Daisy Cooper MP: written questions
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United Arab Emirates: RepatriationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether foreign nationals married to UK citizens will be entitled to accompany their spouse on repatriation flights from the UAE.
Answer: The safety and security of British nationals is our top priority. On 3 March, the Foreign Secretary spoke to the House about the consular support available to individuals in the Middle East, and plans for a first assisted departure from Oman. We will prov...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 95904 on Health Professions: Regulation, if he will publish a consultation on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s
Answer: The Government is committed to modernising the regulatory frameworks for all healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom.As a first step, we aim to consult on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s (GMC) regulatory framework s...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the MP hotline can be used by hon. Members for raising non-emergency queries about claimants who have been sent housing payment demands as a result of being migrated from ESA to Universal Credit
Answer: We recognise that for some customers, the transition to Universal Credit can feel complex at the outset. To support individuals during this period, dedicated help is available through our Universal Credit helpline, where colleagues can provide guidance an...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Hearing Impairment and Visual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105675 on NHS: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment, what steps his Department is taking to improve accessibility of NHS services for Deaf
Answer: We want disabled people’s access to, and experience of, healthcare services to be equitable, effective, and responsive to their needs. The 10-Year Health Plan specifically identifies disabled people as a priority group for the development of neighbourhood...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Hong Kongers with dual nationality of a third country eligible for an ETA, who also have an expired BN(O) passport, will be able to obtain an ETA to enter the UK.
Answer: BN(O) passport holders who do not also hold British citizenship are not exempt from UK immigration control in law. They may apply for an ETA using the passport of an ETA-eligible nation.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Occupational TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 71118 on Prescriptions: Occupational Therapy, what progress he has made on the wider programme of work relating to the medicines responsibilit
Answer: The Department supports expanding medicines responsibilities for non‑medical professionals where it is safe to do so. Appropriately trained occupational therapists can already supply and administer medicines under patient specific directions or patient gr...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Almost a million young people to benefit from expanded support, new training, and work experience opportunities, published on 6 December 2025, whether he has
Answer: The Government’s ambition is to transform young people’s prospects, by ensuring every one of them, including those outside the benefits system, has the chance to earn or learn through the Youth Guarantee. We are expanding our network of Youth Hubs to over...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: TeachersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of providing enhanced Shared Parental Pay relief to schools funded from the public purse to cover the cost to schools when Shared Parental Leave is taken
Answer: The Government recognises the specific challenges Shared Parental Leave can present for schools. The application of Shared Parental Leave in schools is covered by the Burgundy Book, which is negotiated between employers and teachers’ organisations. The Go...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February to Question 108284 on Energy: Databases, whether the continuing assessment with respect to NEED and other datasets comprising household spending on energy
Answer: DESNZ is working closely with other Government Departments on the National Data Library (NDL) energy bill support ‘kickstarter’ project to test how public sector data can be better joined up to improve access to government programmes. This will pave the w...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 December 2025 to Question 100476 on Brain: Tumours, what plans the National Institute for Health and Care Research has to undertake horizon scanning of the pharmaceutic
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is a major area of NIHR spending at £141.6 million in 2024/25, reflecting its high priority.The NIHR is continuing to ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPowers of AttorneyMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will instruct the Office of the Public Guardian to publish guidance on the point at which a signed Deed of Revocation of a Last Power of Attorney is revoked.
Answer: The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) keeps its performance targets under regular review to ensure they remain appropriate and aligned with demand and operational capacity. The performance metrics focus on the registration of new Lasting Powers of Attor...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: DatabasesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Fourth Special Report of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of Session 2024-26 on Tackling the energy crisis: Government Response, HC1624, published on 21 Januar
Answer: The National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) includes data on modelled household income. The department publishes annual estimates of electricity and gas consumption by household income band. The department continues to assess the availability of ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108283More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public houses in England and Wales did the Valuation Office Agency request trading figures from for the purposes of calculating their Fair Maintainable Turnover for the 2026 ratings list.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency requested trading information from approximately 37,000 public houses for the 2026 Revaluation.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPowers of Attorney: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the (a) shortest, (b) median and (b) longest time taken by the Office of the Public Guardian to process a cancellation request for an existing Lasting Power of Attorney in 2025.
Answer: The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) keeps its performance targets under regular review to ensure they remain appropriate and aligned with demand and operational capacity. The performance metrics focus on the registration of new Lasting Powers of Attor...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPowers of Attorney: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to introduce targets for the time taken by the Office of the Public Guardian to process and register (a) amendments and (b) cancellations to existing Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Answer: The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) keeps its performance targets under regular review to ensure they remain appropriate and aligned with demand and operational capacity. The performance metrics focus on the registration of new Lasting Powers of Attor...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108280More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January to Question 105303 on Business Rates: Valuation, with reference to the oral evidence from Jonathan Russell and John-Paul Marks to the Treasury Select Committee of 13 January 2026
Answer: The VOA share data with MHCLG as part of the policy development process.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Business RatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend Business Rates reimbursements to Community Pharmacies.
Answer: In the 2025 Autumn Budget, the Government took the hard choices to protect the National Health Service in England and to continue to prioritise reducing waiting times. We have also stepped in to cap bills and help businesses, as part of a £4.3 billion sup...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEducational Psychology: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase the number of places available for educational psychology courses at universities in England.
Answer: The department is investing £21 million to train 400 more educational psychologists over two cohorts who started their studies in 2024 and 2025 as part of the Educational Psychology Funded Training scheme. This is in addition to the £10 million already be...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEducational Psychology: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many training places were available for educational psychologists at universities in England in each of the last five years.
Answer: The department is investing £21 million to train 400 more educational psychologists over two cohorts who started their studies in 2024 and 2025 as part of the Educational Psychology Funded Training scheme. This is in addition to the £10 million already be...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceTreasuryTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106326More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter from the Leader of the House of Commons of 15 January 2026, reference AC/MP1190, on what date her Department plans to respond to hon. Member for St Albans.
Answer: I will write to you as soon as practicably possible.
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105303More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90360 on Business Rates, when the Valuation Office Agency provided the draft valuations for the 2026 Rating List to her Department.
Answer: HM Treasury does not receive the full ratings list, as that would require data on named individual businesses to be shared, which would impact taxpayer confidentiality.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 51 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, when he will lay regulations to delegate the power to set fees for planning applications to local planni
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Act provides the Secretary of State with the power to delegate the setting of planning fees to local planning authorities. The process for local fee setting will be set out in regulations this year. We will shortly also be ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmology: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national register of opticians licensed to carry out DVLA eyesight tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for ensuring that all drivers meet the medical standards required for safe driving, including for eyesight. Drivers who notify the DVLA of a medical condition that may affect their eyesight may...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October to Question 77603 on Brain: Tumours, what steps he plans to take to incentivise pharmaceutical companies involved in developing vaccines for brain tumours to ap
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). In the financial year 2024/25, the NIHR’s reported spend on cancer research was over £141.6 milli...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how organisations providing mental health services to children and young people can engage with the Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has launched an independent review into prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism. We are deeply concerned that ma...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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