James Naish MP: written questions
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Gaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Israel’s evacuation order from Gaza City on the adequacy of (a) food, (b) medical supplies and (c) space in humanitari
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 17 September to Question 71870.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on (a) lifting restrictions on crossings and (b) restoring UN-led, coordinated humanitarian operations in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on (a) humanitarian access being limited to (i) Kerem Shalom and (ii) Kissufim and (b) the closure of Ziki
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterparts on opening secure humanitarian corridors across Gaza.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with the government of Israel on removing its new registration requirements for INGOs in Gaza.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 15 September to Question 77707.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: Cost-effectivenessDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the value for money of the services provided by Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are employed by Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work England: Cost-effectivenessDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the value for money provided by Social Work England.
Answer: The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take through the benefit system to incentivise young people to work additional hours.
Answer: Extended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the housing benefit earnings disregard and (b) aligning the taper rate with Universal Credit.
Answer: We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the universal credit taper to help more young people into work.
Answer: Extended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to make work pay for young people in supported accommodation.
Answer: We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including a target of at least 80 hours of enrichment activities in the enrichment framework.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Rushcliffe to the answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62871.
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her department is taking to reduce the Child Disability Living Allowance claim time.
Answer: We have seen unprecedented demand in new claims to the DLA Child service line. Additional resources have been deployed, and cases are cleared in date or to ensure fair customer service. As a result, we are seeing improvements in our processing times.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications (a) by adults and (b) on behalf of children for Disability Living Allowance benefits are outstanding; and what is the average waiting time for these applications to be resolved.
Answer: New claims for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) are only open to children under the age of 16. As of August 2025, there are 39,150 new claims for child DLA that are outstanding, with an average actual outstanding time of 33 days. Points to note:- Figures...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: FraudMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) local authorities and (b) Trading Standards take action against rogue builders; and what steps her Department is taking to improve
Answer: My Department does not hold the data requested. Local Authorities are responsible for determining resourcing priorities in accordance with the needs of their local electorates, and the members of those electorates will differ according to the areas where ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: FraudMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds information on the number of rogue builders prosecuted in England in each of the past three financial years.
Answer: My Department does not hold the data requested. Local Authorities are responsible for determining resourcing priorities in accordance with the needs of their local electorates, and the members of those electorates will differ according to the areas where ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to continue the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: Defra is working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders to design a future Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer that will better target SFI in an orderly way towards our priorities for food, farming and nature. Further information about the r...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the future of agri-environmental farming schemes.
Answer: In the recent spending review, we committed to carrying on the transition towards paying to deliver public goods for the environment, with over £7 billion directed into nature’s recovery between 2026 and 2029. This includes environmental farming schemes (...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce nature-friendly farming schemes.
Answer: We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. All our Environmental Land Management schemes (Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, and Landscape Recovery) will...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordThyroid Cancer: LiothyronineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NICE last reviewed its guidance on the (a) availability and (b) prescribing of T3 for the treatment of thyroid cancer; and whether he has plans to improve access to T3 for patients where it is
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not made any recommendations on the use of liothyronine in the treatment of thyroid cancer. NICE published a guideline on the assessment and management of thyroid cancer in December 2022. Th...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Chains: Departmental CoordinationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department of Business and Trade and (b) the Cabinet office on ensuring its supply chains do not involve forced labour.
Answer: Modern slavery is a serious human rights violation depriving individuals of their freedom and dignity while inflicting immeasurable harm on families, communities, and society as-a-whole. DESNZ is committed to tackling all forms of modern slavery, holding ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce targeted retention incentives for experienced teachers in addition to those offered to early-career teachers.
Answer: Supporting our expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child, as the within-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcomes...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools have sufficient funding to retain experienced teachers alongside recruiting new staff.
Answer: This government recognises the importance of retaining experienced teachers. We have demonstrated our commitment to supporting schools by increasing school funding by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning the core school budget will total £6...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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