Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions
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Dentistry: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to fitness to practice investigations on dentists' mental health.
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Department. The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator for dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is respons...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLotteries: AccountabilityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that large scale lotteries meet social responsibility requirements.
Answer: There are around 500 large society lotteries licensed by the Gambling Commission. The Gambling Act 2005 has licensing objectives that underpin the responsible functions that any Lottery must meet. These include:preventing gambling from being a source of c...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the open letter entitled Statement on AI Training, published on 23 October 2024.
Answer: The Minister for Creative Industries, Arts, and Tourism and I held roundtables with the creative, media and AI sectors last month and our departments continue to engage with those stakeholders to inform our approach. The Statement on AI Training provides ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Data ProcessingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with representatives of the creative industries on proposals for a text and data mining exception to copyright legislation.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the UK copyright framework plays in supporting investment into the creative industries and ensuring that talent and creativity are rewarded. Finding the right balance between rewarding human-centred creativity, fosteri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Data ProcessingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to hold a consultation on a text and data mining exception to copyright legislation.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the UK copyright framework plays in supporting investment into the creative industries and ensuring that talent and creativity are rewarded. Finding the right balance between rewarding human-centred creativity, fosteri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Data ProcessingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a text and data mining exception to copyright legislation.
Answer: We recognise the important role that the UK copyright framework plays in supporting investment into the creative industries and ensuring that talent and creativity are rewarded. Finding the right balance between rewarding human-centred creativity, fosteri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of private school pupils with an education, health and care plan who will (a) enter mainstream state education, (b) enter specialist state education and
Answer: The department has not made any estimate of the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan who will enter state-funded mainstream or special schools or leave private mainstream education as a result of the proposed application of VAT t...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 6049 on Pension Credit: Gosport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the survey sample sizes for entitled non-recipi
Answer: The take-up statistics which include the estimated number of entitled non-recipients for Pension Credit, are based on survey data from the Family Resources Survey. The Family Resources Survey is designed to produce robust regional estimates and does not i...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: GosportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7738 on General Practitioners: Gosport, what steps he plans to take to introduce Neighbourhood Health Centres in Gosport constituency.
Answer: We have committed to trialling Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring together a range of services, ensuring healthcare is closer to home and patients receive the care they deserve. This is part of our broader ambition to move towards a Neighbourhood Healt...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: ArtsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the National Centre for Creative Health's review entitled Creative Health Review, published on
Answer: No specific assessment has been made.
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: GosportDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests within (a) half an hour, (b) an hour and (c) two hours travel of the Gosport peninsula.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.DVSA continues to take measures to increase test availability. These include the recruitment of ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the publication entitled Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2023, published on 11 September 2024, what steps he plans to take
Answer: The Government has committed to partnering with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the requirements for phasing out of animal testing and we are currently engaging with the sector as to how to take this commitment forward.The Gover...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Solar PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend the Future Homes and Buildings Standards to ensure that all newbuild homes include solar photovoltaic panels.
Answer: Future standards next year will set our new homes and buildings on a path that moves away from relying on volatile fossil fuels and ensures they are fit for a net zero future. This will support our ambition that the 1.5 million homes we will build over th...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused permission between 1 January 2023 and 30 September 2024.
Answer: From 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2024, no applications for a project licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been refused.The Government publishes extensive guidance for the regulated sector on applying for project licences. App...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the police funding formula.
Answer: Any future changes to the funding and resourcing of police forces in England and Wales will be considered and awarded in the normal way.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion and Flood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to question 6040 on Flood Control: Alverstoke, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Manage
Answer: Defra Ministers regularly meet with the Environment Agency’s leadership team to discuss delivery of departmental priorities, including the floods investment programme. We have inherited a programme which is behind schedule due to the impacts of inflation,...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8798More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of freezing fuel duty on inflation since 2010.
Answer: Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impacts of fuel duty rates on the fiscal position and the economy, including on inflation, with decisions on rates...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) number and (b) frequency of train services in the South Hampshire region.
Answer: Department officials work closely with all operators on seeking to increase service levels. The Department needs to balance demand with taxpayer money when approving additional service levels across the country.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 5225 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, whether Ministers have completed the review of final policy positions relating to Simple
Answer: The review is still under way however the Department is aware of the urgent need for certainty for stakeholders, and we hope to provide further clarity as soon as possible.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8795More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining the level of fuel duty on inflation in the next three financial years.
Answer: Fuel duty applies to petrol, diesel and other fuels for road and non-road uses, such as construction. The Government carefully considers the impacts of fuel duty rates on the fiscal position and the economy, including on inflation, with decisions on rates...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing five-year funding settlements for (a) local transport and (b) bus service improvement plans.
Answer: This government is committed to providing greater stability to local government by giving councils multi-year funding settlements and ending wasteful competitive bidding. Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission, and the go...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with train operating companies on the feasibility of increasing the frequency of train services in South Hampshire.
Answer: Department officials work closely with all operators on seeking to increase service levels. The Department needs to balance demand with taxpayer money when approving additional service levels across the country.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to maintain the £2 bus fare cap after 31 December 2024.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services for passengers is one of the government’s top priorities as we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The Department for Transport is looking at the future of the £2 far...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to implement regulations through powers introduced in the Environment Act 2021 to require producers to take responsibility for the waste that arises from
Answer: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, which reform the UKs producer responsibility system for packaging, are due to be brought before parliament in autumn this year, with the aim of these regulations com...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with Council leaders on the potential merits of allowing local decision makers greater control over the design of local househo
Answer: No, officials have not had any such discussions. The Environmental Protection Act requires that waste disposal authorities provide places for residents to dispose of household waste. Householders must be allowed to deposit waste deemed to be ‘household wa...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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