Ian Roome MP: written questions
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Hospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the detailed scoring of MCDA analysis conducted under the New Hospital Programme Review for individual schemes once those schemes have been completed.
Answer: As set out in our New Hospital Programme (NHP) Plan for Implementation, a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool was used to support decision making and prioritisation of schemes, including the development of funding options.The Department has no pl...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity within the construction industry to build schemes planned under the New Hospital Programme on schedule.
Answer: Through the New Hospital Programme’s commercial strategy and Hospital 2.0 Alliance we are increasing the capacity in the construction industry to support the construction of new hospital schemes.The programme is providing a clear and stable pipeline of co...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Liverpool University Hospital : ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what operational savings his Department has identified from the Royal Liverpool University Hospital that may be applicable to schemes planned under the New Hospital Programme.
Answer: The New Hospital Programme (NHP) continues to learn lessons from early schemes that were delivered through the programme, including the Royal Liverpool Hospital (RLH) scheme. Lessons are embedded into the standardised approach of the NHP, Hospital 2.0, to...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) the Programme Team of New Hospital Programme has adequate levels of staff and (b) staffing vacancies do not delay the implementation of that p
Answer: The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is a major Government programme and recognises the need to recruit, develop, and retain people with the specialist skills necessary to deliver the programme’s objectives. We recognise that having the right level of staff i...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether operational savings secured from hospitals built to Hospital 2.0 standard under the New Hospital Programme: Plan for Implementation will be redirected to support the increased maintenance c
Answer: The Government is investing £30 billion over five years, from 2025/26 to 2029/30, in the day-to-day maintenance and repair of the National Health Service estate.It is for trusts and integrated care boards to manage operational budgets, as the New Hospital...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNorth Devon Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled New Hospital Programme; Plan for Implementation, published on 20 January 2025, what the evidential basis is for the estimated cost for the r
Answer: The cost estimates in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Plan for Implementation are for planning purposes, and the total cost of each scheme is subject to the approval of its Full Business Case, as is standard for major infrastructure projects.The North De...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a detailed assessment of the progress of individual schemes delivered under the New Hospital Programme.
Answer: Progress is continually monitored through regular reporting both within the New Hospital Programme (NHP) and into the Department, as is usual for major Government programmes. Furthermore, at each of the business case stages for main schemes, assessments a...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTrains: 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
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