James Naish MP: written questions
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Visas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme are awaiting a decision.
Answer: The data for Ukraine Permission Extension visa applications awaiting a decision can be found on the ‘Visa, Status and Immigration Data table on the following page of Gov.UK Migration transparency data - GOV.UK
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of excluding Ukraine schemes from counting towards settlement on Ukrainian nationals in the UK.
Answer: The Ukraine Schemes reflect a generous and meaningful commitment to support those displaced by the conflict. Since the full‑scale invasion began, the UK has provided sanctuary to over 300,000 Ukrainians and their family members.The Government has been cle...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide further information on long-term arrangements for (a) settlement, (b) a longer-term temporary route and (c) switching into other immigration routes for Ukrainians in the UK.
Answer: The Ukraine Schemes reflect a generous and meaningful commitment to support those displaced by the conflict. Since the full‑scale invasion began, the UK has provided sanctuary to over 300,000 Ukrainians and their family members.The Government has been cle...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish further information on long-term steps to help support people using the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.
Answer: The Ukraine Schemes reflect a generous and meaningful commitment to support those displaced by the conflict. Since the full‑scale invasion began, the UK has provided sanctuary to over 300,000 Ukrainians and their family members.The Government has been cle...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of paragraph HK 23.5 of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route on applicants who hold permission as BN(O) Adult Dependent Relat
Answer: We currently have no plans to allow those granted as an Adult Dependent Relative on the BN(O) route to switch within the route, but we keep all Immigration Rules and policies under review.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure the Access to Work scheme supports people with multiple sclerosis.
Answer: The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to engage disabled people in the process of the Timms Review of the Personal Independence Payment system.
Answer: The Timms Review is being co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, and other experts.I am chairing the Review alongside my fellow co-chairs Sharon Brennan and Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE. We have appointed a steering group o...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAchalasia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15949 on Achalasia: Health Services, when the NHS England Specialised Commissioning Paediatric Medicine: Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutri
Answer: Pathways for managing patients with achalasia are set out in the NHS England Specialised Commissioning Paediatric Medicine: Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service Specification. The current specification was published in 2013/14, and there are...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAchalasia: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of achalasia.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the diagnosis and treatment of achalasia. Work is underway to support an increase in the use of the Advice and Refer/Single Point of Access model, which can in turn improve waiting times for all gastro patients, in...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAstronomy and Nuclear Physics: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed cuts to funding for particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics research on levels of such research
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has committed to £58.5 billion investment in R&D over the next 4 years. Of this, UKRI will deliver £38.6 billion towards research and innovation with £14.5 billion allocated towards curiosit...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate oversight of individuals arriving in the UK on private jet.
Answer: The security of the UK border remains our top priority, and this government is committed to strengthening border security. Border Force conducts robust security checks on those arriving into the UK, including 100% checks on all notified general aviation f...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure taxi drivers are protected from physical and verbal abuse whilst at work (a) in Nottinghamshire and (b) nationally.
Answer: Physical and verbal abuse against transport workers is unacceptable and something the Department takes very seriously. The Department’s best practice guidance to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities in England is clear that authorities are ...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLicensing: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of allowing license applications, such as planning applications, to be published in online newspapers.
Answer: The Government committed to a review of statutory notices as part of the response to recommendations made by the Licensing policy taskforce in July 2025, including in relation to alcohol licence notices. The review is being taken forward as part of the Lo...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDisadvantaged: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's report entitled Deprivation in Rural Areas, published in October 2025, what assessment his Departmen
Answer: Our Pride in Place strategy sets out how we will deliver up to £5.8 billion over ten years to 284 neighbourhoods (Middle Super Output Areas) experiencing the highest levels of deprivation across the country. Many coalfield communities – including very dep...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoalfields Regeneration Trust: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the proposed £50 million capital investment in the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to support S
Answer: I refer the Hon.Member to Question UIN 114606 answered on 9 March.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Railway: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend Transport UK's contract for East Midlands Railway beyond 18 October 2026.
Answer: The Expiry Date of East Midlands Railway’s National Rail Contract (NRC) with the Department is October 2030, with a ‘Core Term Expiry Date’ of October 2026. Under the terms of NRCs, the Secretary of State can give the operator at least three Railway Perio...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Railway: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the East Midlands Railway will come into public ownership when its contract expires on 18th October 2026.
Answer: The Expiry Date of East Midlands Railway’s National Rail Contract (NRC) with the Department is October 2030, with a ‘Core Term Expiry Date’ of October 2026. Under the terms of NRCs, the Secretary of State can give the operator at least three Railway Perio...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of withdrawing the universal credit health top-up for people under 22 on those unable to work.
Answer: The Pathways to Work consultation closed on 30 June 2025 and a summary of the consultation responses was published on 30 October. We will set out our plans in due course.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Disability and HomelessnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) homeless and (b) disabled young people to seek employment.
Answer: Homelessness can act as a significant barrier to gaining and sustaining employment. DWP helps people experiencing homelessness to move towards work through tailored and place-based work coach support – a commitment outlined in the new cross-government Nat...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the ways in which the Youth Guarantee will benefit disabled young people seeking employment.
Answer: The Government is taking action to help young disabled people move towards work. Disabled young people are diverse group, so it is key that the individual gets access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, for them. T...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the publication of the numbers of all animals involved in any form of animal research, including those bred but not used.
Answer: The Home Office is currently reviewing the potential merits of recording and reporting the number of animals that were bred for, but not used, in scientific procedures.The Home Office publishes Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals,...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Defence EquipmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure effective due diligence when assessing applications for export licences for UK military equipment that could be re-exported onwa
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Urgent Question debate on this issue held on 15 December 2025.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities following the conviction of the father of US-based activist Anna Kwok; what assessment she has made
Answer: The UK closely monitored the trial of Kwok Yin-sang, and British diplomats attended his verdict on 11 February. This Government will not tolerate any attempts by foreign governments to coerce, intimidate, harass, or harm their critics overseas. We have ra...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOppressionHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk posed by foreign-state bounties and wanted notices against UK residents; and what steps are being taken to deter and prosecute any person in the UK seeking to
Answer: The first duty of this Government is to keep the country safe. Any attempt by any foreign state to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will never be tolerated.The police and intelligence services have mature mechanisms to continually assess p...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency Calls: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 call handlers in England and Wales have received specific training on transnational repression since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect information on the training 999 call handlers have received.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
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