Ian Roome MP: written questions
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Armed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces recruits have received a conditional offer letter within 10 days from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force since 1 January 2025.
Answer: Following the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defence in September 2024 of the ambition to make a conditional offer of employment to candidates within 10 days, and a provisional training start date within 30 days if they desire it, the Armed Fo...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, what steps his Department will take to ensure British Overseas Territories implement public registers of b
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July which provides an update and details of next steps.We have made very clear to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the importance of delivering on the previously committed to deadlin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of Shared Parental Leave.
Answer: The Government know that the arrival of a child, whether through birth or adoption, is a transformative time in a family’s life. On the first of July, we launched the Parental Leave Review, which presents a much-needed opportunity to consider our approach...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPaternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of statutory paternity leave.
Answer: The Government is committed to making life better for families. Through the Employment Rights Bill we are making Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ right, which will bring an extra 32,000 fathers and partners into scope of the entitlement. On the first of July w...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupil Premium: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children who become eligible for free school meals in 2026 will also be eligible for pupil premium funding.
Answer: Pupil premium funding is allocated to eligible schools based on the number of:Pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals (FSM), or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM),Children previously looked aft...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for driving tests; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of waiting times on driving test (a) candidates and (b) examiners.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport S...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the New Hospital Programme Review on NHS staffing levels in Wave 2 and Wave 3 hospitals.
Answer: An equality impact assessment was carried out for the review of the New Hospital Programme which included assessing the extent to which service users, including staff, might be impacted by these delivery proposals, with specific reference to the impact th...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Estates Safety Fund.
Answer: The 2025/26 Estates Safety Fund is an essential first step towards addressing the poorest quality estates across the National Health Service and to ensuring hospitals are safe and sustainable. It will deliver vital safety improvements, enhance patient and...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase intake numbers at dental schools (a) for dental (i) hygienists and (ii) therapists and (b) in general.
Answer: We will publish a refreshed workforce plan to ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it.According to the Higher Education Students Early Statisti...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Supply Chain AdjudicatorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the functions of the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator will be extended to align with those of the Grocery Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) is responsible for enforcing regulations developed under the Agriculture Act 2020 'Fair Dealing' powers (section 29). Regulations introduced using these powers promote fair contractual dealing and contribut...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: ExportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57799 on Electric Vehicles: Exports, whether the environmental contribution made by British-manufactured electric vehicles exported overseas
Answer: The UK follows the agreed international approach for estimating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions, under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, which is for countries to report emissions produced within their territori...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving regulations for non-quota species in UK waters.
Answer: The Government recognises the value and importance of non-quota species (NQS). Improving regulation to protect these stocks and secure the future of the fishing industry is a priority for this Government and part of an on-going programme of work though Fi...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil SocietyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the recommendation on Feedback on accountability and implementation on page 18 of the report by NCVO and
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is developing a Civil Society Covenant which will be published in the Summer. The Covenant will act as a foundation for resetting the relationship between government and civil society, symbolising recogni...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil SocietyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report by NCVO and ACEVO entitled A new partnership: Building a Covenant for Civil Society and Government section 6 page 7, published in May 2025, whether she has made an as
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is developing a Civil Society Covenant which will be published in the Summer. The Covenant will act as a foundation for resetting the relationship between government and civil society, symbolising recogni...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 55942 on Drugs, what steps his Department is taking to source medications from other manufacturers; and for what reason there has been a shortage o
Answer: Trandolapril is supplied by two suppliers in the United Kingdom who are both currently experiencing manufacturing issues. The Department issued comprehensive management plans, including advice on alternative medicines, on 17 September 2024 to the National...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil SocietyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendation on the right of charities to hold Government to account within the forthcoming Civil Society Covenant fra
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is developing a Civil Society Covenant which will be published in the Summer. The Covenant will act as a foundation for resetting the relationship between government and civil society, symbolising recogni...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil SocietyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of recommendation 2 of the report by NCVO and ACEVO entitled A new partnership.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is developing a Civil Society Covenant which will be published in the Summer. The Covenant will act as a foundation for resetting the relationship between government and civil society, symbolising recogni...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: ExportsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of UK-manufactured electric vehicles exported to foreign countries on UK environmental targets.
Answer: Industry data shows nearly 80% of vehicles made in the UK are exported. We do not expect this to impact the Government’s ability to meet the targets set out through the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate. A thriving zero emission vehicle export market is cruci...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Service Overseas: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to continue funding Voluntary Service Overseas.
Answer: Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used are being worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review and resource allocation processes, based on various factors including impact assessments. We are workin...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the number of schools which do not meet their statutory duty to teach swimming and water safety during (a) Key Stage 1 and (b) Key Stage 2.
Answer: Swimming and water safety lessons are compulsory at key stage 1 and 2 in the physical education (PE) national curriculum. Swimming and water safety are vital life skills, and every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and know how to keep th...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which private companies were given advance sight of the Strategic Defence Review before 5.04pm on 2 June 2025.
Answer: For the launch of the Strategic Defence Review, the Government offered embargoed briefings to our people and senior defence leaders, plus certain Parliamentarians, trade unions, businesses, allies and media. This was broadly consistent with the approach f...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: FinanceTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57001More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Spending Review will fund all of the recommendations of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was published on 2 June 2025, and the recommendations within it have been accepted by the government. Full details of the departmental budgets for the spending review period will be published on 11 June 2025.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which bodies are responsible for (a) monitoring (i) shortages and (ii) unavailability of NHS prescription medicines, (b) overseeing the manufacturing locations of brands licensed for use in the UK
Answer: The Department has overall policy, strategic, and operational responsibility for ensuring the continuity of the supply of medicines to the National Health Service in England. The Department works closely with NHS England, which has delegated responsibilit...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Pressure GroupsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what meetings his Department has had with animal rights organisations on guidance on animal testing since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. The Government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods la...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Maternity Allowance and Maternity PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the processes put in place for the spouses of armed forces personnel to apply for (a) statutory maternity pay and (b) maternity allowance.
Answer: Defence continues to recognise the important role that the families of UK Armed Forces personnel play in supporting their Serving person; life in the Armed Forces can be highly rewarding, but it can also make high demands of our service people. These dema...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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