Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who will be responsible for conducting the (a) economic and (b) environmental analysis of Heathrow Airport expansion.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department for Transport has commenced the review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) and will lead on conducting the economic and environmental analysis that supports that document. This will be in collaboration with other government departments and other expert bodies as appropriate.
As announced, we will also seek the independent view of the Climate Change Committee, and the Secretary of State will be writing to the Climate Change Committee shortly to set this out.
Before Heathrow expansion can proceed, a scheme promoter must also prepare and submit a full Environmental Statement as part of the Development Consent Order application.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Minister for Housing and Planning plans to respond to the correspondence sent by the hon. Member for Twickenham on 2 July 2025, reference MC2025/19101.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
A response was sent to the hon. Member on 3 November 2025.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will introduce a legislative requirement that all fire risk assessors must have certification in order to carry out assessments of high-risk premises.
Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report recommended that the Government establish a system of mandatory accreditation to certify the competence of fire risk assessors (FRAs) by setting standards for qualification and continuing professional development and such other measures as may be considered necessary or desirable. The Government accepted this recommendation in full, committing to legislate to make it a mandatory requirement for FRAs to have the competence to perform this critical role. To support delivery of the Inquiry recommendation, we intend to consult shortly on proposals relating to the future of the FRA profession.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding in the International Climate Finance budget to support countries in ceasing deforestation.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 July to Question 68327.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students with qualified teacher status (a) have and (b) have not secured an early career teaching post after completing training in the last 12 months.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
In the 2023/24 academic year, 25,845 trainees achieved qualified teacher status. The department provisionally estimates that 18,910 of these were teaching in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the end of the 2023/24 academic year and 6,935 trainees were not. These numbers include both postgraduate and undergraduate trainees. Some trainees will also have entered the education sector through a different type of academic institution, such as an independent school or further education college.
This information is available in the initial teacher training performance profiles publication, which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-performance-profiles-2023-to-2024.
This publication provides information about the outcomes for teacher trainees in England in the 2023/24 academic year. Outcomes for teacher trainees for the 2024/25 academic year will be published in July 2026.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the ICJ opinion on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change, published in July 2025, on the Rosebank Oil Field.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Following last year’s Supreme Court ruling, we published in June supplementary guidance to ensure the full environmental impact of extraction is considered as part of consenting decisions for offshore oil and gas projects.
We have received further information from the Rosebank project developer, which is currently open to public consultation until 20 November to allow stakeholders to make representations. The further information and any representations received will be thoroughly reviewed. A robust decision-making process will be followed, as with onshore planning, which has similarities.
It would be inappropriate to comment on specific aspects of individual cases.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Fire and Rescue Authorities successfully required (a) freeholders, (b) management companies and (c) managing agents to issue Fire Safety Assessments to residents in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, there is a requirement on responsible persons (those responsible for fire safety such as a building owner, landlord or managing agent) to undertake and record a fire risk assessment for their premises. Article 21A also makes clear that the responsible person must communicate the risks identified in the fire risk assessment to residents (including whenever this is updated). They are not required to share the whole assessment as there is an expectation that they summarise the risks given the potentially technical nature of the assessment.
Fire and rescue services are not in a position to compel responsible persons to share the whole fire risk assessment and the Government does not hold data on enforcement or breaches of Article 21A. If the risks highlighted in the assessment are not being shared with residents they should request this from their responsible person, and if they continue to not receive this information then they could report this to their fire and rescue service.
In guidance we publish on these requirements, titled Check your fire safety responsibilities under Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022, we advise that those responsible for fire safety communicate this information alongside the instructions to residents on what to do in the event of a fire which they are required to provide on an annual basis. This advice is repeated in the statutory guidance on fire safety in blocks of flats which we aim to publish in the first half of 2026.
There is a regulatory power under Article 21A (4) allowing the Government to mandate the frequency of this information. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the legislation to identify if such a mandate is necessary.
In addition, on 4 July 2025, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services which can be found on gov.uk here. This included proposals to give leaseholders the right to access specific information relating to the condition of their building, including on fire safety. The consultation closed on 26 September 2025, and we are analysing responses.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure leaseholders are able to access information about fire safety.
Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, there is a requirement on responsible persons (those responsible for fire safety such as a building owner, landlord or managing agent) to undertake and record a fire risk assessment for their premises. Article 21A also makes clear that the responsible person must communicate the risks identified in the fire risk assessment to residents (including whenever this is updated). They are not required to share the whole assessment as there is an expectation that they summarise the risks given the potentially technical nature of the assessment.
Fire and rescue services are not in a position to compel responsible persons to share the whole fire risk assessment and the Government does not hold data on enforcement or breaches of Article 21A. If the risks highlighted in the assessment are not being shared with residents they should request this from their responsible person, and if they continue to not receive this information then they could report this to their fire and rescue service.
In guidance we publish on these requirements, titled Check your fire safety responsibilities under Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022, we advise that those responsible for fire safety communicate this information alongside the instructions to residents on what to do in the event of a fire which they are required to provide on an annual basis. This advice is repeated in the statutory guidance on fire safety in blocks of flats which we aim to publish in the first half of 2026.
There is a regulatory power under Article 21A (4) allowing the Government to mandate the frequency of this information. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the legislation to identify if such a mandate is necessary.
In addition, on 4 July 2025, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services which can be found on gov.uk here. This included proposals to give leaseholders the right to access specific information relating to the condition of their building, including on fire safety. The consultation closed on 26 September 2025, and we are analysing responses.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access of leaseholders to information about fire safety.
Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, there is a requirement on responsible persons (those responsible for fire safety such as a building owner, landlord or managing agent) to undertake and record a fire risk assessment for their premises. Article 21A also makes clear that the responsible person must communicate the risks identified in the fire risk assessment to residents (including whenever this is updated). They are not required to share the whole assessment as there is an expectation that they summarise the risks given the potentially technical nature of the assessment.
Fire and rescue services are not in a position to compel responsible persons to share the whole fire risk assessment and the Government does not hold data on enforcement or breaches of Article 21A. If the risks highlighted in the assessment are not being shared with residents they should request this from their responsible person, and if they continue to not receive this information then they could report this to their fire and rescue service.
In guidance we publish on these requirements, titled Check your fire safety responsibilities under Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022, we advise that those responsible for fire safety communicate this information alongside the instructions to residents on what to do in the event of a fire which they are required to provide on an annual basis. This advice is repeated in the statutory guidance on fire safety in blocks of flats which we aim to publish in the first half of 2026.
There is a regulatory power under Article 21A (4) allowing the Government to mandate the frequency of this information. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the legislation to identify if such a mandate is necessary.
In addition, on 4 July 2025, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services which can be found on gov.uk here. This included proposals to give leaseholders the right to access specific information relating to the condition of their building, including on fire safety. The consultation closed on 26 September 2025, and we are analysing responses.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable regional access to services for people with postural tachycardia syndrome.
Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Services for people with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) are commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs have a statutory responsibility to provide a health service for the local population, subject to local prioritisation and funding, which includes access to specialist medical services for people with PoTS as appropriate.
Providing a PoTS specialist service is a fundamental part of ICBs’ statutory functions to plan and deliver health services for their local populations, to improve service quality and reduce health inequalities. In commissioning specialist PoTS services, we expect ICBs to use their local knowledge and commissioning authority to consult with patient groups, work collaboratively with clinicians, and design care pathways that ensure patients receive coordinated evidence-based care.
The 10-Year Health Plan sets out a transformative vision for the National Health Service that will support efforts to reduce regional inequalities in access to services for people with PoTS. The shifts outlined in the plan will free up hospital-based consultants’ time by shifting care from hospitals to communities, utilising digital technology to reduce administrative burdens, and promoting preventative measures to reduce the severity of conditions that lead to hospital admissions. This includes expanding community-based services, employing artificial intelligence for productivity, developing integrated neighbourhood health teams, and investing in digital tools and data. These shifts will help streamline referrals and reduce waiting times, enabling earlier diagnosis and more consistent management of PoTS across the country.
We are investing in additional capacity to deliver appointments to help bring waiting lists and times down. The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets out the specific productivity and reform efforts needed to return to the constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment, by March 2029. This, in addition to the reforms outlined in the 10-Year Health Plan, will help to accelerate accurate diagnoses and reduce patient delays.