Adam Dance MP: written questions 2025
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Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support the introduction of more (a) vocational and (b) functional education pathways for students in (i) Somerset and (ii) England.
Answer: The department continues to reform qualifications so they have clearer routes to higher education or skilled employment and are, where applicable, aligned to occupational standards designed by employers. 140 reformed qualifications at levels 2 and 3 have ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education and Sixth Form Education: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing spelling, punctuation and grammar marks from non-English (a) secondary and (b) sixth form exams.
Answer: The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review is ongoing and is evaluating the existing national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England to ensure they are fit for purpose. The Review wants to ensure an assessment system that captures the...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will appoint a named policy lead in her Department on dyslexia.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia.The SEND code of practice makes it clear that meeting the needs of a child with specia...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a national dyslexia strategy.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia.The SEND code of practice makes it clear that meeting the needs of a child with specia...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessments she has made of the merits of implementing a teacher retention strategy that addresses key factors driving staff to leave the profession.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child or young person’s outcome in schools and colleges. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support (a) NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board and (b) local hospital trusts to (i) improve working culture and (ii) reduce stress-related illness in hospitals.
Answer: The Government inherited a broken National Health Service with an overworked and demoralised workforce.We hugely value all NHS staff and are committed to improving organisational culture and working conditions, so we can keep staff healthy, motivated, and...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the provision of accessible social housing for disabled people in rural areas in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Answer: At Spring statement, the government announced an immediate injection of £2 billion to support delivery of the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and contribute to our ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the provision of affordable housing for disabled people in rural communities in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Answer: At Spring statement, the government announced an immediate injection of £2 billion to support delivery of the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and contribute to our ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: South SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the provision of maternity services in south Somerset.
Answer: The Department is aware of temporary changes to services at Yeovil District Hospital, which have been made in response to several factors including responding to a recent Care Quality Commission inspection and due to not currently being able to meet staff...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYeovil Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to prevent the planned closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit.
Answer: The Government is aware of temporary changes to services at Yeovil District Hospital that have been made in response to several factors, including a recent Care Quality Commission inspection and not being able to currently meet staffing levels required to...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: South SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on (a) public health and (b) patient safety in South Somerset.
Answer: The Government is aware of temporary changes to services at Yeovil District Hospital that have been made in response to several factors, including a recent Care Quality Commission inspection and not being able to currently meet staffing levels required to...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department’s planned reforms to Personal Independence Payments on the mental health of people with disabilities.
Answer: We are taking action to address anxiety about the sustainability of the funding of PIP, focusing the benefit more on those with the greatest needs, by introducing a new eligibility requirement. The change to the PIP eligibility criteria will mean that peo...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support the provision of sports (a) clubs and (b) facilities in (i) rural communities and (ii) Yeovil Constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country, including rural communities. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, s...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the (a) funding, (b) resources and (c) powers available to the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) determines the level of funding and resources he needs to discharge his functions. Subject to Ministerial consent, the GCA imposes an annual levy on the 14 large retailers regulated by the Groceries Supply Code of Prac...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: FoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with large supermarkets on the potential impact of (a) food pricing and (b) supermarkets' buying practices on food producers.
Answer: Defra regularly engages with supermarkets and producers about a range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food. These measures include maintaining value ranges, price matching and price freezing. However, it is for each in...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ADHDMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help improve support for prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Answer: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition. NHS England is responsible for healthcare services in prisons in England, including the clinical diagnosis of neurodiverse conditions, and it does not hold this data centra...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ADHDMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of prisoners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Answer: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition. NHS England is responsible for healthcare services in prisons in England, including the clinical diagnosis of neurodiverse conditions, and it does not hold this data centra...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessments she had made of the potential merits of screening for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The SEND code of ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: YeovilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the early diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICB) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, in line with rele...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the cost of untreated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made of the cost of untreated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). NHS England has established an ADHD taskforce which is working to bring together those with lived experience with experts from the National Health...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCricket: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to provide (a) support and (b) funding for cricket nets in rural communities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports facilities are important to communities up and down the country, including rural communities. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active.Grassroots sport, including cricket, is funded through the Govern...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve support for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for allocating funding to integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Somerset ICB which covers the Yeovil constituency, and ICBs are in turn responsible for commissioning specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chr...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with (a) young people with severe mental illness and (b) organisations representing them on the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the eligibility crit
Answer: We have committed to introduce a new requirement that, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the d...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: YeovilDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to Personal Independent Payments on people with mental disorders in Yeovil Constituency.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). Impacts of the proposed changes ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental health: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) intergenerational inequality and (b) socio-economic status on mental health.
Answer: We recognise that many young people are particularly struggling with their mental health, and we know that socio-economic factors play an important role in supporting positive mental health and wellbeing.That is why, as part of our mission to build a Nati...
Answered 20 May 2025
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