Kevin Bonavia MP: written questions
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Armed Forces: Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of military hospital provision.
Answer: Armed Forces personnel in the UK routinely receive secondary care, including specialist hospital treatment, through the NHS, working with the Defence Medical Services (DMS) to ensure that specific defence requirements are met. The Royal Centre for Defence...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSanctions: RussiaTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907499More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what economic steps she has taken against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine.
Answer: We have stood shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ukraine and against Putin’s illegal invasion. This government has significantly increased our economic pressure on Russia. This includes our recent sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft last October, wh...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrize Money: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of gambling warnings for prize draw competitions advertised on websites, radio and tv shows.
Answer: The Government is acutely aware of the impact harmful gambling can have on individuals and their families, and we are committed to strengthening measures to protect those at risk. In November 2025, we launched a Voluntary Code for prize draw operators. Th...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her department is taking to ensure that developments in artificial superintelligence are carefully monitored and appropriate regulation is applied.
Answer: There is considerable debate and uncertainty around Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), but the possibility of their development must be taken seriously. The increasing capabilities of AI may exacerbate existing r...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect chalk streams.
Answer: In June 2025 the Environment Agency updated its National Framework for water resources, setting out the importance of chalk streams and how we will include their needs in all water resources planning and decision making. The Government is prioritising cha...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: SalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a certification system to help prevent the (a) selling and (b) purchasing of pets that have not been neutered.
Answer: Owners of cats and dogs are supported by the Government’s welfare codes of practice, which can be found here: Code of practice for the welfare of dogs and Code of practice for the welfare of cats. The codes signpost owners to advice on neutering. Under t...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHen HarriersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of strengthening criminal penalties for illegally killing hen harriers.
Answer: Bird of prey persecution is a national wildlife crime priority. Where any wild bird of prey is killed illegally the full force of the law should apply to proven perpetrators of the crime. The Government recognises that some stakeholders are often disappoi...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72603 on Universal Credit: Veterans, how many veterans in each district council in Hertfordshire (a) claim Universal Credit (UC), (b) are in receip
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. By May 2025 data was held on the armed forces status of approximately 81% of the GB UC ca...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of schools that have the recommended allergy safeguards in place.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure that pupils with medical conditions have fu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans in Hertfordshire (a) claim universal credit, (b) are in receipt of the housing element of universal credit and (c) pay the housing element of universal credit to private landlords.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. At first only new claimants were asked about their Armed Forces status. From June 2021 on...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for prostate cancer screening.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises ministers on all screening matters, does not recommend population screening for prostate cancer. As such, England does not currently have a national screening programme that requires funding from...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Systems: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing mandatory education on the voting system for students in secondary school.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Stevenage to the answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 68042.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enable earlier diagnosis for pancreatic cancer.
Answer: The Government recognises that pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose early. Its symptoms are often vague and non-specific, meaning many patients are diagnosed at a late stage when treatment options are limited and outcomes are...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans in receipt of the housing element of universal credit were in private rented accommodation in the Stevenage constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. At first only new claimants were asked about their Armed Forces status. From June 2021 on...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans received the housing element of universal credit in the Stevenage constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. At first only new claimants were asked about their Armed Forces status. From June 2021 on...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans were claiming universal credit in the Stevenage constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. At first only new claimants were asked about their Armed Forces status. From June 2021 on...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason her Department introduced mandatory renewal of driving licenses for drivers over 70 and every subsequent three years.
Answer: The requirement for driving entitlement to be renewed at the age of 70 and then at most every three years thereafter has been in place since 1976. Prior to this all drivers had been required to renew their driving entitlement every three years. Renewal at...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase levels of research into Parkinson's disease.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering Parkinson’s disease research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innov...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Foster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking steps to help ensure that the transition of children from foster care to adoption does not have a detrimental impact to the (a) children and (b) fo
Answer: The transition from foster care to adoption is a critical period that can significantly impact both the children involved and their former foster parents.Statutory guidance on placing adopted children states that a clear plan to move a child from foster c...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: PoliceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a dedicated animal cruelty unit within the police force.
Answer: The Department regularly meets other Government departments to discuss animal welfare issues including enforcement. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, local authorities, the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the police all have powers to investigate alle...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a national register of breeders to improve safeguards against animal abuse.
Answer: In relation to dogs, under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations), commercial and high-volume dog breeders must hold a licence issued by their local authority. Licensees must meet strict...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to reduce the backlog of driving tests.
Answer: On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport Select Committee and announced that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will take further actions to reduce waiting times for all customers across Great Britain...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60152More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing an adjusted rate of tax for army reservists that is separate to their civilian incomes.
Answer: The Government fully supports Reservists in volunteering for service alongside their regular employment. Accordingly, Reservists are eligible for an annual tax-free lump sum. Information on this can be found on the Army Reserves pay and benefits webpage. ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of modernising the licensing system for forestry operations to provide greater protection for ancient woodlands.
Answer: England’s trees and woodlands are protected by a number of regulatory regimes. These include the felling licence regime, the environmental impact assessment regulations, tree preservation orders, sites of special scientific interest and the planning regim...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require employers to provide cyber security training, in the context of the recent cyb
Answer: The cyber security of the UK economy is a priority, which is why the government already offers free cyber security training via the National Cyber Security Centre website. This includes the “Top Tips for Staff”, an online, accessible cyber security traini...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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