Afzal Khan MP: written questions 2025
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Housing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to provide infrastructure alongside new housing developments in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Rusholm
Answer: £630 million is being devolved to Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Mayor Burnham through the integrated settlement for 2025-26 to support growth in the city region.As the relevant local planning authorities, it is for Manchester City Counc...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Greater ManchesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided for local infrastructure projects related to housing development in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Rusholme constituency i
Answer: £630 million is being devolved to Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Mayor Burnham through the integrated settlement for 2025-26 to support growth in the city region.As the relevant local planning authorities, it is for Manchester City Counc...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Greater ManchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many representations her Department has received from Manchester City Council on the (a) funding and (b) quality of SEND provision in Greater Manchester in the last five years.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the ri...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support SEND transport providers in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) nationally.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Manchester Rusholme to the answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27291.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on improving responsible access to nature in Greater Manchester.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of access to nature for health and wellbeing and is committed to ensuring it is safe, inclusive and appropriate. We are delivering on our ambitious manifesto commitments to create nine new national river walks and ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on improving access to parks and green spaces.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of access to nature for health and wellbeing and is committed to ensuring it is safe, inclusive and appropriate. We are delivering on our ambitious manifesto commitments to create nine new national river walks and ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Manchester RusholmeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to involve young people in the development of the National Youth Strategy in the Manchester Rusholme constituency.
Answer: The National Youth Strategy will be co-produced in partnership with young people and the youth sector.We have launched a national survey to ask young people about their issues and priorities.We have shared an engagement toolkit so MPs can run their own wo...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through (a) recruitment and (b) retention practices to increase the diversity of the maternity healthcare professional workforce.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS England’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan, published in 2023, includes a commitment to embed fair and inclusive recruitment processes and talent managemen...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate capital funding to improve stroke care infrastructure in Greater Manchester.
Answer: The Government is committed to shifting the focus of the National Health Service out of hospitals and into the community through our 10-Year Health Plan, and we recognise that delivering high-quality NHS healthcare services requires the right infrastructu...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) eligibility requirements for NHS ADHD medication.
Answer: NHS England has established an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce which is working to bring together those with lived experience with experts from the National Health Service, education, charity, and justice sectors. The taskforce i...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of research and development funding for sickle cell disorder.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 4th April to Question 42203.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43517More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to support the growth of small and micro businesses in the hospitality sector.
Answer: Small businesses are vital to our high streets and communities. The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector and we recognise the significant contribution they make to the UK economy.The Government will introduce permanently lower tax ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disparities in prostate cancer outcomes for Black men.
Answer: The Government understands that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for all people with prostate cancer, including for black men.To address disparities and find ways to better detect prostate cancer earlier, we have invested £16 million in the Unite...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Low IncomesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the Warm Homes Plan reaches low-income households.
Answer: As part of the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, including £1.8 billion to support fuel poverty schemes. There are multiple targeted sc...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Safety and StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the benefit of including measures to repair (a) poor-quality and (b) unsafe unsafe existing housing stock in the upcoming housing strategy,.
Answer: The government intends to publish a long-term housing strategy later this year.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the graduate route in promoting the UK as an international study destination.
Answer: The UK has a world-class higher education sector, with four universities in the world university rankings top 10 and 15 in the top 100, alongside a wide array of leading institutions which can offer a fulfilling and enjoyable experience to international s...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Antidumping DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with representatives from (a) the cycle manufacturing industry and (b) cycle manufacturing industries outside the UK on anti-dumping duties on (i) e-bikes, (ii) bicycles
Answer: On 6 February, the Secretary of State extended anti-dumping and countervailing measures on Chinese folding e-bikes and removed non-folding e-bikes from the measures. This followed evidence-based transition reviews from the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Antidumping DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent European Commission decision to extend anti-dumping duties on e-bikes from China for another five years.
Answer: On 6 February, the Secretary of State decided to extend anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of Chinese folding e-bikes, and revoke these measures on non-folding e-bikes. This followed evidence-based transition reviews from the Trade Remedi...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Transfusion Services: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to invest in new technologies and innovations to enhance the efficiency and resilience of the UK’s blood supply chain.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. The baseline price charged by NHSBT to hospitals for the blood they use is negotiated annually between NHSBT, NHS England, and the Department. This reflects the investments tha...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Transfusion Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has made available to improve the UK's whole blood processing and plasma collection capacities.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. The baseline price charged by NHSBT to hospitals for the blood they use is negotiated annually between NHSBT, NHS England, and the Department. This reflects the investments tha...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBloodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted a risk assessment on the potential impact of (a) future pandemics and (b) geopolitical disruption to the UK's blood stocks; and what contingency plans are in place for thes
Answer: There are four blood services within the United Kingdom, namely the Welsh Blood Service, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, the Northern Ireland Blood Service, and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). In England, NHSBT moves blood around the co...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of local authorities providing crisis support to families affected by No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
Answer: The majority of funding in the local government finance settlement is unringfenced, recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities. It is at the discretion of each local authority as to how much is allocated to the packages of...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on local authority budgets of providing crisis support to families impacted by No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
Answer: The majority of funding in the local government finance settlement is unringfenced, recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities. It is at the discretion of each local authority as to how much is allocated to the packages of...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ICTHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for the completion of the migration of casework operations to the new ATLAS system.
Answer: Since mid-2024, Atlas has been the primary caseworking system for operational teams across Migration & Borders with the legacy CID (Case Information Database) caseworking system only being used for very small volume case types. Work to migrate legacy ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: WalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on aligning the UK-wide bottle return scheme with the planned scheme for Wales.
Answer: The Government is committed to deliver a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in England in October 2027 and to realise its benefits of reducing litter, increasing recycling, and creating high quality recyclate that will support the transition to a circular econom...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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