Luke Akehurst MP: written questions
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Ajax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations are underway into the safety case for Ajax and the decision-making process that led to Initial Operating Capability being signed off.
Answer: As the hon. Member will be aware, investigations into Ajax remain ongoing, and time must be given to ensure all information and evidence is considered. I will continue to keep the house informed of developments, as I have done since the issue arose n Exer...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of barriers to transport faced by disabled people across the UK on disabled people; and what steps are being taken to deliver transport equity for
Answer: The Government recognises that more needs to be done to ensure transport is accessible to all, and we are committed to delivering change as part of our broader mission to break down barriers to opportunity. We want to see passenger transport services that...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme in supporting the automotive sector in the North East.
Answer: Motability Operations announced plans to support the government’s Modern Industrial Strategy. The number of British made vehicles purchased by the Scheme will reach 25% by 2030, with an ambition of 50% of vehicles registered on the Scheme being made in th...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: Armed Forces and VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the role of the Motability Scheme in supporting service personnel and disabled veterans and to access transport solutions.
Answer: The Motability Scheme is a lifeline for many disabled people and families, supporting their independence by enabling them to lease a car, wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair in exchange for all or part of their eligible disa...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Motability Scheme in supporting the work to meet ZEV mandate targets.
Answer: Motability Operations, which delivers the Motability Scheme, has the largest fleet in the country and has an important role in ensuring an equitable transition to zero emission vehicles. Electric vehicles (EVs) are available through the Motability Scheme,...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on mitigating the impact of delays to the Defence Investment Plan on investment planning.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence and other Defence Ministers engage routinely and regularly with a wide range of industry stakeholders through established forums, bilateral meetings, and routine commercial engagement on a broad number of topics.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of F-35As that need to be procured to undertake training for the wider UK F-35 fleet and perform the tactical nuclear delivery mission.
Answer: The United Kingdom is purchasing at least 12 F-35A aircraft. The aircraft will allow the UK to participate in NATO's Dual Capable Aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission. The nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO DCA nuclear mission are United States (US) nuclear ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the announcement that 12 F-35As will be bought, beyond the £1.1 billion already announced, once weapons, simulators, and infrastructure are taken into account.
Answer: The whole-life cost estimate of £57 billion includes procurement and sustainment of 138 F-35 aircraft to 2069, including technical infrastructure, weapons integration, and aircraft upgrades. The procurement of 12 F-35A rather than 12 F-35B as part of the ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForced Labour: UyghursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; and whether he plans to introduce similar legislation.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in UK and global supply chains and ensuring that UK businesses are not complicit in human rights abuses. Import bans are one of a range of tools that could be used to tackle forced labour in global sup...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOppressionHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will develop a transnational repression framework to enable the police to recognise and tackle transnational repression.
Answer: The Defending Democracy Taskforce’s review into transnational repression (TNR), which concluded in May 2025, has found that the UK already has appropriate tools and system‑wide safeguards in place to robustly counter this threat. The review also sets a cl...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNicaragua: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the human rights situation in Nicaragua.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 15 September 2025 in response to Question 74711.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTourette's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnostic and (b) treatment pathways for Tourette syndrome in areas of England that do not have a dedicated service.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing local population need and for commissioning appropriate diagnostic and treatment pathways for neurological conditions, including Tourette syndrome. While the Department has not undertaken a natio...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTourette's Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve Tourette syndrome services in every region.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing local population need and for commissioning appropriate diagnostic and treatment pathways for neurological conditions, including Tourette syndrome. While the Department has not undertaken a natio...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTourette's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that Integrated Care Boards provide clear diagnostic and treatment pathways for children and adults with Tourette syndrome.
Answer: There are no current plans to produce a Neurodevelopmental Strategy. On 23 January 2026, we published our response to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Inquiry Committee’s report, Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy. We welco...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTourette's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) include Tourette syndrome in neurodevelopmental strategy work and (b) mandate Integrated Care Boards to establish diagnostic and treatment pathways similar to those for auti
Answer: There are no current plans to produce a Neurodevelopmental Strategy. On 23 January 2026, we published our response to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Inquiry Committee’s report, Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy. We welco...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoal: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on former coalfield communities not covered by the Pride in Place programme of current government growth funding; and what con
Answer: I recognise the excellent work of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, supporting coalfield communities across the country reach their full potential. I met with the Trust recently to hear more about this work and their future ambitions.Our Pride in Place s...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoal: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Ministry has to support economic growth in former coalfield communities; and what discussions he has had with the Coalfields Regeneration Trust on its proposal for
Answer: I recognise the excellent work of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, supporting coalfield communities across the country reach their full potential. I met with the Trust recently to hear more about this work and their future ambitions. Our Pride in Place ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to reform corporate reporting requirements to support economic growth and competitiveness.
Answer: The government has previously announced its plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish a consultation on the Modernising Corporate Reporting shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, re...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that audit requirements are accessible and affordable for small and mid-sized quoted companies.
Answer: The government has previously announced its plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish a consultation on the Modernising Corporate Reporting shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, re...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114603More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure small and mid-sized quoted companies (a) invest in and (b) are listed in the UK.
Answer: The UK’s capital markets play a key role in delivering on the government’s growth mission. We have already delivered an ambitious set of reforms to make it easier for firms to start, scale, list and stay on UK markets, and capital markets are a core pilla...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies: AuditDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to simplify audit requirements for quoted companies.
Answer: The government has previously announced its plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish a consultation on the Modernising Corporate Reporting shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, re...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Broadcasting: TelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of switching off digital terrestrial television on levels of digital and social exclusion among older people, disabled people, those on low in
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role television plays in the lives of people across the UK and the impact that the discontinuation of digital terrestrial television may have on those at risk of digital and social exclusion, including those with low in...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Public Service BroadcastingCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114559More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of the resilience of a broadcast-based digital terrestrial television platform with an internet-only service during (a) widespread power outages, (b) cyber incidents, and
Answer: The Government understands the importance of everyone being able to access information in times of national emergency. Both television and radio play a vital role in providing such access for a range of different emergency scenarios, including scenarios w...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTelevision: Digital BroadcastingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government has carried out scenario testing of the potential impact of the switch-off of digital terrestrial television on emergency communications.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of everyone being able to access information in times of national emergency. Both television and radio play a vital role in providing such access for a range of different emergency scenarios, including scenarios w...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTelevision: Digital BroadcastingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the (a) one-off and (b) ongoing costs to households, including those with low incomes and in fuel poverty, of a switch-off of the digital terrestrial television netw
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role television plays in the lives of people across the UK and the impact that the discontinuation of digital terrestrial television may have on those at risk of digital and social exclusion, including those with low in...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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