Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot sent on the 25th of March under case reference MW12483.
Answer: A reply to the hon. Member is being prepared and will be issued as soon as possible.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartmental CoordinationCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5550More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve communication between Departments and the services those Departments offer.
Answer: Each department is accountable for the standard of communication between itself and the various services it maintains as this is not centrally managed.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of additional administrative time and resource requirements for NHS organisations associated with the implementation and operation of the Federated Data Platform not spe
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding PIP eligibility for serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from long-term health conditions and disabilities rather than on the condition itself. As such, PIP is already available to people with schizophrenia.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural and coastal health economies, including Torbay and South Devon, are not disproportionately affected by NHS workforce reductions and restruct
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the r...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of voluntary redundancy programmes across Devon NHS trusts on regional healthcare resilience and patient safety.
Answer: The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: TorbayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of transferring adult social care responsibilities from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust to Torbay Council on the workforce.
Answer: The Care Act 2014 sets out how adult social care in England should be provided, including legal duties on local authorities to ensure the care workforce is competent, skilled, and safe.Whilst we have not made a direct assessment of the potential impact tr...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified categories of clinical, community and support staff roles that will be protected from redundancy as part of the NHS transition from hospital-based care to neig
Answer: Decisions about workforce composition are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure continuity of care for older people and patients with complex needs during the transition of services from secondary to primary and community care settings.
Answer: Enabling people to be discharged from hospital more quickly with the right care and support contributes to speedier recovery and better outcomes for patients and helps prevent loss of independence.To support this, every acute hospital has access to a mult...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTorbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS workforce reductions on services for frail, elderly and clinically vulnerable patients in Torbay and South Devon.
Answer: Decisions about workforce composition are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include workforce benchmarking data for integrated care systems and NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, to enable assessment of sa
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the National Health Service workforce on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan. Details will be set out when it is ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will publish the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan before workforce reductions are implemented across NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the National Health Service workforce on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan. Details will be set out when it is ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTorbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that Torbay Hospital retains adequate staffing levels to ensure the long-term sustainability and safety of acute, urgent and community healthcare services following the implementa
Answer: The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTorbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust voluntary redundancy scheme on staffing levels at Torbay Hospital and associated c
Answer: The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council (a) owned and (b) licensed car parks.
Answer: Council-owned car parks are a matter for local authorities, who are best placed to design parking policies that respond to local needs. The government has no plans to bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council-owned or privat...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing forecasts for peak time pricing in the energy sector.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. Forecasting peak‑times and setting pricing and tariffs accordingly for consumers to engage with is something already undertaken by energy suppliers and aggregators.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the MS Society and Neurological Alliance’s report entitled Neurological Conditions: The Case for a Modern Service Framework, published in May 2026, what steps he has taken to ensu
Answer: In August 2025, NHS England updated its service specification for specialised adult neurology services, following extensive consultation. The service specification includes guidance on both the specialised and core neurology services that should be availa...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Newton AbbotCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5273More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many SMEs there are in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 29th May is attached.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that PIP assessments prioritise reports from specialists relevant in the field that the individual has a disability from.
Answer: The Personal Independent Payment (PIP) assessment is a functional assessment, which focuses on how an individual’s health condition or disability affects their ability to carry out a range of daily living and mobility activities.Health Care Professionals ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that speech and language therapists do not undertake PIP assessments for people without disabilities related to speech and language.
Answer: The department recognises the importance of ensuring all health professionals (HPs) have appropriate experience, skills, and training to undertake Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments. Assessment suppliers ensure that all HPs who carry out PIP ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPatents: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a regulator in the patent market.
Answer: The aim of the patent system is to incentivise innovation through the grant of a temporary exclusive right to protect inventions. In exchange for the right to exclude others from making, selling or using an invention, the details of the invention are publ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record5G: PatentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of patent trolls on funding for research and design in the 5G sector.
Answer: The government supports R&D in the 5G sector to boost growth and ensure secure, resilient digital infrastructure, including through the £271m Advanced Connectivity R&D Programme and the Global Coalition on Telecoms. As part of the government's foc...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPatents: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to introduce greater transparency in the patent market.
Answer: The existing patent system includes several transparency features. For example, although patents are private rights, their publication is part of the patent bargain, allowing innovators a time-limited patent monopoly in exchange for disclosing their inven...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record5G: PatentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to tackle patent trolls in the 5G standalone sector.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is for all populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030 and this will be achieved primarily by commercial investment from the three Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Business models in which patents are b...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record5G: PatentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of patent trolls on the rollout of 5G networks.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is for all populated areas to have access to higher quality standalone 5G by 2030 and this will be achieved primarily by commercial investment from the three Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Business models in which patents are b...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
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