Shaun Davies MP: written questions
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Written questions
Employment Schemes: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to use AI and digital technology to improve the efficacy of job and employment services.
Answer: We are adopting AI in DWP to help colleagues deliver better outcomes for customers and to improve productivity and efficiency. We will develop the Jobs and Careers Service to better support jobseekers and employers. As part of the design of the service, w...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to heritage sites for young people.
Answer: One of the Secretary of State’s three priorities is richer lives with choices and opportunities for all. DCMS funds Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme which has facilitated almost 3 million pupils from areas of low social mobility to discover t...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Network: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail connectivity in Shropshire.
Answer: West Midlands Railway’s (WMR’s) modern Class 196 fleet entered service between Shrewsbury and Birmingham in 2022, increasing capacity, and improving reliability and customer experience. Transport for Wales (TfW) are introducing new Class 197 trains from 2...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress on increasing the processing capacity of the court system.
Answer: The Government has made significant progress in increasing the processing capacity of the courts and tribunals system and remains committed to reducing backlog.In the Crown Court for this financial year, we have allocated 111,250 sitting days - the highes...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to reduce fly-tipping and strengthen the power of local authorities to prevent fly-tipping.
Answer: We encourage local councils to make good use of their enforcement powers, which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution action. We are taking steps to develop statutory fly-tipping enforcement guidanc...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and availability of prostate cancer support and treatment.
Answer: To improve the quality and availability of prostate cancer support, NHS England has committed to ensuring that every person diagnosed with cancer has access to personalised care. This includes needs assessments, a care plan, and health and wellbeing infor...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress towards its target of delivering 1,500,000 new homes over the course of this Parliament.
Answer: Progress toward the government’s Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England in this Parliament will be measured through the number of net additional dwellings, the latest data on which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of her Department's progress towards its target of recruiting 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers over the course of this Parliament.
Answer: £200 million has been made available in 2025-26 to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of this Parliament, including up to 3,000 additional neighbourhood officers by t...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress towards its target of increasing prison capacity.
Answer: This Government inherited a prison system in collapse. We have taken decisive action to put prison capacity on a sustainable footing and end the cycle of repeated crises. We have committed to the largest expansion of the estate since the Victorians, inves...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: Digital TechnologyTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential for AI and digital technology to reduce a) tax evasion and b) tax avoidance.
Answer: HMRC is expanding its use of AI to help tackle the tax gap and The Hon gentleman’s Telford constituency is an important hub for HMRC’s digital and AI work. HMRC’s expansion includes how they focus their compliance work through new risk-targeting capabilit...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-assessment: Digital TechnologyTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to use technological innovation to simplify the process of filing tax returns.
Answer: The government is investing in HMRC’s digital services to simplify tax filing, improve accuracy and reduce burdens on taxpayers. Improvements to digital journeys will make it easier for taxpayers to register, deregister or manage their obligations online,...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTax EvasionTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100624More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the Government's efforts to reduce tax evasion.
Answer: HMRC is committed to closing the tax gap further and tackling non-compliant behaviours such as tax evasion, tax avoidance, criminal attacks, error, failure to take reasonable care, hidden economy activity, legal interpretation issues, and non-payment. In...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Nature ConservationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections for nature through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 94311 on 4 December 2025.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's progress in meeting reforestation targets.
Answer: The Government is committed to meeting the Environment Act target to increase woodland cover to at least 16.5% of total land area in England by 2050. In the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 we have also set the interim target to increase England’s tree...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support the financial sustainability of police forces.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that policing has the resources it needs. In December 2025, we published the provisional police funding settlement for 2026-27, which proposes funding of up to £18.3 billion for territorial police forces. This is a...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the maximum penalty for dog fouling offences.
Answer: The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour. These powers in...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Heritage SitesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help protect UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK from potential environmental threats.
Answer: DCMS provides support and advice to all World Heritage Sites across the UK and Overseas Territories that are grappling with environmental threats in our capacity as State Party of the World Heritage Convention.DCMS works closely with environmental agencie...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Heritage SitesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support and preserve UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK.
Answer: As State Party to the World Heritage Convention, DCMS has the primary responsibility for keeping UNESCO updated on the UK’s 35 World Heritage Sites, and responding to requests for information from UNESCO.While heritage is a devolved policy area, DCMS work...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve educational outcomes for boys with free school meal eligibility.
Answer: Too many children are held back by their background. The Opportunity Mission will break the link between background and future success.Schools receive the pupil premium grant, worth over £3 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, to support the educationa...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: TelfordDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) quality and (b) availability of cancer services for patients in Telford.
Answer: Cancer services are provided from the Lingen Davies Centre at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, which comprises of an outpatient area, a chemotherapy day centre and radiotherapy facilities.Linear accelerators at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust,...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: DisadvantagedHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds data on the number and proportion of people convicted of terror offences who previously had free school meal eligibility.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect or hold data on individuals convicted of terrorism-related offences who previously had free school meal eligibility. The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on the individuals convicted of terrorism-rela...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on integrating artificial intelligence into public services.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology regularly engages with Cabinet colleagues on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into public services. AI is at the heart of the government’s plan to transform how we deliver public servic...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of artificial intelligence to improve and streamline public services.
Answer: AI is at the heart of the government’s plan to transform how we deliver public services. As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan and the Blueprint for a Modern Digital Government, both published January 2025, the UK government has a vision to suppo...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to reform the Motability scheme.
Answer: The government announced a package of reforms to the Motability Scheme which will ensure the scheme delivers value for money for the taxpayer, while continuing to support disabled people. Full details were set out in the budget and can be found here: Mota...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung People: UnemploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative data her Department holds on the proportion of 16-24 year olds not in education, employment or training (a) who were previously eligible for free school meals and (b) overall.
Answer: The department publishes statistics on those aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) for England from the Labour Force Survey (LFS): NEET age 16 to 24, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-st...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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