Alison Hume MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
FrackingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the proppant squeeze process of gas extraction.
Answer: Proppant squeezes are not currently defined in legislation as high volume hydraulic fracturing for shale gas extraction. We are committed to banning fracking for good and any future decision on national planning policy for fracking will take into account ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are followed by NHS staff.
Answer: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines are not mandatory, but the Government does expect healthcare commissioners to take the guidelines fully into account when designing services to meet the needs of their local population, a...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a whole host of issues across our brief, including myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fa...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will publish the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Delivery Plan.
Answer: We aim to publish our myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), final delivery plan by the end of June 2025.The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people wi...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to consult with people who have rare conditions on the integration of NHS England functions into his Department.
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases.Through our public consultation on the 10 Year Plan, the Government has shown that we are committed to engaging with the pu...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to renew the UK Rare Diseases Framework.
Answer: The Government remains committed to improving the lives of people living with rare diseases and their families, and will be working with the devolved administrations this year to review what comes next following the expiry of the UK Rare Diseases Framewor...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, whether an assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing
Answer: Local authorities play a crucial role in the regulation of gambling at a local level and have a range of powers in relation to gambling premises. We want local authorities to feel empowered to make decisions that are in their communities’ best interests.A...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, what progress her Department has made on introducing Cumulative Impact As
Answer: Local authorities play a crucial role in the regulation of gambling at a local level and have a range of powers in relation to gambling premises. We want local authorities to feel empowered to make decisions that are in their communities’ best interests.A...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 May 2025, whether he plans to also introduce a (a) cross-Depart
Answer: This Government will always stand up for the British fishing industry and coastal communities. Launching the “Fishing & Coastal Growth Fund” and investing £360 million over the next 12 years will support the next generation of fishermen and breathe ne...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Government to launch £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 May 2025, whether the £360 million includes funding for offshor
Answer: We have launched the £360 million “Fishing & Coastal Growth Fund” to support the next generation of fishermen and breathe new life into our coastal communities. We will work with the fishing and seafood sector and coastal communities to understand how...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the (a) secondary and (b) related conditions of people claiming PIP.
Answer: Information is collected on secondary and related conditions during a claimant’s assessment. However, information on secondary and related conditions is not held centrally for analysis and it would therefore incur disproportionate cost to the department t...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide for targeted mainstream provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Overall schools funding is increasing by £3.2 ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in rural areas remain connected during the digital switch over.
Answer: The digital switchover is an industry led programme, but we do not want anyone to be excluded by virtue of the programme. That is why customers, including in rural communities, will not have their landlines migrated to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department is providing for targeted mainstream provision for SEND education in each of the financial years (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27 and (c) 2027-28.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. Overall schools funding is increasing by £3.2...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAiry Hill Primary SchoolDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 38508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust on the loss of heating and hot water at Airy Hill School.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNHS: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of providing free on-site parking to all NHS staff.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the potential parking costs on National Health Service staff. All NHS trusts that charge for hospital car parking provide free parking for those in-most need. This includes frequent outpatient attenders, parents of sick childr...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support leaseholders that have had EWS1 forms issued by Tri Fire.
Answer: As per the answer given to Question UIN 28103 on 11 February 2025, my officials continue to regularly engage with the mortgage lending and insurance industries.Where a mortgage lender who is a signatory to the statement on cladding is not accepting an EWS...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of coroners working in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.
Answer: Coroner services are locally funded and administered across 77 coroner areas in England and Wales. Statutory responsibility for coroner appointments lies with the funding local authority in each area, and the assessment of resource is based on local casel...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the time taken to carry out coronial investigations in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.
Answer: Coroner services are locally funded and administered across 77 coroner areas in England and Wales. Statutory responsibility for coroner appointments lies with the funding local authority in each area, and the assessment of resource is based on local casel...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPost-mortems: PathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average time taken to carry out postmortems by pathologists ordered by a coroner in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.
Answer: The Government has not made an estimate of the average time taken to carry out postmortems ordered by a coroner.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPaediatrics: PathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists specialising in paediatric pathology (a) in total and (b) in the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Serv
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists or paediatric pathologists either across England or at the Scarborough, Hull, and York Pathology Service.The Department is aware that workforce shortages in paedi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPathologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists working (a) in total and (b) in the Scarborough Hull York Pathology Service.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of qualified pathologists or paediatric pathologists either across England or at the Scarborough, Hull, and York Pathology Service.The Department is aware that workforce shortages in paedi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory labelling of food products.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot, Martin Wrigley, on 28 January 2025, PQ 25017.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of endometriosis services in the North East.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions. We have also taken urgent action to tackle gynaecology waiting lists through th...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMoorland and Peatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the circumstances in which heather burning can be used to manage (a) moorland and (b) peatland.
Answer: Defra and Natural England are currently consulting with stakeholders to develop a refreshed Heather and Grass Management Code to replace the Heather and Grass Burning Code, published in 2007. The code will detail good practice on planning where to burn an...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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