Beccy Cooper MP: written questions 2024

Written questions

• Mental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3614More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) implementing and (b) training additional mental health staff to help relieve waiting lists.

  Answer: We know that the National Health Service has been facing chronic workforce shortages for a number of years and, while there has been growth in the mental health workforce over recent years, more is needed.That is why, as part of our mission to build an NH...

  Answered 10 Sept 2024

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• Conversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3613More

  Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward a draft bill to ban conversion practices.

  Answer: This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse - such practices have no place in society and must be stopped. We are committed to delivering on our manifesto commitment to bring forward a full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practice...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• GamblingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2671More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect those most at risk of harm from gambling and betting.

  Answer: The Government recognises the negative impact gambling can have on individuals, their families, and wider society. The Government has set out our commitment to reducing gambling-related harm by reforming regulation and strengthening protections. We will c...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Processed Food: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2670More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of a ban on junk food advertising before the watershed.

  Answer: As set out in the King’s Speech, in this parliamentary session, we will bring forward the necessary secondary legislation to restrict advertisements of less healthy food and drink products before 9:00pm on television, and all paid-for advertising of these...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Myanmar: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2669More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of attacks against health (a) workers and (b) facilities in Myanmar.

  Answer: The UK has repeatedly condemned the Myanmar military's attacks against health workers and health facilities in public statements and at multilateral fora, including the UN Security Council. We are promoting accountability by providing funding to the UN's ...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Air Pollution: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2668More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on meeting WHO clean air standards.

  Answer: Ministers and officials from Defra and the Department of Health and Social Care have regular discussions on a range of issues.The Government is committed to meeting legal targets for air quality, including the targets recently set under the Environment Ac...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Life Expectancy: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2667More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a health mission to tackle the (a) social determinants of health and (b) regional gap in healthy life expectancy.

  Answer: The Government has established a mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future. As part of this mission, the Government will tackle the social determinants of health, with the aim of halving the gap in healthy life expectancy between the r...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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