Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
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 cost-effectiveness of unsupported flaring, in terms of cost per tonne of CO₂ equivalent abated, compared with other methane abatement measures.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The term 'unsupported flaring’ is not used by the government. Oil and gas operators are required to deliver zero routine flaring on their assets by 2030 and submit costed Emissions Reduction Action Plans to the North Sea Transition Authority. Flaring activity accounts for approximately 16% of offshore upstream oil and gas greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from flaring are primarily carbon dioxide.
In its Emissions Monitoring Report 2025, the NSTA estimated that flaring from UK oil and gas production fell by 51% between 2018 and 2024, and that absolute methane emissions from oil and gas production fell by more than 60%.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Landfill Gas to Energy on supporting net zero goals.
Answered by Mary Creagh
Landfill gas remains the highest source of emissions in the waste sector and is a major source of methane. Through the introduction of waste policies, including landfill tax and the collection and packaging reforms, these emissions are declining, and expected to decline further through aging of the landfill population, and the ongoing diversion of biodegradable waste away from landfill.
The Environmental Permitting Regulations require for sites to take measures to capture landfill gas, which may be used for energy generation. In the UK’s most recent National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, it was estimated that 57% of landfill methane was captured in 2024, with 52% being used for energy generation. With the cessation of the Renewable Obligations Certificates for Landfill Gas to Energy Generators, Government has outlined in the Methane Action Plan that it will support increased methane capture from landfill gas sites including through exploring the implementation of a long-term methane capture scheme with suitable transitional arrangements. Defra are currently considering options for a long-term alternative for landfill gas and working closely with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on proposals for a potential transition scheme.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to review the Tommy’s Miscarriage Centre pilot; and whether he has a timeline for replacing the three miscarriage rule with a graded care model.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
While there is not an explicit timeline, we will closely review the results of Tommy's Study into the Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, as set out in the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy.
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is chairing a Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce to develop a national action plan that will reform maternity and neonatal services to deliver lasting change for women, families, and their babies. They will consider all stages of maternity and neonatal care, and the plan will be published by the end of the year.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Modern Service Framework for Dementia and Frailty will improve outcomes for dementia patients.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales
The Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework will seek to reduce unwarranted variation and narrow inequality for those living with dementia, will set national standards for dementia care, and will redirect National Health Service priorities to provide the best possible care and support.
We will set an aspirational, long-term outcome goal for frailty and dementia over the next 10 years. This is currently being refined based on feedback from stakeholders across the health and care sector and will address our three key ambitions for timely and proactive support, coordinated and well-organised care, and fair and consistent outcomes.
We are engaging with a wide group of partners to understand what should be included to ensure the best outcomes for people living with frailty and dementia, and as part of this exercise, we will develop a list of best evidenced interventions following analysis of the evidence gathering exercise submissions and wider research.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
Modern service frameworks are a vital tool for improving patient care. They sit at the heart of the 10-Year Health Plan and are being designed to deliver a step change in both service quality and productivity. Modern service frameworks are currently in development for cardiovascular disease, sepsis, severe mental illness, palliative care and end of life care, frailty and dementia, and children and young people. After this initial wave of modern service frameworks is complete, the National Quality Board will determine the conditions to prioritise for new modern service frameworks as part of its work programme.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Didcot and Wantage compared with national averages.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
Data is available for emergency Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the number of FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for Didcot and Wantage, for activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector, for 2024/25 and provisionally for 2025/26:
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Residence | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Didcot and Wantage | 1,185 | 1,415 |
England | 889,203 | 798,751 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS England.
Available data on trends in respiratory conditions can be found on the Department’s Fingertips dataset. Data is not available by parliamentary constituency. Data is available at a regional, county, unitary authority, and integrated care board level. Information for Oxfordshire can be found at the following link:
The Government has committed to delivering the three big shifts that our NHS needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory health in all parts of the country.
The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. After the initial wave of MSFs is complete, the National Quality Board will determine the conditions to prioritise for new MSFs as part of its work programme.
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to explore innovation and policy prioritisation in respiratory health, including the cross‑Government alignment that may be required.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Department has had with the Department for Science and Technology about the potential for a respiratory Modern Service Framework to strengthen the UK’s life sciences ecosystem by scaling up the adoption of new medicines and innovations for lung conditions.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
Data is available for emergency Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the number of FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for Didcot and Wantage, for activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector, for 2024/25 and provisionally for 2025/26:
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Residence | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Didcot and Wantage | 1,185 | 1,415 |
England | 889,203 | 798,751 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS England.
Available data on trends in respiratory conditions can be found on the Department’s Fingertips dataset. Data is not available by parliamentary constituency. Data is available at a regional, county, unitary authority, and integrated care board level. Information for Oxfordshire can be found at the following link:
The Government has committed to delivering the three big shifts that our NHS needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory health in all parts of the country.
The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. After the initial wave of MSFs is complete, the National Quality Board will determine the conditions to prioritise for new MSFs as part of its work programme.
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to explore innovation and policy prioritisation in respiratory health, including the cross‑Government alignment that may be required.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
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 respiratory health is prioritised nationally, including through the introduction of a Modern Service Framework for respiratory care.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
Data is available for emergency Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’. The following table shows the number of FAEs where there was a primary diagnosis of 'respiratory conditions’ for Didcot and Wantage, for activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector, for 2024/25 and provisionally for 2025/26:
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Residence | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
Didcot and Wantage | 1,185 | 1,415 |
England | 889,203 | 798,751 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS England.
Available data on trends in respiratory conditions can be found on the Department’s Fingertips dataset. Data is not available by parliamentary constituency. Data is available at a regional, county, unitary authority, and integrated care board level. Information for Oxfordshire can be found at the following link:
The Government has committed to delivering the three big shifts that our NHS needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory health in all parts of the country.
The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. After the initial wave of MSFs is complete, the National Quality Board will determine the conditions to prioritise for new MSFs as part of its work programme.
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to explore innovation and policy prioritisation in respiratory health, including the cross‑Government alignment that may be required.
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact on veterans of the absence of long-term funding arrangements for the Veterans Mobility Fund and Veterans Hearing Loss Fund.
Answered by Calvin Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2026 to Questions 12265 and 12266 to the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Mr Smith).
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-23/12265
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.
Answered by Calvin Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2026 to Questions 12265 and 12266 to the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Mr Smith).
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-23/12265