Imran Hussain MP: written questions
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Written questions
Carbon BudgetsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress her Department has made in meeting the targets set out in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan; and what assessment she has made of the implications of current progress for ho
Answer: The government’s Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan set out how the UK will reduce emissions and benefit from lower bills, skilled jobs, warmer homes and cleaner air. We are working across government on a comprehensive Warm Homes Plan, which will be a...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to increase funding to local authorities such as Bradford Council to support the delivery of local home retrofit and insulation programmes as part of the Carbon B
Answer: As set out in the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, the Government is committed to working in partnership with local places like Bradford to deliver net zero, and is pursuing policies which upgrade homes with more efficient clean energy technologies...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to end the higher standing charges paid by prepayment meter users; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of that inequality on low-income families in Bradf
Answer: Since 1 April 2024, under the price cap, Ofgem has levelised standing charges for prepayment meter and direct debit customers and implemented a process of cost reconciliation for suppliers. This reduces the standing charges of consumers with prepayment me...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the additional annual cost to households in Bradford caused by delays in delivering large-scale home insulation programmes since 2019.
Answer: No estimates have been made on the delays of home insulation programmes since 2019. We know improving the energy efficiency of our homes is an important step in reducing fuel poverty. There are several government energy efficiency schemes and households c...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Bradford EastDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes in Bradford East are expected to benefit from the Government’s Warm Homes Plan; and what estimate she has made of the average annual saving per household from those upgrades.
Answer: The Government is working on a comprehensive Warm Homes Plan for households, including those in Bradford, to cut energy bills for good and will publish more details soon.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: BradfordDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the level of fuel poverty in Bradford; and what steps her Department is taking to support households spending more than a quarter of their income on ene
Answer: In 2023, 18.7% of households in the Bradford East parliamentary constituency were estimated to be in fuel poverty. It is imperative that fuel poor homes benefit from the transition to net zero. We are working across government on a comprehensive Warm Home...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the penalties for driving with a non-compliant or ghost number plate.
Answer: Cloned and misrepresented plates are a serious problem which cause distress to innocent people and provide cover for criminals.The Home Office and the Department for Transport are working closely with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Na...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with West Yorkshire Police on tackling the use of ghost number plates in Bradford and the surrounding area.
Answer: Cloned and misrepresented plates are a serious problem which cause distress to innocent people and provide cover for criminals.The Home Office and the Department for Transport are working closely with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Na...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) local authorities and (b) police forces in West Yorkshire on the prevalence of illegal or ghost number plates used to evade enforcement cameras.
Answer: Cloned and misrepresented plates are a serious problem which cause distress to innocent people and provide cover for criminals.The Home Office and the Department for Transport are working closely with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Na...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMould: Health HazardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the public health impact of prolonged exposure to damp and mould caused by defective insulation installed under government energy-efficiency schemes
Answer: Everyone deserves to live in a healthy and warm home. Damp and mould can have a serious impact on the health of residents. The audits the Department has commissioned into Solid Wall Insulations on ECO4 and GBIS schemes consider risks to health and safety ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has worked with the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to assess the implications of insulation-related building damage on housing safety and standards
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring building work is done to the highest levels of quality and safety, be that in new builds, high rise or the home retrofit space such as Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) scheme / Great British Insulation Scheme. The D...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the disproportionate effect of failed insulation schemes on low-income households targeted by previous government energy-efficiency programmes.
Answer: ECO has installed measures in 2.6m households. ECO4 was designed to address deep fuel poverty by addressing the worst properties first. When installed correctly, insulation can help reduce energy costs.DESNZ has acknowledged there have been quality failin...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how future home energy efficiency programmes are planned to be independently audited to ensure quality assurance and prevent a recurrence of widespread installation failures such as those ide
Answer: The Government is reviewing the system of consumer protection and oversight for home retrofit installations, and is committed to creating a simpler, stronger system of standards and oversight that will give consumers confidence. We will look at the entire...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms are in place to hold contractors and installers accountable for poor workmanship on government-backed insulation schemes in cases where the original firms have since ceased tr
Answer: We have been clear that the original installer is responsible for remediating issues with their work and for the costs of doing so. Where an installer ceases to trade or in some cases fails to rectify an issue, TrustMark require a guarantee to have been i...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial or practical support is available to homeowners whose properties have been damaged by poorly installed insulation under government schemes; and whether he plans to establish a
Answer: The cost of remediation sits with the original installer. For every measure installed under TrustMark schemes, a guarantee is required to be in place. If the installer is no longer trading, then the guarantee policy will kick in up to the cap for that pol...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of homes affected by defective insulation installed under government schemes between 2013 and 2021; and if he will commission a national au
Answer: Data has not been collected regarding the specific number of houses affected by non-compliance, however failure rates from audits of individual measures has been collected for some schemes of which a summary is included in the NAO report. For SWI installe...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish (a) the 2019 government-commissioned report into the Fishwick external wall insulation scheme and (b) any other reports identifying widespread failure in similar government
Answer: We are aware of unresolved issues with external wall insulation in Fishwick under the Community Energy Savings Programme (a supplier obligation based scheme)The Department will continue to update the House on energy efficiency schemes, including the publi...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department was first made aware of systemic failings in (a) the Fishwick project in Preston and (b) other government-backed insulation schemes; and what steps have been taken to inve
Answer: Ofgem was first made aware of concerns with insulation issues in Fishwick in 2013 and they engaged with the energy supplier responsible to secure remediation. Since then, National Energy Action (NEA) have led remediation schemes to support residents but w...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of (a) quieter (i) fireworks and (ii) drone shows and (b) other low-impact alternatives at public events.
Answer: The Government have launched a public campaign on fireworks safety for this year’s fireworks season which encourages the use of low noise fireworks. The campaign also features new guidance for those running community fireworks events which recommends the ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has been made of the potential impact of fireworks on people with (a) PTSD, (b) autism, and (c) sensory processing conditions; and if he will set out the steps his De
Answer: We recognise that fireworks can cause distress for some people, including those with post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, and sensory processing conditions. Information and advice is available at the following two links: https://combatstress.org.uk/tip...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FireworksDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high-decibel fireworks on animal welfare; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a m
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of high-decibel fireworks on animal welfare or the merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for public and private functions. However, the Government is continuing to en...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning unlicensed traders from selling fireworks to the public during specific festive periods.
Answer: No recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of current legislation governing the sale and use of fireworks in England and Wales including the purchase from registered sellers during specific dates. Enforcement powers exist for local authorities to ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to increase the powers of (a) local authorities and (b) the police to (i) enforce firework regulations and (ii) respond to public complaints.
Answer: No recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of current legislation governing the sale and use of fireworks in England and Wales including the purchase from registered sellers during specific dates. Enforcement powers exist for local authorities to ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of current legislation governing the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks in England and Wales.
Answer: No recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of current legislation governing the sale and use of fireworks in England and Wales including the purchase from registered sellers during specific dates. Enforcement powers exist for local authorities to ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the business cases developed for Neighbourhood Health Centres and the names of organisations or companies involved in their preparation.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 October 2025 to Question 75637.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
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