John Slinger MP: written questions
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Written questions
Iron and Steel: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses reliant on imported steel.
Answer: Based on 2025 data, three-quarters of UK steel imports by value (74%) and over half by volume (53%) are outside scope of steel trade measure.Following extensive engagement with UK industry, the final quota volume increased by 21% compared to our provision...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department gives to qualified peripatetic and school music teachers to help them deliver music lessons.
Answer: The department provides £76 million per annum for the Music Hub network that employs or contracts with over 9,000 peripatetic teaching staff across England. Music Hubs work with classroom teachers in over 90% of schools.The Music Hub network provides cont...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordCraniocervical Instability: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a clear NHS pathway for diagnosing and managing craniocervical instability; what measures are available to protect patients; and how patient
Answer: Craniocervical instability (CCI) is a complex presentation that can arise in the context of a range of underlying conditions. At present, there is no agreed national diagnostic definition or evidence base to support a distinct National Health Service path...
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to financially support community pharmacies.
Answer: For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, at over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26.On 25 F...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of automatically utilising brain tumour patients’ anonymised data to create relevant datasets for clinical research.
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Cancer is a major area of NIHR spending at £141.6 million in 2024/25, reflecting its high priority.We are committed to furthe...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Betting and Gaming Council has had in informing Government policy on gambling advertising; if she will publish the Betting and Gaming Council’s report on gambling advertising; and w
Answer: The Government is committed to consulting the best available evidence on gambling advertising from a wide range of sources when assessing next policy steps in this space. It is for the Betting and Gaming Council to decide whether to publish their report o...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered replacing the routine six-monthly dental check-up with a system based on individual clinical need.
Answer: Patients should be recalled based on their clinical need. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on recall intervals states that a healthy adult with good oral health should see a dentist once every two years, and a child on...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered allowing dental therapists to expand their scope of practice and hold their own NHS contracts; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential imp
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan for England and our recent Quality and Payment Reforms consultation outline the Government’s commitment to utilising the skills of the wider dental team to improve access to dental care. Amendments to the Human Medicines Regulation...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release entitled Study reveals how conversational AI can exert influence over political beliefs, published by the University of Oxford on 11 December, what a
Answer: The trajectory of AI development is uncertain and evolving quickly. New AI technologies, including ‘chatbot’ style applications built on frontier AI models, offer both opportunities and risks. It is imperative that we to understand these impacts from a sc...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBelfast Agreement: European Convention on Human RightsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights on the Good Friday Agreement.
Answer: The UK is a proud signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights which underpins many international agreements on trade, security and migration, as well as the Good Friday Agreement. That Agreement also required domestic incorporation of the ECHR in...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve media literacy.
Answer: The Government aims to improve media literacy through cross-government collaboration, educational initiatives and collaboration with Ofcom, civil society, and online platforms. This approach supports Ofcom's regulatory media literacy duties and promotes m...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has on the potential impact of banning smartphone use in schools.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in school and school leaders already have the power to ban them. The department’s guidance on mobile phones in schools, published in February 2024, is clear that schools should prohibit the use of devices with smart technology ...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness among men and boys about the mental health support available to them.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to transform mental health services to improve access and treatment, and to promote good mental health and wellbeing for men and boys. The Government is committed to working beyond the health system to crea...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIraq: KurdsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the relationship between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Answer: Through our diplomatic presence, we regularly engage with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government. We continue to encourage constructive dialogue and cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve their outstanding issues, including...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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