Every parliamentary written question tabled by Carla Denyer this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to commitment 48 in the Environmental Improvement Plan published on 1 December 2025, if she will outline the timescale and process for determining measures to drive the reduction and near-elimination of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill from 2028.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to Written Statement of 24 March 2026 on Future Homes and Building Standards, HCWS1445, whether the technical review of Approved Document O of the Building Regulations will tackle the potential risk of overheating in new and existing homes.
Awaiting answer.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential emissions reductions achievable by transitioning the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnace production.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to help reduce (a) suicide and (b) deaths amongst young asylum seekers.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the national review of care-leaver deaths announced on 16 April 2026, whether the review will examine deaths of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people who have left care.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16565 on Suicide: Asylum and Refugees, whether the near to real time suspected suicide surveillance system was expanded to include intelligence on refugees and asylum seekers.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to support the adoption of electrification across foundation industries.
Awaiting answer.
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the existing cap on fines for offshore oil and gas companies for breaches of environmental regulations.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between Bristol Central and the rest of the UK.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the risk of overheating in social housing.
Awaiting answer.
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on (a) trends in the level of suicide among young asylum seekers in the last five years and (b) the adequacy of cross-departmental working on safeguarding for these young people.
Awaiting answer.
When the National Wealth Fund's updated Financial Framework will be published.
Awaiting answer.
If she will publish the a) terms, b) monitoring arrangements and c) i) children’s and ii) human rights impact assessments for the April 2026 UK-France border security agreement.
The UK and France agreed a new border security partnership in April 2026 that will strengthen joint efforts to tackle illegal migration and prevent dangerous Channel crossings. This work is explicitly focused on saving lives by bearing down on the criminal gangs who profit from a business model that exploits vulnerable people.The agreement is subject to robust monitoring and evaluation arrangements agreed with France. These include regular joint assessment of activity and its impact, to ensure that funding and operational activity are delivering against shared objectives.As is standard for agreements of this nature, detailed operational terms and associated documents are not published, as doing so would risk undermining the effectiveness of activity designed to disrupt organised criminal networks.The Government takes its obligations in respect of children and human rights seriously. All activity undertaken as part of the UK–France partnership is delivered in line with our domestic and international legal obligations.
When will a Bill be brought forward to update the remit of the National Wealth Fund.
Awaiting answer.
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending protections for whistleblowers to charity trustees.
Awaiting answer.
If her Department will publish regular impact assessments for the International Student Levy.
Impact analysis on the International Students Levy was published in November 2025. Any further analysis will be published in the usual way.
If she will exclude incoming exchange students whose tuition is fully funded via (a) scholarships and (b) fee waivers from the International Student Levy.
The International Student Levy will require higher education providers to pay a flat fee of £925 per international student per year. Further details of the levy, including students in scope, will be published in due course. The income raised by the levy will be reinvested into skills and maintenance grants.Providers will be given an allowance for the first 220 international students per year. This is to mitigate the levy having a disproportionate impact on smaller providers, particularly those operating specialist and resource intensive models with limited other means of cross-subsidisation. The levy will not be introduced until 2028/29 to give providers time to plan for its introduction. Providers will pay the levy one year in arrears, to help with their financial planning.
With reference to Freedom of Information Request 2025/07437 and her department’s response to it on 29th July 2025, if she will provide details of the a) cybersecurity and b) misuse concerns referred to.
Information is released into the public domain where it is appropriate to do so. The Home Office would not provide an insight into the design of our technology systems in order to maintain security and protect the border
With reference to the Government's document entitled Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy, published on 18 December 2025, if she will set out a timeline for introducing mandatory relationships and sex education for 16-18 year olds.
The department is exploring the most viable and effective route to deliver this policy, working with the sector to ensure any approach is practical, deliverable and fit for purpose. This work is ongoing and we are not yet able to provide a timeframe for introducing mandatory relationships and sex education for 16 to 18‑year‑olds. However, we remain committed to taking this forward carefully and responsibly.
With reference to the guidance entitled AI Playbook for UK Government, published on 10 February 2025, whether this guidance was used in the context of AI tools for asylum casework.
We follow and abide by Government and Home Office guidance for all AI development, however the development and delivery of the Asylum project pilots predated the AI Playbook.