Every parliamentary written question tabled by Olly Glover this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department is taking to work with industry to develop a roadmap for ending the routine culling of male chicks, as laid out in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 January 2026 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 105878.
What guidance his Department provides to Government departments on responding to recommendations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman involving financial redress.
Awaiting answer.
What estimate her Department has made of the cost of providing compensation at Level 4 of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman scale in the last 12 months.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the recent update to NICE guideline on ovarian cancer, what consideration he has given to implementing dual testing using CA125 and ultrasound at the same time for women of all ages.
Awaiting answer.
Whether he has considered requesting that the Government Actuary’s Department publish the calculations behind the sum transferred to the AEAT pension scheme at the time of privatisation.
The Department for Work and Pensions was not involved in the privatisation of Atomic Energy Authority Technology in 1996.
What steps he is taking to support employers in reducing stigma around menopause in the workplace.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to help improve access to trials for new dementia treatments in Didcot and Wantage constituency.
The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including those with dementia, have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative, lifesaving treatments.The Department funds research and research infrastructure through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) which supports National Health Service patients, the public, and NHS organisations across England to participate in high-quality research, including clinical trials into dementia.The Department, via the NIHR, is also investing nearly £50 million into the Dementia Trials Network, a coordinated network of trial sites across the United Kingdom, which will offer people with dementia the opportunity to take part in early phase clinical trials irrespective of where they live. This is complemented by the £20 million Dementia Trials Accelerator, designed to position the United Kingdom as the destination of choice for late phase clinical trials in dementia and neurodegenerative diseases.In partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, and Alzheimer Scotland, the NIHR delivers Join Dementia Research, an online platform which enables the involvement of people with and without a dementia diagnosis, as well as carers, to take part in a range of important research, including studies evaluating potential treatments for dementia.The NIHR also provides an online service called 'Be Part of Research', which promotes participation in health and social care research by allowing users to search for relevant studies, including those with dementia, and register their interest.The NIHR South Central Regional Research Delivery Network supports the delivery of dementia studies and increased patient participation and timely access to clinical trials for NHS organisations serving the Didcot and Wantage constituency, this is complemented by NIHR Biomedical Research Centres, including the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre in developing cognitive, imaging and blood-based biomarkers that support earlier detection.
Whether loss of revenue from user charges at the Dartford Crossings is accounted for in the Department's finances.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of delivery robots operating on pavements on public safety.
The Government is aware pavement robots are being used in some towns around the country. We are committed to bringing forward legislation to ensure the safe and lawful use of micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows, and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill contains powers for local leaders to control where micromobility delivery vehicles can be used in future.Safety will remain our top priority whilst considering regulation for new technology, and any new regulations will be subject to public consultation and impact assessment, including on safety, wheelchair users and visually impaired people, before they come into force.
Whether he has considered requesting that the Government Actuary’s Department publish the calculations behind the sum transferred to the AEAT pension scheme at the time of privatisation.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Whether a new Accounting Officer Assessment for the Lower Thames Crossing will be published.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
When she expects the Police Remuneration Review Body to next report.
The Government expects the Police Remuneration Review Body to submit its report by the end of May. The Government will give very careful consideration to its recommendations before announcing a final decision.Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with those who represent police officers, to discuss a range of relevant issues as part of the process of policy development and delivery.As part of Government transparency information about meetings is published on a quarterly basis on gov.uk.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of delivery robots on wheelchair users and visually-impaired people.
The Government is aware pavement robots are being used in some towns around the country. We are committed to bringing forward legislation to ensure the safe and lawful use of micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows, and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill contains powers for local leaders to control where micromobility delivery vehicles can be used in future.Safety will remain our top priority whilst considering regulation for new technology, and any new regulations will be subject to public consultation and impact assessment, including on safety, wheelchair users and visually impaired people, before they come into force.
What discussions she has had with bodies representing police officers on remuneration.
The Government expects the Police Remuneration Review Body to submit its report by the end of May. The Government will give very careful consideration to its recommendations before announcing a final decision.Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with those who represent police officers, to discuss a range of relevant issues as part of the process of policy development and delivery.As part of Government transparency information about meetings is published on a quarterly basis on gov.uk.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a process to allow Atomic Energy Authority Technology pension scheme closed section members to leave the Pension Protection Fund and re-join a public sector pension scheme, including the UK Atomic Energy Authority scheme.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on AEAT pension arrangements.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What data the Home Office holds on the number of occasions police officers have been required to work on their rest days.
The Home Office does not collect data centrally on how often police officers are required to work on their rest days.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure (a) cross-departmental communication and (b) information sharing in the event of a major cyber-attack that would impact primary platforms and servers.
Under the Government’s National Cyber Incident Management Framework, the cross-government response to major cyber incidents is coordinated and managed by the National Cyber Security Centre, with the Cabinet Office’s National Security Secretariat taking the lead for those incidents that would be considered a national cyber emergency. This framework ensures cross-departmental communication and information sharing during a crisis.
Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Government can access sensitive information and data from overseas cloud software providers in the event of contract cancellation or expiration.
When departments procure cloud software, the Government requires that contracts include clear provisions on data ownership, control and exit, so that government data can be securely accessed, transferred or deleted when contracts expire or are terminated.Under UK data protection law, government acts as the data controller and sets binding contractual instructions on how suppliers may process government data, including requirements covering data access, retention and deletion at the end of a contract. These arrangements are underpinned by standard contractual security and data protection terms and are assured by departments in line with the sensitivity of the data involved.
What steps he is taking to ensure that organisations critical to national security and critical national infrastructure have secure and resilient digital processes and platforms.
The government is working tirelessly to improve the cyber resilience of our most critical services and systems, including the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). The Resilience Action Plan, published in July 2025, sets out a strategic ‘all hazards approach’ to building national resilience for the whole of society. The Action Plan includes specific pledges to improve cyber resilience levels of our CNI. The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, currently going through Parliament, will also strengthen the UK’s cyber defences and ensure that the essential and digital services that the public relies upon are more secure.