Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the social boycott against Christians in Andhra Pradesh; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect that community.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government is committed to promoting and protecting the right to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. Our High Commission in New Delhi, along with our network of Deputy High Commissions, monitors the human rights situation closely. We also engage with civil society and faith leaders to support efforts to promote tolerance and respect between communities.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning children's palliative care at (a) national and (b) regional levels.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Palliative care services, including for children, are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. ICBs are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative care and end of life care. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications.
Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations also play.
We are supporting the hospice sector with a £100 million capital funding boost for eligible adult and children’s hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care.
We are also providing £26 million in revenue funding to support children and young people’s hospices for 2025/26. I am pleased to confirm the continuation of approximately £26 million, adjusted for inflation, for the next three financial years, from 2026/27 to 2028/29 inclusive, to be distributed again via ICBs. This amounts to approximately £80 million over the next three years.
The Department and NHS England are currently looking at how to improve the access, quality, and sustainability of all-age palliative care and end of life care in line with the 10- Year Health Plan.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service and (b) service family accommodation properties there are in East Wiltshire, by property type.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
There are 313 permanent Single Living Accommodation Blocks across 17 Ministry of Defence Establishments in East Wiltshire. These consist of 10,577 rooms of which 10,465 are single en-suite and 112 are multi-occupancy with shared ablutions.
There are 4,753 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties in East Wiltshire, the table below shows the total split by Property Type:
Type | Bedrooms/Rank | SFA Total |
Type 1 | 4+ bedrooms (Officer SFA) | 4 |
Type 2 | 4+ bedrooms (Officer SFA) | 20 |
Type 3 | 4 bedrooms (Officer SFA) | 161 |
Type 4 | 4 bedrooms (Officer SFA) | 304 |
Type 5 | 3 bedrooms (Officer SFA) | 365 |
B Type | 2 bedrooms (Other Rank SFA) | 772 |
C Type | 3 bedrooms (Other Rank SFA) | 2583 |
D Type | 4 bedrooms (Other Rank SFA) | 537 |
DS Type | 4+ bedrooms (Other Rank SFA) | 7 |
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies have been awarded contracts for the (a) provision, (b) maintenance and (c) refurbishment of service family accommodation properties in East Wiltshire constituency; and if he will publish details of the nature and scope of those contracts.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
No contracts have been awarded for the provision of Service Family Accommodation properties in the East Wiltshire constituency as the Ministry of Defence has not purchased any new properties.
VIVO Defence Services under the Regional Accommodation Maintenance Services Contract for the South West have the responsibility for maintenance and refurbishment of Service Family Accommodation properties in the East Wiltshire constituency.
Details on the nature and scope of the contract as awarded can be found in Contracts Finder at the following link:
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes his Department owns in East Wiltshire constituency; and how many of those (a) have Ministry of Defence tenants, (b) have private tenants and (c) are vacant.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
As of 4 July 2025, there are 4,739 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties in East Wiltshire that are owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Of the 4,739 SFA properties:
a) 3,717 SFA are occupied by Service families.
b) 317 SFA are sublet to private tenants.
c) 705 SFA are vacant. 307 of these are available to be occupied (177 have been allocated to Service families to move into) and 398 are classed as void unavailable and therefore currently unavailable to be occupied.
The MOD is currently undertaking an extensive review of its entire estate, including how the department will make best use of the properties that have been reacquired from Annington, and which homes and locations can most benefit from investment to be brought back online, refurbished, and renovated for the use of Service families.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect rare bird breeds from avian influenza in the Salisbury Plain Special Protection Area.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner
The Government has implemented outbreak structures to control and eradicate avian influenza, which will reduce impacts on wildlife.
We have also decided not to issue a general licence for gamebird releases on Special Protection Areas such as Salisbury Plain, to help protect our internationally important bird populations from avian influenza.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent work coaches were working in JobCentres in each month since July 2024.
Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The table below shows the monthly number of full-time equivalent Work Coaches working in Jobcentres since July 2024:
Month | Work Coach |
Jul-24 | 16,780 |
Aug-24 | 16,850 |
Sep-24 | 17,020 |
Oct-24 | 17,240 |
Nov-24 | 17,210 |
Dec-24 | 17,190 |
Jan-25 | 17,240 |
Feb-25 | 17,280 |
Mar-25 | 17,160 |
Apr-25 | 17,110 |
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Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a route for career progression for work coaches.
Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The work coach role sits within the Government Operational Delivery profession and is graded at Executive Officer level. Work coaches have the opportunity to progress their careers both within the Operational Delivery (Op Del) profession and within the civil service more generally.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many minutes the average length of appointment is for a work coach.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what metrics are used to measure work coach performance in JobCentres.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
We do not measure performance at individual work coach level; performance is measured at jobcentre level. Regular performance discussions are held to review and manage jobcentre performance. DWP currently manages jobcentre performance through a comprehensive framework that includes key performance indicators, performance discussions, and various support mechanisms. Each jobcentre, district, group and area will have it's own performance discussions, supported by performance leaders who provide analytical support and insight relevant to their area.