Sarah Owen MP: written questions
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Written questions
Leagrave Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January to Question 100439, on Luton Airport: Railways, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on the provision of step free access for passengers at Leagrave station travell
Answer: In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upgrades as part of the Access for All programme, before delivery funding was secured. We will make an announcement on which stations will progress in due...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeagrave Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to provide an update on whether Leagrave station will progress to the development phase under the Access for All programme.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upgr...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLuton Airport: RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Planning Inspectorate's press release entitled London Luton Airport Expansion development consent decision announced, published on 3 April 2025, what discussions she has had with Network R
Answer: Luton Airport Parkway already has step free access and lifts are already due to be installed at Luton station under the Access for All programme. The Department will also expect any new transport infrastructure to meet current accessibility standards.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian support her Department is helping to provide for displaced families in Gaza affected by severe weather.
Answer: The Hon Member is right to raise concerns about the impact of worsening weather conditions on the already appalling humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the UK Government is doing all that we can alongside our international and civil society partners to allev...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBreasts: Plastic SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many reports of BIA-ALCL there have been in the UK; and which manufacturers of breast implants those reports have been associated with.
Answer: As has been previously shared in evidence submitted to the Women and Equalities Select Committee in July 2025, with further information in the document attached, the Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) closely monitors Breast Implant...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBreasts: Plastic SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in the UK have received Allergan breast implants.
Answer: The Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry (BCIR), set up in 2016, collects all implant data, and explant data where possible.Practically, it is always difficult and often impossible to identify a model and product code on an explant. If explanted devices, ...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBreasts: Plastic SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the research programmes that are underway on the safety of breast implants.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is not currently funding any specific research into the safety of breast implants but welcomes funding applications for research into any aspe...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBreasts: Plastic SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) breast implants and (b) PIP breast implants have ruptured and had to be removed in the last 10 years; and how many of those ruptured implants were not listed on the breast and cosmetic
Answer: The Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry (BCIR), set up in 2016, collects all implant data, and explant data where possible.Practically, it is always difficult and often impossible to identify a model and product code on an explant. If explanted devices, ...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906805More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing child poverty on the economy.
Answer: The Child Poverty Action Group estimate the cost to the country at £40bn per year, which is one of the reasons why the government is removing the two-child limit and lifting 550,000 children out of poverty in the final year of this Parliament.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNursing and Midwifery Council: ComplaintsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on wait times for (a) general cases and (b) cases before the case examiner.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom, and nursing associates in England. The NMC is independent of Government, directly accountable to Parliament and is responsible for operation...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlaying Fields: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the impact of Sport England’s consultee status on planning applications for playing field
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed. A consultation on reforms to the statuto...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Property Management Compnaies and Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from (a) poor-performing managing agents and (b) excessive service charges.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the proposals set out in the consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services published on 4 July 2025 (which can be found on gov.uk here) and the answer given to Question UIN 77534 on 17 October 2...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence through the court system.
Answer: I recognise that the experience of attending court can be distressing, particularly for vulnerable victims, such as those of rape and sexual violence.Special measures can help vulnerable witnesses who may otherwise feel unable to give evidence.The Ministr...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure fire safety for new (a) high rise buildings, (b) complex or mixed use developments and (c) sites with known access or water-supply c
Answer: The Department has taken steps to strengthen fire safety in all new buildings, including those that are high-rise, complex, or located on constrained sites.The Building Safety Act 2022 established the Building Safety Regulator, which since October 2023 ha...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote (a) culturally competent and (b) community-led prevention measures for older black men.
Answer: This Government recognises the evidence that men of Black ethnicity are at a higher risk of some diseases. Tackling these inequalities is a top priority for the Government.For example, black men are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease yet evidence sh...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordX Corp: Government DepartmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77148More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the use of X for Government communications is in accordance with the (a) propriety and ethics guidance of the Government Communications Service, (b) Civil Service Code, and (c) Public Sector Equality Dut
Answer: The Government Communication Service (GCS) SAFE (Safety and suitability, Ads context, Freedom of speech, and Ethics and enforcement) Framework is the single, comprehensive framework that the government uses to regularly provide thorough guidance ensuring ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Nurses: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on pay for specialist community public health nurses.
Answer: Specialist community public health nurses in England are typically paid on the National Health Service’s Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system.Annual AfC pay awards are decided following recommendations from the independent NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB). We a...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with UK Deaf Sport on funding for athletes competing in the Tokyo 25 Summer Deaflympics.
Answer: Our Arm's Length Body, Sport England, has committed £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027 to support deaf sport at the grassroots level, build wider participation, and develop strong governance within UK Deaf Sport.Sport England are also exploring a series o...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) Sport England have allocated to support elite Deaf sportspeople to attend the Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics.
Answer: The Government, through the UK Sport grant, supports Olympic and Paralympic success. Beyond this the Government does not provide additional funding to performance sport, in line with our approach to a great many other areas of individual sporting performa...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) Sport England have allocated to support elite Deaf sportspeople in each of the last five years.
Answer: Our Arm's Length Body, Sport England, has committed £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027 to support deaf sport at the grassroots level, build wider participation, and develop strong governance within UK Deaf Sport.Sport England are also exploring a series o...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress has been made on cross-departmental plans to phase-out animal testing in the UK.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Luton North to the answer of 9th June 2025 to Question 54862.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether British citizens who receive undergraduate medical training overseas will be considered as part of plans to prioritise UK medical graduates for foundation postgraduate training.
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National Heal...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Tests: AdministrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to stop the use of paper forms for blood tests ordered by (a) GPs and (b) hospitals.
Answer: Pathology service transformation is critical to delivering the Government's ambitions for the National Health Service. The NHS has invested heavily in delivering digital transformation for pathology services to reduce reliance on paper-based processes; wo...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers' Staff: PaySpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69410More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether topping up statutory parental bereavement leave payment with occupational pay up to a staff member’s full pay
Answer: The occupational policies funded by IPSA with regard to MPs' staff aim to align with the eligibility criteria set by the Government with respect to statutory payments, in accordance with the need for IPSA's policy to reflect the experience of other workin...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Racial DiscriminationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle racism in sport.
Answer: The Government’s stance is unequivocal: racism has absolutely no place in our society, and no place in sport and activity. We are committed to stamping it out, from the elite level to the grassroots, ensuring that sport truly is for everyone, regardless o...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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