21 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, whether she has any recent discussions with the Environment Agency regarding the removal of flytipped rubbish beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
ReplyIt is regrettable that waste on this site is a blight on the local environment. The Environment Agency liaised with Slough Borough Council, as owners of the land, when the waste was tipped by organised criminals. Removing the waste remains the responsibil...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has issues guidance to Integrated Care Boards to support disabled adults who are unable to access primary care, including GP registration, without specialist advocacy support
ReplySince 2016, all National Health Service organisations, including general practices, are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs of people with a d...
20 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what support her Department has recently given to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to assist with the removal of large-scale fly-tipped waste.
ReplyThe Government supports local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) to tackle fly-tipping and large-scale illegal waste through a range of measures. Defra officials chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG), through which we work with ...
20 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat recent estimate he has made of the waiting time for an application for deputyship to be seen at the Court of Protection.
ReplyThe current published Court of Protection statistics available on application disposal times (application received to order made timeliness), application volumes and order volumes are all on the Court of Protection tables, now separated out from the Famil...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether he has had recent discussions with Integrated Care Boards on the availability of health-related advocacy for disabled adults where such support is necessary to enable access to NHS services
ReplySince 2016, all National Health Service organisations, including general practices, are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs of people with a d...
20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhen she plans to announce future funding arrangements for the Primary PE and Sport Premium.
ReplyThe government has confirmed an investment over £1 billion in school sport over the next three years, including more than £580 million to fund the new Partnerships Network, improve school sports facilities and support primary schools as we move to the new...
20 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of regulatory protections for victims of fraud, particularly in cases involving (a) card and (b) authorised push payments.
ReplyThe Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. In March 2026 the Government published a new Fraud Strategy, setting out a comprehensive approach to cutting fraud by disrupting cr...
20 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment her Department has made of the Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory performance in cases related to peer-to-peer style investments.
ReplyThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed responsibility for the peer to peer lending sector in 2014. In 2016, the FCA launched a post-implementation review into the peer to peer and crowdfunding sector, leading to a consultation on updated rules for ...
20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat recent progress has been made on how Primary PE and Sport will be funded in the 2026–27 academic year.
ReplyThe government has confirmed an investment over £1 billion in school sport over the next three years, including more than £580 million to fund the new Partnerships Network, improve school sports facilities and support primary schools as we move to the new...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps he has taken to reduce diagnosis time for adenomyosis.
ReplyIt is unacceptable that women can wait a long time for an adenomyosis diagnosis, and we are committed to improving waiting times for diagnosis and treatment so patients can get the care they need sooner.The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy announces a new ...
20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of the availability of treatment for patients with adenomyosis in Slough constituency.
ReplyIn Slough, there is a local gynaecological pathway for systematic management of women with heavy menstrual bleeding and a community gynaecology advice and guidance service to which general practitioners can refer patients.Guidance about how to manage aden...
19 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Slough Borough Council on their legal duty to remove fly-tipped waste located beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Ca
ReplyDefra has not had discussions with Slough Borough Council on the removal of fly-tipped waste beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Local authorities are responsible for the removal and disposal of fly-tipped waste on public land, ...
19 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Members of Parliament as persons to be notified under the the Tell Us Once service.
ReplyTell Us Once is a cross government voluntary death notification service, available in all local authorities within England, Scotland & Wales. The service allows recently bereaved citizens, at a very stressful time in their lives, to inform participati...
19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health support to parents affected by baby loss in Slough.
ReplyThe maternity team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust offers counselling support for parents in Slough who have experienced stillbirth or neonatal death. The Forget-Me-Not maternal mental health service provides mental health support for women who hav...
15 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing reusable scrub hats in surgical theatres, fitted with Velcro name-and-role panels, in improving patient safety and experience; wha
ReplyThe Department and NHS England are exploring expanded use of reusable products in the National Health Service, including reusable theatre hats, to deliver on the Government’s vision for a circular economy for medical technology by 2045. This vision is set...
14 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer on 26 March 2026 to Question 121801 on Armed Forces Re-employment, what progress has been made in making the requested information available and placing a copy in the Library.
ReplyThe information the hon. Member has requested will be placed in the Library of the House in the next few days.
14 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedIf he will raise the issue of the safety of UK military vessels transiting to and from Gibraltar, and to seek reassurances that Royal Navy vessels will not be impeded or put at risk by Spanish authorities.
ReplyThe UK expects all states to act in accordance with international law, including respecting freedom of navigation and the United Kingdom’s sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. Royal Navy vessels continue to operate from Gibraltar in supp...
14 May 2026·Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority·Answered
AskedRepresenting the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117392 on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and M
ReplyIn its answer to Question 117392, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority sought to identify roles that were broadly comparable with those found in MPs’ offices, whilst noting that due to the nature of the work that IPSA carries out, there are n...
14 May 2026·Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority·Answered
AskedRepresenting the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to the Answer on 9 March 2026 to Question 117392 on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority a
ReplyMPs are the employers of their staff, not IPSA. Although IPSA provides an exit survey template for MPs to use when staff leave their employment, any information collected as to the reason for an employee's departure remains with the MP and is not shared w...
13 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWith reference to his letter to the Defence Committee of 31 January 2025, whether Defence Officials have published an official summary of the Defence Planning Assumptions.
ReplyThe Defence Planning Assumptions (DPAs) have not yet been published as a stand alone document as the Strategic Defence Review took precedence, and therefore there is currently no high-level OFFICIAL summary. The DPAs will be formally issued after the Defe...