Every parliamentary written question tabled by Navendu Mishra this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps his Department is taking to help prevent the spread of Ebola from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) assess the current risk to the United Kingdom’s population from the Ebola outbreak as low. The Government has advised against all but essential travel to the affected region of ...
Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to introduce regulations on the use of camera-enabled smart glasses, such as Meta Smart Glasses, for filming in public spaces.
The Government has no current plans to introduce specific legislation on the use of smart glasses for filming in public spaces because there are already criminal offences in place to deal with harmful conduct. Individuals who record other people in public...
Pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 5439 on Natural Gas: Prices, what data his Department holds on changes to bills for consumers connected to communal heat networks since gas p
Ofgem as the regulator for heat networks has launched an online registration platform to capture information about heat networks. Authorised networks have until January 2027 to submit data, including on pricing. Ofgem has also issued a request for informa...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her Department's position is on the territory of Western Sahara.
Western Sahara is a UN Non-Self-Governing Territory with no defined Administering Power. The UK wants to see a lasting solution to the Western Sahara conflict. In her meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita on 23 April, the Foreign Secretary reaffi...
Whether her Department has had discussions with the AQA exam board on staff pay and conditions.
Ofqual, the independent regulator of exams and assessments in England, oversees awarding organisations, including AQA, by conducting readiness reviews, evaluating their governance and ability to manage key delivery risks. The department has received assur...
Pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 491 on Government Departments: Correspondence, what steps he is taking to ensure that written correspondence from Members of Parliament receives a response from
Government departments and ministers are individually responsible for ensuring that their correspondence handling is in line with the Guide to Handling Correspondence.
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken by National Savings and Investments to return the savings of customers who have died to their bereaved families.
On 19 May, I updated Parliament that from the week commencing 25 May, NS&I would start to contact all affected estates, with holdings of £10 or more, to reunite them with the holdings owed to them. Remediation will be delivered in phases. NS&I has...
If he will broaden the eligibility criteria for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme to include more food manufacturing businesses.
The Energy-Intensive Industries (EII) Compensation Scheme compensates eligible businesses for the indirect costs of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Price Support Mechanism, targeting businesses at high risk of carbon leakage, the offshoring of ...
Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2026 to question 477 on Public Sector: ICT, if her Department will consider the use of open source software for the public sector to move away from reli
The Government supports a diverse and competitive technology landscape, including open-source software where it offers value, flexibility and resilience. This is outlined in the Technology Code of Practice, which encourages departments to consider the use...
Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2025 to question 60227 on Cricket: Women, what further progress her Department has made on increasing participation in cricket by women and girls in the last 12
The Government is committed to ensuring that as many women and girls as possible have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities, including cricket.Through Sport England, our Arm’s Length Body for grassroots sport, we pro...
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 484 titled Paraquat, if she will make it her policy to ban the export of paraquat.
We take our trade and international obligations for human health and the environment seriously. Export of paraquat is tightly regulated through the GB Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of certain hazardous chemicals....
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in gas prices on people living in properties supplied through communal heat networks.
Heat network operators buy the energy they need to provide heat to domestic consumers through commercial contracts. The Department and Ofgem are actively monitoring the contract prices paid by heat network operators since the Middle Eastern crisis started...
What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of trauma-informed training for social workers involved in (a) child protection and (b) care arrangements.
All social workers in England must meet Social Work England’s professional standards, which set the minimum requirements for safe and effective practice, including promoting the rights, strengths and wellbeing of people, families and communities. Social w...
When she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Stockport of 11 March 2026 with reference number NM44100.
The correspondence from the hon. Member for Stockport with reference number NM44100 was transferred from HM Treasury to the Department for Education. The Department for Education has confirmed that they have responded to this correspondence.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce noise pollution in a) Stockport and b) Greater Manchester.
The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively to promote good health and minimise disruption to people’s quality of life. A key tool for managing noise, mainly from transport, is the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 20...
Whether her Department plans to introduce regulations on members of building societies having binding votes on executive remuneration policy.
This Government is committed to supporting the growth and long-term success of the mutual sector, including building societies, in line with its manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co‑operative sector. The Government recognises the i...
If she will assess the potential merits of a requirement for a minimum number of Member Nominated Directors on the Boards of Building Societies.
This Government is committed to supporting the growth and long-term success of the mutual sector, including building societies, in line with its manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co‑operative sector. The Government recognises the i...
Whether proposed reforms on annual general meetings will ensure that organisations such as building societies do not move to virtual-only AGMs.
This Government is committed to supporting the growth and long-term success of the mutual sector, including building societies, in line with its manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co‑operative sector. The Government recognises the i...
Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's timeline is for banning the import of foie gras and fur into the UK.
This Government is committed to delivering the most ambitious animal welfare programme in a generation as set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy. The UK does not permit fur farming or the production of foie gras using force feeding, which the Government h...
What steps her Department is taking to support storage and logistics businesses in Stockport constituency.
The government supports transport, storage and logistics businesses in Stockport through national funding and policy measures, including investment in freight innovation, support for transport decarbonisation, and wider infrastructure funding. Businesses ...