Every parliamentary written question tabled by Helen Maguire this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Innovation and Technology, in what way he plans to ensure that women and girls are protected from AI harms on social media sites.
Protecting women and girls online, including from AI-enabled harms, is a top priority for this Government as we work to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The Online Safety Act places clear legal duties on platforms to proactively tackle ...
Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure social media platforms are safe by design and are responsible for preventing harm, via the exposure of vulnerable adults and children, to r
On 15 June, the government published a progress statement announcing a ban on social media services from providing their services to under 16s, alongside targeted functionality restrictions on a wider range of online services, including a default on restr...
Innovation and Technology, in what way he plans to ensure that social media companies are held accountable for the design of their platforms.
The Online Safety Act places legal duties on platforms to assess and mitigate risks arising from the design and operation of their services, including how features and functionalities may facilitate harm. Companies must implement proportionate systems and...
What assessment she has made of the potential national security implications of the convictions and sentencing of Bill Yuen and Peter Wai.
Upholding national security and keeping the public safe is the first duty of Government.This case proves the strength of the powers we have to protect us from hostile activity carried out by foreign states and the convictions should send a clear message –...
How many community pharmacies in Surrey are expected to deliver NHS funded independent prescribing services.
The Government is funding the introduction of independent prescribing from Autumn 2026, as part of the Pharmacy First and the Pharmacy Contraception Service. These are both advanced services, which community pharmacies can opt into delivering.There are ov...
Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of generative AI on trust in the media.
The Government is exploring the impact of generative AI on trust in the media. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has commenced work to understand the potential drivers behind the overall levels of trust in the UK media landscape and to strengthe...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is considering amending the Wildlife and Countryside Act to ensure that cavity nesting swift nesting sites are protected year round.
This Government has no plans to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to provide year-round protection for nesting sites used by swifts. The current National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, introduces measures to enhance and p...
Food and Rural Affairs, what considerations to Red Listed cavity nesting birds are being considered to protect their cavity nesting habitat from inadvertent destruction.
This Government has no plans to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to provide year-round protection for nesting sites used by swifts. The current National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, introduces measures to enhance and p...
Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the EU's Digital Services Act and whether she intends to introduce equivalent measures in the UK.
The Government continually assesses our international partners’ approaches to online safety and has engaged with the EU to discuss its Digital Services Act which, like the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), requires companies to take steps to protect users onl...
Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to combat online disinformation.
The Online Safety Act (OSA) addresses mis- and disinformation where it is illegal, such as foreign interference, or harmful to children, for example abusive content which includes mis- and disinformation.Government is taking steps to improve media literac...
How the Government plans to ensure there are sufficient metastatic breast cancer nurses to meet the commitment in the National Cancer Plan to provide every patient with a clinical nurse.
The metastatic breast cancer audit completed in 2025 highlighted several areas where the collection of data could be improved, and we are acting on these.The Government has set out in the National Cancer Plan for England an ambition to define and count re...
What steps the government is taking to help ensure NHS Trusts are recording metastatic breast cancer data consistently and accurately.
The metastatic breast cancer audit completed in 2025 highlighted several areas where the collection of data could be improved, and we are acting on these.The Government has set out in the National Cancer Plan for England an ambition to define and count re...
Pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to written question 123047, if he will make available the equality impact assessment that informs decision making on mandatory and additional general ophthal
The Department continues to consult with the optical fees negotiating committee on general ophthalmic services fees and payments for 2026/27. The Department will consider what information can be made available once the consultation has concluded.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the processes of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of the Parkinson’s speech and language therapists workforce.
No specific assessment has been made. Decisions on the employment of speech and language therapists are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in...
Which recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are yet to be implemented.
The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a vision for long-term transformative and visionary change in Defence over the course of the next decade and beyond. Implementation of the SDR began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendat...
Which recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are yet to be implemented.
The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a vision for long-term transformative and visionary change in Defence over the course of the next decade and beyond. Implementation of the SDR began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendat...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring the (a) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (b) War Pensions to (i) recognise and (ii) compensate veterans with diagnosed chronic pain
The Ministry of Defence has assessed that both the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pension Scheme (WPS) already provide compensation for pain and suffering as part of a holistic assessment of service-attributable injury or illness. Und...
Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond the consultation on reforms to leasehold properties and flats.
We are currently analysing the feedback received to the ‘Moving to Commonhold: banning leasehold for new flats’ consultation and will publish our response in due course.
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of ease of access to the benefits system for veterans.
The Government is fully committed to renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve and who have served, to ensure veterans and their families get access to support should they need it. The Ministry of Defence’s Veterans Services operates a national ...
Media and Sport, what progress she has made on Financial Risk Assessments following the Gambling Commission Board meeting on 21 May 2026.
DCMS supports the policy intent behind Financial Risk Assessments, and has had regular engagement with the Gambling Commission on this issue. It is however for the Gambling Commission as the regulator to decide whether to implement Financial Risk Assessme...