Amanda Martin MP: written questions
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Written questions
Small Businesses: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10006More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support small and medium sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that public procurement drives economic growth and removes barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We have introduced new powers to allow authorities to reserve lower-value contracts specifically for ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) document entitled Improving Trader recommendation platforms: consumer law compliance advice for businesses, published on 12 November 2024
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority's decision-making is independent of government. Each parliament the government issues a Strategic Steer to the CMA setting out its priorities for the CMA and the wider policy objectives to which it should have regard....
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage enforcement action by the Competition and Markets Authority on consumer protection.
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority's decision-making is independent of government. Each parliament the government issues a Strategic Steer to the CMA setting out its priorities. Earlier this year the government encouraged the CMA to use its range of to...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK City of Culture: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact the Department's UK City of Culture Competition and new UK Town of Culture competition will have on local communities.
Answer: The strong evidence from UK City of Culture shows that supporting local culture pays both economic and social dividends. Town of Culture is a new competition to ensure smaller places across the UK can share in the real impact by shining a spotlight on pla...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: Parental LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to commission an independent review of the compliance of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's maternity and parental leave policies with employment law.
Answer: A comprehensive funded programme to modernise all Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) supporting tools and policies is already underway, in collaboration with relevant Government Departments and stakeholders. There are no plans for an independent review. The Empl...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91000More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that (a) Portsmouth and (b) other areas receive sufficient funding to meet national cancer waiting time targets a
Answer: The Government will get the NHS diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster , including in Portsmouth. We have already delivered 5.2 million more appointments nationwide - including many for cancer diagnosis and treatment, helping more patients to ac...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of resources allocated to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's human resources function (a) to address parental policy concerns raised by trade unions (b) in genera
Answer: The Department keeps the allocation of resources under regular review to ensure it is able to meet its obligations. A targeted programme to develop the lived experience within the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is underway, and this is balanced against wider...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel returning from maternity leave being required to (a) return to sea-based duties within a specified timeframe and (b) take unpaid leave to cover gaps in shore-
Answer: Managers have latitude to consider individual needs when scheduling working patterns at sea. This includes recognising family circumstances, parental obligations and employee requests. It also necessarily means ensuring that this flexibility protects Defe...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support is available to Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who are (a) pregnant and (b) new parents where both partners are employed by the RFA; and what provision is made to ensure adequate childcare arr
Answer: Over and above guidance from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, women within the RFA receive additional protections from 26 weeks of pregnancy. Alongside this, a comprehensive range of support is available for parental, maternity, paternity, adoption, c...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: Maternity LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to Royal Fleet Auxiliary shore-based assignment policies for personnel on maternity leave in the last two years; and what assessment he has made of the impact of those changes on (a) r
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is committed to the principles of the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). We are enormously grateful for the vital contribution the RFA makes to the defence of the nation by supporting the Royal Na...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement the British Standards Institute PAS 5222 Safeguarding Children specification.
Answer: The government is committed to safeguarding children across all settings, including out-of-school settings (OOSS). That is why the department launched a call for evidence on OOSS safeguarding to better understand current safeguarding practices and explore...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service section 7 reports recommend shared care; and what training is given to officers of that service on (a) parental alienation and (b) equal p
Answer: Cafcass does not record data on the proportion of section 7 reports that recommend shared care. This information is not recorded centrally, and the data would only be available from individual case file review at a disproportionate cost.The Government doe...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for first hearings in private family law cases.
Answer: The average waiting time for first hearings in private family law cases is nine weeks, as at Q2 2025 (April to June 2025). This is an improvement of one week when compared to the end of Q1 2025 (January to March 2025) and a two-week reduction when compare...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Child Arrangement Orders were (a) shared care and (b) sole residency since 2019.
Answer: The requested information is not recorded centrally. The relevant data could only be obtained by an analysis of individual case files at disproportionate cost. The welfare of the child is paramount in any decision regarding child arrangements. In determin...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service has received in collection fees from (a) paying and (b) receiving parents in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows collection fees received in each of the last five years, for which audited figures are available.Collection fees2019/20202020/20212021/20222022/20232023/2024£000£000£000£000£000(a) Paying Parent Collection Fees Received£34,771£34,428...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June to Question 57910 on Legal Aid Scheme, how much the Legal Aid Agency paid in fees to Duncan Lewis LLP in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24, and (d) 2024-25 related to immigra
Answer: The requested information can be found in the table below. Information filterable by financial year, legal aid provider, and type of legal aid can be viewed on the Provider explorer dashboard of the Legal aid provider completions and starts statistics dat...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the (a) names and (b) locations of former airforce bases within the UK that are no longer in use by the Royal Air Force but remain part of the Ministry of Defence estate as of 1 Septe
Answer: No, a historical list is not held. The Defence Disposal Database details all Ministry of Defence sites the Department plans to release when they become surplus to Defence requirements. This is published on gov.uk: Disposal database: House of Commons repor...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration OfficersHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by her Department at the rank of Chief Immigration Officer at the end of the 2015-16 financial year.
Answer: Border Force had 760 BFOs at grade CIO as of FY 2015/16.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging schools to fully fund one-to-one music tuition for pupils eligible for pupil premium funding.
Answer: Art and design, music and drama within English are important parts of the national curriculum, and the government trusts schools to determine how best to teach all arts subjects, including teaching time.Schools are expected to fund the teaching of arts su...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase dedicated arts funding for schools to ensure (a) music, (b) drama and (c) art are delivered as core subjects.
Answer: Art and design, music and drama within English are important parts of the national curriculum, and the government trusts schools to determine how best to teach all arts subjects, including teaching time.Schools are expected to fund the teaching of arts su...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) requiring secondary schools to provide at least one hour per week of (i) music, (ii) drama and (iii) art teaching and (b) abolishing arts carousel t
Answer: Art and design, music and drama within English are important parts of the national curriculum, and the government trusts schools to determine how best to teach all arts subjects, including teaching time.Schools are expected to fund the teaching of arts su...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Coastal AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 905440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve biodiversity in coastal areas impacted by algae overgrowth.
Answer: In the most ambitious target on water pollution in history, we will halve sewage pollution by 2030. We are restoring our waterways to good health so communities can once again take pride in their rivers, lakes and seas. We are abolishing Ofwat and establi...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants with disabilities who are in receipt of the Personal Independence Payment and legacy work-related benefits will be treated as new claimants for the purposes of the proposed changes to
Answer: The Department plans to complete migration of ESA claimants to UC by March 2026. As part of this ESA claimants will be migrated to the UC Health Element. To protect any claimants who have not migrated by April 2026 we intend to mirror as closely as possib...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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