Siobhain McDonagh MP: written questions
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Written questions
Brain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Brain Tumour Research Consortium on improving the treatment of glioblastoma bra
Answer: The Department invests over £1.7 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).We are committed to furthering our investment in brain cancer research and have already taken steps to stimulate scientific pr...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Freedom of ReligionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Bangladesh on the (a) anti-Ahmadi protests planned in Bangladesh for 15 November and (b) upholding freedom of religion f
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). We continue to support those goals through regular dialogue with the Interim Government of Bangladesh, to ensure that th...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Services: ExerciseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to help support (a) Merton Council’s London Borough of Sport programme and (b) other local authority
Answer: DCMS, as the lead department for the Government's arm's-length body Sport England, is investing up to £250 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding into more than 90 locations across England. This investment is being delivered in partnership with...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExercise: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of local authority-led initiatives to increase physical activity on public health outcomes.
Answer: The Department recognises the vital role of local authorities in promoting physical activity and continues to support them with this through the Public Health Grant, the Public Health Outcomes Framework, and by working with other departments on the develo...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKurdistan: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the dissemination of AI-generated misinformation in the lead-up to the regional elections in Kurdistan; an
Answer: The upcoming elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) are essential for democratic legitimacy and for the people of the KRI to express their voice.The British Consulate General in Erbil has supported roundtables and workshops with the Kurdistan Reg...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployee OwnershipTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5843More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to respond to the call for evidence entitled Non-Discretionary Tax-Advantaged Share Schemes: Call for Evidence, which closed on 25 August 2023.
Answer: The Non-Discretionary Tax-Advantaged Share Schemes Call for Evidence ran under the previous government. The government is considering the responses to the call for evidence. The government is grateful to those who took the time to respond.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Windrush GenerationHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to the public purse of (a) legal fees and (b) related costs incurred for the rejection of freedom of information requests between 30 March 2020 and 9 September 2024 seeking the publi
Answer: We do not know the total legal fees incurred as we have not yet been billed for the complete period between 30 March 2020 to 9 September 2024, but we expect the final cost to be in the region of £20,000-£22,500. There was no awarding of costs in the First...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3939More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of exceptions that were used in the recruitment of civil servants (a) at and (b) above Payband 2 level before Civil Service Commission approval, between 2010 and 2018.
Answer: Data relating to exceptions for Civil Servants between 2010 and 2018 is no longer held/available in accordance with retention schedules.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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