Andrew Cooper MP: written questions 2024
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Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of families living in temporary accommodation in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. Local authorities report their statutory homelessness statistics on a quarterly basis and these can be accessed: here.The Government is taking action by setting up...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is responsible for providing health and care services to meet the needs of the people of Mid Cheshire constituency and Cheshire, taking into account local considerations.Nationally, we recognise that many ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve waiting times for cancer treatment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving cancer survival rates and hitting all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets within five years, so that no patient waits longer than they should.NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsib...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDebtsTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9369More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the regional spread of household debt in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government fully recognises the profound challenges that debt and financial difficulties have on families and individuals across the country. We are deeply committed to addressing these concerns and improving living standards across the country. That ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordZero-hours ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of zero-hours contracts in the labour market in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: The latest figures (for April to June 2024) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that around 1,030,000 people (3.1% of total employment) were employed on a zero-hours contract in the UK. ONS do not publish constituency level data on zero-...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBeavers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) reintroduction and (b) management.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Yes, Defra will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions and management in England. Beaver management should follow th...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: FreightDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of insolvencies of road haulage businesses in each of the last five years.
Answer: Estimated numbers of companies with the SIC code 49410 that entered insolvency in the UK in each of the last five calendar years (including 2024 to date) are presented in the table below.Calendar YearCompanies Entering Insolvency (SIC Code 49410 – Freight...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of what the average time was to diagnose pancreatic cancer in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England, including Cheshire and mid-Cheshire.Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, espec...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve research into treatments for pancreatic cancer; and how much funding his Department has allocated to pancreatic cancer research in each of the la
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer. 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 the largest area of spend at more than £121.8 milli...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the early (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of pancreatic cancer in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England, including Cheshire and mid-Cheshire.Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, espec...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve outcomes for patients who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England, including Cheshire and mid-Cheshire.Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, espec...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of crime committed online in each of the last three years; and what proportion of reported online crime over that period resulted in someone being charged
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish statistics on the proportion of police recorded crime in England and Wales each quarter in their official statistics.This can be found in Table F11 of ONS’ Crime in England and Wales: Other Related Tables (...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: HealthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help reduce?health inequalities?through housing in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: The Government is taking steps to reduce health inequalities through housing reforms including extending ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private rented sector and introducing a new Decent Homes Standard to drive up the quality of rented housing. In addition, as part...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAutism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children requiring an autism assessment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to autism assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, incl...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help prevent crime in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire, (iii) England.
Answer: The 2024-25 police funding settlement provides funding of up to £18.5 billion. Cheshire Police’s funding will be up to £264.2m in 2024-25. This is in addition to £2.5m provided for the 2024-25 pay award which has been allocated outside of the police fundi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: Although the previous government did not update its digital inclusion strategy for ten years, digital inclusion is a priority for the new government, so that everyone has the access, skills, support and confidence to participate in a modern digital societ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: Mid CheshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to encourage the creation of businesses in Mid Cheshire constituency.
Answer: The creation of new businesses is essential to our economic success. The Government will boost small business growth and productivity by delivering upon the commitments within Labour’s pre-election nine-point pledge - Plan for Small Business. The UK Share...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire and (iii) England.
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but the government must do more to ensure it has the workforce need...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for mental health treatment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
Answer: A table showing the average waiting time for mental health treatment for the Mid Cheshire constituency, Cheshire, and England for those aged over 18 years old, and another table for those aged under 18 years old, for each of the last three years, is attac...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to older jobseekers in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England who are looking to (i) reskill and (ii) change careers.
Answer: Improving employment support and employment outcomes for people of all ages, including older jobseekers will play an important part in the government’s growth mission. We will reform jobcentres, so they match people to the right job and combine employment...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people in employment who are living in poverty in Mid Cheshire constituency.
Answer: Statistics for the total number of people in employment living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level.Statistics on the total number of people in employment living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England who have unmet care needs; and what steps his Department is taking to help en
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility threshold, they can get support from their local authorities in making their ow...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of child poverty in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce has started work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in Spring and will ex...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient access to primary care in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: We are committed to fixing the crisis in primary care to secure the long-term sustainability of the National Health Service and increase access to local services across the country.We are also committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Health Service, wi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Mid CheshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) children in Mid Cheshire constituency who (i) are not registered with an NHS dentist and (ii) have been unable to ac
Answer: Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend, allowing patients the...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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