Every parliamentary written question tabled by Will Forster this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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If he will review the adequacy of current guidance for hospitality venues on the admission of assistance animals, including the distinction between fully trained assistance dogs and those in training.
Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve disabled people’s access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvantag...
Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on a) improving the transition from training into sustained employment and b) the evidential basis for asses
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Education and the Home Secretary on a range of issues, including the housebuilding workforce.
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the steps her Department is taking to (a) address the ageing construction workforce and (b) prevent shortages of skilled workers
The Government announced a £625 million Construction Skills Package (CSP) to support the training of up to 60,000 additional skilled construction workers by 2029. The package will help address skills shortages in the construction industry by increasing tr...
Whether her department will be exempting victims of human trafficking from the Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
The amendments form part of the 5 March policy announcements, which replace the statutory duty to support with a power, and making it a condition of support not to illegally work. The aim of these measures is to reduce misuse of support, not to make peopl...
If her Department will continue to fund Surrey’s Step to Change Hub after 2026/27.
In the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, we have committed to expanding access to tailored interventions for domestic abuse and stalking perpetrators across England and Wales.We will deliver this through a fair and open competition available to a...
Whether her Department has considered the potential merits of conducting an Equalities Impact Assessment on the Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
The amendments form part of the 5 March policy announcements, which replace the statutory duty to support with a power, and making it a condition of support not to illegally work. The aim of these measures is to reduce misuse of support, not to make peopl...
Whether her Department has considered rolling out the support provided by Surrey’s Step to Change Hub across the country.
In the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, we have committed to expanding access to tailored interventions for domestic abuse and stalking perpetrators across England and Wales.We will deliver this through a fair and open competition available to a...
How her Department defines deliberate in relation to the Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
The amendments form part of the 5 March policy announcements, which replace the statutory duty to support with a power, and making it a condition of support not to illegally work. The aim of these measures is to reduce misuse of support, not to make peopl...
What steps his Department is taking to (a) increase energy-efficiency and (b) reduce energy bills at Woking Community Hospital.
The Government has provided substantial support to National Health Service trusts to increase their energy efficiency and to reduce costs. In 2025/26, we worked in partnership with Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero t...
What steps his department is taking to support Ashford and St Peter's Hospital Trust to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy bills on their estate.
The Government has provided substantial support to National Health Service trusts to increase their energy efficiency and to reduce costs. In 2025/26, we worked in partnership with Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero t...
What steps his Department is taking to increase energy efficiently and reduce energy bills in the hospitals and across the NHS estate.
The Government has provided substantial support to National Health Service trusts to increase their energy efficiency and to reduce costs. In 2025/26, we worked in partnership with Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero t...
How many noise important areas of the M25 there are within Surrey; and what the locations are.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for creating noise maps, and associated Noise Important Areas, as part of implementing the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. These road noise maps and the associate...
What requirements her Department places on Network Rail to undertake ecological surveys prior to vegetation clearance.
Network Rail is expected to carry out activities in a way that minimises harm, and wherever possible improves the natural habitat while maintaining the performance and safety of the railway. Network Rail undertakes checks for nesting birds, which is parti...
Whether Network Rail is required to obtain a licence from Natural England before carrying out works that may disturb protected species.
If Network Rail is carrying out work that may impact protected species, then it will look to carry out the work in such a way as to avoid needing a licence in the first place. If non-licensable activities are not feasible for the work required, then Netwo...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that Network Rail complies with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in relation to the protection of nesting birds.
Network Rail is expected to carry out activities in a way that minimises harm, and wherever possible improves the natural habitat while maintaining the performance and safety of the railway. In order to comply with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, N...
How many noise important areas of the M25 there are within Woking constituency; and what the locations are.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for creating noise maps, and associated Noise Important Areas, as part of implementing the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. These road noise maps and the associate...
Whether he intends to widen the protections in PD12J to all domestic abuse cases.
The Government is committed to reforming the Family Court in order to better support victims and survivors of domestic abuse.Practice Direction 12J (PD12J) applies in private law children’s proceedings where the court is considering where a child should l...
What estimate she has made of the total cost to police forces in England and Wales of policing protests and public demonstrations in each financial year since 2019-20.
The Home Office does not routinely collect information on the costs of police operations. It is a local decision for elected Police and Crime Commissioners and their equivalents, working with their chief officers, to determine how best to allocate resourc...
Whether an equality impact assessment was conducted on the decision to reduce the move-on period for refugees in accommodation from 56 days to 28 days.
The Home Office has not reduced the move on period. In December 2024, the Home Office began piloting an extended 56-day grace period. In September 2025, the pilot was paused for single adults and came to an end for all cohorts on 8 March 2026.From the 9 M...
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting families with children from the reduction in the move-on period for refugees in accommodation from 56 days to 28 days.
The Home Office has not reduced the move on period. In December 2024, the Home Office began piloting an extended 56-day grace period. In September 2025, the pilot was paused for single adults and came to an end for all cohorts on 8 March 2026.From the 9 M...