The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 172 tabled · 163 answered

Written questions by Onn.

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

Department:All (172)Department of Health and Social Care (37)Department for Education (33)Department for Transport (22)Department for Work and Pensions (12)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (12)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (11)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (9)Home Office (9)Treasury (8)Department for Business and Trade (7)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (4)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (3)

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13 Jul 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
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What recent assessment he has made of the availability of substantive posts for newly qualified midwives at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; and whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that midwives who train locally are able to remain and work within the Trust following qualification.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
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Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions had with housing associations on their responsibilities to shared ownership tenants.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
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Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to correspondence reference MC2026/09208/NA, what assessment he has made of the potential impact pEPR rules being for glass distributors on (a) costs to consumers and (b) levels of plastic packaging by those distributors.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
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What evidence is required to establish if paying parents are failing to disclose their full income; and what action the Child Maintenance Service takes if it is proven.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
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What further steps he is taking to close potential loopholes in Child Maintenance that allow paying parents to avoid the agreed payments if they are paid in cash.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
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What investigations are undertaken by the Child Maintenance Service into paying parents who are suspected of having undeclared income.

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Awaiting answer.

1 Jul 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

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Awaiting answer.

29 Jun 2026·Attorney General·Pending
Asked

What steps she is taking to support the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling serious economic crime.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Pending
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What steps she has taken to Review Progress 8 measures and their effectiveness in supporting the outcomes for children with SEND.

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Awaiting answer.

22 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of glass products from the extended producer responsibility measures.

Reply

Glass packaging is in the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, except where it falls within the scope of the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme, once that scheme is operational. The Welsh Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will include ...

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

What recent estimate has been made of the percentage of appointments made in Community Diagnostic Centres; and if he will publish them.

Reply

The DM01 Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity dataset is a monthly National Health Service statistical return that tracks waiting times and completed procedures for 15 key diagnostic tests across England.Data for all settings is available at the followi...

22 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on maintaining operational readiness and emergency response capability following the introduction of the new Coastguard Rescue Officer operat

Reply

Public safety remains our priority. Contingency plans are in place to enable the continuation of maritime and coastal search and rescue. Alongside the Coastguard Rescue Service, HM Coastguard will continue to draw upon the full UK Search and Rescue system...

16 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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Pursuant to correspondence (reference MC2026/38057), if he will define the term 'appropriate transition' of the Access to Work scheme.

Reply

By “appropriate transition” we mean that once the design of these improvements has been finalised, after incorporating feedback from stakeholders, they will be announced before they are implemented, helping to ensure customers are aware of any changes tha...

5 Jun 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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What steps he is taking to help support households seeking to switch from heating oil to a mains gas connection, including financial support.

Reply

Households wanting a new gas grid connection should contact their local gas network operator. Support is available for eligible low-income households through Ofgem’s Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme, which provides discounted connections delivered by ga...

21 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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What progress he has made on the development of the two new transportation and capture projects under Track 2.

Reply

At the 2025 Spending Review the government announced its support for the Acorn and Viking clusters and is providing the development funding to advance their delivery. This funding will support the clusters in developing detailed designs and preparations, ...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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Whether her Department has had discussions with City & Guilds, PeopleCert or sector representatives regarding recent fee increases, staffing changes and the continuity of vocational qualifications provision.

Reply

City and Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation. The government has no role in its governance or commercial decisions. Following the announcement of their consultation, City and Guilds Ltd have released a statement confirming the change...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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How many students and apprentices are currently enrolled on qualifications accredited by City & Guilds in England.

Reply

The number of learning aims on City & Guilds qualifications in further education (FE) institutions reported so far (August 2025 to January 2026) for FE and skills is 449,500, of which 120,750 relate to apprenticeships.Statistics on FE and skills is pu...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes at City & Guilds on students and apprentices currently undertaking qualifications accredited by that organisation.

Reply

City and Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation. The government has no role in its governance or commercial decisions. Following the announcement of their consultation, City and Guilds Ltd have released a statement confirming the change...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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What steps her Department is taking to ensure that vocational qualification standards are maintained where awarding organisations undergo significant (a) ownership and (b) management changes.

Reply

City and Guilds of London Institute is an independent organisation. The government has no role in its governance or commercial decisions. Following the announcement of their consultation, City and Guilds Ltd have released a statement confirming the change...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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Whether her Department has contingency plans in place to protect students and apprentices in the event of disruption to qualification delivery by private awarding bodies.

Reply

Ofqual, the independent regulator of exams and assessments in England, requires awarding organisations to establish, maintain and comply with an up-to-date detailed written contingency plan to mitigate any incident that may cause a disruption to candidate...

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