Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions
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Cancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the priorities of (a) children and (b) young people with cancer are included in the ten-year plan.
Answer: We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. This includes children, teenagers, and young adults.The Department is taking steps to imp...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of cancer in (i) teenagers and (ii) young adults.
Answer: We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. This includes children, teenagers, and young adults.The Department is taking steps to imp...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of maintenance loans for students.
Answer: The government recognises that UK higher education (HE) creates opportunity, is an engine for growth in our economy and supports local communities. We are determined that the HE funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for stude...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen animal welfare.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. That is exactly what we will do, and we will be outlining more detail in due course.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children and young people diagnosed with cancer receive adequate mental health support.
Answer: We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. This includes children and young people.In Spring 2024, the Department ran workshops with...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve cancer outcomes among children and young people.
Answer: We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. This includes children and young people.In Spring 2024, the Department ran workshops with...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing national funding for charities.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role that charities play up and down the country, including in Sheffield, by providing crucial support to different groups and communities. This Government is committed to resetting the relationship with civil society ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: Sheffield CentralDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support charities in Sheffield Central constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role that charities play up and down the country, including in Sheffield, by providing crucial support to different groups and communities. This Government is committed to resetting the relationship with civil society ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available to universities via the Strategic Priorities Grant.
Answer: The government provides funding through the Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) on an annual basis to support teaching and students in higher education (HE), including expensive to deliver subjects such as science and engineering, students at risk of discont...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of universities.
Answer: The department understands that universities are under financial pressure, which is why we have taken the difficult decision to announce a tuition fee rise of 3.1% which will take effect at the start of the 2025/2026 academic year.The tuition fee limit in...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of maintenance support available to students in England.
Answer: The government recognises that UK higher education (HE) creates opportunity, is an engine for growth in our economy and supports local communities. We are determined that the HE funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for stude...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which levels of study the Future opportunity Market testing for Home Office English Language Testing (HOELT) services, notice reference: 2024/S 000-027422, published on 28 August 2024, applies to.
Answer: The new service will cover the policies in place across all visa routes where there is a requirement for language ability to be tested as part of the visa application process.
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance employer contributions on university finances.
Answer: The department is aware that higher education (HE) providers will have to pay increased national insurance contributions. As my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out in the Budget, raising the revenue required to fund public services ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8316 Gaza: Humanitarian aid and with reference to the update published by Gisha on 23 October 2024 on the petition to th
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is intolerable. The UK condemns Israel's restrictions on aid - as the Prime Minister has said, the world will not tolerate any more excuses from Israel on humanitarian assistance. The Prime Minister stressed the importan...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7719 on Israel: Arms Trade, what the basis is for a lack of sufficient verifiable evidence of possible breaches of Inter
Answer: The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) assessment process gathers information from a wide range of sources, including reporting from international and multilateral bodies, NGOs on the ground, open-source evidence and internal reporting. We do not commen...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHunting: FoxesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle illegal fox hunting.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hun...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments at supporting disabl
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 October 2024 to Question UIN 8747
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability: CostsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what estimate she has made of the extra costs incurred by disabled people.
Answer: DWP pays close attention to the evidence base on the extra costs faced by disabled people; including academic research, analysis by Scope, and DWP’s own commissioned research on the Uses of Health and Disability Benefits from 2019. In order to understand ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability: CostsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what steps her Department takes to support disabled households with the extra costs they face.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to Question UIN 5883.
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to amend the Personal Independence Payment assessment system by reducing the number of documents required.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is aimed at supporting people, who have a long-term physical or mental health condition, with extra disability-related costs. Entitlement is based on how the condition affects mobility and daily living needs, rather tha...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Act 1983Department of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to update the Mental Health Act 1983.
Answer: The Mental Health Bill announced in the King’s Speech will deliver the Government’s commitment to modernise the Mental Health Act 1983. The bill will be published when Parliamentary time allows.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Sheffield CentralDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children's mental health services in Sheffield Central constituency.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people, including in the Sheffield Central constituency, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long.The Department is working a...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's policies to build new homes on the UK’s carbon budget.
Answer: Carbon Budgets are set over a five-year period, so far six Carbon Budgets have been set in law. Government will continue to monitor our suite of policies to ensure we are on track to meeting our Carbon Budgets.Future standards next year will set our new h...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure new homes help the UK meet its net zero commitments.
Answer: Carbon Budgets are set over a five-year period, so far six Carbon Budgets have been set in law. Government will continue to monitor our suite of policies to ensure we are on track to meeting our Carbon Budgets.Future standards next year will set our new h...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle child poverty in Sheffield Central constituency.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish the child poverty strategy in the Spring. Our publication on 23 October ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Dev...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
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