Ian Roome MP: written questions
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Landlords: EnforcementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resources available to local authorities to pursue enforcement measures against rogue landlords.
Answer: My Department is providing £18.2 million to local housing authorities for this financial year to help them prepare to undertake their new enforcement responsibilities under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Service Obligation: ReformDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that postal workers and trade unions are consulted on reforms to the Universal Service Obligation.
Answer: On 10 July this year, Ofcom announced its decision on its review of the universal service obligation. This involved a consultation to which the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) and Unite CMA responded.The government is aware that Royal Mail's management...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to ensure continuity of funding for Early Support Hubs beyond March 2026; and how will they be integrated into the introduction of Young Futures Hubs from next year.
Answer: The early support hubs were originally funded by the Shared Outcomes Fund, which provided £8 million of top-up funding to expand open-access, community services and to build the evidence base for early intervention services for children and young people's...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare professionals currently exposed to hazardous medicinal products; and if he will publish an estimate of how
Answer: The Department has not made an estimate of the number of nurses and other healthcare professionals exposed to hazardous medicinal products. The Department has not made an estimate of how many and what proportion of healthcare workers would be affected by ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevon and Cornwall Police and Crime CommissionerHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of abolishing the office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall on savings to her Department.
Answer: The Government will work with local government and policing to design new Policing and Crime Boards in areas where it is not possible to transfer police governance functions to a mayor at the end of the current term of PCCs in 2028.The Government estimate...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: DemolitionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Israeli counterpart on demolition orders in Umm Al Khair in the South Hebron Hills.
Answer: We remain deeply concerned by the levels of settler violence and settlement growth in the West Bank, and we continue to urge Israel to halt evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes in the South Hebron Hills and elsewhere.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHazardous SubstancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to (a) adopt a list of hazardous medicinal products and (b) require safety data sheets for finished medicines.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October 2025 to Question UIN 84436.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89193More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding her Department has committed to the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme has provided a 5p reduction to motorists buying fuel in certain areas since its introduction in 2012. The Government publishes figures for the estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs at the following link: https://ww...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procurement contracts exceeding £5 million have been issued by his Department in the last five years.
Answer: Since 1 January 2021, 118 contracts with a value of £5 million or more have been awarded by the Department.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will require NHS employers to provide ongoing (a) education, (b) training and (c) health surveillance for staff who (i) handle and (ii) may be exposed to hazardous medicinal products.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October 2025 to Question UIN 84444.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on (a) reproductive health outcomes and (b) other long-term health effects of occupational exposure to hazardous medicinal products among nursing staff
Answer: The Government has not commissioned any research on the reproductive health outcomes or long-term health effects of the occupational exposure of nursing staff to hazardous medicinal products. No assessment has been made of the cost to the National Health ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of (a) biological safety cabinets, (b) closed-system drug-transfer devices and (c) other engineering controls during (i) preparation and (ii) admin
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the previous answer 84144.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the adequacy of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations to ensure that hazardous medicinal products with reprotoxic effects are controlled to the same sta
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the previous answer 84440.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to measure the impact of the UK Offset Policy proposed in the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Answer: As part of the Defence Industrial Strategy's commitment to backing British businesses, we launched a public consultation on a possible UK offset policy on 23 October. The consultation seeks input on key principles for implementation. It is essential that ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86033More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rebate provided under the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme in line with inflation.
Answer: The Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme has provided a 5p reduction to motorists buying fuel in certain areas since its introduction in 2012, with the rate remaining unchanged during that time. The areas included in the scheme demonstrate certain characteristic...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: South WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to allocate funding to support the Great South West Partnership from April 2026.
Answer: Following a four week public consultation, in March 2025 the government announced its intention to end funding for Pan-Regional Partnerships, with an exceptional, time-limited award of £281,250 for the Great South West Pan-Regional Partnership for the 202...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: South WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to allocate funding to support the Great South West Partnership from April 2026.
Answer: Following a four week public consultation, in March 2025 the government announced its intention to end funding for Pan-Regional Partnerships, with an exceptional, time-limited award of £281,250 for the Great South West Pan-Regional Partnership for the 202...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional Planning and Development: South WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending funding for the Great South West Partnership in April 2026 on (a) regional representation and (b) economic growth.
Answer: Following a four week public consultation, in March 2025 the government announced its intention to end funding for Pan-Regional Partnerships, with an exceptional, time-limited award of £281,250 for the Great South West Pan-Regional Partnership for the 202...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Local Power Plan.
Answer: The Local Power Plan is a joint plan between GBE and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero which will outline our shared vision for the local and community energy sector: to drive the growth of locally-owned renewable energy projects and support eff...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBailHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the police are able to enforce bail conditions for people released on post-charge bail.
Answer: The Government ensures that policing has the powers, resources and guidance it needs to enforce bail conditions and keep people safe.There is wide discretion in law for police to impose bail conditions on suspects to protect victims and witnesses, prevent...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHill FarmingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure land management schemes are designed to support hill and upland farming.
Answer: Our Environmental Land Management schemes include a comprehensive offer to support the management of a wide range of different grassland and moorland types that exist in the English uplands. Defra works closely with farmers and industry stakeholders – for...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments Director: StandardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42382 on National Armaments Director: Standards, what steps his Department will take to assess the job performance of the National Armaments Director.
Answer: The performance of the National Armaments Director (NAD) will be assessed against a set of objectives. These objectives will be agreed and measured through appropriate Accounting Officer governance. The objectives in line with their accountability to Parl...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private delivery partners have declined to deliver a contract for his Department on the basis of concern for protection of intellectual property or private commercial interest in the last
Answer: The Department must comply with the legal requirements under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, since February 2025, the Procurement Act 2023 in taking forward all procurement exercises leading to the award of a contract to a supplier. Compliance ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what due diligence his Department undertakes before the selection of contract delivery partners for major programmes.
Answer: The Department must comply with the legal requirements under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, since February 2025, the Procurement Act 2023 in taking forward all procurement exercises leading to the award of a contract to a supplier. Compliance ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of data provided by (a) NHS England Estate Return Information Collection and (b) Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment.
Answer: The Estate Return Information Collection (ERIC) and Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) collections are undertaken by NHS England.ERIC collects data on the size, cost, and quality of the National Health Service estate. The 2024/25 ERIC...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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