Mohammad Yasin MP: written questions
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Mobile Phones: BedfordDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure full mobile phone signal in (a) Bedford and (b) Kempston.
Answer: In Ofcom’s Connected Nations Spring Update, published on 8 May 2025, it is reported that 4G is available across 100% of the Bedford constituency from all four mobile network operators (MNOs), while 5G is available outside 72% of premises in the constituen...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including older people in receipt of Attendance Allowance who have significant mobility needs and who are not eligible to claim Personal Independ
Answer: Qualifying benefits for the Motability Scheme are the enhanced rate mobility component Personal Independence Payment (enhanced rate mobility component Adult Disability Payment in Scotland), higher rate mobility component Disability Living Allowance (highe...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital Wards: Transgender PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue revised guidance on the placement of people with Gender Recognition Certificates who have undergone surgery on hospital wards.
Answer: NHS England is currently reviewing its Delivering same-sex accommodation guidance and will ensure that it reflects the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland Ltd v. The Scottish Ministers ruling, and is aligned with the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Human RightsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88751More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission revise on amending its draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations to include guidance on the Public Sector
Answer: The EHRC has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the consultation and submitted it to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The EHRC is an independent regulator, and we respect its independence and the r...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with multiple weight-related health conditions who fall below the current NHS eligibility threshold for tirzepatide, also called Mounjaro
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the NHS on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to The Universal Credit (Earned Income) Amendment Regulations 2020, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving double-paydays to subsequent assessment perio
Answer: The Department recognised the impact that having double earnings in an assessment period can have on individual households and their ability to manage their finances and that is why we made the regulations changes. The amendment allows the Department to r...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEquality: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85856More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on taking steps to ensure that its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations provides guidance for (a) business
Answer: The EHRC has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the consultation and submitted it to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The EHRC is an independent regulator, and we respect its independence and the r...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) highly skilled and (b) experienced jobseekers are able to access suitable employment opportunities; and what assessment his Department has made of the potentia
Answer: The government is committed to supporting customers into secure employment, including highly skilled and experienced jobseekers. DWP currently offers tailored, flexible advice and employment support through its network of Jobcentres across the UK. Work Co...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing funding levels for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to (a) uplift bursary rates in line with inflation and (b) provide multi-year fundin
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bedford, to the answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 78882.
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s September 2025 report entitled Brownfield Potent
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including the development of under-utilised land and buildings to meet the need for homes ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the regulations governing the passage of pets to and from the United Kingdom to simplify the process for owners who meet all health and documenta
Answer: The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving the United Kingdom’s high standards of biosecurity and animal welfare.We carefully monitor the effectiveness of our pet travel rules to ensure they safeguard our biosecu...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to implement its policy on the reinstatement of UK-issued pet passports for travel between Great Britain and the EU; and what her planned tim
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area, which will mean taking pets on holiday into the EU will be easier and cheaper. Instead of getting an animal healt...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: Home InsuranceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the insurance industry on ensuring that domestic air-to-water heat pumps installed under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and other go
Answer: Heat pumps installed under UK government schemes must be fitted by installers certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), the leading standards organisation for microgeneration technologies. MCS is undergoing major reforms, due to be intr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Insurance: HeatingTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78422More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) representatives of the insurance industry on the (i) availability and (ii) affordability of home insurance policies tha
Answer: Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors on an ongoing basis. Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of complex broadband and mobile contract negotiations on (a) older customers and (b) people with vulnerabilities.
Answer: The department has not recently made any such assessment, however, we remain committed to supporting vulnerable and older consumers. We regularly engage consumer groups, such as Citizens Advice, who have conducted relevant research.Ofcom has introduced se...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that broadband and mobile providers do not disadvantage existing customers compared with new customers when setting contract prices.
Answer: Government works closely with Ofcom to ensure fairness in telecoms pricing. A range of measures have been implemented, for example, since 2020 Ofcom has required providers to issue end-of–contract notifications. These alert customers when their contract/d...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment Ofcom has made of the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of in-term price increases in mobile phone and broadband contracts.
Answer: In 2023, Ofcom reviewed inflation-linked price rises. Ofcom found that while many broadband and mobile customers were on contracts subject to inflation-linked price rises, awareness and understanding of these terms were very low. Therefore, in December 20...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing OccupancyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate downsizing for social housing tenants under-occupying homes.
Answer: The government encourages the efficient use of existing housing stock. When it comes to social housing, local authorities and housing associations are encouraged to support under-occupiers to transfer to smaller properties, including through mutual exchan...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: BedfordshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the water supply to support (a) the East Rail project and (b) housing growth before the completion of the new reservoir in Be
Answer: Water companies are responsible for securing public water supplies, including supplies that can accommodate planned growth in water demand from both new housing and infrastructure.Every five years water companies must prepare a water resources management ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving InstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of driver (a) training and (b) testing requirements for overtaking large vehicles; and if she will take steps to improve learner driver education to help
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) encourages candidates preparing for their theory and practical test to understand and revise the source materials for the test, which includes The Highway Code and The Official DVSA Guide to Driving: The Esse...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to strengthen the accountability of water companies for pollution other than by implementing a (a) self-monitoring and (b) fines system.
Answer: This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Act provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers for the regulators in a decade, giving them the teeth they need to t...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide an alternative source of funding for local environmental projects in the event that fines on water companies are not sufficient to meet the projected expen
Answer: In June, this Government announced that fines and penalties levied against water companies for environmental breaches will be reinvested into future local environmental projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. These could includ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of fines that will be levied against water companies in each of the next five years.
Answer: It is for the regulators to determine fines against water companies. In May this year, Ofwat issued a £104.5m fine to Thames Water for breaches of rules relating to the company’s wastewater operations. A payment plan has since been confirmed, with 20% of ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Health HazardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to grant the Environment Agency statutory powers to test for (a) E. coli and (b) other harmful pathogens in watercourses.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) regularly samples and monitors for E.coli and Intestinal enterococci bacteria in watercourses that are officially designated as Bathing Waters. This information is available to the public, via the Swimfo website. The EA may req...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordE. coli: Water CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor self-reports of E.coli by water companies.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) regularly samples and monitors for E.coli and Intestinal enterococci bacteria in watercourses that are officially designated as Bathing Waters. This information is available to the public, via the Swimfo website. The EA may req...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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