Lincoln Jopp MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent people residing in asylum hotels from taking up illegal employment.
Answer: This Government is determined to tackle illegal working, and since coming to office, we have increased the number of raids, arrests and fines against offenders to their highest level in almost a decade.We have also secured pledges from delivery firms to i...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO nuclear mission as Government steps up national security and delivers defence dividend, published on 24 June 2025, whether his Depa
Answer: The Ministry of Defence will initially purchase 12 F-35A aircraft from within previously agreed F-35B purchase schedules. Future F-35 purchases will be reviewed as part of the Defence Investment Plan, which will conclude in the autumn.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average time was for an export license to be granted to a defence business from first application to approval in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: During 2024, the median processing time in SPIRE for all completed Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) applications was 16 working days. On average, completed SIEL applications account for around 95% of all completed licence applications. We do not ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewTreasuryTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57107More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the publication of the Strategic Defence Review on trading of shares in UK-listed defence companies.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review was published on 2 June 2025. It is not government policy to comment on the market impacts of policy announcements.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51737More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will fly the Middlesex flag from 10 Downing Street to celebrate Middlesex Day on 16 May 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my answer of 9 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 48177
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with South Western Railway to help improve service reliability.
Answer: South Western Railway’s performance has been impacted by the late introduction of their Class 701 ‘Arterio’ fleet, leading to a reliance on older, less reliable trains. Officials are meeting regularly with the operator to discuss performance, and the Secr...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: ChinaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in the war on Ukraine.
Answer: Russia's increasing recruitment of foreign nationals to fight in its illegal invasion of Ukraine demonstrates its underlying weakness. We have noted recent reports of Chinese citizens deployed by Russia in Ukraine. We have seen no evidence of state sponso...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFebrile SeizuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of information in the parent leaflet for febrile seizures; and whether he plans to further update them.
Answer: Individual providers are responsible for the content in the leaflets they produce, and trusts have the freedom to decide what to include in their local leaflets.Information on febrile seizures can be found on the NHS.UK website, which contains the nationa...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a public awareness campaign on sudden unexpected death in childhood.
Answer: We recognise the devastating impact of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) on affected families and communities, and the importance of raising awareness of SUDC among relevant professionals, communities, and parents. Information on SUDC is availa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £50 million allocated to the new VALOUR comes from his Department's existing budget.
Answer: VALOUR is a new commitment to establish the first-ever UK-wide approach to veteran support. A new VALOUR HQ within the Ministry of Defence, a network of field officers, regional VALOUR-recognised support centres, and development funding to support local d...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903980More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will take steps to ensure the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on biological sex in Government department workplaces.
Answer: We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the key milestones of the China Audit are.
Answer: The Government is carrying out an Audit of the UK's interests with regards to China, to bring a long term and strategic approach to managing our relations. The timeline for the Audit is driven by the need for sufficient consultation, not just across gover...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Public AppointmentsHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what stages of recruitment are still to be completed for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration role.
Answer: The Home Affairs Select Committee’s pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate took place on 11 February.Once Ministers have finalised the appointment and the terms of appointment have been agreed, the new ICIBI will be announced in...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the sentencing powers of magistrates on court backlogs since October 2024.
Answer: Last November, we extended magistrates’ court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months. It is premature to assess the impact of the policy due to the time it has been in place. The change enables more cases to be retained in the magistrates’ courts, freeing ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the water quality of water from places with floating solar panels on the source.
Answer: Defra has made no such assessment. The Government takes the quality of all of our waterways very seriously; cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority and that is why we have commissioned an independent review to fundamentally tra...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35580, how far does a person have to travel to a driving test centre for it to be considered accessible.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s travel distance criteria service level agreement, states that most customers live within a certain distance of a driving test centre (DTC) dependent on the population density of the local authority they live in. F...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36002 on Solar Power: Reservoirs, which legislation could impact what can and cannot be done regarding installing solar panels on a
Answer: While Defra is responsible for policy on water, including on reservoirs, it is not responsible for the legislation that is likely to apply concerning the installation of solar panels on a reservoir.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of floating solar panels on reservoirs on the Environment Agency's risk designation for such reservoirs.
Answer: When considering the risk designation of reservoirs, the Environment Agency looks at the volume of water that could be stored by the reservoir, along with the potential loss of life that could occur should there be an uncontrolled release of that water. T...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SpelthorneDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate (a) provision and (b) accessibility of driving test centres in Spelthorne.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible. DVSA continually reviews its estate to ensure it represents good value for money and is efficient. It currently has no plans for any ad...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EEA NationalsHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who are subject to a live deportation order have applied under the EU Settlement Scheme in Spelthorne.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Air PollutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether air quality is a contributing factor to autism.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChange of UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take legislative steps to instruct councils to overturn decisions on use class properties.
Answer: The government has no plans to legislate to require planning decisions, including those related to change of use, to be overturned.Local planning authorities have the power to revoke or modify planning permission under section 97 of the Town and Country P...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect small businesses from regulatory burden.
Answer: The Government is developing an ambitious regulatory reform agenda to ensure that future regulation, or reforms to regulation, work for businesses and supports the Government’s growth mission. It is essential that we continue to identify areas where the c...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: DietsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether diet is a contributing factor to autism.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of the diagnoses of autism in young people.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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