James Naish MP: written questions
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Immigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will expand eligibility for the BN(O) route to include Hongkongers born on or after 1 July 1997; what assessment she has made of the number of people currently excluded for this reason.
Answer: The BN(O) route reflects the UK’s historic and moral commitment to those people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their ties to the UK by taking up BN(O) status at the point of Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997. To be eligible for the BN(O) route, appl...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Older PeopleHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will confirm that the current exemption from English language requirements for applicants aged 65 and over will be maintained for those applying for indefinite leave to remain.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. The Immigration White Paper included a commitment to consult on these changes. The changes involve si...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children and Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will introduce an exemption from earnings requirement for indefinite leave to remain for persons who were (a) children or (b) enrolled in higher education for all or part of the relevant q
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. The Immigration White Paper included a commitment to consult on these changes. The changes involve si...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of having full transitional arrangements when introducing an earned settlement scheme.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. The Immigration White Paper included a commitment to consult on these changes. The changes involve si...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 per cent commission on park home resales, including potential interactions with tax receipts and local authority adu
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97962 on 15 December 2025.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: UtilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of requiring that utility supply arrangements on (a) new and (b) extended residential park home sites provide supplier choice for r
Answer: Where park home residents purchase electricity from their site owner, they may not always have a choice of energy supplier, contract type or prices and this can lead to disputes between residents and site owners. The previous government explored this matt...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, local authorities have had departmental engagement, intervention or support due to concerns about park homes enforcement capacity or performance in each of the last five years.
Answer: Local authorities have extensive enforcement powers to take action against site owners who breach their site licence conditions. Local authorities can change the conditions attached to a site licence at any time, and may choose to consult residents on the...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on (a) identifying and (b) tackling unlawful (i) charges, (ii) bullying and (iii) intimidation by park home site operat
Answer: Contractual disputes between site owners and park home residents, such as those relating to pitch fees and utility charges, fall within the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal, rather than local planning authorities. Local planning authorities have po...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to amend the Mobile Homes (Site Licensing) (England) Regulations 2014 to (a) require local authorities to review site licences and site licence
Answer: Local authorities have extensive enforcement powers to take action against site owners who breach their site licence conditions. Local authorities can change the conditions attached to a site licence at any time, and may choose to consult residents on the...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: LicensingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve consistency of local authority enforcement of park home site licensing and related protections for residents.
Answer: Local authorities have extensive enforcement powers to take action against site owners who breach their site licence conditions. Local authorities can change the conditions attached to a site licence at any time, and may choose to consult residents on the...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2025 to Question 44299 on Park Homes: Sales, when he plans to seek evidence from the sector on the potential impact of paying site owners a com
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97962 on 15 December 2025.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the new local plan-making regulations will be introduced.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 November 2025 (HCWS1104).
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether an imminent minerals local plan renewal should wait for new local plan making regulations to be introduced.
Answer: Minerals and Waste Plans will be subject to new regulations under the new plan making system. The government re-confirmed in December 2025 that the deadline for submission of plans for examination under the current plan-making system is December 2026. Whi...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether minerals local plans will be subject to new local plan making regulations.
Answer: Minerals and Waste Plans will be subject to new regulations under the new plan making system. The government re-confirmed in December 2025 that the deadline for submission of plans for examination under the current plan-making system is December 2026. Whi...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGCSE and IGCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure universities and employers are aware of the differences between awarded GCSEs and iGCSEs.
Answer: GCSEs are long-standing, credible and well-respected by students, teachers, parents, further and higher education providers, and employers. International GCSEs, which include iGCSEs, are different qualifications. International GCSEs were introduced to ser...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIGCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether iGCSEs result in higher grades than GCSEs.
Answer: GCSEs are long-standing, credible and well-respected by students, teachers, parents, further and higher education providers, and employers. International GCSEs, which include iGCSEs, are different qualifications. International GCSEs were introduced to ser...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIGCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of state schools offering iGCSEs.
Answer: GCSEs are long-standing, credible and well-respected by students, teachers, parents, further and higher education providers, and employers. International GCSEs, which include iGCSEs, are different qualifications. International GCSEs were introduced to ser...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGCSE and IGCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidential basis her Department has based its assessment that GCSEs and iGCSEs are comparable qualifications.
Answer: GCSEs are long-standing, credible and well-respected by students, teachers, parents, further and higher education providers, and employers. International GCSEs, which include iGCSEs, are different qualifications. International GCSEs were introduced to ser...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Mental Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve mental health support and PTSD treatment services for serving and former police officers who have experienced trauma during their careers.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of current and former police officers, and we are working closely with police leaders to ensure this.On 26 January 2026 we set out a comprehensive wellbeing package as part of ou...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RetirementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the differences between NHS and Civil Service redundancy provisions for staff who have taken partial retirement; and whether his Department has considered
Answer: This specific assessment has not been made. Contractual redundancy provisions for staff covered by the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service handbook, also referred to as Agenda for Change, in England were agreed and ratified in partnership by the NHS Staff...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RetirementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when Section 16 of the NHS Staff Terms and Conditions (Agenda for Change) handbook was last reviewed in relation to the partial retirement scheme introduced in October 2023; and whether his Departm
Answer: Section 16 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service handbook, also referred to as Agenda for Change, was last updated in 2015. This section sets out the contractual redundancy provisions for staff covered by these terms and conditions and took effect in...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RetirementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was conducted on the differential treatment of NHS staff who have taken partial retirement under the NHS partial retirement scheme.
Answer: There is no National Health Service partial retirement scheme. Partial retirement has existed as an option for some members of the NHS Pension Schemes since 2008. It was extended to members of the 1995 Section of the legacy NHS Pension Scheme in 2023.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RetirementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of guidance provided to NHS staff considering partial retirement under the NHS partial retirement scheme in relation to the potential impact
Answer: Partial retirement does not mean that National Health Service staff are ineligible for redundancy payments. However, taking partial retirement may change the way in which contractual redundancy payments are calculated.The rules concerning the calculation ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to safe staffing levels in mental health services on patient safety; whether the Department has revised its definition of safe staffin
Answer: No assessment has been made. NHS England is currently updating guidance on how trusts should set their staffing levels, via the Developing Workforce Safeguards and Safe Staffing in Mental Health Services 2018 framework, to reflect current evidence and ope...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNurses: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent universities from withdrawing nursing courses due to employment challenges faced by graduates.
Answer: To address graduate employment issues, in August 2025 the Government introduced the Graduate Guarantee.While the Government is committed to ensuring sustainable training pathways for healthcare professions, higher education institutions are independent pr...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
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