Dan Aldridge MP: written questions
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Written questions
Railways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that accredited rail retailers offer standardised and automated Delay Repay compensation directly to passengers; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of do
Answer: Passengers can currently claim delay repay by applying directly to the train operator they travelled with. Through delivering Great British Railways (GBR), the Government is committed to improving the passenger experience. As set out in the recently intro...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Dementia and Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia.
Answer: The Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia is expected to be published in 2026 and will deliver rapid and significant improvements in the quality of care and productivity. This will be informed by phase one of the independent commission into ad...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of freezing the accrual of interest on student loans for individuals on maternity or paternity leave.
Answer: Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.The student finance system protects borrowers if they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason, including those on ma...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the sufficiency of the supply of covid-19 vaccines during winter 2025/26 and (b) whether there will be sufficient supply of covid-19 vaccines to meet the expected
Answer: Vaccine availability is monitored as part of standard operational practice by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and the devolved administrations.The UKHSA collects and analyses data from the vaccination programmes to understand the impac...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure parity of pay between staff employed by (a) independent sector providers of NHS services and (b) the NHS.
Answer: National Health Service staff pay is set by the Government and usually informed by recommendations made by pay review bodies (PRBs). The PRBs are independent advisory bodies made up of industry experts who carefully consider evidence submitted to them by ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Private PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of private healthcare providers using NHS hospital facilities on NHS waiting lists.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made as these decisions are taken locally. National Health Service trusts can utilise ‘insourcers’, private healthcare providers who operate using NHS facilities, but services must be arranged in a manner which offers value...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) promote competition and (b) expand consumer choice in the water sector.
Answer: Ofwat has a primary duty set out in Section 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991 to carry out its relevant functions in the way it considers best to protect the interests of consumers by, where appropriate, promoting effective competition. There are existing ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that proposed changes to childcare provision do not undermine the sustainability of private nurseries and childminders.
Answer: The government is investing significantly in early education and childcare to ensure sustainability across all providers, including nurseries and childminders. Government spending on funded hours will reach £9 billion next year, rising further over this P...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: CateringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review approaches to improve the integration of (a) nutritional science and (b) dietetic services into standard patient care pathways for (i) recovery, (ii) managing
Answer: The Department currently has no plans to review approaches for integrating nutritional and dietetic services into standard patient care pathways. However, NHS England’s Nursing Directorate is reviewing and refreshing the National Nutrition and Hydration g...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: CateringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve catering policies in health services to ensure are they are (a) patient-centred and (b) nutritious.
Answer: Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to recovery.All National Health Service trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TestingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to standardise the measure of vehicle sound testing in MOTs.
Answer: Excessive exhaust noise is currently tested with a subjective assessment at the MOT in which the tester can fail the vehicle if they believe it is producing excessive noise for the vehicle model. The MOT standard for exhaust noise requires that the noise ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74556More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review proposals to tax pickup trucks as personal vehicles.
Answer: Double Cab Pick Up vehicles (DCPUs) have in the past been treated as goods vehicles for tax purposes, rather than cars. Following a judgement by the Court of Appeal, DCPUs must be treated as cars, rather than goods vehicles, for certain tax purposes, base...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74555More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to reintroduce measures to increase tax on higher polluting vehicles.
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. As announced by the Government at Autumn Statement 2022, from April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay VED in a similar way to petrol and...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to roll out noise detection cameras on roads.
Answer: The Department for Transport conducted roadside trials of noise camera technology between October 2022 and February 2023. Reports of these trials, including detailed assessment of the technology’s performance and potential merits, were published on 17 Mar...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of using Body Mass Index as a way of measuring childhood obesity through the National Child Measurement Programme.
Answer: In January 2025, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reviewed evidence and assessed the most accurate methods for identifying childhood obesity and thresholds for predicting the risk associated with overweight and obesity. They re...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with regulators to help tackle (a) the use of inflation linked price rises in consumer communications contracts and (b) the advertising of VAT exclusive prices.
Answer: Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, has banned inflation-linked in-contract price rises. Since 17 January 2025, all retail telecom providers have been required to set out clearly ‘in pounds and pence’ the price the consumer will pay at...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has considered making a carers allowance supplement payment available to carers in England.
Answer: The Scottish Government uses its powers under devolution to pay some unpaid carers who live in Scotland, regardless of their means, an extra amount through the twice-yearly payments of a Carer’s Allowance Supplement. This Government is continuing with a d...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospital patients with specific (a) dietary and (b) nutritional needs receive appropriate meals during their recovery.
Answer: Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to their recovery.All NHS Trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are eight mandato...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordExploitation: Children in CareHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people in care from (a) grooming gangs, (b) exploitation and (c) other forms of criminal activity.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse and exploitation, including child sexual exploitation and ‘grooming gangs’, alongside other forms of exploitation and criminal activity.In June 2025, the Governmen...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBarbecues: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risks of using (a) disposable and (b) portable barbecues in public places.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the risks of using disposable and portable barbecues in public places. Research published under the previous Government considered the risks posed by disposable barbecues. This is available at: Sky Lanterns, S...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the safety risks of in-car devices that can distract drivers.
Answer: All vehicles used on the road in Great Britain are subject to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, as amended (C&U). Regulation 109 of C&U only permits drivers to view information related to the state of the vehicle or its eq...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to remove the requirement to reapply for a Blue Badge for people over the age of 80.
Answer: Blue Badge holders generally must reapply for a Blue Badge every three years; this gives local authorities the opportunity to ensure that they continue to meet the criteria which make them eligible for a badge. It also helps ensure that the details local ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LabellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to mandate the use of AI labelling tools to differentiate between real and synthetic content.
Answer: The Government recognises that solutions to enable users and institutions to determine what media is real and what is AI-generated can help in tackling a range of AI risks, and are examining the robustness of a range of such solutions in this space.The Go...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProscribed OrganisationsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the sale or promotion of merchandise linked to (a) the Wagner Group and (b) other proscribed terrorist organisations on (i) UK-based and (ii) UK-accessib
Answer: It is a matter for the operationally independent police and Crown Prosecution Service to determine if a crime has been committed under Sections 11-13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT), and what action should be taken in response.Under the Online Safety Act...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the registration process for overseas-trained dentists to help extend the provision of NHS dental care.
Answer: I have asked the General Dental Council (GDC) to urgently develop an action plan of concrete measures to reduce the GDC’s Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) waiting list, and I will be regularly meeting with them to monitor progress.I have welcomed the addi...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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