Alex Easton MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authorities have equal access to funding for special educational needs and disabilities services.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the righ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of lorries turned away at Northern Ireland ports for carrying cargo incorrectly listed on their manifests.
Answer: In line with the commitments we have made, as we move to our new UK internal market system we will ensure that the only checks when goods move within the UK internal market system are those conducted by UK authorities as part of a risk-based or intelligen...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with ADHD receive the level of support set out in the guidelines by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence entitled Attentio
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments and support in England. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12323More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief
Answer: The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms, and further explanatory inform...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department plans to provide through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to projects in Northern Ireland in the 2024-25 financial year; and if she will take steps t
Answer: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides £67.5 million for projects in Northern Ireland this financial year.The Autumn Budget announced that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, for which the previous government made no plans beyond March 2025, will be extended f...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the amount of time it takes to diagnose brain tumours in (a) children and (b) young adults on long-term health ou
Answer: The Department recognises that children and young adults with brain cancer are often waiting too long for diagnosis. As part of our 10-Year Health Plan to radically reform our broken National Health Service, we will fight cancer on all fronts, from preven...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the specific needs of children diagnosed with brain tumours; and whether he plans to take steps to establish a national brain tumour strategy to impro
Answer: The Department recognises that children and young adults with brain cancer are often waiting too long for diagnosis. As part of our 10-Year Health Plan to radically reform our broken National Health Service, we will fight cancer on all fronts, from preven...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to reform the disability benefits system for people living with multiple sclerosis.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down the barriers to opportunity for disabled people and people with health conditions, including people with multiple sclerosis, improving our employment and health support offer and tackling rising levels of econ...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve neurology waiting times and (b) help ensure timely access to treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.
Answer: We are committed to supporting people with long term conditions, including neurological conditions, and ensuring they receive the support that they need, including referral to specialist services as appropriate. The Government is committed to putting pati...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for people with brain tumours; and if he will develop a brain tumour strategy to help improve (a) diagnosis, (b) treatments and (c) supp
Answer: The Department, NHS England, and the National Institute for Health Care and Research (NIHR) are taking several steps to help improve outcomes for brain tumour patients.NHS England has worked with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission to designate centres ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to tackle violence against women in Northern Ireland; and what plans he has to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the Strategy for Ending Violence Agains
Answer: The UK Government welcomes the launch of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls by The Northern Ireland Executive. This Government is seeking to tackle violence against women and girls across the United Kingdom and will support th...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the proportion of official development assistance that is provided to global religious minorities.
Answer: The UK will champion Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all abroad. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. The official source of data on UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) is Statistics on International Devel...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a statutory requirement to include people on the housing waiting list in planning consultations for new homes.
Answer: The Government are exploring new ways to increase and enhance community engagement in the planning process, including by improving access to planning data through its digitisation drawing on provisions in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. This w...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the potential impact of the number of large housebuilders in the construction sector on (a) the role of
Answer: Small and medium sized housebuilders are essential to meeting the government’s housing ambitions and supporting local economies. Our recent consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework included proposals to support the SME ho...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will instruct councils to identify sites suitable for fewer than 100 dwellings, in the context of Government steps to increase house building.
Answer: Small and medium sized housebuilders are essential to meeting the government’s housing ambitions and supporting local economies. Our recent consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework included proposals to support the SME ho...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to emphasise the importance of delivery of affordable housing in her proposals for planning reform.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 8302 on 18 October 2024.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce a long- term rent settlement to allow housing associations to borrow to acquire social housing under section 106 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
Answer: As set out in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement on Monday 28th October (HCWS169), the government will consult on a new 5-year social housing rent settlement to provide the sector with the certainty it needs to invest in new social ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFree Movement of People: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 on freedom of movement for people travelling with
Answer: The Northern Ireland Pet Travel Scheme will significantly reduce the burdens associated with the original Northern Ireland Protocol, and provides a stable and long-term footing for pet travel for those travelling with their pets within the United Kingdom.
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the amount of overseas aid allocated to each recipient country for the most recent financial year available.
Answer: Annex A of the FCDO's Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 sets out the FCDO's Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming outturn for financial year 2023-24, including by country.Ministers are currently reviewing the FCDO's ODA budget and will publ...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional steps he plans to take to support households to move toward using (a) solar power and (b) renewable energy.
Answer: The Government will work with the private sector to radically increase the deployment of onshore wind, solar and offshore wind by 2030. Changes to permitted development rights rules will mean more homeowners and businesses will be able to install solar pa...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Executive: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take steps to support the Northern Ireland Executive to meet their net zero obligations.
Answer: Collaboration between the UK Government and Devolved Governments is essential to accelerate Net Zero and deliver the Clean Energy Superpower Mission. The Government is working closely with governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help work t...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of public demonstrations relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Answer: The Home Secretary is in regular contact with the Metropolitan Police Service on a range of issues, including public order.The management of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police, who are independent from government.
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: North DownDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what can be done to address the shortage and delays obtaining ADHD medications in North Down constituency.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information for the North Down constituency is a matter for the devolved government in Northern Ireland.The Departme...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: North DownDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what can be done to reduce waiting times for patients referred for ADHD assessments in North Down constituency.
Answer: As health is a devolved matter, each administration of the United Kingdom takes its own decisions on the provision of assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of rejoining the Erasmus+ programme.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Following their meeting in Brussels on 2 October, the President of the European Commission and my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister have agreed to strengthen th...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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