Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alex Brewer this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of suitable school placements for children with SEND in North East Hampshire who are currently out of school due to complex needs.
Local authorities are responsible for ensuring there are sufficient school places for pupils in their area, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).To support local areas in meeting this duty, we are investing at least £3.7 ...
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure there is sufficient water supply capacity to meet housing growth targets in North East Hampshire.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for Water to Question UIN 6660 on 10 June 2026.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of insufficient water supply capacity on planning in North East Hampshire.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for Water to Question UIN 6660 on 10 June 2026.
What assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the increase in the theft of (a) laurel plants and (b) other horticultural stock from rural properties; and what steps a
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support British farmers to sustain the commitment to manage 30 per cent of land for nature by 2030.
The Government is committed to protecting 30% of land and sea in the UK by 2030 (30by30). Defra is developing a 30by30 Delivery Plan for land and inland water areas, which will set out how it will lead, support, and inspire action across England to delive...
What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s current strategy to prevent illicit tobacco sale.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and Border Force have a robust cross‑government strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco trade: Stubbing out the problem: A new strategy to tackle illicit tobacco. The effectiveness of this approach is reflected in strong enf...
Pursuant to UIN 76899, whether the forthcoming Road Safety Strategy will include consideration of the thresholds at which local authorities are expected to act on road-safety concerns.
On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. Road safety is a shared responsibility, and this strategy reflects that. It considers action needed by government, local authoriti...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting elements of the heart-transplant programme established in Poland in the 1980s by Professor Religa.
The Department is aware of the historical contribution made by Professor Zbigniew Religa to the development of heart transplantation in Poland during the 1980s. As part of NHS England's Heart and Lung Transplantation Transformation Programme, national and...
Pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34509, what (a) tools and (b) training will be provided to new police officers to enable them to tackle violent rural crime; what measures have been
This Government is introducing comprehensive policing reforms to strengthen neighbourhood policing and ensure forces have the capability to respond to the crimes that matter most to their communities, including in rural areas.Through the Neighbourhood Pol...
Communities and Local Government, what (a) metrics and (b) performance measures his Department plan to use to assess whether changes to the statutory consultee system are meeting their goal of (i) providing timel
I refer the hon. Member to the consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system that took place between 18 December 2025 and 13 January 2026. It can be found on gov.uk here. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our re...
What recent assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of installing solar panels on government-owned (a) buildings and (b) land.
The Government recognises there is significant potential to deploy solar across the public estate, which is why we are intensifying efforts to build renewables on public land and the built estate. A new Cabinet Office-chaired Taskforce will bring departme...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that music remains central to the mainstream curriculum; whether it has undertaken any formal assessment of the impact of music education on attainment in maths, En
The department is committed to revitalising arts education. Music will therefore remain a statutory subject in the national curriculum from key stages 1 to 3, and all state-funded schools, including academies, will have a duty to teach the revised music p...
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to assess the potential merits of making local fire and rescue services statutory consultees for industrial lithium ion battery storage planning appl
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 80508 on 16 October 2025.
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) address cases in which property developers repeatedly establish new companies and fail to complete housing developments and (b) imp
The government expects all developers to build high-quality homes, delivered according to their planning approval, and to treat customers fairly. Nearly all new-build homes are issued with a 10-year new-build warranty which may protect homeowners against ...
Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring (a) protection for (i) rivers, (ii) chalk streams and (iii) coastal waters, and (b) accountability for polluters in t
The Clean Water Bill forms part of a wider programme of reforms to restore the water environment and improve performance across the sector. The Bill will support action to reduce pollution at source, secure long-term investment in water infrastructure and...
Whether her Department plans to improve early morning connections from North East Hampshire constituency to (a) Gatwick Airport and (b) East Croydon.
The Department keeps rail services under regular review with operators, including connectivity to key destinations such as Gatwick Airport and East Croydon. Service patterns are determined through the industry timetable planning process, which balances pa...
With reference to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34143, what mechanisms her Department uses to monitor (a) train service performance and (b) improvements in the North East Hampshire constituency.
The Minister for Rail and Department officials are in regular conversation with South Western Railway (SWR) regarding its service provision, reliability and response to demand. SWR has also been managing inherited delays to the introduction of the new Art...
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that buildings which previously qualified for the Building Safety Fund and have since been transferred to the Cladding Safety Scheme
How many of those buildings have begun on‑site remediation?37 applicationsHow many of those buildings have completed remediation?0What the current end‑to‑end process times are from eligibility assessment to works startingCurrent estimations suggest that a...
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on (a) hairdressers and (b) other small to medium sized high street businesses that do not
The Government has taken a number of fair and necessary decisions on tax, welfare and spending to fix the public finances and fund public services and one of these decisions, taken at Autumn Budget 2024, was to increase the rate of National Insurance cont...
Whether his Department plans to undertake a review of private debt-recovery practices for unpaid fuel transactions; what assessment his Department has made of the (a) fairness and (b) impact on consume
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has no plans to make a specific assessment of the merits of private debt recovery practices for fuel transactions. However, the Government expects all firms to treat individuals in debt fairly and to act in a re...