Imogen Walker MP: written questions
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Written questions
Bank Services: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 901229More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support face-to-face banking in rural communities.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that people who need in-person banking can access essential services, including in rural communities. That is why we commissioned the independent Access to Banking Services Review, to gather data about current acces...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: ScotlandDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of barriers to digital connectivity in Scotland.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of accelerating gigabit-capable broadband deployment across the UK and keeps barriers to digital connectivity under review through engagement with industry, Ofcom and the Devolved Administrations. Through Project G...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: LanarkshireDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone on Scotland's computing capacity and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Answer: The Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone will strengthen Scotland's computing capacity by accelerating delivery of large-scale AI data centre infrastructure and increasing the amount of compute available in the UK.The Lanarkshire AIGZ is also supporting significant...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterans: ScotlandMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces veterans reside in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency; and what support his Department provides for veterans’ mental health in Scotland.
Answer: The 2022 census reported in Hamilton and Clyde, that there were 2,551 people who had previously served in the UK armed forces. Health is devolved across the UK, and as such systems differ in the Devolved Governments, with Scotland having their own mental ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of levels of child poverty in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce those levels.
Answer: Statistics on the number and proportion of children living in relative poverty, including in parliamentary constituencies, are published annually in the Children in low income families: local area statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Hamilton and Clyde ValleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.
Answer: Monthly Universal Credit statistics showing the number of people on Universal Credit in each Westminster Parliamentary Constituency, are published in the People on Universal Credit dataset on Stat-Xplore, and are currently available to May 2026. Users can...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to households in Scotland for energy costs, particularly in rural and semi-rural communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the specific pressures faced by households in Scotland, including rural and semi-rural communities, and understands that many off-gas-grid households rely on heating oil. The Government has provided over £50 million in support fo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with devolved Administrations on the recruitment and retention of GPs.
Answer: Departmental officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in the devolved governments about general practice (GP) workforce issues, including recruitment and retention of GPs.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPride in Place Programme: ScotlandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to Neighbourhood Boards in Scotland to ensure local communities can effectively maximise Pride in Place funding.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published guidance on GOV.UK here to support delivery of the Pride in Place Programme. The Government has set up a designated Communities Delivery Unit, sitting within MHCLG, which prov...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPride in Place Programme: ScotlandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking through the Pride in Place Programme to support the long-term economic regeneration of town centres in Scotland.
Answer: Through the Government's Pride in Place Programme, up to £5.8 billion is being invested over 10 years in 284 neighbourhoods experiencing the highest levels of deprivation, including 24 towns and neighbourhoods in Scotland. In each area, a Neighbourhood Bo...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23644More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with LINK on the criteria used to assess communities for Banking Hubs in towns such as Larkhall.
Answer: Under the statutory access to cash regime, LINK is the coordination body for cash access arrangements and undertakes cash access assessments. Where an assessment identifies a gap, LINK determines the additional cash access service required, which may incl...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services and Railways: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to work with the Scottish Government to improve (a) rail and (b) bus routes in (i) Hamilton and Clyde Valley and (ii) Scotland.
Answer: Scotland Office ministers have regular meetings with the Deputy First Minister, where we discuss local economic growth as one of the key missions of this Government. Our two Governments effectively co-manage the successful Glasgow City Region Growth deal,...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAutism: ScotlandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received data from the Scottish Government on the average waiting time for a child autism assessment in (a) Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency, (b) Lanarkshire and (c
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: HamiltonDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in Hamilton town centre.
Answer: The Government will bring forward a Small Business Strategy Command Paper next year, setting out the Government’s vision for small businesses, including those in Hamilton Town Centre, from boosting scale-ups to growing the co-operative economy, creating t...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in absolute poverty in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: Statistics for the total number of adults living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the total number of adults living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after housing costs at regional l...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: Hamilton and Clyde ValleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adults were living in absolute poverty in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: Statistics for the total number of adults living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the total number of adults living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after housing costs at regional l...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce levels of child poverty in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.
Answer: Statistics for the total number of adults living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the total number of adults living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after housing costs at regional l...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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