Beccy Cooper MP: written questions
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Leasehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help tackle disparities in leasehold maintenance charges for residents living in self-contained bungalows who are charged for communal amenities they
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that leaseholders, including those living in self-contained bungalows, are protected from unfair practices, including in relation to service charges.Individual leases set out what services leaseholders may expect to...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: Worthing WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible families receive Healthy Start in Worthing West constituency.
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, which is available at ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how revised school food standards will align with (a) wider Government strategies on health and (b) the 10-Year Plan for Health.
Answer: The government is committed to raising the healthiest generation ever and it is important that schools follow the latest nutritional guidance. We are working with experts on revising the School Food Standards, to ensure they support on strategies around h...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: Urban AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the health impact of high street regeneration.
Answer: The design of places where people live, work, and play have a significant role in shaping physical and mental health and wellbeing. Departmental minsters meet with Government colleagues to discuss cross-Government efforts to improve the public’s health, i...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that new homes promote positive health outcomes for residents.
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering 1.5 million quality homes over this Parliament, to ensure people have access to the high-quality housing they need.The Building Regulations are intended to protect people’s safety, health, and welfare. Building R...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Occupational HealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help small businesses to improve their capacity to deliver workplace health interventions.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) introduced the Employment Rights Bill on 10 October which is currently passing through the House of Lords. We are also publishing an SME Strategy Paper later this year, which will result in positive and practica...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to improve high streets.
Answer: This Government is committed to rejuvenating our high streets. At Spending Review, it announced 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods that will each receive up to £20 million over the next decade as part of a new fund. This forms part of communities funding for u...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has allocated for smoking cessation campaigns in the 2025-26 financial year; and whether he has made an assessment of the number of additional quit attempts that may be made
Answer: The 2025/26 budget for smoking cessation campaigns has not yet been confirmed.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the facilities available for critical adolescent mental health cases.
Answer: If children and young people do need to be admitted to inpatient services for mental health treatment, they should be accommodated in an environment that is suitable for their age. In some instances, clinically urgent situations will sometimes necessitate...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: AsbestosDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to implement a strategic plan to remove asbestos from all non-domestic buildings.
Answer: The Government is committed to working towards asbestos removal across Great Britain’s (GB) workplaces, whilst ensuring the safe management of any asbestos present. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is engaging with stakeholders about how to improve w...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 902076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent childhood obesity.
Answer: Obesity robs our kids of the best possible start in life, and is particularly concentrated in the most deprived areas. Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of our Health Mission. We face a childhood obesity crisis and this govern...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expedite implementation of the recommendations from the Hughes report, published on 7 February 2024; and whether he plans to prioritise establishment of (a) interim
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report. The report sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, including proposals for a financial s...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will prioritise global health spending in the Overseas Development Assistance budget in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The UK is a leader on global health and one of the largest providers of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for health, including to organisations like Gavi, helping to vaccinate one billion children, and through the Global Fund, which has cut the globa...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support (a) low and (b) middle income countries issuing compulsory licenses for the HIV prevention tool lenacapavir.
Answer: Lenacapavir could play a critical role in the global fight against HIV but only when it is available and affordable in countries that need it. We strongly supported Unitaid's decision to invest £17 million to accelerate access to Lenacapavir through marke...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal, Social, Health and Economic EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the amount of health-related content in the national curriculum.
Answer: Health education has been compulsory in all state-funded schools in England since 2020, as part of statutory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE).The RSHE curriculum, which is currently being reviewed, includes a wide range of health-related top...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMpox: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the rise in cases in the more spreadable variant of mpox now detected in the UK.
Answer: There are two distinct types of the mpox virus: clade I and clade II. The previous significant outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2022 was from clade II. Clade I is currently classified as a high consequence infectious disease. The risk to the UK populatio...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what procedure central government funding is allocated to institutions providing hospice care.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgricultureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his speech to the 2024 Country Land and Business Association conference of 21 November 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the pr
Answer: At the Country Land and Business Association conference, Defra communicated that we would work together with farmers on a 25-year roadmap. This means we will not be telling farmers what to do. The 25-year farming roadmap will be co-produced to transition ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetists and Doctors: ResignationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) doctors and (b) anaesthetists preparing to leave the profession; and what steps he is taking to improve retention.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the workforce crisis across the National Health Service. This will be achieved through better workforce planning, which will address the recruitment and retention challenges facing the NHS.NHS England continues to l...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of anaesthetists.
Answer: NHS staff have been overworked for years, with staff being burnt out and demoralised.We are committed to training the staff we need, including anaesthetists, to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.We will e...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of anaesthetic workforce shortages on the NHS’s ability to tackle the elective backlog.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We have committed to getting back to the NHS Constitutional standard that at least 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment within our first term. As a first step t...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the number of medical speciality training places (a) in total and (b) in anaesthesia.
Answer: NHS staff have been overworked for years, with staff being burnt out and demoralised.We are committed to training the staff we need, including anaesthetists, to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.We will e...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLife ExpectancyCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13726More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish updated (a) life expectancy and (b) healthy life expectancy statistics for (i) electoral wards and (ii) middle layer super output areas.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 11th November is attached.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Premier League clubs on gambling sponsorship on their websites.
Answer: All major sporting bodies, including the Premier League, have published their gambling sponsorship Codes of Conduct, setting minimum standards for socially responsible gambling sponsorships. As part of the Code of Conduct, clubs must ensure that no gambli...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGP Surgeries: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.71 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what support his Department plans to give to GP practices unable to access the fund for GP surgery upgrades.
Answer: There is no additional national funding for those not prioritised by their local systems to access the capital fund of £102m for GP upgrades allocated in the 2024 Autumn Budget.This capital fund is in addition to annual capital allocations to Integrated C...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
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