Mark Hendrick MP: written questions
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Written questions
Renewable Energy: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the green workforce is expanding at a pace sufficient to meet the growing demands of an accelerated energy transition.
Answer: In October 2025, the Government published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan (CEJP). The CEJP sets out the workforce needed to deliver our clean energy superpower mission, and how the government will work in partnership with industry and trade unions to deliver i...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural GasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) expand and (b) ensure resiliency of the UK’s gas (i) infrastructure and storage systems and (ii) reserves.
Answer: Government works continuously with industry to improve and maintain the resilience and security of energy infrastructure to a range of evolving risks and future system changes. In 2026, DESNZ will publish an Energy Resilience Strategy to set out Governmen...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBasketball: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) condition and (b) availability of outdoor basketball courts; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate funding
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. This means delivering a range of facilities across the country based on what each lo...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle illegal online sport gambling sites that do not hold a licence to operate in the UK.
Answer: Since April 2024, the Gambling Commission has significantly increased its disruption activity and has focused on finding innovative ways to tackle the illegal market. The Crime and Policing Bill, once passed, will give the Gambling Commission greater powe...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle inflation in the cost of produce caused by increased energy costs due to the conflict in Iran.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: InvestmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to mobilise private finance for the development of defence technology, a) in the start-up sector and b) from European investors.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 set out Defence’s role in seeding innovation and growth to keep the Integrated Force at the forefront of warfare. To deliver this, we established the UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) with a £400M ring-fenced annual budget to ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMoths: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the loss of UK moth species.
Answer: Defra is committed to delivering legally binding biodiversity targets including halting the decline in species abundance by 2030, reversing declines by at least 10% by 2042 compared with 2030, and reducing risk of national species extinction by 2042. The ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMortgagesTreasuryTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118685More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the impact of increasing oil and gas prices on fixed-rate mortgages in light of the conflict in Iran; and what steps her department will take to support homeowners affected
Answer: The government does not comment on specific market movements. It is normal for sterling markets to vary in response to global developments. Mortgage rates, which are influenced by a range of factors, are a commercial matter for lenders in which the Govern...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that inward investment agreements for new datacentres include binding requirements on energy efficiency, renewable power sourcing and heat-
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that new data centres and AI infrastructure are developed responsibly, with due consideration of environmental impacts.UK data and AI infrastructure is subject to the UK’s environmental and planning frameworks, whic...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people identified as Not in Education, Employment or Training.
Answer: Building on the December Youth Guarantee and Growth and Skills Levy announcement, the Government has committed a further £1 billion investment in young people, taking total additional investment into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy to £...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital and revenue funding allocations have been made to local authorities in Lancashire for a) primary schools, b) secondary schools and c) specialist school places over the next 2 years.
Answer: Revenue funding through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for Lancashire in 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years are presented in the table below. Funding for 2027/28 will be confirmed later this year.Lancashire School FundingFinancial Year2025/262026/27Ov...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LancashireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been a) delivered and b) cancelled in i) Preston and ii) Lancashire in the last 3 years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of National Health Service dental treatments delivered in the first seven months of the 2025/26 financial year, in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, which includes Preston and Lancashire: Financia...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGenomics: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to genomic testing in Lancashire for the (a) 2026-27 (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29 financial years.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for commissioning the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) for patients in the National Health Service in England. Genomic testing is currently delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) encourage cyclists to comply with the legal requirement to use appropriate lights and (b) promote the use of (i) reflective and (ii) high-visibility clothing.
Answer: On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. Rule 60 of The Highway Code states that cycles must be fitted with a rear reflector and must have front and rear lights lit at nig...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of car sharing clubs on her (a) decongestion and (b) decarbonisation targets.
Answer: Government understands the value of car sharing as a sustainable travel option that can offer a flexible, cost effective alternative to private car ownership for drivers. Alongside our actions to deliver excellent public transport, promote active travel a...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGermany: TreatiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to lay the Kensington Treaty before Parliament for ratification.
Answer: The Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation will be laid before Parliament for scrutiny shortly after the Christmas recess.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Sexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that people with convictions for any sexual offences should be prevented from serving in the police forces.
Answer: One of the Government’s key priorities is to restore public confidence in policing. To achieve this, we must ensure that those who enter policing are vetted in line with standards the public would expect.That is why, in alignment with our manifesto commit...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Self-harmDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with AI companies on ensuring that AI chatbots do not promote or encourage self-harming behaviour.
Answer: I meet regularly with civil society, industry and Ofcom to discuss online safety, including the risks of AI chatbots.AI services allowing users to share content with one another or that search the live web are covered under the Online Safety Act and have ...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth West Ambulance Service: Abuse and Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of North West Ambulance Service personnel in the context of a trends in the number of violent and abusive incidents directed at frontline NHS staff.
Answer: Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work, including those in the ambulance setting. Trends in violence towards NHS staff have generally stayed at the same levels in recent years and there is in place a zer...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: GenderDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on gender disparities in access to youth sports training facilities; and what steps she is taking to decrease those disparities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. The Government has invested £98 million through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme across the UK in 2025/26, funding project...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that access to information about the contribution of good eye care is readily available.
Answer: The NHS.UK website sets out the importance of regular sight tests whilst also providing information about entitlement to free National Health Service sight tests. The Department also looks for opportunities to promote the importance of NHS sight tests, su...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions he is making in the National Health Service to ensure that patients with long term eye conditions receive adequate practical and emotional support.
Answer: We recognise the importance of practical and emotional support for people living with long term eye conditions. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting t...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to make transports systems more easily accessible for people with sight loss, to allow them to travel independently and spontaneously.
Answer: The government is committed to improving transport services so they are more inclusive and enable people with sight loss to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. As part of our broader mission to break down barriers to opportunity, we recognise tha...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many BSL-interpreters were provided at the outset for patients seeking healthcare treatment in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) England over the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local population, which includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British S...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the RNID report entitled Still Ignored: the fight for accessible healthcare; what steps his Department plans to take to ensure
Answer: Under the 2010 Equality Act, health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. This includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British Sign Language in...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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