Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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Higher Education: Freedom of SpeechDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support university (a) staff and (b) students who raise concerns about breaches of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.
Answer: This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom. We commenced provisions from the Higher Education (HE) (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on 1 August 2025 including strengthened provider duties to secure and promote the impor...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113308More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who raise concerns about (a) misconduct, (b) political bias and (c) breaches of impartiality are protected from retaliation.
Answer: There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113307More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of internal whistleblowing channels within the Civil Service; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an independent external repo
Answer: There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Disclosure of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113306More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many whistleblowing complaints were submitted by civil servants in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below provides the total number of Whistleblowing cases raised to Civil Service organisations who responded to annual Whistleblowing (Raising a Concern) data commission. Commission yearTotal number of cases2024 - 20254432023 - 20244462022 - 2023...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that regulators correctly investigate whistleblowing disclosures.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of regulatory oversight of whistleblowing complaints in the public sector.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that whistleblowers are not subject to (a) disciplinary action, (b) dismissal and (c) blacklisting after raising concerns in the public interest.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDisclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to bring forward proposals to strengthen statutory protections for whistleblowers.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Bodies: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in protecting people who report wrongdoing in public bodies.
Answer: Workers in Great Britain – including those in the public sector – are protected from detriment (adverse treatment) and, if they are employees, dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996 if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain conditions a...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourier Services: Self-employedDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of working conditions for self-employed couriers in the parcel delivery sector, including training standards, pay rates, and safeguarding obligations.
Answer: All businesses must comply with relevant laws and employers must comply with their legal obligations to ensure that their workforce receive the rights and protections to which they are entitled. Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, does n...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourier Services: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has assessed the potential impact of courier networks using sub-accounts within courier networks on trends in the level of people working illegally.
Answer: The Home Office has assessed the potential impact of courier networks using sub-accounts and the links to illegal working. We do not disclose operational detail as it would compromise our operational activity.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourier Services: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal working investigations have been opened into parcel delivery firms in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in (a) civil penalties and (b) prosecutions.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data on illegal working investigations at the level of detail requested. For civil penalties, illegal working enforcement activity is recorded by employment sector, not by specific sub sectors such as parcel delivery firms. F...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEvri: StaffHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received reports of (a) under-18s, (b) individuals without a driving licence and (c) individuals without valid immigration status being engaged as couriers by (i) Evri and (
Answer: All employers are required to undertake right to work checks on any prospective employee to confirm their legal status. Clamping down on illegal working is a critical part of this government’s work to restore fairness, order and control within the immigra...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEvri: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of compliance by Evri and its subcontractors with statutory right-to-work checks.
Answer: All employers are required to undertake right to work checks on any prospective employee to confirm their legal status. Clamping down on illegal working is a critical part of this government’s work to restore fairness, order and control within the immigra...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: RedundancyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has met with representatives of the eco-homes and retrofit sector to discuss the risk of redundancies arising from the time period between Energy Company Obligation and
Answer: The government recognises that ending ECO presents challenges for the supply chain. We will support the transition to opportunities provided by the Warm Homes Plan, in particular the additional £1.5 billion for upgrading low-income households. For this ad...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Government’s net-zero and home-energy-efficiency targets of delays in implementing the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: Our landmark £15 billion Warm Homes Plan is already delivering on our commitment to lower energy bills and upgrade up to 5 million homes by 2030, as evidenced by BUS-supported heat pump installations rising 40% in the year to November 2025 compared with t...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of work for companies delivering insulation, heating upgrades, and other energy-efficiency measures during the transition from the Energy Company
Answer: The government recognises that ending ECO presents challenges for the supply chain. We will support the transition to opportunities provided by the Warm Homes Plan, in particular the additional £1.5 billion for upgrading low-income households. For this ad...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, What the £1.5 billion transition fund announced for the period between ECO and its successor scheme will cover; and when guidance for businesses on accessing this funding will be published.
Answer: The £1.5 billion extra funding allocated to the Warm Homes Plan at the Budget will be spent on low-income households. This takes the total capital investment in the Warm Homes Plan to £15 billion – the largest ever public investment in home upgrades. This...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has conducted an economic impact assessment of the transition period between the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Homes Plan on small and medium-sized enterprises
Answer: The government recognises that ending ECO presents challenges for the supply chain. We will support the transition to opportunities provided by the Warm Homes Plan, in particular the additional £1.5 billion for upgrading low-income households. For this ad...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of jobs potentially at risk in the Energy Company Obligation supply chain as a result of the gap between the closure of ECO and the implementation of
Answer: The government recognises that ending ECO presents challenges for the supply chain. We will support the transition to opportunities provided by the Warm Homes Plan, in particular the additional £1.5 billion for upgrading low-income households. For this ad...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish full details of the Warm Homes Plan; and whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the delay on businesses operating in the energy-efficiency and eco-homes s
Answer: The Government published the Warm Homes Plan on 21 January 2026. The Warm Homes Plan will invest £15 billion, making it the biggest ever public investment to upgrade British homes and cut bills.We will help millions of households benefit from solar panels...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company Obligation: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effect on employment in the home-insulation and retrofit sector of the decision to end the Energy Company Obligation scheme before publishing details of its
Answer: The government recognises that ending ECO presents challenges for the supply chain. We will support the transition to opportunities provided by the Warm Homes Plan, in particular the additional £1.5 billion for upgrading low-income households. For this ad...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department plans to issue to local authorities on implementing and enforcing a ban on trail hunting.
Answer: Enforcing a ban on trail hunting will be a matter for the police.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether alternative regulatory options were considered before deciding to ban on trail hunting.
Answer: Alternative regulatory options were considered by Ministers but it was decided a ban was the most effective way of implementing the manifesto commitment to ban trail hunting.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of banning trail hunting on land management practices, including pest control and countryside access.
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. The Government intends to hold a public consultation to seek views on an effective, enforceable ban. As part of that consultation, the Government plans ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
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