Alec Shelbrooke MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) awareness of, (b) diagnosis of and (c) access to effective treatment within the NHS for those affected by Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service. We recognise that Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a serious condition which can be both distressing and disabling for those that experience PMDD...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
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DienogestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to Dienogest for people with endometriosis.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that develops authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service in England on best practice. In its guideline on the diagnosis and management of endo...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Batteries: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make fire and rescue authorities statutory consultees for planning applications for battery energy storage systems.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 5520 on 11 October 2024.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average cost of energy bills was for people (a) with and (b) without smart meters in the latest period for which data is available; and what steps his Department is taking to increas
Answer: Recent independent evaluation showed that households with smart meters use less energy (equivalent to a cost saving of approximately £40 for the typical household in 2023) on average annually than those with analogue meters. Smart meters also unlock time-...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Waste Disposal: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28007More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the misclassification of waste into the wrong landfill tax band by the operators of licensed sites on the level of unpaid landfill tax.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. These statistics are published annually and are available at: Measuring ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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Landfill TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28006More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of taxable waste being disposed of at unlicensed sites on the level of unpaid landfill tax.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. These statistics are published annually and are available at: Measuring ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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Outdoor Advertising: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend schedule 14 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 to allow the hospitality sector to advertise on rural roads.
Answer: The Department has no plans to make changes to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions to allow for the hospitality sector to advertise on rural roads.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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Incinerators: Health HazardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of incinerators to public health.
Answer: In England, waste incinerators cannot operate unless issued with an environmental permit by the Environment Agency (EA). The EA assesses the emissions from new incinerators as part of its permitting process and consults the UK Health Security Agency (UKHS...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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