Bobby Dean MP: written questions
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Written questions
SemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the qualifying criteria for (a) Ozempic and (b) Wegovy.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that develops authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of reso...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Care LeaversDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support care leavers applying for Universal Credit for the first time.
Answer: We understand the challenges care leavers face and that is why the department works closely with Local Authorities’ Leaving Care teams and provides additional dedicated support through a series of safeguards and easements aimed at simplifying care leavers...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single adult rate for Universal Credit.
Answer: There are currently no plans to make such an assessment. The lower rate of Universal Credit for those aged under 25 reflects the fact that the majority of young people live in someone else’s household and are therefore likely to have lower living costs. Y...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Care LeaversDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of care leavers under the age of 25 receiving the higher rate of Universal Credit.
Answer: We understand the challenges care leavers face and that is why the department continues to provide additional dedicated support through a series of safeguards and easements aimed at simplifying their interaction with the benefit system. This includes, for...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure young people aged under 25 and live independently receive the same amount of Universal Credit as those aged over 25.
Answer: There are currently no plans to pay the higher rate of Universal Credit to those aged under 25. The lower rate of Universal Credit for those aged under 25 reflects the fact that the majority of young people live in someone else’s household and are theref...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: AdvertisingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop and (b) implement codes of practice for fraudulent advertising under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer: The duties related to fraudulent advertising apply to Category 1 and 2A services. Category 1 services will need to tackle paid-for fraudulent advertising on their platforms, and Category 2A search services will need to address paid-for fraudulent advertis...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of availability of Ozempic to NHS patients.
Answer: The Department has worked intensively with industry, NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and others in the supply chain to resolve the ongoing supply issues with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, including Ozempi...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that students with EHCPs have access to a wide range of post-16 educational opportunities (a) within and (b) outside of their catchment area.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that all learners, including learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life and supports them to achieve positive outcomes.Followin...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of specialist post-16 educational placements for students with Education, Health and Care Plans.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that all learners, including learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life and supports them to achieve positive outcomes.Followin...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) funding and (b) resources for local authorities for the provision of comprehensive post-16 education options for students with EHCPs.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that all learners, including learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life and supports them to achieve positive outcomes.Followin...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students with EHCPs to access post-16 educational placements that support their (a) interests and (b) career goals.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring that all learners, including learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life and supports them to achieve positive outcomes.We want ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ForfeitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the number of leasehold flat forfeitures arising from a leaseholder’s inability to pay costs arising from bui
Answer: The Government does not hold data regarding the number of buildings below 11m and collectively-owned buildings constructed since 1992 with partial or no protection from costs arising from building safety defects under the Building Safety Act 2022.However,...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: InsuranceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of leasehold flats containing combustible material with higher insurance costs that will be classified as permanently impaired under th
Answer: My Department has engaged with the Bank of England with a view to understanding the potential impact of implementing the Basel 3.1 standards on properties with extant building safety issues or those that have carried out remediation works recommended by a...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to require the removal of all combustible material from residential buildings over 18 metres in height.
Answer: On 29 November 2018, the Government banned the use of combustible materials in the external walls of new high-rise residential buildings over 18 metres in height. The ban also applies to new hospitals, residential care premises, dormitories in boarding sc...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) leaseholder-owned buildings and (b) buildings below 11 metres that were constructed since 1992 have (i) partial and (ii) no protection from a liability to pay costs
Answer: The Government does not hold data regarding the number of buildings below 11m and collectively-owned buildings constructed since 1992 with partial or no protection from costs arising from building safety defects under the Building Safety Act 2022.However,...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of residential leases that will be forfeited because of a leaseholder’s inability to pay costs arising from building safety de
Answer: The Government does not hold data regarding the number of buildings below 11m and collectively-owned buildings constructed since 1992 with partial or no protection from costs arising from building safety defects under the Building Safety Act 2022.However,...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: NaloxoneHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow the police to be (a) trained and (b) equipped to administer Naloxone.
Answer: The Government is supportive of police carriage and administration of naloxone - a lifesaving medicine that reverses the effects of opioid overdose. As of February 2025, police officers in forces across the country are now trained to carry and administer ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's joint publication Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats - Code of practice, published in J
Answer: MHCLG and Home Office have jointly commissioned the British Standards Institution (BSI), who developed the Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats - Code of practice (known as PAS 9980) to review it to ma...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of potential merits of (a) enforcement and (b) early intervention in the prevention of knife crime.
Answer: Halving national levels of knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s mission to ensure the safety of our streets. Both early intervention and enforcement will be crucial in meeting this mission.On enforcement, we have implemented ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of knife bans on the level of knife-related incidents.
Answer: The legislation in this area is kept under review in the interests of public safety and in line with this we implemented a ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes on 24 September 2024 and it is now illegal to sell, supply, manufacture or own ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce knife crime in Sutton.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission and we are taking a range of steps to realise this ambition.We have implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and zombie-style machetes approved by Parliamen...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish further information on proposed Young Future Hubs.
Answer: The government’s is committed to a Young Futures programme made up of Young Futures prevention partnerships and Young Futures Hubs.Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing knife crime prevention programmes.
Answer: Halving national levels of knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s mission to ensure the safety of our streets. Both early intervention and enforcement will be crucial in meeting this mission.On enforcement, we have implemented ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the impact of government-funded Naloxone programmes.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the consultation outcome entitled Expanding access to naloxone, published on 24 January 2024, whether he plans to increase the number of organisations able to distribute Naloxone.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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