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Written questions by Mierlo.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Freddie van Mierlo this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (705)Department of Health and Social Care (208)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (107)Department for Education (62)Department for Transport (51)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (41)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (39)Treasury (38)Ministry of Justice (32)Department for Work and Pensions (30)Home Office (29)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (18)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (16)

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5 Jun 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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What support his Department is providing for residents struggling with heating and cooling housing costs.

Reply

As set out in the Warm Homes Plan, low-income consumers will benefit from over £5 billion of investment in home upgrades by 2030 to make houses warmer and more comfortable, reduce bills, and improve our energy security. Over the course of this Parliament,...

5 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Lifetime ISA £450,000 cap, especially for areas where affordable housing is more expensive, such as Henley and Thame.

Reply

Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average price paid by first-time buyers has increased, it is still below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK except for London, where the average price paid is affected by bor...

5 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty will improve outcomes for dementia.

Reply

We will deliver the first ever Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework to deliver rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. This will be informed by phase one of the independent commission into adult social care, which ...

5 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

Whether the review of the meningitis B vaccination programme by JCVI will consider whether vaccination should be offered to individuals of any age who have compromised immune systems.

Reply

As the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care told the House on 17 March in the context of the meningococcal disease outbreak in Kent, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has been asked to re-examine eligibility for me...

5 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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Whether he has assessed the potential merits of uprating the value of Bereavement Support Payment to restore the value of this benefit in line with inflation.

Reply

Bereavement Support Payment aims to provide support during the acute period following a bereavement through an initial lump sum followed by up to 18 monthly payments. It is reviewed annually on a discretionary basis as part of the uprating process.

5 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact the student loan repayment threshold freeze has had on students and graduates.

Reply

The student loans system inherited by the department, including Plan 2 loans, was devised by the previous government. Students in England starting degrees under this government have different arrangements. As Plan 2 loans are not available for prospective...

5 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

What discussions her department has had with the Treasury regarding the decision to freeze the repayment threshold for student loans and the impact this has on students going into further education and young gr

Reply

The student loans system inherited by the department, including Plan 2 loans, was devised by the previous government. Students in England starting degrees under this government have different arrangements. As Plan 2 loans are not available for prospective...

3 Jun 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

Whether her Department plan to respond to the petition entitled Jason's Law delivered to 10 Downing Street on 25 February 2026.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

3 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 3176 on Housing: Oxfordshire, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affai

Reply

HM Treasury officials regularly engage with other departments, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on a range of policy issues, including those related to wastewater infrastructure and housing development.Responsibility for t...

3 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

Whether the government will meet its target piloting replacement options for VPAG under the US-UK pharmaceutical deal by 30 June 2026.

Reply

The arrangement between the United States and United Kingdom has been received positively by industry so far and will continue supporting greater investment in UK life sciences.The Government and the UK life sciences industry have launched a Joint Taskfor...

3 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

Which industry partners were consulted as part of the process for the development of options to replace VPAG under the US-UK pharmaceutical deal.

Reply

The arrangement between the United States and United Kingdom has been received positively by industry so far and will continue supporting greater investment in UK life sciences.The Government and the UK life sciences industry have launched a Joint Taskfor...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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With reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 126112 on Service Pupil Premium, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Service Pupil Premium in meeting the additional needs of pupil

Reply

The Service Pupil Premium (SPP) provides extra funding to help schools meet the pastoral and educational needs of children from service families. It is designed to help schools respond to the specific challenges associated with service life, including mob...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of response times to hon. Members when making enquiries to his Department on behalf of constituents about benefit claims.

Reply

The Department recognises that response times to hon. Members’ enquiries on behalf of constituents have not been consistently adequate in recent months, as higher complaint volumes and increasingly complex cases have affected our response times. However, ...

1 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in response to the hon, Member for Twickenham during oral

Reply

The Government will bring forward legislation through the Clean Water Bill, announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May, to deliver major reforms to the water system. Public health will be at the heart of these reforms, alongside measures to strengthen regul...

1 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to implement exemptions of sites below 0.2 hectares from BNG requirements.

Reply

Government intends to bring forward secondary legislation to implement the 0.2ha BNG exemption before summer recess 2026, subject to parliamentary scheduling.

1 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of customers affected by recent telecommunications cable thefts in Dorchester on Thames.

Reply

Government works in partnership with communications providers to promote networks remaining secure, resilient, and accessible as possible, including during emergencies and service disruption, although we do not hold records of individual incidents. Commun...

1 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What guidance his Department has issued to NHS trusts on accessing patient medical records outside of direct clinical care; and what safeguards are in place to prevent unauthorised access.

Reply

NHS England’s website provides a range of information governance guidance to the National Health Service on the secure and appropriate use of medical records, including guidance on the use of records outside of direct care. This can be found at the follow...

1 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What protections are in place to ensure that individuals who raise concerns about NHS services are not subject to inappropriate access to their personal medical records.

Reply

The Department takes the issue of inappropriate access to anyone’s medical records seriously. There are various safeguards used in the National Health Service to prevent unauthorised access to patient records.NHS England is developing guidance which is fo...

1 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What steps she is taking to prevent repeat theft of telecommunications cables in the same location; and whether additional (a) policing resources and (b) surveillance measures are being deployed in ar

Reply

This Government recognises the significant distress and disruption that cable theft and vandalism cause for individuals, businesses and critical national infrastructure.That is why we work closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnersh...

1 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what the annual expenditure by the UK Research and Innovation on research workforce development programmes, including fellowships, training awards and capacity-building initiatives, was

Reply

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) supports and encourages the development of researchers’ skills and knowledge at all career stages across all its investments through dedicated skills, talents, and training investments. The table below shows total annual ...

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