Andrew Gwynne MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Pregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of prescribing practices of medicines with known teratogenic properties.
Answer: Prescribers are expected to work with patients to make decisions about their care and treatment as part of shared decision-making, and this should include discussing risks, benefits, and possible consequences of different options. Where applicable, the ri...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the medicines licensing process for novel medications in being able to detect potential teratogenicity prior to the medicine being made available
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is a member of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), which uses internationally standardised guidelines and principles ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that any future redress to those affected by in-utero exposure to sodium valproate includes both (a) financial and (b) non-financial compensa
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of eligible people that have not enrolled in the Healthy Start scheme in (a) Gorton and Denton constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, at the following link:...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) local authorities to increase Healthy Start scheme uptake.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions on the importance of improving children's health.The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. The N...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many eligible children are not claiming free school meals for the latest period for which data is available; and what steps she is taking to increase free school meals uptake amongst eligible children.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put around £500 back into families’ pockets each year and lift 100,000 children across England out of ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to implement auto-enrolment of all eligible children for free school meals.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put around £500 back into families’ pockets each year and lift 100,000 children across England out of ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56745 on Free School Meals, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of per-pupil funding for free school meals in providing food that meets nutritional gu
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide an update on the proposed timeframe of the parental leave review.
Answer: The Government will set out more details on the timelines of Parental Leave Review before the summer.The review will take a comprehensive look at the parental leave and pay system. It will consider the current framework of parental leave entitlements and ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58605More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions has His Majesty’s Government accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s findings, including the recommendations on (a) issuing an apology and (b) othe
Answer: The Government does not hold records centrally of all the recommendations made by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, or the outcomes of those recommendations.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) support and (b) workplace protections are available to civil servants within the Department who have voiced concerns on Israel's conduct in Gaza.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to ensuring high standards of conduct in all that it does. It is the job of civil servants to deliver on the policies of the government of the day and to provide professional, impartial ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on the use of military equipment supplied by the UK in military operations within (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.
Answer: There are no export licences currently being used for military operations in Gaza or the West Bank. This is subject to the specific measures taken to protect the global F-35 programme.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Aid Workers and JournalismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on the killing of (a) medical workers and (b) journalists in Gaza.
Answer: Gaza remains the deadliest place for humanitarians, and we continue to urge that humanitarian workers must be protected, and medical and aid workers must be able to do their jobs safely.The Foreign Secretary and I have also both paid tribute to journalist...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) US and (b) Israeli counterpart on the operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Answer: The UK has had recent discussions with both US and Israeli counterparts on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. On 22 June, the Foreign Secretary spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. The Foreign Secretary expressed his horror at the mass casua...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on (a) the numbers of Palestinians detained without charge or trial, (b) the conditions of Israeli detention centr
Answer: We are deeply concerned by reports of the mistreatment of detainees. The UK continues to reiterate calls for Israel to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unfettered and immediate access to detention facilities and we continue to rai...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle disparities in (a) financial allowances, (b) access to legal aid and (c) other forms of support available to kinship carers arising from (i) differe
Answer: The government announced a £40 million package to trial a new kinship allowance, which will begin in autumn 2025. We will evaluate the pilot to build an evidence base on how best to deliver financial support for kinship families.Through the Children’s Wel...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Gorton and DentonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken towards achieving good (a) ecological and (b) chemical status in water bodies within Gorton and Denton constituency.
Answer: In his first week, the Secretary of State announced a series of initial steps, which will improve environmental management and protections, also introducing the Water Act 2025 and launching the Independent Water Commision already producing its interim fin...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMicroplastics and Sewage: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to reduce (a) sewage and (b) microplastic pollution from overflows in (i) Greater Manchester and (ii) Lake Windemere.
Answer: Tackling marine litter and plastic pollution is a priority for the UK Government, which is why we are working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent macro-sized plastic litter which are sources of microplastics from reach...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to (a) increase monitoring of sewage pollution and (b) improve compliance with regulations by water companies.
Answer: Since 1 January 2025, water companies are required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharge beginning. The Secretary of State has authorised Ofwat to carry out enforcement action for this duty, in acc...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on incidents between 1 and 3 June 2025 near aid distribution sites in Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains extremely challenging. We are appalled by repeated reports of mass casualty incidents in which Palestinians have been killed when trying to access aid sites. We call for an immediate and independent investigation...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) expanding eligibility for Healthy Start and (b) increasing the payments for Healthy Start recipients on (i) maternal and (ii) child heal
Answer: Under the Health Mission, the Government is committed to prevention and to tackling obesity, creating a fairer, healthier food environment. Pregnant women and children aged under four years old and over one year old each receive £4.25 every week, and chil...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Technology: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) schools and (b) school leaders have engaged with A whole-school approach to food e-learning module that was launched 28 October 2024; and whether her Department is collecting data to measure the ef
Answer: Since its launch, 903 users have engaged with the ‘A whole-school approach to food’ e-learning module. The department receives evaluation data of the training from post-completion user-assessments. 99% of users said they were satisfied with the module a...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of (a) the current Free School Meal eligibility criteria and (b) the per-pupil funding available for Free School Meals.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: Kinship CareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether kinship carers will be included within the scope of the parental leave review.
Answer: I recognise the vital role that Kinship Carers play in caring for vulnerable children, and the need to support Kinship Carers in the workplace.As part of our broader commitment to working families, we are conducting a comprehensive review of the parental ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of housing developers that deliver less affordable housing than initially promised when awarded contracts.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening the existing system of developer contributions, including section 106 planning obligations, to ensure that new developments provide appropriate affordable homes and infrastructure. Further details will be set o...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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