Stella Creasy MP: written questions
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Written questions
NHS: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures have been put in place to mitigate any potential conflicts of interest regarding the Department of Healths' Permanent Secretary involvement in the management and oversight of the NHS
Answer: The NHS Federated Data Platform contract was procured and awarded by NHS England before the Permanent Secretary’s appointment to her current role.Whilst there was and is no conflict of interest, to avoid any perception of a conflict, the Permanent Secreta...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: DeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the average rent debt accrued against the estate of a deceased sole social housing tenant between the date of death and the formal ending
Answer: The government does not collect data on rent debt accrued against the estate of a deceased sole tenant.When a sole tenant dies, where a tenancy is not legally ended immediately, rent continues to accrue until the tenancy is legally brought to an end. Any ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: DeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discretion is available to (a) local housing authorities and (b) registered providers of social housing to waive rent charges accrued between the death of a sole tenant and
Answer: The government does not collect data on rent debt accrued against the estate of a deceased sole tenant.When a sole tenant dies, where a tenancy is not legally ended immediately, rent continues to accrue until the tenancy is legally brought to an end. Any ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: DeathMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) local housing authorities and registered providers of social housing on the handling of tenancies following the death of a sole ten
Answer: The government does not collect data on rent debt accrued against the estate of a deceased sole tenant.When a sole tenant dies, where a tenancy is not legally ended immediately, rent continues to accrue until the tenancy is legally brought to an end. Any ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her statement of 5 March 2026 that extending the waiting period for Indefinite Leave to Remain for 350,000 low skilled workers from five to between fifteen and twenty years is necessary to
Answer: The analysis undertaken by the Home Office to estimate the £10bn figure is set out at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-lifetime-net-fiscal-costs-for-care-workers-and-their-adult-dependants/estimated-lifetime-net-fis...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her statement of 5 March 2026 that extending the waiting period for Indefinite Leave to Remain for 350,000 low skilled workers from five to between fifteen and twenty years is necessary to
Answer: The analysis undertaken by the Home Office to estimate the £10bn figure is set out at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-lifetime-net-fiscal-costs-for-care-workers-and-their-adult-dependants/estimated-lifetime-net-fis...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her statement of 5 March 2026 that extending the waiting period for Indefinite Leave to Remain for 350,000 low skilled workers from five to between fifteen and twenty years is necessary to
Answer: The analysis undertaken by the Home Office to estimate the £10bn figure is set out at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-lifetime-net-fiscal-costs-for-care-workers-and-their-adult-dependants/estimated-lifetime-net-fis...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her statement of 5 March 2026 that extending the waiting period for Indefinite Leave to Remain for 350,000 low skilled workers from five to between fifteen and twenty years is necessary to
Answer: The analysis undertaken by the Home Office to estimate the £10bn figure is set out at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-lifetime-net-fiscal-costs-for-care-workers-and-their-adult-dependants/estimated-lifetime-net-fis...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of zip cards as a form of voter ID for people aged 16 and 17.
Answer: The Government has considered a range of documents for use at the polling station, including Oyster ZIP cards. We recognise that the current Voter ID rules are overly restrictive – however we must take into account that expanding the list of documents acc...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the outcome of the NHSE patient safety investigation into Community Health and Eye Care Services as reported in The Sunday Times in May 2025.
Answer: The safety of all patients, whether they are treated in the National Health Service or the independent sector, is a top priority for the Government. All providers of healthcare are regulated by the Care Quality Commission and follow a set of fundamental s...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Business InterestsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to provide the latest register of interest for the Department's Senior Civil Servants and Non Executive Board Members as of 1 February 2026 including any updates following the publication of the De
Answer: Non-executive board members’ (NEBM) declarations of interest and any updates to them are published on the GOV.UK website, in alignment with Government policy. Updates to NEBM interests following the 2024/25 annual report and accounts publication can be fo...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out what companies with current Government contracts will be subject to the profit cap as proposed in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: The profit cap provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill would apply in England to any non-local authority providers of children’s homes or fostering services, and subject to changing secondary legislation, supported accommodation. The gover...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAssaults on Police: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of joining an European Union-wide repository of incidents of violence against police officers.
Answer: Assaults on police officers and staff are unacceptable. We are working with policing partners to ensure victims receive the right support, both physical and psychological, and that data on assaults is captured consistently to inform prevention and care. T...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justi
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justice system.As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for Englan...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to consult on changes to marriage value under the Leasehold Reform Act 2024; and when he expects to implement any changes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 89939 on 20 November 2025.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Files ForumDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, at what frequency his Department plans to hold meetings of the EU Files Forum; and whether the Government intends to publish (a) agendas (b) lists of participants and (c) minutes for each.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade holds a quarterly official-level EU Files Forum, with the next meeting scheduled for December 2025.This forum was established to facilitate a dialogue between government and the UK business community on evolving EU le...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department have been assigned to preparations for a EU-UK agreement on a common sanitary and phytosanitary area.
Answer: Negotiating and delivering an SPS Agreement with the EU is a whole of Government effort. It is a big priority for the department. We are working very closely with the Cabinet Office. Defra’s trade staff work flexibly across trade deals according to demand...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the number and scope of regulations in which there has been (a) active and (b) passive divergence between UK and European Union sanitary and
Answer: When it has been deemed appropriate for GB policy to actively diverge from EU regulations, steps have always been taken to consider how a change could impact businesses looking to sell into UK, NI and EU markets, and if they will be required to adhere to ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) children, (b) adult family members and (c) single adults were in receipt of asylum support on 30 June 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the family status of asylum seekers in receipt of support is published in table Asy_09b of the ‘Asylum summary tables’. The published table does not...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKashmir: Capital Punishment and Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her (a) Indian and (b) Pakistani counterparts on (i) human rights in Kashmir and (ii) the use of the death penalty.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 31 March 2025 to Question 39395.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHornets: Pest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the yellow legged Asian hornet on UK (a) pollinators and (b) food security; and what the role is of the National Bee Unit in hel
Answer: Over £500 million a year is contributed by bees and other pollinating insects to UK agriculture, through improvements to crop quality and quantity. If Asian hornet (also known as Yellow Legged Hornet) were to become established in the UK, this could have ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCataracts: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the NHS Counter Fraud Authority has made on its investigations into providers of NHS-funded cataract care.
Answer: Independent providers play an important role supporting the National Health Service to deliver eyecare services, ensuring patients receive the treatment and care they need. However, we were clear in the 10-Year Health Plan that we will neither tolerate ‘g...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the additional £1.2 billion allocated to her Department in the Spending Review 2025 will be spent on.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)’s SR25 Phase 2 settlement delivers on DSIT’s purpose to drive economic growth, improve the performance and productivity of government, and empower citizens, by providing total funding (TDEL) of ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a assessment of the potential impact of the EU Commission proposal to (a) halve steel quotas and (b) increase tariffs to 50% on the (i) operation and (ii) implementation of the EU-UK Tr
Answer: The Government is actively assessing the potential impact of this proposal on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). In addition to internal analysis, we are in active dialogue with the European Commission to fully understa...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled Economic note: Appendix Family Reunion, suspension of new applications, published on 4 September 2025, if she will publish the equalities impact assessment
Answer: Impacts on vulnerable individuals and equalities considerations are at the front and centre of our work. As required through the Public Sector Equality Duty, we consider equality impacts throughout the policy development process, refugee family reunion is...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
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