Ben Spencer MP: written questions

Written questions

• Autism and Learning Disability: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6560More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce the Oliver McGowan training Code of Practice.

  Answer: Under the Health and Care Act 2022, a Code of Practice must be issued to guide providers registered with the Care Quality Commission on how to meet their statutory requirement on learning disability and autism training under the same Act. The Oliver McGow...

  Answered 17 Oct 2024

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• Obesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4937More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of online advertising regulations for prescription weight loss drugs.

  Answer: The advertising and promotion of medicines in the United Kingdom is set out under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (Part 14). These legal requirements are set out in the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Blue Guide, which is ...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• Mental IllnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4933More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a mental ill health strategy.

  Answer: The Department has no plans to publish a mental ill health strategy. We will fix the broken system to ensure that we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health, and that people can be confident in accessing high quality mental heal...

  Answered 25 Sept 2024

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• M25: A3Department for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4864More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with National Highways on (a) the expected completion date for works on the Painshill junction of the M25 and A3 and (b) the steps being taken to (i) ensure the timely complet

  Answer: National Highways are due to complete the main works at the Painshill roundabout and junction 10 of the M25 by Summer 2025 however, there will be other minor works including environmental enhancements that will be completed towards the end of 2025. To ens...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• Schools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4863More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total number of (a) children whose parents or guardians have applied for them from independent to state sector schools and (b) independent schools that (i) closed and (ii) ha

  Answer: The department does not hold data on the total number of children whose parents or guardians have applied for them to move from independent to state sector schools. The Get Information about Schools website shows that five private schools across four cons...

  Answered 19 Sept 2024

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