Alistair Strathern MP: written questions

Written questions

• Tomography: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68546More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of widening the deployment of play therapy in supporting paediatric MRI scans on costs.

  Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This involves ensuring that children receive the appropriate care and support whenever they need it.To support this, NHS England and the charity Starlight have jointly laun...

  Answered 21 Jul 2025

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• Housing: Flood ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68035More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the merits of including low cost effective property flood resilience measures in (a) the Future Homes Standard and (b) building regulations.

  Answer: The Government is committed to building the homes the country needs while ensuring they are safe from flooding. The Building Regulations set minimum standards for all new dwellings. The Future Homes Standard will focus on the energy efficiency and carbon ...

  Answered 21 Jul 2025

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• Sewers: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68034More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of producing standards on implementing sustainable urban drainage for (a) landowners, (b) local authorities

  Answer: In June of this year, the Government introduced new national standards making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form...

  Answered 21 Jul 2025

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