Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will instruct NHS England to implement the revisions to the Professional Records Standards Body's Core Information Standard on data items relating to sex and gender.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
The Professional Records Standards Body's (PRSB) updates to the sex and gender data item representation for clinical use in the Core Information Standard have not yet been updated in the NHS England Standards Directory repository. Although these changes leave the PRSB specification and the NHS England Standards Directory out of step, it is proposed that the work to update the Standards Directory will commence next week.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has provided to police forces on their use of the Government's official definition of anti-Muslim hostility.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Secretary has not provided guidance to police forces on their use of the Government’s non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility. The definition is intended to support understanding and consistency in identifying hostility directed at Muslims or those perceived to be Muslim, and does not change the law.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce the energy bill levy framework announced in the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
As announced at Autumn Budget 2025, the government is committed to introducing a new framework to subject levies to enhanced scrutiny and ensure they are affordable, value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesses. The government will provide an update on the framework alongside the next fiscal event.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will be consulting on the design of the energy bill levy framework.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
As announced at Autumn Budget 2025, the government is committed to introducing a new framework to subject levies to enhanced scrutiny and ensure they are affordable, value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesses. The government will provide an update on the framework alongside the next fiscal event.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the energy bill levy framework will be introduced.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
As announced at Autumn Budget 2025, the government is committed to introducing a new framework to subject levies to enhanced scrutiny and ensure they are affordable, value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesses. The government will provide an update on the framework alongside the next fiscal event.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals in the Nuclear Regulation Bill.to implement recommendations 11 and 12 of the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025 in full.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We are taking forward all of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review and have published our implementation plan with all reforms expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
The Department is actively progressing work on the Nuclear Regulation Bill, which will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.
A Bill team has been established by the Department.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has established a dedicated bill team within his Department to oversee the Nuclear Regulation Bill.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We are taking forward all of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review and have published our implementation plan with all reforms expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
The Department is actively progressing work on the Nuclear Regulation Bill, which will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.
A Bill team has been established by the Department.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he intends to introduce the Nuclear Regulation Bill before the summer recess.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We are taking forward all of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review and have published our implementation plan with all reforms expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
The Department is actively progressing work on the Nuclear Regulation Bill, which will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.
A Bill team has been established by the Department.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he intends to introduce the Nuclear Regulation Bill.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We are taking forward all of the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Review and have published our implementation plan with all reforms expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
The Department is actively progressing work on the Nuclear Regulation Bill, which will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.
A Bill team has been established by the Department.
Asked by: Claire Coutinho (Conservative - East Surrey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has received assurances from National Energy System Operator that the drop in frequency in the electricity grid on 2 May 2026 will not be repeated.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Electricity system frequency remained within statutory limits at all times on 2nd May 2026. These statutory limits are defined in the Security and Quality of Supply Standard.