Ian Roome MP: written questions
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Trains: BatteriesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of battery-electric trains for passenger rail lines.
Answer: The Government recognises the potential for battery-electric trains to reduce the long-term operating costs of the railway, to improve the service it provides for passengers and to meet our environmental obligations. We have committed to develop a long-t...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Economic CrimeMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to publish a detailed breakdown of the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.
Answer: The Department has historically used academic models to identify potential fraud risk exposure, if no action were taken. We are working to produce more accurate estimates based on improved understanding of our fraud risk across significant areas of spend....
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: FraudMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to give a single senior official authority over different parts of the Ministry of Defence responsible for combating financial losses due to fraud.
Answer: The Head of Fraud Defence acts on behalf of the Department where the Ministry of Defence is potentially the victim of economic loss.The fraud transformation plan we are working up will deliver more integrated ways of working, with clearer accountability a...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Economic CrimeMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to set a department-wide strategy to bring down the Ministry of Defence's financial losses due to fraud and economic crime.
Answer: The Department will incorporate an organisation-level shared objective on tackling fraud in the next Defence Counter Fraud Strategy.
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce losses of public funding to fraud during defence procurement and (b) increase the amount of funding recovered from those losses.
Answer: The Department has robust financial and commercial controls governing procurement, including single source regulations as set out in the Defence Reform Act 2014. In addition, we have introduced Initial Fraud Impact Assessments for major Defence programmes...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDuty Solicitors: Rural AreasMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of duty solicitors available in rural areas.
Answer: It is vital that those who need legal aid can access it wherever they live in the UK.The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is responsible for commissioning duty solicitor services and the day-to-day administration of the court and police station duty schemes. This i...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ECO4 installations are incomplete due to installer insolvency in England the last 12 months; and what consumer protection and redress mechanisms are available to households supported
Answer: Due to the level of non-compliance found for EWI measures, the Government is offering a comprehensive on-site audit to all households where external wall insulation (EWI) was installed under ECO4 or GBIS. This check will be provided at no cost to the cons...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many wave one schemes under the New Hospital Programme have begun construction.
Answer: Of the 16 schemes in Wave 1 of the New Hospital Programme (NHP), the Derriford Emergency Care Hospital commenced construction in October 2025. Poole Hospital and the remaining stages of Brighton 3Ts hospital (for the Sussex Cancer Centre) are in the pre-c...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of the passenger rail network in the South West.
Answer: Network Rail is investing significantly in assets throughout the Western and Wales region, including in resilience to protect against storms and flooding in the South West. The storm events and particularly flooding that we have seen in the region recentl...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has budgeted for contingency funding for the development phase of the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan will set out how the Department will allocate the defence budget over the next 10 years, including for the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory consultee from the planning system on the provision of community sports f
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 103087 on 13 January 2026.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: CateringHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106689More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether all eggs served by Houses of Parliament Catering services are farmed in the United Kingdom, and whether these adhere to any independently verified
Answer: Eggs supplied to House of Commons catering services are class A free range and from a UK Farm which is RSPCA Assured.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department is giving to existing leaseholders affected by high or escalating ground rents, particularly where such terms impact mortgage availability and the abi
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to answer given to Question UIN 102566 on 12 January 2026.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMeat: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure imported meat does not adversely impact disease prevention in farming and animal disease prevention zones.
Answer: Meat import controls include measures to prevent spread of animal disease such as veterinary health certification and border control post checks. On farm biosecurity plays a key role in protecting farms from exotic diseases and can mitigate the risk of sp...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Holiday AccommodationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost to holiday let owners of securing and maintaining an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C; and what steps he is taking to mitig
Answer: The recent consultation on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector sought views on whether short-term lets should be included in the scope of our proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certifi...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Custody: DeathHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to police forces following incidents in which a person has died following a period in police custody.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the College of Policing for setting standards for police training and development, including the national policing curriculum, leadership standards and accreditations for those who work in high risk or specialist roles. It is t...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Custody: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of police training relating to the care of vulnerable young people held in police custody.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the College of Policing for setting standards for police training and development, including the national policing curriculum, leadership standards and accreditations for those who work in high risk or specialist roles. It is t...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice Custody: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police officers are trained to (a) recognise and (b) respond to the mental health needs of young people held in police custody.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the College of Policing for setting standards for police training and development, including the national policing curriculum, leadership standards and accreditations for those who work in high risk or specialist roles. It is t...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 26922 on Waste Disposal: Monitoring, what progress she has made on the introduction of the Digital Waste Tracking Service.
Answer: Defra has made good progress on implementing Digital Waste Tracking. As announced in July 2025 Defra is implementing digital waste tracking through a phased approach beginning with a service for permitted waste receiving site operators. This service is no...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUSA: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure United States' military aircraft operating from UK military sites are operating in line with international law.
Answer: Any United States' operation from a base in the UK is considered on a case-by-case basis, and this includes appropriate consideration of the legal basis for any proposed activity.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Social Security BenefitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the planned measures in chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 on preventing rental discrimination of people in receipt of welfare benefits, whethe
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question 44561 on 22 April 2025.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLife Sciences: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Public Order Act and the proposed designation of “life sciences” as key national infrastructure, what evidence was used to conclude that existing police powers are inadequate to
Answer: On Thursday 27 November 2025, the Home Office laid an affirmative Statutory Instrument in Parliament to amend Section 7 and Section 8 of the Public Order Act 2023. This will amend the list of key national infrastructure within Section 7 of the Public Orde...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildminding: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102102More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to protect the tax relief available to childminders under the current HMRC expenses agreement in light of the move Making Tax Digital, including the wear-and-tear allowance; and w
Answer: At Budget 2025 the Government confirmed that the standard rules for calculating income tax would apply to childminders who are mandated into Making Tax Digital (MTD). We will phase in this change between 2026 and 2028, in line with the MTD income threshol...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool LeavingDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that 16 to 18-year-olds leave school with access to employment, apprenticeships or training opportunities.
Answer: We are supporting young people to stay on and succeed in education and training until at least age 18, and ensure they can take up opportunities to move into work and/or further study. For example, eight Youth Guarantee Trailblazers, backed by £90 million...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of careers advice and post-16 employment support provided by secondary schools to pupils who do not intend to follow a further education or college route.
Answer: Through our commitments to improve careers advice in schools and to deliver two weeks’ worth of work experience for every young person, we are bridging the gap between the curriculum and the world of work.The updated Gatsby Benchmarks have been adopted in...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
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