The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 369 tabled · 343 answered

Written questions by McVey.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Esther McVey this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (369)Department of Health and Social Care (115)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (36)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (36)Home Office (35)Treasury (28)Ministry of Justice (19)Cabinet Office (14)Department for Education (13)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (11)Department for Work and Pensions (11)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (10)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (7)

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14 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

Whether NHS England plans to publish monthly data showing the number of Referral to Treatment pathways removed from waiting lists by reason for removal.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
Asked

Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15321 on Innovation and Technology: Obesity, whether the evaluation activity will be independent of Eli Lilly and Company; whether it will include control groups, randomisation or other comparative evaluation methods; and whether the results will be published.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Pending
Asked

Whether the Government has analysed companies incorporated during the pandemic against recipients of Bounce Back Loans and other Covid support schemes.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

Whether HM Treasury has produced, commissioned or received an estimate of the total amount lost through fraud and error across Covid-19 support schemes that exceeds the published estimate of £10.9 billion.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

What methodology was used to estimate the £10.9 billion of fraud and error in Covid-19 support schemes; whether the estimate includes unidentified fraud; and what estimate the Public Sector Fraud Authority has made of the upper range of total losses.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What proportion of the reduction in the Referral to Treatment waiting list between August 2024 and March 2026 was attributable to (a) increased completed treatments and (b) non-treatment removals, including validation exercises.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

14 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15320 on Folic Acid, with reference to the Food Standard Agency's information page entitled Guidance: Folic Acid, updated on 10 July 2026, where the nine pieces of evidence can be found as the links are not working.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

With reference to the government announcement of 27 June 2026 on Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, for what reason the relevant competing interests of the quoted experts were not disclosed.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the article in The Lancet by Dr Czeizel entitled Can terathanasia explain the protective effect of folic-acid supplementation on birth defects, published on 16 August 1997, particularly the comment that fetal deaths could readily account for not just part of the effect of folic acid on prevention of defect in births, but for the entire effect.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

8 Jul 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending
Asked

Whether it is his policy to support the building of the Peak Cluster project.

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Awaiting answer.

8 Jul 2026·Ministry of Justice·Pending
Asked

How many cases of Assaulting an Emergency Worker have been dealt with since the commencement of such courts in London in April 2026 and what was the outcome in each case.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending
Asked

What meetings a) Ministers and b) officials in his Department have had with i) local authorities and ii) private sector companies on the Peak Cluster project.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113069 on Folic Acid, to clarify where the impact assessment has been published as it is not available on the cited link.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

With reference to the Government response of 29 June 2026 to the petition entitled End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of options available to individuals and patients to avoid flour products which are fortified with folic acid.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what funding has been allocated within the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme to assess the outcomes of that programme.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

2 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 3756 on Folic Acid, whether he is taking steps to help ensure patients will be made aware of the fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour; and what support will patients be given to avoid it in their diet.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

1 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

How much money is owed by a) businesses and b) taxpayers to HMRC i) this financial year, and ii) in the previous financial year, and when that money is expected to be paid back.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

1 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
Asked

How much money that is owed to HMRC by a) businesses and b) taxpayers has not been collected as a percentage over the previous five years.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

23 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
Asked

Innovation and Technology, whether any recommendations to the ICO were made relating to workplace culture, leadership, governance or staff welfare in the findings of the independent workplace investigation.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

23 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what was the earliest date on which the Information Commissioner's Office informed her Department, or its predecessor sponsor Department, whether formally or informally, of any complain

Reply

Ministers were informed of workplace allegations relating to the Information Commissioner’s conduct on 16 February 2026.Ministers were not informed of any complaints prior to this.

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