Alec Shelbrooke MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asylum: RAF Linton-on-OuseHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2026 to Question 15306, whether she has submitted a change of use planning application under The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development Applications) (Procedure
Answer: The Home Office is in the early stages of assessing the feasibility of using the MOD Linton-on-Ouse site and no decision has been made on whether it will be used to accommodate asylum seekers. No planning application has been submitted. The submission of ...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWhisky: Origin MarkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to decide on the English Whisky Geographical Indication application.
Answer: Ministers are considering all the evidence gathered during the statutory assessment process before making a decision. We aim to announce our decision on the application shortly.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: RAF Linton-on-OuseHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, can she confirm that she will submit a formal planning application to North Yorkshire Council should the she decide to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.
Answer: No final decision has been made on whether to use Linton-on-Ouse as asylum accommodation. All the necessary assessments, planning permissions and approvals would be completed and properly considered before a decision is made.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: RAF Linton-on-OuseHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce a public consultation before a decision is made to use former RAF Linton-on-Ouse for asylum accommodation.
Answer: No final decision has been made on whether to use Linton-on-Ouse as asylum accommodation. If the site is taken forward, the Home Office would engage regularly with local representatives and partners from the local authority, NHS, police forces and others ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFuture Combat Air System: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total spend to date on the Tempest project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.
Answer: Since its inception, the UK Government has invested over £2 billion on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Tempest project. In addition to this, the project has attracted over £700 million of private investment since the programme began.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordType 83 Destroyers: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total spend to date on the Type 83 Destroyer project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.
Answer: We inherited an underdeveloped concept for Type 83 when we took office. The Type 83 Destroyer forms part of a wider Future Air Dominance System (FADS) capability concept, making specific costs for the Type 83 element hard to differentiate from the wider w...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: IranDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission regarding Iran-linked charities operating in the UK.
Answer: The Charity Commission has published guidance for charities with links to Iran to be clear that charities must ensure any activity furthers their charity’s purposes and complies with the law and its guidance, or else face regulatory consequences.Governmen...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: AntisemitismDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission regarding antisemitism in the arts sector.
Answer: All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our arts charities. The Secretary of State recently met with the Charity Commission for England and Wales to discuss how to make sure it has the powers it ne...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDemocracy and Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to pages 19 to 20 of the Sixth Special Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2024-26 on Transnational repression in the UK: Government Respo
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is working on a Human Rights and Democracy Report and will confirm publication timeframes in due course.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of heavier vehicles on the durability of materials used in the repair of road potholes.
Answer: The Government recognises that heavier vehicles can accelerate road surface wear. While the Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of this effect, we are actively considering the implications of greater numbers of zero emission heavy goods ve...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support is available for UK-based not-for-profit organisations developing innovative health technologies for use in the developing world.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) routes funding for the development of innovative health technologies for use in low and middle income countries through public-private Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) or similar organisations...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123590More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115363, if she will provide the underlying data used to calculate the impact of the Personal Allowance freeze on those of state pension age.
Answer: Information on the methodology used to estimate the impacts of maintaining the personal income tax thresholds can be found in HM Treasury’s Policy Costing paper. Budget_2025-Policy_Costings.pdf The Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the b...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escorts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the oversight mechanisms in place to hold private custody and prisoner transport providers accountable for delays in delivering prisoners to court.
Answer: Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) are performing strongly, despite continuing pressures across the criminal justice system. In 2025, overall criminal justice system delivery to court was timely in 98.19% of cases; PECS suppliers met contractual ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ExemptionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of council tax exemption and discount rules for families required to live away from their homes for extended periods due to a child un
Answer: Councils are responsible for administering the council tax system, including considering the circumstances applying to a household and its eligibility for a discount or exemption. As well as the mandatory 25% discount where a household only has one adult ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115363More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cumulative number of pensioners who will be liable for income tax between 2026 and 2031 as a result of the the Personal Allowance threshold being frozen; and what assessment she has
Answer: The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be found in Table 3.19 in the OBR’s November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: receipts, linked below: https://obr.uk/download/november-2025-economic-and-fiscal-outlo...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Drinks: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation has his Department undertaken with vending and automated retailing businesses and other relevant stakeholders before proposing restrictions on the sale of high-energy caffeine dri
Answer: The Department engaged with relevant stakeholders, including representatives of the vending and automated retail sector, prior to publishing its proposals for banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks.Building on initial engagements, the Department ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement a sustainable funding model for independent adult hospices.
Answer: We have provided a £125 million capital funding boost for eligible adult, and children and young people’s, hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care.The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care M...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Palestinian civilian deaths since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Answer: We urge all parties to respect the terms of the ceasefire that came into effect on 10 October 2025, and we continue to press for the implementation in full of the 20-point peace plan endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November 2025.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100304More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the scope of the Plastics Packaging Tax to exempt EN 13432–certified compostable materials; and what assessment has been made of the potential impact of including compostable materials within the
Answer: The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the policymaking process. The Plastic Packaging Tax provides a price incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Yorkshire and the HumberDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department made an assessment of trends in the levels of current waiting times for cancer treatment in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire and NHS West Yorkshire sub-ICBs prior to funding de
Answer: Cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and treatment on the National Health Service, including in Humber and North Yorkshire and NHS West Yorkshire. The Government is investing an extra £26 billion in the NHS and opening up community diagnosti...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist to ensure public safeguarding of victims when police investigations into child sexual exploitation are paused due to the mental health needs of those victims.
Answer: It is crucial police and law enforcement have the capabilities and skills to effectively tackle child sexual abuse and exploitation and take robust action to better safeguard children, ensuring victims and survivors receive appropriate care and support th...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish (a) the long list of NHS trusts considered by the Chair for inclusion in the Independent Maternity and Neonatal Investigation and (b) the selection criteria used by t
Answer: The 14 NHS trusts to be looked at as part of the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation were announced on 15 September 2025. There are no plans to publish the long list of NHS trusts considered by the chair for inclusion in the investig...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has been selected to represent (a) midwifery, (b) obstetrics and (c) neonatal care for his Independent Maternity and Neonatal Investigation.
Answer: The list of Expert Advisers supporting Baroness Amos is published in the terms of reference. They include:a) Professor Julia Sanders and Lesley Sharkey, both midwives.b) Professor Alex Heazell and Dr Christine Ekechi, both obstetricians.c) Dr Edile Murdoc...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the support available to victims of child sexual exploitation when court proceedings are paused due to the victim's mental health needs.
Answer: Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) roles, including children's ISVAs (CHISVAs), are intended provide information about the criminal justice process to the victim, including what to expect at each stage.Statutory guidance published in May 2025, und...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70397More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost of (a) quarterly tax returns and (b) mandatory use of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax software to small and medium enterprises.
Answer: Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax quarterly updates are not the same as tax returns. They are simple, unadjusted summaries of income and expenditure, populated automatically through software and easily submitted. The latest published assessment of M...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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