Amanda Hack MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Rare Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on considering the potential impact of improved carer wellbeing on the economy in its assessments of the effectiveness of treatments for rare diseases.
Answer: In making its recommendations on new medicines, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) takes into account all health-related costs and benefits, including health benefits to carers. It does not, however, take into account wider socie...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to use community pharmacies to support people with (a) asthma and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to better manage their condition.
Answer: The New Medicine Service is an advanced service offered by community pharmacies, providing patients with advice to address any possible side effects, issues, or questions that patients who are prescribed a new medicine may have. The service focuses on tre...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of upgrading the energy efficiency of homes.
Answer: Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower is one of the five Missions set out by the government: aiming for clean power by 2030 and accelerating to net zero. Delivering the Warm Homes Plan is central to the clean energy mission. Targeting decarbonisation o...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the Warm Homes Plan (a) reduces bills, (b) improves health outcomes and (c) reduces levels of fuel poverty.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help cut household bills for families and slash fuel poverty. The Government has committed £13.2 billion to upgrade millions of homes across the country. The Government is working to ensure that homes are fit for the future and th...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Warm Homes Plan will offer households (a) financial support to upgrade homes according to income, (b) improved consumer protections and (c) f
Answer: As part of the Warm Homes Plan, the government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency. Officials are exploring the role of incentives and private finance for households to s...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local councils on (a) accessing the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and (b) using cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles.
Answer: Government has regular discussions with local authorities about accessing the £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund and has appointed a support body to assist local authorities with pre and post-application support. In December 20...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail connectivity.
Answer: We continue to invest in improving connectivity for passengers on our railways. Major enhancements, such as Transpennine Route Upgrade and East West Rail, will provide new connections for passengers alongside wider investment in improvements that totals a...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Inspectorate: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of Casework Officers employed in the Planning Inspectorate's Rights of Way and Common Land Decision Service in each of the las
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate does not hold historical information on case officers broken down by casework. However, the tracking of this information has commenced from the start of the financial year 2025/26.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Inspectorate: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the size of the backlog of cases in front of the Planning Inspectorate's Rights of Way and Common Land Decision Service in each month sin
Answer: Based on the targets described below, the number of open cases over non-statutory targets each month is as follows:Month (end of)Number of open cases over non-statutory target Rights of WayCommon LandJan-20463Feb-20485Mar-20524Apr-20574May-20696Jun-20719J...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carers in the adult social care sector (a) are adequately trained for the range of tasks they undertake, (b) spend the requisite amount of time wi
Answer: The Government is committed to a well-supported adult social care workforce who are recognised as the professionals they are. We have expanded the Care Workforce Pathway and are continuing to fund the Learning Development Support Scheme to help care worke...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) prolonged waiting times and (b) lack of clarity regarding the application process on people with disabilities who are attempting to
Answer: Access to Work has a significant backlog of applications, with 62,000 outstanding applications in February 2025. This has resulted in significant delays and we are considering changes within the existing policy framework to reduce this. To support custome...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Palm OilDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport & Environment, publication entitled Palm Oil?, published on 9 April 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential disruption to the transport fuel supply.
Answer: We take the concerns raised in Transport & Environment’s publication relating to the biofuel feedstock Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) seriously. Fuel supplied in the UK under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) is subject to robust checks as...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring developers to use sustainable urban drainage systems in new developments.
Answer: The government is committed to securing the delivery of high-quality sustainable drainage systems to help manage flood risk and adapt to the effects of climate change. The revised National Planning Policy Framework we published on 12 December 2024 amended...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) using (i) sustainable urban drainage systems and (ii) similar mechanisms to manage rainwater on site of new devel
Answer: Comparative and impact assessments of the type requested are not currently available. This is primarily because the design of Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for any given development site will depend on a range of factors, including topography of the...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the cost of (a) using sustainable urban drainage systems to manage rainwater on site of new developments and (b) allowing this ra
Answer: Comparative and impact assessments of the type requested are not currently available. This is primarily because the design of Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for any given development site will depend on a range of factors, including topography of the...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land RegistryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications the Land Registry has received in each month since January 2020.
Answer: The table below outlines the number of applications HM Land Registry has received in each month since January 2020. These include register change applications that are a legal requirement and occur at the very end of a property transaction, after stamp du...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land RegistryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) recruit more Land Registry caseworkers and (b) reduce backlogs in the Land Registry application system.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) has recruited over 3,300 new staff in the last five years. It has made significant progress in reducing waiting times for applicants. The age of outstanding post-completion applications is now under 12 months across all service lin...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to outdoor sports facilities during school holidays.
Answer: Everyone, including children and young people, should have the opportunity to play sport and do regular physical activity. The Government has committed to continued funding for grassroots facilities which will ensure that communities have access to high-q...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the offence of assaulting a retail worker to wholesale workers operating in business-to-business premises.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level with ever greater numbers of offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers as part of their crime. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.Thr...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of formally extending the scope of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to include all children in households with below-average resources.
Answer: The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme supports disadvantaged children and their families with enriching activities, providing them with healthy food, helping them to learn new things, improving socialisation and benefiting their health and wellb...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of index-linking all future funding with the Holiday Activities and Food Programme to ensure it (a) keeps pace with inflation and (b) continues to effe
Answer: The government is committed to the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme and the impact it has on children, young people and families. The department is very pleased that the overall funding for the HAF programme in 2025/26 will again be more than £...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: EuthanasiaHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unused animals originally acquired for scientific procedures were euthanized in 2023 due to (a) a surplus to requirement and (b) any other reason.
Answer: The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2023 was published on the 11 September 2024. The statistics provide full details on the number of licensed procedures carried out, the species of animals and the purposes for ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals housed in (a) UK laboratories, (b) breeding centres and (c) universities were not used in scientific procedures in 2023.
Answer: The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2023 was published on the 11 September 2024. The statistics provide full details on the number of licensed procedures carried out, the species of animals and the purposes for ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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