Esther McVey MP: written questions
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Rape Crisis Centres: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase to Employer's National Insurance Contributions on rape crisis centres.
Answer: This Government inherited a criminal justice system under immense pressure, and a black hole in the nation’s finances. We have made difficult decisions to ensure we can deliver the justice victims deserve.This Government has protected the smallest busine...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that rape support charities receive adequate funding.
Answer: This Government inherited a criminal justice system under immense pressure, and a black hole in the nation’s finances. We have made difficult decisions to ensure we can deliver the justice victims deserve.This Government has protected the smallest busine...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRape Crisis Centres: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review the funding model for rape crisis centres.
Answer: This Government inherited a criminal justice system under immense pressure, and a black hole in the nation’s finances. We have made difficult decisions to ensure we can deliver the justice victims deserve.This Government has protected the smallest busine...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRape Crisis Centres: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for rape crisis centres.
Answer: This Government inherited a criminal justice system under immense pressure, and a black hole in the nation’s finances. We have made difficult decisions to ensure we can deliver the justice victims deserve.This Government has protected the smallest busine...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-Assessment: FinesTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87720More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that HMRC does not impose (a) penalties and (b) interest on (i) people and (ii) businesses who make inadvertent errors on their tax returns.
Answer: Financial penalties encourage taxpayers to comply with their obligations and act as a sanction for those who fail to comply. HMRC recognises that people may make inadvertent errors and does not charge a penalty provided the customer has not failed to take...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment Scheme: CoronavirusDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64393 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus, what steps he is taking to improve the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: I would like to reiterate my profound and sincere sympathies to all those individuals who have experienced harm following vaccination, and to their families.The Department has been working with the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), the administrat...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84584More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total civil service external expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The Cabinet Office routinely collects and publishes the external expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from departments under the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance, which was published on 14 May 2024. Before t...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84583More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total civil service external expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: The Cabinet Office routinely collects and publishes the external expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from departments under the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance, which was published on 14 May 2024. Before t...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84582More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total civil service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expenditure in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not routinely collect data on all expenditure of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Delivery of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion falls within the responsibility of departments under the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclus...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84581More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the total civil service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expenditure for the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not routinely collect data on all expenditure of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Delivery of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion falls within the responsibility of departments under the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclus...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: LocationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 58980 on Information Commissioner's Office: Remote Working, what the strategic objectives are which the decision to relocate was based
Answer: On completion of the Property Control Approval Request (PCAR) process, the Circle Square Manchester option was lowest in cost on a lifecycle basis across the 10 years. As part of this approval process the Cabinet Office assesses any proposed lease of offi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: LocationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner's Office sought ministerial approval for the decision to approve the move from Wilmslow to Manchester.
Answer: On completion of the Property Control Approval Request (PCAR) process, the Circle Square Manchester option was lowest in cost on a lifecycle basis across the 10 years. As part of this approval process the Cabinet Office assesses any proposed lease of offi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: LocationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Information Commissioner's Office made a comparative estimate of the cost of office space in (a) Wilmslow and (b) Manchester before deciding to relocate.
Answer: On completion of the Property Control Approval Request (PCAR) process, the Circle Square Manchester option was lowest in cost on a lifecycle basis across the 10 years. As part of this approval process the Cabinet Office assesses any proposed lease of offi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DNAHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to collect DNA samples from of all immigrants who enter the country illegally.
Answer: Biometrics, in the form of fingerprints and facial images, underpin the UK Immigration system to support identity assurance and suitability checks on foreign nationals who are subject to immigration control.DNA does not form part of our biometric collecti...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI request 24/015 to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, if he will publish the responses received from the Swedish Medical Products Agency following their o
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have confirmed that the response received from the Swedish Medical Products Agency in relation to the 2008 assessment of preclinical data published within FOI 24/015 did not contain an offer to conta...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review how the Child Maintenance Service processes cases involving domestic abuse allegations.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that victims and survivors of domestic abuse get the help and support they need to use the CMS safely. CMS domestic abuse training has been reviewed to ensure it reflects the Home Office’s updated statutory guidance on coerciv...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his department allocated to the indemnity schemes in place for Covid-19 vaccinations.
Answer: We are unable to provide full information as requested regarding the valuation of the COVID-19 vaccine indemnities due to their commercial sensitivity.The existence of the COVID-19 vaccination indemnities is disclosed in the contingent liabilities note wi...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69839 on Schools: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion of the cost of the increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions will be
Answer: The department is providing mainstream schools and high needs settings with over £930 million to support with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. We are also providing £25 million in respect of schools with e...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69839 on Schools: Employers' Contributions, how the the £1 billion of support o schools was calculated; and what the total current cost is of the inc
Answer: The department is providing mainstream schools and high needs settings with over £930 million to support with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. We are also providing £25 million in respect of schools with e...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment Scheme: AppealsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 34608 on Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Appeals, whether past tribunal decisions are used to support assessments.
Answer: Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) appeal cases are overseen by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service and processed through the First-tier Tribunal. Upon conclusion of an appeal, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) receives a Statement of ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChiropracticDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will consider reviewing the Allied Healthcare Professional status list to include chiropractors as part of the government’s wider review of the NHS.
Answer: Integrated care boards are able to make independent decisions on which health professionals they employ and may commission a limited amount of chiropractic treatment.There are no plans by either the Department or NHS England to review the health and care ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChiropracticDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) support further integration of chiropractic care into NHS services across Tatton and (b) give chiropractors Allied Healthcare Professional status.
Answer: Integrated care boards are able to make independent decisions on which health professionals they employ and may commission a limited amount of chiropractic treatment.There are no plans by either the Department or NHS England to review the health and care ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to schools of increases in employers' National Insurance contributions over the next four years.
Answer: The department is providing almost £1 billion to support schools with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. The department publishes the schools’ costs technical note, which provides an annual assessment of sch...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were delivered as part of projects funded by the Greater Manchester Housing Investment Loan Fund in the postcodes (a) M15 4TP and (b) M15 4PA, in each o
Answer: The Greater Manchester Housing Investment Loan Fund is operated by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). GMCA is therefore best placed to respond to this question.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimodos: Civil ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what litigation costs his Department incurred in Wilson and others v Bayer Pharma and others, [2023] EWHC 1282 (QB); and how many representatives of his Department attended the Royal Courts of Just
Answer: A total of £469,613.30 in legal costs, as of the end of May 2025, excluding VAT, has been incurred by the Department of Health and Social Care via the Government Legal Department representing them on the Wilson and others v Bayer Pharma and others case. A...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
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