Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the Chagos deal is funded by his Department's budget.
Answer: The costs associated with the deal will be split between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the 2.5% increase to defence spending on 25 February 2025 will fund the Chagos deal.
Answer: The costs of the Chagos Archipelago Treaty will be met from within the FCDO and MOD budgets set out at the spending review. The NATO qualifying status of these costs will be considered in the usual way.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of L
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The first formal meeting of the mental health and justice strategic advisory group is planned to take place on 1 July 2025. The group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, who will report regularl...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The first formal meeting of the mental health and justice strategic advisory group is planned to take place on 1 July 2025. The group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, who will report regularl...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The mental health and justice strategic advisory group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and the group’s membership is still in the process of being confirmed. The mental health and justice st...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health and Justice Strategic Advisory GroupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice of 31 March 2025 in the debate on the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill, Official Report, House of Lords,
Answer: The first formal meeting of the mental health and justice strategic advisory group is planned to take place on 1 July 2025. The group will be chaired by NHS England’s National Medical Director for Mental Health and Neurodiversity, who will report regularl...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he is having with local authorities on the development of single occupancy housing for veterans.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring veterans across the UK have access to the housing support they need. We have introduced several measures to assist veterans with housing provision. This includes reforms to exempt all veterans applying for social h...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking through the Veterans' Capital Housing Fund to supply affordable and social housing for veterans in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Hinckley and Bosworth constituency.
Answer: Organisations across the UK are eligible to apply for funding under the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund. This funding is used to refurbish or expand to enhance accommodation quality or increase capacity. This programme will ensure there will be a long-term...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where housing stock is being sourced from for refurbishment through the Veterans' Capital Housing Fund.
Answer: The majority of the organisations that receive funding from the Veterans' Capital Housing Fund already own or rent the properties they wish to improve. The funding is used to refurbish or expand to enhance accommodation quality or increase capacity. This ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: TaxationTreasuryTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54374More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 46841 on Personal Care Services: Licensing, how many hairdresser and barber businesses has HMRC investigated following evidence suggesting that they may have misclass
Answer: HMRC is committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently, creating a level playing field for all compliant businesses. Businesses providing personal care services, including hairdressers and barbers often operate using the ‘rent-a-chai...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: International CooperationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the adequacy of the UK's international advocacy role in helping to reduce global deforestation.
Answer: The UK strongly supports global efforts to protect, restore and sustainably manage forests, including working with partners to deliver the shared goal of halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, while supporting livelihoods and ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he is having with retailers on fuel prices for drivers, the context of progress on (a) implementing Fuel Finder and (b) the Competition and Markets Authority's monitoring of
Answer: The Government aims to implement Fuel Finder by the end of 2025, subject to passage of the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which will provide the legislative basis to set up the scheme. Fuel Finder will increase price transparency and drive down prices by enc...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU on the transfer of animals between zoos.
Answer: We continue to work with the Animal and Plant Health Agency and a wide range of stakeholders, including the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), to address immediate challenges regarding EU trade – such as the availability of Expor...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of trends in the number of people being diagnosed with melanoma.
Answer: Diagnoses of skin cancers, including melanoma, have been increasing. NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including melanoma. ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54369More
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 Advertising Standards Authority ruling on EME Aesthetics and Beauty Academy Ltd, published on 16 April 2025.
Answer: Cosmetic treatment providers have a responsibility to ensure that their advertising does not trivialise medical risks, provide misleading information or pressure customers to book without proper consultation. The Government supports the Advertising Standa...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on monitoring the level of UK-produced food bought in the public sector.
Answer: Officials are developing a range of proposals to develop public sector food and catering procurement policy, to set the tone for Government ambition, as well as driving net zero, public health and animal welfare outcomes. Further information will be made...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on approval for the final cost information for the development of a new STEM building at Hinckley School.
Answer: The department has increased the budget for the project significantly since completion of the feasibility study and officials are working through the costs with the selected contractor. A meeting has been scheduled for 10 June 2025, including the hon. Mem...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 30 April 2025 to Questions 46842 and 46843 on Hinckley School: STEM Subjects, what indicative timescales her Department uses for working through the costs for major infrastructure pro
Answer: The department has increased the budget for the project significantly since completion of the feasibility study and officials are working through the costs with the selected contractor. A meeting has been scheduled for 10 June 2025, including the hon. Mem...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordThe Hinckley School: STEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 30 April 2025 to Questions 46842 and 46843 on Hinckley School: STEM Subjects, if he will hold discussions with (a) The Futures Trust and (b) the Hinckley School's senior leadership on
Answer: The department has increased the budget for the project significantly since completion of the feasibility study and officials are working through the costs with the selected contractor. A meeting has been scheduled for 10 June 2025, including the hon. Mem...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
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