Ruth Jones MP: written questions
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MotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Motability Scheme in providing access to wheelchair accessible vehicles for disabled people.
Answer: Changes to the Motability Scheme were announced as part of the Autumn Budget. An Equality Impact Assessment including consideration of the impact on affected individuals was undertaken and published by HMT as part of the Autumn Budget and can be found her...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on supporting improved access to transport for disabled people across Wales.
Answer: The government is committed to improving public transport services, so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. As part of this Government’s broader mission to break down barriers to opportunity, w...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordResponsible Dog Ownership Working GroupDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 109591 on Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group, what the timetable is for receipt by her Department of the a) findings and b) r
Answer: The Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce is in the process of finalising its report. We look forward to receiving its findings and recommendations in due course.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his proposed timetable is for introducing the vaping product registration scheme under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill including indicative dates for (a) consultation, (b) publication of regulation
Answer: Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) have been in discussions to explore whether OPSS, as the Government's primary product safety regulator, would be suitable to oversee the future ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce minimum testing standards for vaping product testing.
Answer: Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to establish a new testing regime to ensure vape, nicotine, or tobacco products that are sold on the United Kingdom’s market do not contain harmful ingredients or metals, or breach other regulations, for insta...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Registration and TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues about the role (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) Border Force will have in verifying compliance with the vaping product registration and testing
Answer: Officials in the Department 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 vaping products. This coordinat...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Registration and TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resources required by Trading Standards to enforce the registration and testing regime for vaping products since the regime was introduced
Answer: Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to create a new product registration scheme, as well as a new testing regime, for tobacco, vape, and nicotine products. As the bill is not yet enacted, the new scheme has not yet been established and the curre...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for a) reviewing and b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
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 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Sentience CommitteeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the effectiveness of her Department's engagement with reports produced by the Animal Sentience Committee.
Answer: Defra greatly values the work of the Animal Sentience Committee in ascertaining whether, in their view, ministers across Government have appropriately considered how policy decisions might affect the welfare of sentient animals. As required under the Anim...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordResponsible Dog Ownership Working GroupDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group has in (a) improving animal welfare and (b) improving public safety.
Answer: The Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce is exploring measures to promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. The taskforce is considering four themes: educating the public on how to stay safe around dogs, training for both dogs and their o...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordResponsible Dog Ownership Working GroupDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group last met.
Answer: The steering group of the Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce last met on 9 December 2025.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider i) increasing the number of wildlife crimes which are notifiable and ii) improving the consistency of the recording of wildlife crime by police forces.
Answer: There are currently no plans to make wildlife crimes notifiable (which would result in them being included in the national crime statistics).Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to the police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Con...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: FinesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the effectiveness of enforcement of wildlife crimes as part of plans to a) review and b) strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
Answer: There are currently no plans to make wildlife crimes notifiable (which would result in them being included in the national crime statistics).Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to the police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Con...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: FinesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing penalties on preventing cruelty against wildlife.
Answer: There are currently no plans to make wildlife crimes notifiable (which would result in them being included in the national crime statistics).Any non-notifiable wildlife crime reported to the police can still be investigated where appropriate, as Chief Con...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on (a) reviewing and (b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
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 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the training provided to GPs on prescribing risk-reducing drugs to women at increased risk of breast cancer.
Answer: General practitioners (GPs) are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include taking account of new research a...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a national register to capture and integrate the data of all women at increased risk of breast cancer.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England provides England’s national resource for data and analytics on cancer, rare diseases, and congenital conditions.The NDRS already serves as a national register for women at very high risk of b...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of data collected on all women at increased risk of breast cancer.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England provides England’s national resource for data and analytics on cancer, rare diseases, and congenital conditions.The NDRS already serves as a national register for women at very high risk of b...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic CigarettesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what conversations he has had with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that enforcement against non-compliant vaping products will be effectively coordinated once the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is enacted.
Answer: Officials in the Department of Health and Social Care regularly meet with officials from other departments, including HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, the Office for Product Safety and Standards...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Registration and TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the a) registration scheme and b) testing regime enabled by the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be applied effectively to i) online and ii) distance sales of vapi
Answer: The future registration scheme will apply to all products sold in the United Kingdom, including distance sales and those sold online, regardless of their origin. The scheme will be designed to ensure the highest level of consumer safety and to reassure re...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Registration and TestingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether Trading Standards services currently have sufficient a) staffing, b) technical capability, and c) funding to enforce the new i) registration and i
Answer: In 2025/26, we are investing £30 million of new funding for enforcement agencies, including Trading Standards, Border Force, and HM Revenue and Customs, to tackle the illicit and underage sale of tobacco and vapes and help enforce the law. As part of this...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSouth Wales Main Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she had with the Welsh Rail Board on the electrification of the Cardiff - Swansea section of the South Wales Mainline.
Answer: The Rail Minister has regular discussions with the Wales Rail Board regarding their priorities for investment, including future electrification between Swansea and Cardiff. Our initial joint priorities involve improvements on the South Wales Mainline whic...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking in collaboration with her counterpart in Myanmar to support the ability of Christian communities to (a) observe religious holidays and (b) practice t
Answer: The UK continues to support Freedom of Religion and Belief in Myanmar, and we support the right of Christian communities and other faith groups in Myanmar to practice their religion without fear of violence or persecution.In 2025, we co-sponsored a UN Hum...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 on the ability of (a) students an
Answer: On Thursday 27 November 2025, the Home Office laid an affirmative Statutory Instrument in Parliament to amend Section 7 and Section 8 of the Public Order Act 2023. This will amend the list of key national infrastructure within Section 7 of the Act, to add...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to publish guidance for (a) the Police and (b) the public on protests outside life science facilities using animals in research.
Answer: The right to peaceful protest is a fundamental part of our democratic society. It is a long-standing tradition in this country that people are free to gather and to demonstrate their views, provided that they do so within the law.There is no statutory req...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
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