Alex Baker MP: written questions
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Poverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the levels of child poverty in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce, co-chaired by the Work and Pensions and Education Secretaries, has started urgent work to publish the UK wide Child Pov...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: HampshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Local Housing Allowance for residents in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire.
Answer: The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. It ensures that claimants in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance regardless of the...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPensioners: HampshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on living standards of pensioners in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire.
Answer: No such assessment of inflation on living standards has been made. The Government is committed to the Triple Lock, which means that in April 2025, the basic and new State pension will increase by the higher of the growth in average earnings, price increas...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: AldershotDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims were subject to deductions in Aldershot constituency in the most recent month for which data is available.
Answer: The requested information will be published as part of Universal Credit Official Statistics in November 2024.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HampshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are recipients of Universal Credit in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire.
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit are published each month on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by various geographies including Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and local authority. The latest statistics are to A...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that potholes are fixed promptly in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the local highway authority for the Aldershot constituency, and it is therefore respons...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve train services in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Department officials maintain contact with train operators to ensure an appropriate level of service is provided to meet passenger demand, and this is reviewed regularly. The recent establishment of Shadow Great British Railways paves the way for the crea...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to help ensure that councils provide access to bus services for isolated communities in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The government has set out an action plan for improving the bus network, centred around putting control of local bus services into the hands of communities to give them the tools they need to plan and deliver services in a way that suits their needs. On 9...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to improve bus services in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will introduce...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the level of (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage, (c) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active travel usage in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The information requested regarding (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage (c) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active travel usage in Aldershot constituency is not available. Geographic availability of data differs depending on the data source. Where ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on average bus fares in (a) Aldershot constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England.
Answer: The information requested regarding the average cost of bus fares is not available. The Department produces quarterly bus fare statistics in the form of a local bus fares index. However, this data is not available specifically for (a) Aldershot constituen...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) roads are adequately maintained and (b) potholes are fixed in a timely manner in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the local highway authority for the Aldershot constituency, and it is therefore respons...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: AldershotDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is to take a driving test in Aldershot constituency from the date of booking the test as of 3 September 2024; and how many people are waiting to take a test in that constituency.
Answer: As of 2 September 2024, there were 2,216 car practical driving tests booked, and 134 driving tests available to book within the 24-week booking window at Farnborough driving test centre (DTC). The average waiting time (August 2024) for a car practical tes...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Ticket OfficesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to support vulnerable and disabled passengers affected by the closure of railway ticket offices in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Improving services for passengers is at the heart of our plans to improve Britain’s railways, and station staff play an important role in supporting passengers, especially those who require additional assistance. This Government has no plans to close tick...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Ticket OfficesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of train station ticket office closures on passengers in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Improving services for passengers is at the heart of our plans to improve Britain’s railways, and station staff play an important role in supporting passengers, especially those who require additional assistance. This Government has no plans to close tick...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged 11 and under were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in Aldershot constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: The data requested for the Aldershot constituency is not available, as it is not obtainable at a constituency level.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged four and under were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in Aldershot constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: The data requested for the Aldershot constituency is not available, as it is not obtainable at a constituency level.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were diagnosed with HIV in Aldershot constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: While the information is not collected in the format requested, the following table shows the number of people diagnosed with HIV for the local authority of Rushmoor, which covers the Aldersholt constituency, from 2018 to 2022: 20182019202020212022HIV di...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were diagnosed with diabetes in Aldershot constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of people that were newly diagnosed with diabetes in the Aldershot constituency, in each of the calendar years from 2018 to 2022, broken down by diabetes type:Year of diagnosisNumber of people newly diagnosed with diab...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average payments to community pharmacies were in Aldershot constituency in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
Answer: The average payments by the NHS Business Services Authority to community pharmacies in the Aldershot constituency were: £68,547.19 per pharmacy per month in 2021/22, or £822,566.32 per pharmacy for 12 months; and £77,398.58 per pharmacy per month in 2022/...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMidwives: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The Government will make sure the National Health Service has the staff it needs, to be there for all of us when we need it, and will get the staff to the places where patients and the NHS need them. This will not only benefit the Aldershot constituency, ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: To fix the chronic workforce shortages in the mental health workforce we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide faster treatment, across all areas of Eng...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: We have committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, as well as taking pressure off those currently working in the system. The inclusion of newly qualified GPs into the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme will als...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLife Expectancy: AldershotCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4108More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of trends in life expectancy in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Lady’s Parliamentary Question of 3 September 2024 is attached.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPerinatal Mortality: AldershotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in rates of perinatal mortality in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: While no specific assessment has been made of the trends in rates of perinatal mortality in the Aldershot constituency, NHS England does collect some data on perinatal mortality through the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS), although this is not collecte...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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