Victoria Collins MP: written questions
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Carbon Emissions: Public BuildingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Government decarbonisation support for medium-sized community buildings that are not classified as public sector bodies.
Answer: Eligible community buildings can access support through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, which provides grants of up to £7,500 towards the installation of low‑carbon heating systems. Landlords and tenants in this sector can search for local grant and advice sch...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Harpenden and BerkhamstedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the grey belt policy on speculative development proposals on village edges in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, while
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 111723 on 24 February 2026.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Commercial Centre of ExcellenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence within her Department has made in improving the procurement of digital services, including cloud, since its establishment.
Answer: The Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence (DCCOE) is responsible for delivering on the digital procurement recommendations made by the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee respectively. Since the establishment of the DCCOE we have made po...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EndometriosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026WithdrawnUIN 115197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people with endometriosis in the workplace in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDementia: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure dementia diagnosis pathways align with NHS access standards for timely assessment and treatment.
Answer: We recognise the importance of a timely diagnosis and remain committed to increasing diagnosis rates and ensuring people can access any treatment licensed or recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and support they need.We wi...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the backlog of medical driving licence applications; whether this includes (a) staffing and (b) other resource changes; and whether target processing times hav
Answer: Driving licence applications where a medical condition must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer to process as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is often reliant on receiving information from third parties, including...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce the time taken to process medical driving licence applications and (b) ensure applicants receive timely updates on the status of their applications.
Answer: Driving licence applications where a medical condition must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer to process as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is often reliant on receiving information from third parties, including...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the impact of breast density on the reliability of mammogram screening for breast cancer; and what steps hi
Answer: The Government is guided by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which makes its recommendations based on internationally recognised criteria and a rigorous evidence review and consultation process. It...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for refugee family reunion submitted before the route was temporarily suspended have been awaiting a decision for longer than the published service standard.
Answer: The Home Office temporarily paused the Refugee Family Reunion route from 4 September 2025, with applications submitted before that point continuing to be processed under the previous rules.The number of Refugee Family Reunion applications submitted before...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the MHRA is taking to address circumstances in which a previously used GMDN Level 2 code has been obsoleted or materially amended at the point of mandatory device registration renewal.
Answer: Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) Codes and Categories are managed by the GMDN Agency. The GMDN Agency may obsolete GMDN Codes within a hierarchy of GMDN Categories. If a GMDN Code is obsoleted, the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agen...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight his Department exercises over the MHRA’s use of GMDN Level 2 classifications in the registration and regulation of medical devices in the UK.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) derives most of its income from charging statutory fees for its services. Generally, wherever the MHRA provides a service for regulatory work, a statutory fee is set to recover the cost of the...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process is available to manufacturers to seek reassignment or review of a GMDN Level 2 classification used by the MHRA where the published description no longer reflects the device’s intended
Answer: Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN®) codes and categories are managed and determined by the GMDN Agency. The structure is managed independently of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) who is not involved in assigning GMDN® ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase access to GP appointments.
Answer: This government has invested an extra £1.6 billion into general practice since coming into office, recruited over 2000 GPs, and extended access to online services throughout core hours, delivering 6.8 million more appointments, 46,000 more benefiting your...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support people with endometriosis in the workplace in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: Good work is good for health, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Backed by £240 million investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched in November 2024 is driving forward approaches to ta...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112284More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates on soft play centres in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: I refer you to my previous answer to PQ 111499.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Research's news story entitled NIHR launches £13.7 million investment into brain tumour research, published on 19 December 2025, what as
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year in research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).In January 2026, the NIHR announced increased investment of over £25 million in the NIHR Brain Tumour Research Consortium. The...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Research's news story entitled NIHR launches £13.7 million investment into brain tumour research, published on 19 December 2025, whether
Answer: The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year in research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).In January 2026, the NIHR announced increased investment of over £25 million in the NIHR Brain Tumour Research Consortium. The...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111499More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates on soft play centres in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. In recog...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress her Department has made to help improve the energy efficiency of homes in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: The recently published Warm Homes Plan, backed by £15 billion, represents biggest investment in home upgrades ever. Households, including in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency, will be able to benefit from solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insul...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDance and Music: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the levels of funding for music and dance schools on the adequacy of the provision of music and dance training.
Answer: The government is committed to revitalising arts education. This includes £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year, with £32.5 million allocated for the approximately 900 students attending schools and £4 million for the approximate...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to provide support to schools that face financial challenges to participate in the Music and Dance Scheme Schools.
Answer: The government is committed to revitalising arts education. This includes £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year, with £32.5 million allocated for the approximately 900 students attending schools and £4 million for the approximate...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance Scheme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to provide long-term funding for schools supported by the Music and Dance Scheme.
Answer: The government is committed to revitalising arts education. This includes £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year, with £32.5 million allocated for the approximately 900 students attending schools and £4 million for the approximate...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDance and Music: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure children from non-privileged backgrounds can access music and dance training (a) through the Music and Dance Scheme Schools and (b) any other schemes.
Answer: The government is committed to revitalising arts education. This includes £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year, with £32.5 million allocated for the approximately 900 students attending schools and £4 million for the approximate...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTechnology: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of foreign acquisition of UK technology companies in the last five years.
Answer: International deals have remained constant at around 60% of total merger and acquisition activity since 2021, with a greater concentration in innovation-driven fields.Whilst this brings significant inward investment and unlocks funds to be reinvested back...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign CompaniesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK technology startups and scale-ups were acquired by foreign companies in each of the last three years; and what the total value of those acquisitions was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The statistics requested are not readily available. The Department for Business and Trade is supporting the next generation of start-ups and scale-ups, aiming to create the UK’s first trillion-dollar technology business by 2035. The Industrial Strategy an...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
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