Ruth Jones MP: written questions
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Dogs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the impact of the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020 in potentially reducing the a) financial burden on and b)
Answer: In Defra’s recently published Animal Welfare Strategy, this Government committed to undertake a review to ensure the appropriate tools and frameworks are in place to deliver a proportionate and robust enforcement system. This would include powers to seize...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDogs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has she given to introducing powers for local authorities in England and Wales to rehome dogs seized under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 after 21 days without a court
Answer: In Defra’s recently published Animal Welfare Strategy, this Government committed to undertake a review to ensure the appropriate tools and frameworks are in place to deliver a proportionate and robust enforcement system. This would include powers to seize...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Department's transparency data entitled Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986: Non-technical summaries for project licences granted October – December 2025 that require a retrospe
Answer: The Animals in Science Regulation Unit operates a quality checking process to minimise errors in published non-technical summaries (NTS). However, they acknowledge there was a duplication error in the February 2026 NTS publication.The Animals in Science R...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: InspectionsHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of unannounced audits by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit of establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientif
Answer: As part of a structured programme of reform, the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) is increasing the number of veterinary and medical inspectors from an average of 14.5 in 2023 to 22 in March 2026. This provides additional specialist resource to u...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, if he will make it his policy to reform the risk-reducing drug pathway for patients at increased risk of breast cance
Answer: The Department is taking steps to ensure that women at increased risk of breast cancer are provided with the best information, support, preventative care, and testing.Through our National Cancer Plan, we will develop and deliver more proactive approaches ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, what steps he is taking to improve support and training for GPs to prescribe risk-reducing drugs to women at increase
Answer: The Department is taking steps to ensure that women at increased risk of breast cancer are provided with the best information, support, preventative care, and testing.Through our National Cancer Plan, we will develop and deliver more proactive approaches ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February to Question 109206 on breast cancer drugs, what steps he is taking to ensure that women at increased risk of breast cancer are told about risk reducing drugs as
Answer: The Department is taking steps to ensure that women at increased risk of breast cancer are provided with the best information, support, preventative care, and testing.Through our National Cancer Plan, we will develop and deliver more proactive approaches ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific mechanisms will enable HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force to verify compliance with the vaping product registration scheme at the point of import; and whether registration number
Answer: Officials in the Department of Health and Social Care regularly meet with officials from other departments, including HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force, to share intelligence and ensure a coordinated approach to the enforcement of our rules on vapin...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards will oversee the vaping product registration scheme.
Answer: Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Office for Product Safety and Standards are considering whether the Office for Product Safety and Standards would be best placed to oversee the future register.Officials in Department of Heal...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Registration and TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formal intergovernmental mechanisms are in place to coordinate enforcement of the vaping product registration and testing regime across the four nations of the United Kingdom.
Answer: Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to develop a new registration and testing scheme for all vape, nicotine, and tobacco products. These powers will apply across the United Kingdom, and it is therefore vital that the future registration scheme w...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he expects the vaping product registration scheme to be fully operational before the commencement of the Vaping Products Duty in October 2026; and what contingency arrangements will apply i
Answer: Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to develop a new registration and testing scheme for all vape, nicotine, and tobacco products. This will replace the current notification system and competent authority function which will remain in place unti...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an equality impact assessment will be conducted prior to any implementation of the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) on prostate cancer.
Answer: On 28 November, the UK National Screening Committee opened a 12-week public consultation on a draft recommendation on screening for prostate cancer. We anticipate a final recommendation in early 2026. After which, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPornography: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the forthcoming review of pornography regulation will consider any inconsistencies between online and offline regulation in restricting children’s access to sexually explicit material.
Answer: On 9 December 2025, during the House of Lords Committee Stage debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, the Government announced that it would accept, in part, one of the recommendations from Baroness Bertin’s Independent Review on Pornography, namely recomm...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPornography: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the forthcoming review of the criminal law relating to pornography will assess the effectiveness of current a) age-verification and b) age-assurance measures in preventing children from accessing online p
Answer: On 9 December 2025, during the House of Lords Committee Stage debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, the Government announced that it would accept, in part, one of the recommendations from Baroness Bertin’s Independent Review on Pornography, namely recomm...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPornography: RegulationMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department expects to publish the review of pornography regulation announced in the House of Lords on 10 December 2025.
Answer: On 9 December 2025, during the House of Lords Committee Stage debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, the Government announced that it would accept, in part, one of the recommendations from Baroness Bertin’s Independent Review on Pornography, namely recomm...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that all Agenda for Change NHS pay bands are (a) set at and (b) above the real Living Wage as calculated by the Living Wage foundatio
Answer: These specific assessments have not been made.Following acceptance of the NHS Pay Review Body recommendations on pay for 2026/27, Agenda for Change (AfC) entry pay will remain above the National Living Wage for 2026/27. In addition, we have committed to p...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEgypt: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that a Christian researcher in Egypt has been sentenced under blasphemy laws, including
Answer: The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and we continue to regularly raise rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities where appropriate.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEgypt: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Egyptian counterpart on the potential impact of the use of Egyptian national identity cards to record a person's religion on the level o
Answer: The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and we continue to regularly raise rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities where appropriate.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the numbers of animals being used in tests in order to satisfy international regulators despite a non-animal alternative being accepted in the UK; and what steps is she
Answer: The Animals in Science Regulation Unit has published guidance for applicants intending to conduct research under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 for regulated bodies outside the UK, available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-tes...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish further information on the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund.
Answer: Further details regarding the eligibility criteria and application process on the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund, will be published in due course. The fund will be focused on England, because Heritage is a devolved policy area. We are working closely ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPer- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving a) research, b) monitoring and c) labelling of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Answer: The Government published a PFAS Plan on 3 February 2026, which sets out its approach towards protecting human health and the environment from risks posed by PFAS. Research is being commissioned and coordinated across the Government, regulators, academia a...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPer- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider a universal restriction on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Answer: The Government published a PFAS Plan on 3 February 2026, which sets out our approach towards protecting human health and the environment from risks posed by PFAS. In the recently revised Environmental Improvement Plan, we have committed to reforming UK RE...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPer- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Consumer GoodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the consultation on restricting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in consumer articles.
Answer: The Government published a PFAS Plan on 3 February 2026. This sets out the Government’s approach towards PFAS in consumer articles.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the results of its consultation on Out-of-school settings safeguarding which closed on 21 September 2025.
Answer: The department is currently analysing responses to the call for evidence on out-of-school settings safeguarding, which sought to improve our understanding of current practice in the sector and invite views on possible approaches for further strengthening ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to answer 109832 of 4 February 2026 on Animal Welfare: Fines, what conversations she has had with the Leader of the House regarding the planned timetabling for the introductio
Answer: The commitment to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife - so they are consistent with higher levels of sentencing available for animal welfare offences against pets and livestock - was made in the Government’s Animal Welfare...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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