Angus MacDonald MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Neurological Diseases: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23114More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to implement a national strategy for treating neurological conditions.

  Answer: There are no current plans to implement a national strategy for neurological conditions. We have, however, announced that we are setting up a new United Kingdom-wide neuro forum, facilitating formal, biannual meetings across the Department, NHS England, t...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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• Brain Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23113More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to implement a national brain cancer strategy.

  Answer: Health Services across the United Kingdom are devolved. In England, we are developing a 10-year plan to radically reform the National Health Service, and my Rt Hon. friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has been clear that there needs...

  Answered 13 Jan 2025

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• State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21963More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Leader of the House on scheduling a parliamentary debate on compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age.

  Answer: Sir John Hayes MP (Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings) has secured a Westminster Hall general debate on the topic of ‘Compensation for women affected by changes to the State Pension age’ on Wednesday 15 January 2025.

  Answered 9 Jan 2025

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• Pensions: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21962More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase transparency in the (a) management and (b) adjustment of pension schemes.

  Answer: Trustees have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the scheme membership, and are required by law to provide members with information about how the scheme has been managed. This includes legal duties about transparency and disclosure of inform...

  Answered 9 Jan 2025

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• Construction: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21961More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to business property relief on (a) plant hire companies and (b) the ability of those companies to help meet housebuilding targets.

  Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...

  Answered 13 Jan 2025

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• Smart Data Communications Company: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21960More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the Data Communications Company in the (a) development and (b) testing of the Virtual Wide Area Network; and whether he plans to make funding av

  Answer: The Data Communications Company (DCC) is required to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of communications network coverage for Great Britain beyond its currently provisioned minimum level of 99.25%. To enable the DCC to increase network co...

  Answered 13 Jan 2025

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