Graham Stuart MP: written questions
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Local Transport Fund: East RidingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on releasing funding for East Riding of Yorkshire Council from the Local Transport Fund.
Answer: The Department of Transport pays local transport funding to Local Transport Authorities (LTAs). East Riding of Yorkshire council is a constituent authority of Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority, which acts as the LTA. Hull and East Yorkshire Combi...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15281More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he will take in response to Capita's performance of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish the full list of energy projects whose funding has been delayed, reduced or cancelled to meet the capital reductions required to finance the Defence Investment Plan, togeth
Answer: The savings are a small part of DESNZ’s overall budget, which saw a significant uplift at Spending Review. Our aim is for a large proportion of the savings to be found through efficiencies. We will set out more details in due course. The UK clean energy e...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Work: PrizesDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to replace the Points of Light Award.
Answer: The Government wants to recognise the outstanding contribution of volunteers and encourage all to be involved in delivering positive change. The Points of Light programme closed in 2024. Whileindividual volunteers are recognised through the Honours system...
Answered 30 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the potential annual revenue to be generated by tariffs under the new steel trade measure; and whether any of this revenue will be used to mitigate cost increas
Answer: The purpose of the trade measure is not to raise tariff revenue, and therefore we have not made any estimates. The Government is acting in response to the serious threat posed by global steel overcapacity. This continues to distort markets, and threaten t...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of industrial electricity costs for UK steel producers compared to EU ones.
Answer: We are reducing industrial energy prices for steel businesses through the measures set out in the Industrial and Steel Strategies: the EII compensation Scheme, the uplift to the British Industry Supercharger, and the British Industrial Competitiveness Sch...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 1 July 2026 implementation date for the steel trade measure on businesses with procurement lead times in excess of three months.
Answer: The new trade measure is being applied in response to significant threat of global steel overcapacity. The steel safeguard expired on 30 June under WTO rules. The UK cannot risk a gap in protection, which would see the loss of steelmaking in the UK and le...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Armed Forces’ assessment that an additional £28 billion in funding is required over the next four years.
Answer: Spending levels on Defence are a matter for the Prime Minister and Chancellor, and we will publish the Defence Investment Plan before the NATO summit. The Defence Investment Plan will be both affordable and deliverable and will deliver the best kit into t...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to move projects shortlisted under the second Hydrogen Allocation Round to the Invite to Offer stage of negotiations.
Answer: We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of HAR2 as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. We understand that many projects are at critical stages, and that certainty is important to suppor...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely delivery of the Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 scheme by end of 2026.
Answer: We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of HAR2 as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. We understand that many projects are at critical stages, and that certainty is important to suppor...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays to the renewed Hydrogen Strategy on the UK hydrogen technology supply chain.
Answer: We understand the importance of providing clarity to businesses across the hydrogen sector, including those in the supply chain. Hydrogen is backed in the Industrial Strategy Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan as a frontier technology, with a public fina...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the online services where eight to 14-year-olds are most likely to encounter harmful content.
Answer: Children’s safety and wellbeing online is the Secretary of State’s top priority. That is why we published the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation, accompanied by a National Conversation on 2 March 2026.The government published a progress report ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the most popular smartphone applications used by 8 to 14-year-olds after (a) 21:00 and (b) 23:00.
Answer: Protecting children online is a priority for the Secretary of State and this government. That is why we published the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation, accompanied by a National Conversation on 2 March 2026.The consultation asked for views on...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: Voluntary WorkDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the financial impact on Coastguard Rescue Officers who lose income from their primary employment when responding to emergency callouts; and whether she plans to introd
Answer: The revised operating model for the Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) has been agreed following a Court of Appeal ruling, which meant that the current remuneration model could not legally continue.We deeply value and recognise the significant service Coastg...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to update the UK Hydrogen Strategy.
Answer: We plan to publish a renewed Hydrogen Strategy, alongside a package of other hydrogen policy documents, as soon as possible.The renewed Hydrogen Strategy will set out Government’s vision and objectives for hydrogen, and how we intend to work together with...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Every child achieving and thriving, updated on 27 April 2026, if she will set out how the proposed targeted layer of support for children with SEND will d
Answer: The department is investing £1.6 billion in an Inclusive Mainstream Fund to support the development of a more inclusive education system. Over £500 million per year will be provided to early years, schools and colleges to boost their existing core funding...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether psychological therapy services are fully commissioned across all areas of England to accept referrals for patients with Functional Neurological Disorder and non-epileptic seizures; and what
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations and for ensuring that providers deliver services in line with national service specifications. NHS England oversees this process and ha...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance exists on which clinician - GP or neurologist - is responsible for reviewing and managing medication for patients with Functional Neurological Disorder and non-epileptic seizures.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations and for ensuring that providers deliver services in line with national service specifications. NHS England oversees this process and ha...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take where NHS trusts tell patients with Functional Neurological Disorder that their services are not set up to treat the condition, in the context of NHS England's August 2025 S
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their local populations and for ensuring that providers deliver services in line with national service specifications. NHS England oversees this process and ha...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRadioactive Waste: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, that the consent based model for determining the location of GDFs for storing nuclear waste remains government policy.
Answer: The Government remains committed to delivering a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) as the long-term solution for the safe and secure management of the UK’s most hazardous radioactive waste. The process for identifying a suitable location for a GDF remain...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a strategy for motorcycle safety.
Answer: By miles travelled, motorcyclists are over 40 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured than someone travelling by car. That is why motorcyclist safety was included in the new Road Safety Strategy. Although there are no plans for a separate moto...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Humber EstuaryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Humber supporting industrial decarbonisation through the development of hydrogen infrastructure.
Answer: The Humber is the UK’s largest industrial cluster and is home to a number of hydrogen and industrial decarbonisation projects, which aim to supply low-carbon hydrogen to local industrial users, supporting decarbonisation, skilled job creation and regional...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Humber EstuaryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a core hydrogen network on linking hydrogen production in the Humber to other industrial clusters.
Answer: In the early hydrogen economy, we expect that most hydrogen demand will be located within our existing industrial clusters. Government is therefore prioritising the development of regional network infrastructure. Government continues to assess the economi...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Humber EstuaryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Humber’s hydrogen production capacity on UK hydrogen targets.
Answer: Hydrogen has the potential to support decarbonisation and economic growth across the UK. The Government recognises the Humber as one of several regions that could supply, as well as benefit from, low‑carbon hydrogen production.As part of the Hydrogen Allo...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Storage and TransportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria he will use to decide the location of the UK’s first integrated hydrogen transport and storage network.
Answer: Officials are progressing the design of both the business models and the Regional Hydrogen Network competition at pace. Criteria are being developed to select the most strategically beneficial location for the first regional hydrogen network. As part of t...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
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