Tim Farron MP: written questions
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Housing: FloodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds data on the number of properties in each flood risk zones that does not have insurance.
Answer: Flood Re is a joint Government and industry scheme enabling households at high flood risk to access affordable insurance. Since launch, over 650,000 properties have benefitted, with 346,000 policies supported in 2024/25. Before Flood Re, average premiums ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: FloodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds data on the average insurance premiums for properties in each flood risk zone in each of last five years.
Answer: Flood Re is a joint Government and industry scheme enabling households at high flood risk to access affordable insurance. Since launch, over 650,000 properties have benefitted, with 346,000 policies supported in 2024/25. Before Flood Re, average premiums ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: FloodsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes were built within areas classified as flood zone 3 in 2024-2025.
Answer: My Department does not hold data on how many new homes were built within areas classified as flood zone 3 in 2024-2025. The proportion of new residential addresses built on national Flood Zone 3 is published by financial year in live table P320 of our ‘La...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the review of refugee family reunion will consider the optimisation of decision making to reduce the need for appeals.
Answer: The family reunion route is temporarily suspended for a short period until Spring 2026. The Home Office is reviewing the route, with the intention to set out and implement those changes from then.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) gathering documentation and (b) submitting biometrics on people submitting refugee family reunion applications; and whether she p
Answer: The family reunion route is temporarily suspended for a short period until Spring 2026. The Home Office is reviewing the route, with the intention to set out and implement those changes from then.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to exempt (a) unaccompanied children seeking to reunite with parents already in the UK and (b) families facing (i) conflict, (ii) persecution and (iii) medical emergencies
Answer: The family reunion route is temporarily suspended for a short period until Spring 2026. The Home Office is reviewing the route, with the intention to set out and implement those changes from then.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: AssetsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to strengthen the requirements on companies t
Answer: The Government is preparing to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, including on the extent and enforcement of current water industry mapping requirements and condition assessments. Reforms outlined in this response will for...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to consult on the introduction of a national
Answer: The Government is considering the Independent Water Commission’s recommendation to consult on a National Social Tariff and will respond later this year. Through the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, it has expanded powers to create improved affordability...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to provide a regulatory framework to drive th
Answer: The Secretary of State will respond to recommendations in the Independent Water Commission in the upcoming White Paper publication. A consultation launched on 23 September 2025 proposes tightening Building Regulations that could see new homes fitted with ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to ensure future water monitoring programmes
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations in full via a White Paper, published later this year. The White Paper will outline the Government’s vision for the future of the water sector, marking the most fundamental reset to our water system in a g...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to make an assessment of how effectively publ
Answer: Public Health outcomes are a key gap in the current legislative framework. The Independent Water Commission recommended the Chief Medical Officers of England and Wales establish taskforces to review the incorporation of public health better into the water...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to introduce a comprehensive systems planning
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations published in the final report of the Independent Water Commission through a White Paper. We will bring forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors and the environment...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to revise the legal framework for the Strateg
Answer: The Government will respond to the recommendations published in the final report of the Independent Water Commission through a White Paper and a new water reform bill, including reforms to the Strategic Policy Statement. We will bring forward root and bra...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on publishing a national water strategy.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, tasked by the Government to produce recommendations to transform how our water system works, delivered its final report on 21 July 2025. The Government will respond to the recommendations in full, including on the recomme...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on establishing a new integrated water industry regulator.
Answer: Alongside the recommendations which the Government responded to on 21 July, the Commission examined many other areas within its remit, to ensure that water sector regulation delivers for environmental, public health, customer and economic outcomes. This i...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfwatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on abolishing Ofwat.
Answer: Alongside the recommendations which the Government responded to on 21 July, the Commission examined many other areas within its remit, to ensure that water sector regulation delivers for environmental, public health, customer and economic outcomes. This i...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, what progress her Department has made on responding to the reco
Answer: The Government has already responded to a number of Sir Jon’s recommendations, as set out in the statement made by the previous Secretary of State on 21 July. This set out the Government’s intention to establish a single regulator for water, to include a...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish data on the (a) number of applications received and (b) outcomes of applications of people who have applied to come to the UK under UK-France Agreement on the Prevention o
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on entry clearance visa applications and outcomes as part of the Immigration System Statistics quarterly release. Data for all visa types, including for those arriving via the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of D...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum applicants are informed of a timeframe within which they would receive a decision in relation to their application to come to the UK under the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of D
Answer: Individuals who make an expression of interest application to the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme will be contacted when a decision is made on their application. Timeframes for considering applications may vary depending on the application. Applicat...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she communicates to migrants in France about the route to the UK under the Migration Treaty with France.
Answer: Information about applying to the scheme is available online at the following link: UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme - GOV.UK and applications continue to be received from migrants in France seeking to come to the UK. We continue to monitor engagemen...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: FranceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been transferred from France to the UK under the Migration Treaty with France.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on entry clearance visa applications and outcomes as part of the Immigration System Statistics quarterly release. Data for all visa types, including for those arriving via the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of D...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of cancer patients who will require radiotherapy as part of their treatment in each year to 2035.
Answer: The number of patients diagnosed with and receiving treatment for cancer is increasing. We expect that these numbers will continue to rise, and consequently that more patients will require radiotherapy as part of their treatment.The most recently availabl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) the potential cost-effectiveness of expanding access to radiotherapy treatment and (b) other funding relating to ra
Answer: There have not been any recent discussions relating to the cost-effectiveness and funding of radiotherapy. However, the Government remains committed to supporting the use of radiotherapy as a crucial cancer treatment. We have already invested £70 million ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce travel times for cancer patients in rural areas requiring radiotherapy treatment.
Answer: We recognise that for those in rural communities, the particular treatment they need may not be available at their local hospital, which would mean that travel to a specialist centre or specialist centres would be required, in order to receive the best ca...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) international approaches to national cancer plans and (b) previous UK cancer plans, in the context of his planned national cancer plan.
Answer: As part of development for the National Cancer Plan, the Department has engaged with international counterparts to consider their approaches to national cancer strategies. This includes engagement with Denmark to discuss the lessons learned from their can...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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