Anna Sabine MP: written questions
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Bicycles: SubsidiesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support people not eligible for the Cycle to Work Scheme to buy a bicycle.
Answer: The Department is aware that many people are unable to access the Cycle to Work scheme, including the self-employed and those who are retired, on low incomes, or not in employment. The Department will continue to consider ways of addressing this as part o...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing graduated driving licences.
Answer: The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. We are committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. We will set out next steps on this in due course.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was to access children and adolescent mental health services in Somerset in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The information regarding what the average and longest waiting times were to access children and adolescent mental health services in Somerset is shown in the attached table.This report provides data on the number of referrals for children and young peopl...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordCrops: SomersetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) apple farmers and (b) cider makers whose crops have been affected by ermine moths in Somerset.
Answer: Dessert and culinary apples play an important role in local economies, with the sector worth a combined £188 million in 2023. The Government is committed to championing British farming and, in partnership with the sector, we are considering a number of wa...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulin: SomersetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of insulin stocks in pharmacies in Somerset.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. No assessment has been made, as information on stock levels within individual pharmacies is not held centrally. Loca...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPupil Exclusions: SomersetDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) suspensions and (b) exclusions from schools in Somerset by age in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The department publishes figures from the school census on suspensions and permanent exclusions from state-funded schools in England. The most recent release can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspension...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordA36: WiltshireDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with National Highways on minimising disruption to local residents and businesses during the closure of the A36 at Limpley Stoke.
Answer: The scheme is to repair a geotechnical fault and stabilise the embankment by the A36 and as such is a business as usual safety related scheme led by National Highways. National Highways has engaged with local businesses, residents residing within the limi...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordEmergency Calls: South WestHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emergency calls in (a) Frome and East Somerset constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) the Avon and Somerset police force area went unconnected as a result of the network failure on 25 June 2023.
Answer: The Post-Incident Review into Disruption of the Public Emergency Call Service on Sunday, 25 June 2023, published on 21 March 2024, sets out that during the incident (spanning 06:24 to 16:56), a total of 9,641 unique callers were unable to access the emerg...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRiver Frome: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of pollution levels in the River Frome.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) undertake a programme of ecological, water quality and chemical monitoring on the Somerset Frome according to the requirements defined by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (W...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SomersetDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average waiting time and (b) longest waiting time for driving tests in Somerset was in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards. As of 15 July 2024, there were 531,704 car practical driving tests booked, and 91,306 driving tes...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordA361Department for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of safety measures in place for the A361 around Frome.
Answer: Somerset Council are the relevant highways authority for the A361 around Frome and are responsible for any assessments on road safety. However, I am aware that Somerset’s Road Safety Team have been active in engaging with the community and are working wit...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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