Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
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Service Charges: OverchargingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the SHAC 2025 review of First Tier Tribunal decisions which identified an overcharging rate of 63% in service charge accounts; and what
Answer: My Department has made no specific assessment of the review in question. The government recognises the considerable financial strain that rising services charges place on leaseholders and tenants. The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordService Charges: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to create a Service Charge Regulator to ensure that service charges are rigorously scrutinised for all those who have to pay them, including fu
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the government response to the petition to create a new body to regulate service charges on 19 May 2025, which can be found here. We have no plans to set up a Service Charge Regulator.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England received legal advice in 2024 that aspects of the Federated Data Platform lacked a legal basis.
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 128022, what the legal basis is for the processing of identifiable data prior to pseudonymisation.
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to name the specific legal direction under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that disapplies the National Data Opt-Out for NDIT processing by name and date.
Answer: There is no direction made under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that disapplies the National Data Opt-out for the National Data Integration Tenant.The National Data Opt-out applies to the use of confidential patient information for pur...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contractual restrictions apply to the movement or reuse of NHS patient data processed through Palantir; whether those contractual restrictions have been independently reviewed to assess their
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ICTDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards exist to ensure that suppliers providing digital platforms to civilian and defence Government departments maintain effective separation between those systems.
Answer: Supply chain security and the protection of data is at the core of how government builds and maintains services. In addition to central government procurement requirements such as Procurement Policy Note 014 on Cyber Essentials, contracting authorities ac...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: DatabasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department’s contract with Palantir permits interoperability with other Palantir platforms in government; and what assurances his Department has received that systems used for live operational decisio
Answer: The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) arrangements with Palantir do not permit automatic or unrestricted interoperability with other Palantir platforms across Government; any data integration is subject to strict MOD control and governance. MOD systems are sepa...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Data ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether independent technical (a) testing and (b) audit has been undertaken to assess the risk of (i) data and (ii) application interoperability between Palantir platforms used by different public
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Data ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether technical verification has been carried out (a) by and (b) on behalf of his Department to confirm that NHS patient data processed through Palantir Foundry cannot be transferred to other Pal
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PalantirDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the evidence given by the Head of UK Palantir on 8 July 2025 to the Science, Innovation and Technology Comm
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to rights of appeal and enforceable provision on parental and carer confidence in the SEND system; and what steps will be take
Answer: The department recognises the importance of parental and carer confidence in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. As part of the consultation on 'SEND reform: putting children and young people first', we are analysing feedback fro...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision the Department plans to make for children and young people with SEND who are not currently attending school or college, including those who are out of education due to unmet needs or placement di
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have access to suitable education, including those not currently attending school or college.The department’s consultation, “...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children and young person with SEND can access suitable school and college places in instances where SEND Tribunals are unable to determine an appropriate plac
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have access to suitable education, including those not currently attending school or college.The department’s consultation, “...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what definition will the Department apply to the term complex needs within the context of the SEND system reforms; and how will this definition be operationalised in decision-making processes.
Answer: In the department’s consultation ‘Special educational needs and disabilities reform: putting children and young people first’, the term ’complex needs’ is used to describe children and young people who require support at the specialist level, which will b...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria the Department intends to use to determine the threshold for (a) an Education, Health and Care needs assessment and (b) the issuing of an Education, Health and Care plan under the proposed reforms
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the member for Dewsbury and Batley to the response of 9 June 2026 to Question 2528.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has the Department made of how the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities will be met where those needs do not align with one of the proposed Speciali
Answer: The Specialist Provision Packages will provide comprehensive, evidence-based support for children and young people with the most complex needs. The special educational needs and disabilities consultation includes a draft outline of seven Specialist Provis...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms will be put in place to ensure that the provision specified in Individual Support Plans under the SEND White Paper proposals is legally enforceable; and what recourse will be available to parent
Answer: An Individual Support Plan (ISP) will be produced for any child or young person who is receiving targeted, targeted plus or specialist support in a setting, including those with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). The special educational needs and ...
Answered 21 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordCybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure that warnings from external professional bodies regarding critical IT risks are acted upon promptly.
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to help improve cyber security governance and oversight arrangements within the Legal Aid Agency following the breach.
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to address the IT weaknesses identified as contributing to the April 2025 Legal Aid Agency data breach.
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all people whose personal data was accessed during the April 2025 Legal Aid breach have been notified directly.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously.We are working hard to identify those whose data may have been stolen by the criminal attackers. Given the scale of the services the LAA delivers, the timespan of the data involved, and th...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguarding measures have been put in place for individuals assessed to be at heightened risk as a result of the April 2025 Legal Aid breach.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously.We are working hard to identify those whose data may have been stolen by the criminal attackers. Given the scale of the services the LAA delivers, the timespan of the data involved, and th...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk to domestic abuse survivors following the April 2025 Legal Aid Agency data breach.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously.We are working hard to identify those whose data may have been stolen by the criminal attackers. Given the scale of the services the LAA delivers, the timespan of the data involved, and th...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of individuals whose data was compromised during the April 2025 Legal Aid breach; and the date on which that estimate was first established.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously.We are working hard to identify those whose data may have been stolen by the criminal attackers. Given the scale of the services the LAA delivers, the timespan of the data involved, and th...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
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