Alex Brewer MP: written questions
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Mental Health Services: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government have to ensure specialist parent-infant relationship and infant mental health support is available across England.
Answer: The 1,001 days from conception to two years old is a time of rapid development in which babies are shaped by their experiences, particularly the relationships with their caregivers.The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of childr...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNicotine and Oral Tobacco: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) regulation of (i) snus and (ii) nicotine pouches.
Answer: Oral tobacco, otherwise known as snus, has been banned in the United Kingdom and the European Union since 1992. All tobacco products are harmful to health, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined that smokeless tobacco is carcin...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide new police officers with (a) tools and (b) training to tackle violent rural crime.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring there are consistent, high standards for training in the police. This will help to maintain public confidence in the police and ensure the workforce is equipped to respond to the crime challenges they face every da...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHistory and Sports: ClubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure (a) sports clubs and (b) historical re-enactment groups have (i) safety rolled and (ii) spatulated tipped equipment delivered to them via del
Answer: The Department has not been approached by sport clubs on this issue.Under current legislation it is against the law to sell a bladed article to a person under the age of 18 and this includes swords. If the sale occurs online it is necessary for the retail...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Education and Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children in kinship care receive adequate (a) education and (b) mental health support.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that children in kinship care get the support that they need to thrive. There are a number of ways in which we support their educational and mental health needs.From September 2024, the department expanded the role ...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWines: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34144More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support small wine companies following changes to alcohol duty rates.
Answer: Following the end of the wine easement on 1 February some administrative work will be required for small wine companies, due to the need to make different calculations for wines of different strengths between 11.5% and 14.5% ABV to establish the level of ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: North East HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor train service improvements in North East Hampshire constituency.
Answer: Department officials are in regular conversation with South Western Railway regarding its service provision in response to demand. When reviewing train services, the Department needs to assess business cases and balance demand with value for the taxpayer ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance employer contributions on hospices in North East Hampshire constituency.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, enabling the Spending Review settlement of £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26.The employer Na...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the most effective steps to protect copyright and the creative industries against the increase of AI usage.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of the UK’s copyright regime to the economic success of the creative industries, one of eight growth-driving sectors as identified in our Industrial Strategy. We are committed to supporting rights holders by ensuri...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Soft Power Council on levels of funding for the British Council.
Answer: The Soft Power Council will advise the Government on the development of a Soft Power Strategy, including how to support the UK's soft power assets, and how to harness them through international interventions in support of foreign policy priorities.The Sof...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with train operating companies on (a) train drivers' salaries and (b) performance.
Answer: Ministers continue to meet with train operating companies to hold them to account. Since the start of 2025, the Secretary of State has held meetings with Avanti West Coast and Northern Trains regarding the operators' performance. The Rail Minister also he...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22495More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the Lifetime ISAs property price limit.
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index) shows that while the average price paid by first-time buyers has increased, it is still below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK except for London, where the average price paid is affected by bo...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21870More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of an increase in the rate of employers' National Insurance contributions on (a) hairdressers and (b) other small to medium-sized high street businesses that do n
Answer: In order to repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to supportpublic services, the Government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). The Government published a Tax Information ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to expedite the removal and remediation of dangerous cladding on properties; and what steps she plans to take to ensure that properties that previously q
Answer: The Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP) sets out key measures to fix buildings faster, identify remaining buildings still at risk and ensure that residents are supported through the remediation process.No leaseholder in a high-rise residential building sh...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrocephalus: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to introduce the measurement of infant head circumference to existing health visits since his meeting with Harry’s Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust on 6 November 2024; and w
Answer: It is vitally important that babies are diagnosed as early as possible, so treatment can be provided. Current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends measuring the head circumference of babies in the first week, at app...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHydrocephalus: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what account his review of the frequency of infant head measurements will take of (a) research by Harry’s Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust and (b) the experience of other developed countries.
Answer: It is vitally important that babies are diagnosed as early as possible, so treatment can be provided. Current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends measuring the head circumference of babies in the first week, at app...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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