Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Adoption and Kinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with adoptive and kinship families about levels of support offered by statutory authorities to meet family needs.
Answer: The government works closely with organisations that represent kinship and adoptive families, and directly with adopters and kinship carers through both our adopter and kinship carer reference groups.Following the Care Review, the government updated the k...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Kinship Care: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to capture the needs of adoptive and kinship families as part of the SEND White Paper.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring parents and carers play a central role in helping shape the future special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system through our National Conversation including in-person and online events, as well as invitin...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost of the applications received to NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme.
Answer: The estimated overall cost of redundancy exits across the Department, NHS England, integrated care boards (ICBs) and commissioning support units is estimated at approximately £1 billion to £1.3 billion. This calculated estimate was informed by inputs from...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, how many applications have been received to NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme.
Answer: NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme opened on 1 December 2025 and closed for applications on 16 December 2025. Applications to the scheme are currently being reviewed.Our ambition is to let as many people leave voluntarily as possible and alongside ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what materials will be provided by the Government for the (a) the Premier League and (b) Samaritans in the Together Against Suicide Partnership.
Answer: As part of England's first ever Men's Health Strategy, the Government announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Premier League to tackle male suicide and improve health literacy. We will work with the Premier League to co-create materials that promo...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the (a) Government, (b) Premier League and (c) Samaritans are providing for the Together Against Suicide Partnership.
Answer: Through the Men’s Health Strategy, we have established a partnership with the Premier League to tackle male suicide and improve health literacy. This supports the Premier League’s Together Against Suicide initiative with the Samaritans. The funding contri...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment for the reasons for the difference in the number of additional NHS appointments that were provided between (a) July 2024 and June 2025 and (b) the preceding 12 months.
Answer: Between July 2024 and June 2025, we delivered over 5.2 million additional appointments compared to the previous year, more than double our pledge of two million. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 87411 on NHS England: Redundancy, what proportion of the £860 million will be spent in each financial year.
Answer: The £860 million figure reflects funding brought forward from the Department’s 2025 Spending Review settlement. It will be brought forward to earlier years to bring NHS England into the Department, resulting in one organisation, and significantly reducing...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to question 87411, if he will publish the calculations for the figure of £860 million.
Answer: The £860 million figure reflects funding brought forward from the Department’s 2025 Spending Review settlement. It will be brought forward to earlier years to bring NHS England into the Department, resulting in one organisation, and significantly reducing...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the number of additional NHS appointments delivered between (a) July 2024 and June 2025 and (b) July 2023 and June 20
Answer: Between July 2024 and June 2025, we delivered over 5.2 million additional appointments compared to the previous year, more than double our pledge of two million. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: Despite the challenging fiscal environment, the Department expects all integrated care boards to continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard in 2025/26. Spending on mental health support in 2025/26 is forecast to increase compared with 2024/25,...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs during Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions on 13 November 2025, Hansard col 291, o
Answer: As set out by the Prime Minister, we will publish our Animal Welfare Strategy this year which will set out our priorities for animal welfare.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Net Zero during Energy and Net Zero questions on 18 November 2025, on what date he plans to launch the fuel fi
Answer: The government is committed to launching Fuel Finder as quickly as possible. The Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025 were debated in the House of Lords on 4 December 2025 and should be in place from 18 December 2025.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to consider legislative and non-legislative options to take forward changes to low-welfare activities abroad.
Answer: The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad. We continue to engage with st...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 31508 on religious freedom, what issues have been recently considered between the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion
Answer: The UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief continues to work closely with ministers and officials across a range of issues and geographies, including the current situations in Sudan, Nigeria and Syria. He also works to strengthen international...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with OFCOM on a) the business challenges facing Royal Mail and (b) Royal Mail's ability to meet the Universal Service Obligation.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the independent regulator for the postal sector. It is for Ofcom to oversee Royal Mail’s delivery of the universal service obligation and decide how ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2025 on WPQ 90372 on Agriculture: Subsidies, what plans her department has to (a) conclude and (b) publicise the outcomes of their work on future
Answer: We are working to simplify and rationalise our grant funding from 2026 onwards to ensure they are targeted towards those who need them most and where they can deliver the most benefit for food security and nature. We will communicate more on future grants...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the patterns of social engagement by young men about issues concerning (a) anabolic steroids and (b) image and performance enhancing drugs are captured as par
Answer: On 19 November 2025, to coincide with International Men’s Health Day, we published the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England. The strategy includes tangible actions to improve access to healthcare, provide the right support to enable men to make he...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to provide clarity to the trustees of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme on the possibilities of return of the £2.3 billion investment reserve of the British Coal
Answer: The Department is engaging with HM Treasury with a view to agreeing a way forward on the transfer of the reserve to members. The Government is aiming to reach agreement on an outcome that can be implemented later this year which will benefit scheme member...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent conversations he has had with Treasury about the potential impact of the return of the £2.3 billion investment reserve of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme on the econo
Answer: As at 30 October 2024, there were 39,251 members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Any transfer of the reserve would be used to enhance member benefits.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent conversations he has with the Treasury regarding the return of the £2.3 billion investment reserve of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme.
Answer: The Department is engaging with HM Treasury with a view to agreeing a way forward on the transfer of the reserve to members. The Government is aiming to reach agreement on an outcome that can be implemented later this year which will benefit scheme member...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform, published on 11 November, if he will publish the upfront costs of these r
Answer: The reforms announced on 11 November will involve some upfront costs associated with organisational change, including the reintegration of NHS England and the restructuring of integrated care boards.The Government is committed to ensuring that Parliament ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Further to his Department’s press release entitled Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform, published on 11 November, if he will publish the calculations for the stated £1b
Answer: The reintegration of NHS England and the restructuring of integrated care boards will deliver efficiencies that are expected to save £1 billion a year by the end of this Parliament. These savings will be achieved through streamlining functions, reducing d...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure transparency of fuel prices at petrol stations.
Answer: The government is launching Fuel Finder, an open data scheme to increase fuel price transparency, drive up competition, drive down prices, and help drivers find the best deal. This is real action to help tackle the cost of living.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the National Crime Agency has made on tackling cash-only businesses engaged in money laundering.
Answer: Addressing cash-based money laundering is one of the strategic priorities of the National Economic Crime Centre, which sits within the National Crime Agency. In March 2025, the NECC led a three-week intensification campaign (Operation MACHINIZE) against b...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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