Beccy Cooper MP: written questions

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Written questions

Development Aid: Antimicrobial ResistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) steps he is planning to take to take to strengthen antimicrobial resistance (i) surveillance and (ii) diagnostic capacity following the conclusion of the Fleming Fun
Answer: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a priority for the UK Government, and is vital also for protecting our NHS. The UK played a key role in securing an action-oriented Political Declaration from the UN High Level Meeting on AMR last September, incl...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered allowing local education authorities to open new maintained schools.
Answer: Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, the government is removing the legal presumption that all new schools are opened as academies, allowing local authorities to welcome proposals for all types of school, and to put forward their own proposa...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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AcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing schools currently managed by multi-academy trusts to return to local education authority control.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has been clear that there are no immediate plans to develop options that will enable academy schools to convert to local authority-maintained status.The department’s priority is to ensure that all...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Health Services: Sleeping RoughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to healthcare for people experiencing rough sleeping.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, particularly for disadvantaged groups, including those experiencing homelessness. We recognise the importance of reducing barr...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Air Pollution and Noise: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) noise and (b) air pollution on public health in densely populated residential areas.
Answer: In 2023, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published the findings from a study that mapped the effects of transport noise on health and wellbeing across England. It was estimated that transport noise in England was responsible for the equivalent of 13...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tailor (a) guidance and (b) support for local authorities to help mitigate increasing demand on adult social care services due to demographic ageing.
Answer: The Government accounted for a wide range of pressures, including demographic changes through the 2025 Spending Review. The resulting settlement allows for an increase of over £4 billion of funding available for adult social care in 2028/29 compared to 20...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Health: Carers and ParentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the has issued to local authorities on encouraging preventative health behaviours among working-age adults with (a) caring and (b) parental responsibilities.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that preventative health behaviours play in improving long-term health outcomes, including among working-age adults with caring and parental responsibilities.The Government’s Health Mission sets out a plan to shift...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Mental Health: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unpaid caring responsibilities on carers’ mental health.
Answer: The Department invests in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR-funded research suggests that high intensity unpaid care, as measured by time spent caring per week, is associated with an increased likelihood of ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of administrative capacity to manage the volume of transitions from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit; and what steps she is ta
Answer: Adequate resourcing for the transition is an important priority for the department. The department has identified a small number of cases where the payments due have not all been paid in full in the first assessment period, due to delays in the process. T...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government response to the Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments consultation, published on 23 June 2025, what her planned timetable is for publishin
Answer: Primary legislation is required to make the change to remove Direct Pay and reform the collection fee structure, meaning these changes will be subject to detailed parliamentary scrutiny. Our intention is to implement these changes as soon as parliamentary...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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