Every parliamentary written question tabled by Gregory Stafford this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that national planning policy does not override locally adopted plans and that planning decisions remain accountable to loca
By law, planning applications must be determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in preparing the development plan, ...
Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to increase the availability of forward funding for infrastructure required to support new housing developments.
My Department launched the National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) on 1 April 2026. The NHDF will provide c.£5 billion of capital grant funding for infrastructure and land from 2026 to 2030. This includes £1.3 billion allocated through the Integrated Settle...
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that infrastructure, including schools, GPs and transport links, are delivered alongside new housing developments.
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner. It also makes clea...
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that housing developers build out planning permissions that have already been granted by local authorities.
To significantly boost housing delivery, we must close the gap between the amount of land allocated and permissioned and the number of homes being completed. The Competition and Markets Authority and others have concluded that most homes in England are no...
Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review housing targets in rural and county areas.
The government has no such plans.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of developer build-out rates on a council’s ability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and meet the Housing Delivery Test.
The Housing Delivery Test measures whether planned requirements (or, in some cases, local housing need) have been met over the preceding three years. The 5-year housing land supply is a calculation of whether there is a deliverable supply of homes to meet...
Whether his Department plans to formally consult on banning the sale of low and no alcohol products to under 18s.
In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV. The Government also committed to explore options to restrict access to a...
Whether his Department plans to conduct a formal consultation on uprating the descriptor ‘alcohol-free’ from 0.05% ABV to 0.5% ABV, in line with international standards.
In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV. The Government also committed to explore options to restrict access to a...
What recent progress his Department has made on its plans to consult on updating the descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products.
In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV. The Government also committed to explore options to restrict access to a...
Whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the merits of banning the sale of low and no alcohol products to under 18s.
In the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government committed to consult on raising the upper alcohol limit for drinks labelled as alcohol-free to 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) from 0.05% ABV. The Government also committed to explore options to restrict access to a...
Food and Rural Affairs, what role her Department has had in the Department of Health and Social Care’s plans to consult on uprating the descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products.
There is work ongoing between Defra and DHSC on reviewing the descriptor guidance for low and no alcohol products, supporting the process through regular official-level discussions.
What steps his Department has taken to ensure that changes to data access arrangements within the NHS Federated Data Platform have been subject to a Data Protection Impact Assessment and appropriat
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...
What safeguards are in place within the NHS Federated Data Platform to help ensure that external contractors and third-party suppliers are not able to access identifiable patient data.
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...
Whether the Section 254 direction under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will be published and laid before Parliament for full scrutiny.
All directions made by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, are published at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-d...
Whether the Government is taking steps to protect the interests of retail shareholders in situations where a majority shareholder exercises its voting rights in relation to a competing takeover offer.
The Takeover Code, which has a statutory basis under the Companies Act 2006, sets out a clear and orderly framework for takeovers, including measures to ensure fairness to all shareholders. The Code is issued and administered by the independent Panel on T...
Whether his Department will develop and publish a fully costed strategy for the NHS Federated Data Platform contract.
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the cross-party parliamentary committee report on the role of Palantir in the NHS Federated Data
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of British International Investment’s use of public funds to support private equity activity on levels of wider retail pa
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) holds British International Investment (BII) to account for delivery of its five-year strategy through well-established governance arrangements. As part of these arrangements, the FCDO receives com...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure British International Investment’s use of taxpayer funds (a) provides value for money and (b) encourages wider retail share ownership.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) holds British International Investment (BII) to account for delivery of its five-year strategy through well-established governance arrangements. As part of these arrangements, the FCDO receives com...
What steps his Department is taking to improve (a) awareness and (b) training among GPs on the (i) diagnosis and (ii) management of balance disorders.
General practitioners are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include taking account of new research and dev...