Alison Hume MP: written questions
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Written questions
CoronersMinistry 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
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Young PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of young people on social media.
Answer: Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that users benefit from its wide-reaching protections.The Act requires all services in scope to take steps to protect users, including children, from illegal content and criminal beh...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to introduce a cap for social care costs.
Answer: His Majesty’s Government inherited a commitment to implement charging reforms, including a cap on personal care costs, in October 2025. Regrettably, funding for these reforms had not been guaranteed, preparations for full rollout were not on track, and th...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of continuing care assessments that result in eligibility in (a) the Yorkshire and Humber Integrated Care Board area and (b) England are subsequently removed at a later stage.
Answer: The following table shows the number of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) standard assessments completed, as well as the number and proportion assessed as eligible, in 2023/24, for England and the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board:AreaSta...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of continuing care assessments resulted in eligibility in (a) the Yorkshire and Humber Integrated Care Board and (b) England in the most recent year for which figures a
Answer: The following table shows the number of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) standard assessments completed, as well as the number and proportion assessed as eligible, in 2023/24, for England and the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board:AreaSta...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: Scarborough and WhitbyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Youth Guarantee on young people in Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
Answer: The Youth Guarantee will ensure that all 18-21 year olds have access to education and training opportunities or support to find work. All young people will have access to the same core national offer and entitlements under the Youth Guarantee. However, we...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department issues to energy suppliers on their statutory responsibilities for installing functioning smart meters in customers’ homes.
Answer: The Department is working closely with industry to make sure they are addressing meters that are not providing automatic readings. This work includes monitoring and sharing benchmarked performance data, sharing best practice and providing guidance on how ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using cellular smart meters to create a fully functioning smart meter network in the north of England.
Answer: Under its licence, the Data Communications Company (DCC) is obligated to provide Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage to at least 99.5% of premises across its ‘North’ region.DCC's work on its Future Connectivity strategy includes consideration of a full range...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the smart meter network in the north of England.
Answer: The Government recognises that too many households across GB are currently unable to send automatic readings to their energy suppliers, including meters without access to WAN coverage. We will set out new plans to improve the rollout and the consumer expe...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBicycles: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing targeted financial support to people with mobility impairments that are purchasing adapted bicycles.
Answer: The Government has announced an additional £100 million investment in cycling and walking infrastructure for the financial year 2025/26. As the Department develops its future plans for active travel, it will consider, alongside Active Travel England, opti...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Self-employedDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support self-employed people to buy a bicycle.
Answer: The Department and Active Travel England will consider options for making cycles more accessible to all, including self-employed people, as it develops its future plans for active travel.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Social Security BenefitsTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12639More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people of state pension age were in receipt of (a) Working and (b) Child Tax Credit in (a) Scarborough and Whitby constituency and (b) North Yorkshire on 4 November 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not available for 4 November 2024.The latest relevant statistics, “Child and working tax credits statistics: provisional awards, April 2024” were published in July based on available data on 1 April 2024. These statistics can ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: North YorkshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of (a) income-related Employment and Support Allowance, (b) income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, (c) Income Support, (d) Pension Credit and (e) Universal Credit in (i) Sca
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit are published regularly on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by various geographic...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: FamiliesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve service life for serving personnel and their families.
Answer: I recognise the urgent need to transform the way we support our people and their families. The men and women of our Armed Forces and those who support them are at the heart of our Defence planning. Since July this Government has delivered the largest pay ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure the adequacy of patient access to (a) Creon and (b) other pancreatic enzyme replacement medications; and whether he has had recent discussions with (i) NHS En
Answer: The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with Creon, which is used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers including pancreatic cancer. The supply issues with Creon are impacting count...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Scarborough And WhitbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of dentistry practices in Scarborough and Whitby constituency accepting new (a) adult and (b) child NHS patients on the (i) most recent date for which figu
Answer: While the data is not held for 2010, as of 9 October 2024, there were 15 open dentistry practices in the Scarborough and Whitby constituency, two of which were showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’ and four of which were showi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Scarborough And WhitbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) adults and (b) children that do not have access to an NHS dentist in Scarborough and Whitby constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Scarborough and Whitby constituency, this would be the NHS Hu...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Scarborough And WhitbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dental care provision in Scarborough and Whitby constituency; and whether he plans to take steps to help improve that provision.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023-24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324The data for NHS H...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with (a) NHS England and (b) pharmaceutical companies to ensure that patients have sufficient supplies of ADHD medication.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information is not collected on a local level.The Department has been working hard with industry and NHS England to ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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