20 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of the M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme.
ReplyThe M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) scheme is currently under review as part of the Major Road Network and Large Local Majors programme. A decision on the future of the scheme will be announced by early summer. Until such time, it would not be appropri...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to improve (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of specifically lobular breast cancer.
ReplyThe Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients, including those with lobular breast cancer, survive this horrible set of diseases. There are multiple NHS initiative...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve (a) treatment and (b) care for patients suffering from non-alcoholic cirrhosis.
ReplyLiver health and liver cancer remain a priority for the National Health Service. NHS England has established a liver transformation programme focussing on awareness, prevention, diagnosis, detection, and treatment of all forms of liver disease, such as ci...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve diagnosis for non-alcoholic cirrhosis.
ReplyLiver health and liver cancer remain a priority for the National Health Service. NHS England has established a liver transformation programme focussing on awareness, prevention, diagnosis, detection, and treatment of all forms of liver disease, such as ci...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat plans his Department has to increase funding for liver disease, including non-alcoholic cirrhosis care.
ReplyServices to manage and treat patients with liver disease are commissioned at a local level and are considered alongside other healthcare priorities. Specific investment in services is decided locally, reflecting local population need.The liver transformat...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of potential links between high street barber shops and organised crime.
ReplyThe Government is taking significant action to tackle high street money laundering and the organised crime that drives it, which has become an increasingly visible threat in our communities. Organised crime groups are exploiting cash intensive businesses ...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of potential links between vape shops and organised crime.
ReplyThe Government is taking significant action to tackle high street money laundering and the organised crime that drives it, which has become an increasingly visible threat in our communities. Organised crime groups are exploiting cash intensive businesses ...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to tackle organised crime on high streets.
ReplyThe Government is taking significant action to tackle high street money laundering and the organised crime that drives it, which has become an increasingly visible threat in our communities. Organised crime groups are exploiting cash intensive businesses ...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the levels of criminal gangs operating illegal businesses on high streets.
ReplyThe Government is taking significant action to tackle high street money laundering and the organised crime that drives it, which has become an increasingly visible threat in our communities. Organised crime groups are exploiting cash intensive businesses ...
19 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to mitigate the impact on armed forces personnel from any delay in announcing the 2026/27 Armed Forces pay round.
ReplyThe Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has submitted its report and recommendations. The details of this year’s pay award will be confirmed as soon as possible, and any pay award will be backdated to the start of the Armed Forces pay year on 1 April 20...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to end modern slavery.
ReplyModern slavery is a vicious crime that dehumanises people. Our government is committed to tackling this scourge in all its forms. We are taking forward a multi-pronged approach to tackling modern slavery through delivery, reform and integration across wid...
19 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhen he plans to announce final pay figures for the 2026/27 Armed Forces pay round.
ReplyThe Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has submitted its report and recommendations. The details of this year’s pay award will be confirmed as soon as possible, and any pay award will be backdated to the start of the Armed Forces pay year on 1 April 20...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to tackle the operations of trafficking gangs in the UK.
ReplyThe Home Office works closely with the National Crime Agency, the police and prosecution services to strengthen the operational response to modern slavery and human trafficking to drive performance. There has been a significant uplift in police activity o...
19 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of new technologies on the grooming and exploitation of children.
ReplyThe Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse.The Online Safety Act is a landmark and foundational step in tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse, placing new duti...
19 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with counterparts around the world about ending modern slavery.
ReplyThe UK is committed to playing its part in eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking. We continue to work with partners through a range of multilateral bodies including the G7, the United Nations, the Organization for Se...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to help ensure the availability of rapid paramedic treatment for people experiencing a stroke.
ReplySuspected and confirmed strokes are serious emergencies and require timely intervention. The Government recognises that in past years, ambulance response times, including for Category 2 emergencies which includes strokes, have not met the high standards p...
19 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment has her Department made of the potential merits of increasing financial support for parents who home educate.
ReplyParents have a right to home educate and those parents who choose to do so must provide an efficient, suitable full-time education if the child is of compulsory school age. Through the Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and School...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of current statistics for stroke treatment in England.
ReplyThe Government set an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by a quarter in the next ten years. To accelerate progress and tackle unwarranted variation across the country, we will publish a new Cardiovascular Disease Modern ...
19 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of kinaesthetic learning.
ReplyWe support teachers to use evidence-based approaches and their professional judgement to choose the teaching methods that will best support their pupils to learn and progress, including active and hands-on approaches where appropriate.Work is now underway...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department is taking steps to increase funding for stroke aftercare.
ReplyThe Government set an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by a quarter in the next ten years. To accelerate progress and tackle unwarranted variation across the country, we will publish a new Cardiovascular Disease Modern ...