Every parliamentary written question tabled by Liz Jarvis 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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the affordability and transparency of service charges, ground rents and other costs associated with retirement leasehold properties; whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of such costs on the resale value, marketability and occupancy rates of retirement flats; and what steps he is taking to strengthen protections for leaseholders in retirement housing.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for owners of holiday park homes; and what his planned timetable is for the (a) completion and (b) publication of the review of the 10% park homes commission charge.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory method of production labelling for animal products; what assessment she has made for the implications of her policies of the findings of the public consultation on fairer food labelling undertaken between March and May 2024; and whether she plans to bring forward proposals to improve transparency for consumers on animal welfare standards in food production.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Putney, Fleur Anderson, on 29 January 2026, PQ UIN 106592.
Whether she plans to review the extent to which schools prepare young people for employment, apprenticeships and vocational education, including through careers advice, work experience opportunities and mental health support; whether she plans to introduce further measures to support pupils identified as being at risk of disengagement from education or employment; what assessment she has made of the role of mentoring in supporting young people’s career aspirations, confidence and preparedness for employment, apprenticeships and further education; and whether she plans to expand access to mentoring programmes for pupils and introduce standards for the quality, consistency and accessibility of mentoring provision in schools and colleges.
Awaiting answer.
What analysis his Department has undertaken on factors contributing to the number of people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training; and what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to help tackle barriers to employment and training for young people, including (a) mental health, (b) bullying and adverse experiences in school, (c) lack of access to work experience and vocational pathways, (d) social isolation and (e) unstable housing and caring responsibilities.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the availability and effectiveness of local youth hubs, employment support services and community-based provision for young people not in education, employment or training; and what steps he is taking to improve access to in-person support, skills development and pathways into employment.
Awaiting answer.
Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on competition and market concentration within the UK live music industry; what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of vertical integration between promoters, venues and ticketing operators on competition, consumer choice and independent operators; whether she has assessed the potential effect of exclusivity arrangements and barriers facing grassroots venues, festivals and independent promoters; what assessment she has made of concerns relating to the use of customer data by vertically integrated ticketing operators; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a full Competition and Markets Authority market investigation into the live music industry before the end of 2026.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the number of medically fit patients unable to be discharged from hospitals in Hampshire.
Awaiting answer.
Whether his Department has considered the potential merits of expanding the range of qualified healthcare professionals able to carry out neurodevelopmental diagnoses in cases where a patient is already under the care of a clinician with the relevant expertise, but that clinician is not currently permitted to provide a formal diagnosis; what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing suitably qualified clinicians already involved in a patient’s care to undertake ADHD and autism assessments including to help reduce waiting times and to support assessment services; and whether he has had discussions with integrated care boards on enabling appropriately qualified clinicians to carry out neurodevelopmental assessments to increase the level of assessment capacity in (a) Hampshire and (b) nationally.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure in Eastleigh constituency; and what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy, safety and long-term resilience of water supply and wastewater infrastructure in Hampshire.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of Clozapine; whether he has considered the potential merits of ensuring earlier consideration of Clozapine where clinically appropriate following unsuccessful treatment with other medications; what steps his Department is taking to improve clinician training and awareness on the prescribing and management of Clozapine; and what steps he is taking to improve collaboration between mental health services, patients, carers and families in decisions relating to Clozapine treatment and wider mental health care provision.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement that both members of a couple must have reached State Pension age in order to be eligible for Pension Credit and pension-age Housing Benefit on levels of pensioner poverty among mixed-age couples in Eastleigh constituency in the next three years.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current measures to increase the number of young people taking up carpentry and joinery apprenticeships; what targets he has set for increasing participation in onsite construction trades; what assessment he has made of the potential impact of foundation apprenticeships and Homebuilding Skills Hubs on recruitment into carpentry and joinery roles; and what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues and industry partners to increase participation among under-represented groups in construction apprenticeships.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to tackle elective care waiting times, including joint replacement surgery, in Eastleigh constituency; what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of the trauma and orthopaedic waiting list meeting the 18-week treatment target set out in the Elective Reform Plan, and what steps his Department is taking to increase access to community musculoskeletal and physiotherapy services to help reduce demand for trauma and orthopaedic referrals, and improve patient outcomes.
Awaiting answer.
Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation content produced overseas on public discourse and community cohesion in the UK; what discussions her Department has had with social media platforms regarding the identification, labelling and removal of coordinated inauthentic behaviour involving AI-generated anti-immigration content; and what steps her Department is taking to strengthen transparency requirements, improve the labelling of AI-generated content, and increase public awareness of misinformation and disinformation disseminated via social media platforms.
Awaiting answer.
Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for print and online news publishers; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of independent regulation for the print and online media in safeguarding press freedom, accuracy and better standards; and what proposals her Department are considering to strengthen independent regulation of national news publishers.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment her Department has made of the risks posed by the misuse of publicly available school photographs by criminals using artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse images; what guidance her Department has issued to schools on the publication of pupil photographs on school websites and social media platforms; and whether she plans to introduce (a) additional safeguarding measures and (b) statutory guidance to help schools mitigate the risks of AI-generated child sexual abuse material and related (i) blackmail and (ii) extortion attempts.
Awaiting answer.
What she is taking to ensure that her Department’s consultation on funding for assistive software through Disabled Students’ Allowance is informed by the experiences of disabled students; what steps she is taking to ensure the consultation adequately considers the potential impact of the proposals on disabled students’ access to higher education; how he will ensure will sufficient opportunity for engagement with disabled students and sector stakeholders; how she will ensure the consultation reflects the individual support needs of disabled students; and what steps she will take to ensure that decisions arising from the consultation are based on evidence of the effectiveness of specialist assistive technology.
Awaiting answer.
What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in Eastleigh constituency; what assessment she has made of trends in the level of driving test waiting times and test centre capacity in Hampshire; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times and improve access to driving tests.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is intensifying its efforts to reduce waiting times and improve access to driving tests, including in Eastleigh and Hampshire. For test centres serving the Eastleigh area, DVSA has made offers of employment to 14 new potential driving examiners; 12 of which are currently awaiting pre-employment checks and two who have passed these checks are currently awaiting training. Since January 2026, seven new driving examiners have begun testing in this area. A full-time DE can be expected to add approximately 1,200 tests per year to the booking system. The table below shows the number of tests booked and available at the driving test centres (DTCs) serving the Eastleigh constituency as of 11 May 2026. Driving test centre (DTC)Booked tests (as of 11 May 2026)Tests available in 24 week booking window (as of 11 May 2026)Lee on Solent2,381112Southampton (Maybush)5,136285Winchester1,969168 Between June 2025 – April 2026, at the DTCs above, DVSA conducted 409 additional car practical driving tests in overtime, when compared to the equivalent overtime scheme between June 2024 – March 2025. This increase can largely be attributed to the additional test allowance scheme the agency introduced in June 2025.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 on the eligibility of British citizens studying medicine at UK-accredited overseas campuses for NHS Foundation Year 1 posts; whether he has made an assessment of the consistency of eligibility criteria applied to different UK-accredited international medical training pathways; and whether he plans to introduce transitional arrangements for students who enrolled before the implementation of the Act.
Awaiting answer.