaries.
Answer: Rescue and rehoming establishments in England must provide for the five basic welfare needs of the animals set out in the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWoking Borough Council: ReviewsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with Woking Borough Council on the steps it has taken following his predecessor Department's report of its non-statutory review int
Answer: The Department regularly engages with both local authorities and Commissioner teams during interventions. Commissioners are required to regularly submit formal reports on progress and challenges in the local authority to the Department. The reports of the...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Sports: Alternative FuelsTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83567More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing the tax on sustainable fuel on the UK's motorsport sector.
Answer: Liquid biofuels and renewable fuels are taxed at the same rate as their petrol and diesel equivalents. The main rate is 52.95 pence per litre. The government keeps the tax system under review, with changes announced at fiscal events.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the employment tribunal process.
Answer: We recognise that there remain significant challenges for the performance of the Employment Tribunals. We are working with the judiciary and across Government withHis Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), Acas and the Department of Business and ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Revenue and CustomsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on improving communication between his Department and HMRC on (a) cases involving voluntary National Insurance contributions paid while working a
Answer: We work closely with HMRC on Voluntary National Insurance Contributions, sharing information where appropriate and proactively identifying ways we can improve our working practices. This includes Voluntary National Insurance Contribution related work.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Leave to Remain applications.
Answer: To help reduce the number of outstanding claims for protection we are investing in a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives that will speed up and simplify our processes, reduce the time people spend in the asylum system and decr...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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