Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions
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Written questions
General Practitioners: GosportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to GP services in Gosport constituency.
Answer: We know that patients across the country, including in the Gosport constituency, are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs. Our plan to restore GPs will require both investment and...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordObesity: GosportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to weight loss services in Gosport constituency.
Answer: Local authorities and the National Health Service provide weight management services to support their communities to achieve and maintain a healthier weight. These range from behavioural weight management programmes to specialist services for those living...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordObesity: GosportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce obesity rates amongst (a) adults and (b) children in Gosport constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that prevention will always be better, and cheaper, than a cure. The prevention of ill health is a clear mission for the Government and the cornerstone of this is supporting children to live healthier lives. We face a childhood o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of plans to introduce VAT on independent schools on (a) the number of children attending choir schools, (b) the number of choir schools, (c)
Answer: This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy and will confirm the introduction of these changes at the Budget on 30 October.Following scrutiny of the government’s costing by the independent Office for Budget Responsi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of introducing VAT on independent schools on the arts sector.
Answer: This government is committed to ending the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy and will confirm the introduction of these changes at the Budget on 30 October. Following scrutiny of the government’s costing by the independent Office for Budget Respons...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7733More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what evidential basis HMRC concluded that abolition of the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime will not have significant macroeconomic impacts; and if she will publish that evidence.
Answer: The abolition of the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax rules will not have any macroeconomic impact due to the small proportion of the landlord population affected. There may be a limited behavioural change over the long term. Impacts are assessed as part of...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLiver Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out a timetable for providing selective internal radiation therapy to NHS liver cancer patients.
Answer: Each National Health Service liver cancer patient will be offered the treatment their clinicians consider to be the most effective, and this may include the use of selective internal radiation therapy.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLiver Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of selective internal radiation therapy for NHS liver cancer patients.
Answer: The Department has made no such assessment, however the National Health Service has concluded that there is not enough evidence to make selective internal radiation therapy available to treat liver cancer patients at this time. The assessment can be found...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: VacanciesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle staff shortages in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary are highly valued, specialist personnel. We are committed to listening to their concerns and keeping a continued dialogue to address the issues they have raised. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to engage with the Maritime...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 August 2024 to Question 3668 on Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing pay rises to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary that are in line
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary are highly valued, specialist personnel. We are committed to listening to their concerns and keeping a continued dialogue to address the issues they have raised. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to engage with the Maritime...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 August 2024 to Question 3668 on Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay, when his Department next plans to review the pay structures of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary are highly valued, specialist personnel. We are committed to listening to their concerns and keeping a continued dialogue to address the issues they have raised. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to engage with the Maritime...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: GosportDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 2857 on Pension Credit: Gosport, if she will make it her policy to collect that data at constituency level.
Answer: Estimates of the number of Pension Credit entitled non-recipients (ENRs) are based on survey data. The survey sample sizes for ENRs are too small to calculate take-up rates in smaller geographical areas. This means that we are unable to collect data at co...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to review the minimum reduction in the level of income that is required to trigger a review of a parent's child maintenance payments.
Answer: When a parent’s income has changed by at least 25%, their calculation can be updated. The 25% income change tolerance was set to offer a stable maintenance liability, to provide greater certainty to both parents, whilst also remaining fair in dealing with...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Autism and Learning DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing the Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and autism in education settings.
Answer: The government aims to support all pupils with special education need and disabilities (SEND), including with autism, to achieve and thrive at school. High quality teaching and support is the single most important in-school factor in improving outcomes fo...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence PoliceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the workspace for Ministry of Defence Police at (a) DM Gosport and (b) other Defence Munition sites.
Answer: Defence site owners complete generic site assessments. The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) assess the adequacy of their direct workspace, such as officer environs, and ensure equipment and vehicles are fit for officers to perform their duties safely and ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence Police: Labour TurnoverMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is making to improve retention rates in the Ministry of Defence Police.
Answer: The Department has approved a new package of regional and function allowances that significantly improve the attractiveness of the overall pay offer for joining the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and aligns to those of its counterparts in Home Office Fo...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence Police: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to recruit new officers to the Ministry of Defence Police.
Answer: There are currently recruitment and retention issues affecting policing nationally. To counteract this, we target our recruitment campaigns in locations facing the most acute recruitment challenges, and we use a variety of outreach methods to promote oppo...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence Police: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of staff that the Ministry of Defence Police will have in the 2025-26 financial year; and whether a risk assessment was undertaken when determining this.
Answer: The officer requirement for 2025-26 is dependent on a number of factors including operational need and changes in Defence priorities. We take the security of our establishments very seriously and have a range of measures in place to ensure the integrity o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence Police: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Ministry of Defence Police budget is in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 financial year; and whether he undertook a risk assessment before determining the budget for the next financial year.
Answer: The annual budget for the Ministry of Defence Police is as follows: Financial year 2024-25 = £182.7 million. Budgets for 2025-26 for all Government Departments will be set through the ongoing Spending Review. We take the security of our establishments ver...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence PoliceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a risk assessment of the potential withdrawal of Ministry of Defence Police from (a) DM Gosport and (b) other Defence Munition sites.
Answer: We take the security of our establishments very seriously and have a range of measures in place to ensure the integrity of our arrangements. These measures are kept under constant review and adjusted according to the threat. It is, however, long standing ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: AlverstokeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Alverstoke Coastal Defence Scheme will receive Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management catch up funding.
Answer: The Environment Agency has worked with Gosport Borough Council to agree a business case for the Alverstoke Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management scheme. This scheme aims to better protect 99 residential and 9 commercial properties from flooding. The p...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion and Flood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to announce a further tranche of flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) funding.
Answer: Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the Department’s five core priorities. After 14 years of Conservative failure, flood defences have been left in critical condition leaving over 80,000 homes at risk of flooding. To respond ...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: EmploymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of jobs that are supported by the film and TV industry.
Answer: The film and TV sector forms a critical part of UK society, democracy and its creative industries. DCMS estimates that the number of filled jobs within the film and TV industry is 182,000, as of the 2023-2024 financial year. The Government is committed to...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6037More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to support the film and TV industry.
Answer: The creative industries play a key role in driving economic growth. The Government is committed to supporting the creative industries as a key part of its plan to fix the foundations of the economy. As part of this, film and TV companies benefit from extr...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6036More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of tax credits for the film and television industry on (a) the number of productions taking place in the UK, (b) foreign direct investment in the UK and (c) emp
Answer: An evaluation of the creative industry tax reliefs covering Film Tax Relief, High-end Television Tax Relief, Animation Tax Relief and Children’s Television Tax Relief was published in 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
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