Calum Miller MP: written questions
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Campsfield House Immigration Removal CentreHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposed expansion of the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (Phase 2), whether a formal decision has been taken to rely on the Crown Development route under sections 293D to
Answer: The Home Office has taken the decision to use the Crown Development route to planning for Phase 2 of the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre development.Crown development applications require extensive consultation of the local planning authority, and p...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlenheim Estate Homes and Blenheim Foundation: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) financial structure and (b) governance arrangements of (i) Blenheim Estates and (ii) the Blenheim Charitable Foundation.
Answer: I have not made an assessment of the financial structure of government arrangements of Blenheim Estates or the Blenheim Foundation. Charities are independent organisations and it is the responsibility of the trustees to make decisions in the best interest...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Planning Inspectorate and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project processes in evaluating the financial viability of funding commitme
Answer: An applicant seeking development consent for an energy-related nationally significant infrastructure project must submit a Funding Statement as part of the application process. This is assessed by both the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: OxfordshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the financial viability of SolarFive Ltd and Photovolt Development Partners to undertake the development of Botley West Solar Farm.
Answer: An applicant seeking development consent for an energy-related nationally significant infrastructure project must submit a Funding Statement as part of the application process. Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in taking decisions on appl...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: OxfordshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has sought the advice of the office of the Financial Sanction Implementation on reported Russian-linked funding associated with the proposed Botley West Solar Farm.
Answer: Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in taking decisions on applications for development consent for energy infrastructure proposals, it would not be appropriate to comment on matters relating to specific proposals
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: National SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Planning Inspectorate and (b) Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project processes to safeguard against national security risks
Answer: National security risk assessments are matters for the Investment Security Unit within the Cabinet Office.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordReligion: Community RelationsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906218More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to support cross-community interfaith work.
Answer: Interfaith relations are vital for strong, cohesive communities. The government is funding Inter Faith Week 2025 next week as a key moment in the national calendar for dialogue, learning, and connection between faiths and beliefs. I am sure many Hon Membe...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help promote public education on the misuse of emergency service protocols, including advice shared on social media on how to manipulate emergency triage syst
Answer: The National Health Service regularly shares information online through the NHS.UK website and on social media about how to access emergency services properly, including accident emergency, 999, 111, general practices (GPs), and pharmacies. The NHS also s...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made specific provision for UK citizens who completed their medical training outside the UK within the policy of prioritising UK Medical Graduates for (a) foundation and
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across the Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the potential impacts of the US requiring duties to be collected on all imports on UK businesses.
Answer: The department has conducted quantitative analysis and engaged directly with businesses across impacted sectors to understand the impact of the US removal of their De Minimis threshold. We have published information for UK businesses and remain in contact...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on exporters of the United States' suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value goods.
Answer: The department has conducted quantitative analysis and engaged directly with businesses across impacted sectors to understand the impact of the US removal of their De Minimis threshold. We have published information for UK businesses and remain in contact...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford United: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timetable is for reaching a decision on the planning application made by Oxford United Football Club to build a new stadium at the Triangle, south of Kidlington.
Answer: A decision not to call in the planning application for a new Oxford United stadium was issued on 15 October. The application therefore remains with Cherwell District Council for determination.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to prioritise any bilateral relationships in her first three months in office.
Answer: We will maintain our engagement with all key allies and partners over the coming months in pursuit of our shared priorities and interests; and we will continue to ensure that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is fully geared up to support t...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Departmental ResponsibilitiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has (a) commissioned a review of and (b) made changes to the structure of her Department since taking office.
Answer: We will maintain our engagement with all key allies and partners over the coming months in pursuit of our shared priorities and interests; and we will continue to ensure that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is fully geared up to support t...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Departmental ResponsibilitiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has set new objectives for her Department.
Answer: We will maintain our engagement with all key allies and partners over the coming months in pursuit of our shared priorities and interests; and we will continue to ensure that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is fully geared up to support t...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Alternative to Detention schemes piloted under the Home Office’s Community Engagement Pilot series.
Answer: Following analysis of the pilots’ published evaluations, the Department did not see sufficient evidence to progress these. We will keep under review the feasibility of alternatives to detention, taking account of effectiveness and cost efficiency, as part...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: State VisitsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's strategic objectives are for the state visit of President Trump.
Answer: State visits are a core part of delivering the Government's Plan for Change, strengthening the UK's global partnerships and people-to-people ties. As part of the US President's State Visit, the UK and US have agreed the Tech Prosperity Deal, focused on de...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: TaiwanDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UK higher education institutions have approached the her Department for guidance following requests from the Chinese Embassy to alter language referring to Taiwan, in each year since 2020.
Answer: The department engages regularly with representatives from the higher education sector on a range of international issues, working to support universities to maximise the opportunities of international collaboration whilst managing related risks. However,...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: TaiwanDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on foreign diplomatic pressure to (a) alter and (b) remove references to Taiwan in (i) academic and (ii) institutional communications.
Answer: The department engages regularly with representatives from the higher education sector on a range of international issues, working to support universities to maximise the opportunities of international collaboration whilst managing related risks. However,...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Heart DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) secondary school and (b) university students participating in organised sport are routinely tested for heart health.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommends screening babies for heart problems in pregnancy and twice in the newborn period. These programmes are run successfully in the National Health Service. The UK NSC does not recommend routine testing f...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Bicester and WoodstockDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 905432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to allocate adequate resources to support households at risk of flooding in Bicester and Woodstock constituency.
Answer: This Government will invest £7.9 billion over the next ten years in the largest ever flood programme. This will boost resilience and benefit 840,000 properties by 2035–36. The programme will launch in April 2026 and I encourage all local areas to work wit...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChelsea Football Club: SalesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings have Ministers held with Roman Abramovich's representatives and the foundation set up to manage the funds received from the sale of Chelsea FC since July 20
Answer: The Government is determined to see the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine following Russia's illegal full-scale invasion. There have been regular contacts with stakeholders to achieve this and we are deep...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese EmbassyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the security of the proposed embassy.
Answer: The government regularly engages with representatives of foreign governments, including the United States government, to discuss a broad range of issues. The details of these discussions are not made public.In dealing with any planning application, Minist...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings she has had with representatives of the Chinese Government about the proposed embassy since July 2024..
Answer: In line with published propriety guidance on planning casework decisions, Planning Ministers do not hold meetings with parties where cases are before the Department for determination. More information can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings she has held with activist groups who have registered concerns about the proposed Chinese embassy since July 2024.
Answer: In line with published propriety guidance on planning casework decisions, Planning Ministers do not hold meetings with parties where cases are before the Department for determination. More information can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
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