Allison Gardner MP: written questions
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Written questions
ChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit reimbursement processes on claimants having to pay childcare fees upfront in a lump sum.
Answer: Universal Credit customers can claim up to 3 months of future childcare costs at a time with these costs reimbursed month by month. Universal Credit childcare element, when claimed together with upfront childcare costs, means that customers receive up to ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to end badger culling.
Answer: On 30 August, the Government announced the start of work on a comprehensive new strategy to drive down bovine TB rates to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods and end the badger cull by the end of this parliament. The Government will work with farmers, ve...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve safety on rural roads.
Answer: This Government takes road safety very seriously and reducing those killed and injured on our roads is a key priority. We do recognise that the majority of road fatalities (according to the latest statistics) occurred on rural roads (60%) with fewer fatal...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rough sleeping in (a) Stoke-on-Trent South constituency and (b) the rest of England.
Answer: Rough Sleeping levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. We will develop a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us back on track to ending homelessness, and have ann...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce legislation to ban trail hunting.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Government made a manifesto commitment to b...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on preparing legislation to ban trail hunting.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Government made a manifesto commitment to b...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Stoke-on-Trent SouthDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department plans to give parents of children with SEN to access transport to school in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.
Answer: The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who atten...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the creation of a National Care Service.
Answer: The Government is committed to building consensus on the long-term reform needed to create a National Care Service, including by engaging cross-party and with people who draw on care and support.Alongside our plan for health, we will create a 10-year plan...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordApprentices: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to support apprentices who cannot afford public transport to reach their apprenticeship.
Answer: Apprenticeships are jobs and the department expects employers to provide apprentices with the support, tools and resources they need for a high quality experience.Where additional costs are anticipated, the department provides employers and apprenticeshi...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve road safety outside schools.
Answer: The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians, by strengthening pedestrian priority on pavements and at crossings and introducing the Hierarchy...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department (a) provides and (b) plans to provide for apprentices who are required to purchase equipment to fulfil their apprenticeship.
Answer: Apprenticeships are jobs and the department expects employers to provide apprentices with the support, tools and resources they need for a high quality experience.Where additional costs are anticipated, the department provides employers and apprenticeshi...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to simplify the application process for Pension Credit.
Answer: The Department have introduced an online claim process, providing customers with a convenient alternative claim route, alongside the existing telephony and paper application methods. As the Department continues to modernise the Pension Credit service, we ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will ban leasehold houses.
Answer: Further to the answer I gave to Question UIN 8491 on the 18 October 2024, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 included a ban on the sale of new residential long leases on houses. This will mean that, when this measure is implemented, other than in ...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to present secondary legislation amending the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 9537 on 24 October 2024.
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCars: TheftHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle car thefts in (a) Stoke-on-Trent South constituency and (b) other constituencies.
Answer: This Government is determined to drive down vehicle crime and we are closely working with the automotive industry and police to ensure our response to vehicle crime is as strong as it can be.We continue to work with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lea...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Stoke-on-Trent SouthHome OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that effective multi-agency working is crucial to reducing anti-social behaviour and ensuring safer communities. We will continue to work with police, local authorities and the voluntary sector to identify and share best practice...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to widen bariatric patient access to (a) Wegovy, (b) Mounjaro and (c) other weight management drugs.
Answer: Obesity medicines can be effective for some patients living with obesity when prescribed alongside diet, physical activity, and behavioural support. Exactly what is most appropriate for an individual is down to health care professionals to advise, in disc...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reviewing the funding of research to improve (a) treatment and (b) outcomes for people diagnosed with lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer being the largest area of spend at over £121.8 million in 2022/23. The NIHR spends more on ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of ADHD services across North Staffordshire.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSynthetic CathinonesHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs have made on the review into synthetic cathinones.
Answer: The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drug’s review on synthetic cathinones is scheduled for publication by December 2024.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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