23 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
ReplyWe have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
ReplyWe have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
ReplyWe have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
22 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat support his Department is providing to micro businesses in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
ReplyThis government recognises that micro and small businesses are the backbone of our economy in Lincolnshire and across all rural areas in the United Kingdom.They provide goods and services central to people’s lives and local communities. While the High Str...
22 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps have been taken to reduce ambulance waiting times in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyEmergency ambulance provision for South Holland and The Deepings and Lincolnshire is delivered by the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). On 25 October 2025, we published the Medium-Term Planning Framework. It marks the first steps towards delivering ...
22 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedHow many political appointees have been made by his department since July 2024.
ReplyWe have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department are published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publis...
22 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps he has taken to support the construction industry in Lincolnshire.
ReplyThe Government is committed to delivering a National Infrastructure Pipeline, supported by up to £725 billion of public funding over the next decade, alongside the delivery of 1.5 million new homes. We are also investing £625 million to tackle skills shor...
22 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to support pupils in Lincolnshire in learning to swim.
ReplySwimming is a vital life skill. This is why swimming is a curriculum entitlement at primary school. Funded through core school budgets, schools must provide swimming lessons in either key stage 1 or 2.The department has confirmed £1 billion funding for PE...
22 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat progress his Department has made on the review into medical records of nuclear test veterans.
ReplyI refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave on 28 April 2026. The records exercise is nearing completion, and I shall update the House in due course. In parallel, as part of wider work, the number of historic nuclear testing records that are...
22 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement on (a) mature student enrolment numbers and (b) local upskilling opportunities in (i) South Holland and the D
ReplyThe Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) will replace and transform the existing student finance system for higher education at levels 4 to 6. It will support this ambition by making modular provision eligible for funding for the first time.An equality ana...
22 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential compounded impact of (a) National Insurance contribution rises (b) business rate rises and (c) energy price rises on pubs in Lincolnshire.
ReplyRecognising the value pubs bring and the challenges they face, on business rates the Government has introduced a 1-year 15 per cent relief for all pubs and live music venues in 2026/27, on top of the existing support package announced at Budget. This mean...
19 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
19 Jun 2026·Wales Office·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
ReplyMy Department has not hired any external public relations consultants since July 2024.
19 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf he will undertake a horizon review to identify emerging actionable gene mutations that should be fast tracked onto the National Genomic Test Directory, prioritising (a) rare and less survivable
ReplyGenomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS) and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as direc...
19 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
ReplyWe have not awarded any contracts for external public relations consultants since July 2024.
19 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of regional variations in the roll out of genomic testing for pancreatic cancer.
ReplyGenomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS) and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as direc...
17 Jun 2026·Scotland Office·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
ReplyThe Scotland Office has not hired any external public relations consultants since July 2024.
17 Jun 2026·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
ReplyThe Northern Ireland Office has not hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
17 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
ReplyThe Ministry of Defence has not directly hired external public relations (PR) consultants since July 2024. Any PR guidance is obtained through third-party arrangements with external agencies, following appropriate procurement rules.
17 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
ReplyThe Department has not procured or engaged the services of any external consultants, either individuals or companies, for the general purpose of public relations since July 2024.