Andy McDonald MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Housing: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent delays by relevant authorities in the adoption of public amenities on housing estates.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) developing and (b) approving a single mandatory consumer code for all housebuilders.
Answer: The government is committed to improving upon existing means of redress for new build homebuyers for when things go wrong. The government responded to the CMA Housebuilding Study in October 2024 and committed to implementing recommendation 2.1, namely a s...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of prohibiting new embedded management arrangements in residential developments.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of improving protections for residential freeholders from unnecessary costs charged by estate management companies.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing common adoptable standards for public amenities on new housing estates.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking help support local authorities to access suitable accommodation for homeless people to meet their (a) interim duty to accommodate and (b) main housing du
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many children were housed in unsuitable temporary accommodation in each local authority in the North East in each year since 2010.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) in-area and (b) out-of-area awards for housing accommodation for homeless people were made under local authorities' (i) interim duty to accommodate and (ii) main hou
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local government capacity to provide suitable accommodation for homeless people within the same local authority boundaries.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of local government (a) processes and (b) resources for identifying suitable accommodation for homeless people in the context of th
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected, especially children.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many probation delivery units in England and Wales operate (a) a Linkworker Scheme and (b) another dedicated support scheme for people with acquired brain injury.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally. Collating it would involve contacting each of the 108 Probation Delivery Units, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons in England and Wales operate (a) a Linkworker Scheme and (b) another dedicated support scheme for people with acquired brain injury.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally. Collating it would involve contacting 122 prisons individually, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what social care pathways are available for people whose acquired brain injury is identified when they are in the criminal justice system.
Answer: People in prison are entitled to the same range and quality of health services that they would receive in the community. Offender health services are commissioned by NHS England.All people in prison should receive an early health screening within the firs...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what health pathways are available for people whose acquired brain injury is identified when they are in the criminal justice system.
Answer: People in prison are entitled to the same range and quality of health services that they would receive in the community. Offender health services are commissioned by NHS England.All people in prison should receive an early health screening within the firs...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of service users of the commissioned probation services for neurodiverse needs have a (a) known and (b) suspected brain injury.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally. Collating it would involve contacting each of the 108 Probation Delivery Units, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support the commissioned probation services for neurodiverse needs provides to people with an acquired brain injury.
Answer: Probation practitioners work in collaboration with the NHS and other relevant agencies, to support anyone under their supervision (including those on community orders or being supervised following release from prison) who has any specific mental health re...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProbation: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department has issued to probation professionals on the steps they should take if someone under post-custodial supervision is found to have previously had an acquired brain injury.
Answer: Probation practitioners work in collaboration with the NHS and other relevant agencies, to support anyone under their supervision (including those on community orders or being supervised following release from prison) who has any specific mental health re...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Orders: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department has issued to probation professionals on the steps they should take if someone with a community order is found to have previously had an acquired brain injury.
Answer: Probation practitioners work in collaboration with the NHS and other relevant agencies, to support anyone under their supervision (including those on community orders or being supervised following release from prison) who has any specific mental health re...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Orders: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people aged (a) 14 to 17, (b) 18 to 25 and (c) 26 and older who were sentenced to community orders were screened for an acquired brain injury in the most recent period for which fi
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally. Collating it would involve contacting each of the 108 Probation Delivery Units, which could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice CustodyHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on the steps the police should take when someone who enters police custody is found to have had an acquired brain injury.
Answer: Police custody officers should carry out an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of everyone in custody, on an individual basis. This assessment should take into account the person’s behaviour, any signs of illness or injury, their communication, incl...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice CustodyHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people aged (a) 14 to 17, (b) 18 to 25 and (c) 26 and older who were screened for acquired brain injury when they entered police custody were found to have a brain inju
Answer: Police custody officers should carry out an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of everyone in custody, on an individual basis. This assessment should take into account the person’s behaviour, any signs of illness or injury, their communication, incl...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice CustodyHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people aged (a) 14 to 17, (b) 18 to 25 and (c) 26 and older who enter police custody were screened for acquired brain injury in the most recent period for which figures
Answer: Police custody officers should carry out an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of everyone in custody, on an individual basis. This assessment should take into account the person’s behaviour, any signs of illness or injury, their communication, incl...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the safety outcomes of people in prison who are screened as having a previously acquired brain injury.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the health outcomes of people in prison who are screened as having a previously acquired brain injury.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: InjuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is available for prison officers for dealing with people entering custody found to have a previously acquired brain injury.
Answer: All incoming prisoners must be medically examined to determine whether they have any physical or mental health needs, in order to identify any follow-up action that is needed and to ensure it is taken. This includes making sure that anyone who needs to kn...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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