Andrew Cooper MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Local Government Ombudsman: Parish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing town and parish councils into scope of the local government ombudsman.
Answer: The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) provides members of the public with a vital complaints resolution service for when things go wrong with the public services they rely on. Their investigations provide the public with personal redress ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty: OwnershipMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Land Registry to (a) record and (b) publish a property owner's Company Registration Number on title regist
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) requires that the registration number of a company is supplied when a UK company is being registered. Company registration numbers are recorded in the proprietorship entry of the title register. Copies of title registers are normal...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of compliance with the Mental Health Investment Standard by ICBs in each of the last four years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of integrated care boards (ICBs), formerly clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), meeting the Mental Health Investment Standard, meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overa...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitics: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including political education in the national curriculum.
Answer: For secondary schools, democracy and politics is currently taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which covers parliamentary democracy, the key elements of the constitution of the United Kingdom, the power of governm...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpikingHome OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people from drink spiking.
Answer: Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the public's right to feel safe when they are simply enjoying a night out. It can happen to anybody regardless of age, gender or sexuality. We are taking tough new action to prevent spiking incidents, ensure t...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help safeguard young people from (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction.
Answer: The most effective and sustainable approach to safeguarding children and young people from drug and alcohol harm is by giving them the best start in life, and by keeping them safe, well, and happy. Our mission-based approach will ensure that every child h...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the potential merits of conducting cross-conditional testing in the NHS when assessing for a neurodivergent condition to determine the potential co-o
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFluoride: Drinking WaterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national water fluoridation strategy.
Answer: Water fluoridation is an effective population measure that reduces tooth decay. It should be used to complement other effective methods of increasing fluoride use, as set out in the statement by the UK Chief Medical Officers, which is available at the fol...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of persistent school absences in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire and (iii) England; and what step
Answer: Detailed pupil absence data is collected as part of the school census and published on a termly basis. All absence data for England, including data at regional and local authority level, is available via the National Statistics releases.The department doe...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the number of unfilled teacher posts in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire, (c) the North West and (d) England in each of the last five years; and what
Answer: Recruiting and retaining more teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child, as the within-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appellants are waiting for First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals to be listed for personal independence payment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Answer: Information about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics. The average waiting times data requested can be found under “Tribunal Statistics CSV f...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for a First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeal for (a) personal independence payment and (b) universal credit in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Chesh
Answer: Information about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics. The average waiting times data requested can be found under “Tribunal Statistics CSV f...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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