Caroline Johnson MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Electronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, how many times his Department has taken enforcement action in relation to vape (a) distributors, (b) importers,
Answer: No enforcement action has been taken against vape producers or distributors under the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 in either 2023 or 2024 to date.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, what information his Department holds on the number of vape (a) distributors, (b) importers, (c) manufacturers
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) holds a public register of battery producers and approved battery (producer) compliance schemes. Only battery producers that qualify as large producers are required to join a battery compliance scheme. Large producers are those...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013, how many times the Office for Product Safety and Standards has taken enforcement action in relation to
Answer: Distributors are not required to register under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013. There are takeback obligations on vape distributors which are enforced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). OPSS regul...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of vape (a) distributors, (b) importers, (c) manufacturers and (d) producers that are registered with (i) the Environment Agency and
Answer: The Environment Agency maintains a public register of registered producers and approved compliance schemes under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013. There are currently 34 registered vape producers in the UK.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PensionsTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15278More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the Government's financial liability for public sector defined benefit pensions in each of the next ten years.
Answer: The total liability for public service pensions stands at around £3 trillion, as per HM Treasury’s most recent Whole of Government Accounts report of 2021-22. This includes the unfunded public service pension liabilities of £2.6 trillion and the liabiliti...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDentistry: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a dental school in Lincolnshire.
Answer: It is for individual universities to decide whether they wish to establish a dental school. Before a university, such as the University of Lincoln, can apply to receive Government-funded dental school places, it needs to have met the requirements of the G...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the uptake of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine among eligible infants.
Answer: Official vaccine coverage estimates for the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine are measured for eligible children at three months and 12 months old, and are published quarterly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and annually by NHS England. The...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTuberculosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of rates of tuberculosis in (a) adults and (b) children in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The following table shows the total number and rate of tuberculosis (TB) notifications in England, each year from 2012 to 2024:YearTotal number of notificationsTotal rate per 100,000 (95% Confidence interval)20128,08715.12 (14.79 to 15.45)20137,26613.49 (...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people with a nursing qualification working in the NHS are not in patient-facing roles.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the minimum wage announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 on the cost of childcare.
Answer: The Autumn Budget 2024 confirmed £1.8 billion in the 2025/26 financial year to support the expansion of the early years entitlement offer for eligible working parents from 15 hours to 30 hours from September 2025. This £1.8 billion will mean the budget fo...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increases to employers national insurance contributions on the cost to parents of pre-school childcare.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12804.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBypasses: LincolnDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the letters of 29 July and 8 November 2024 from the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham, what progress she has made on billing the North Hykeham Relief Road.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the Local Authority, Lincolnshire County Council, to provide the Department with a Full Business Case, which will be reviewed and assessed prior to a decision whether to grant full approval for the scheme. We are expecting to ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce perineal injury during vaginal deliveries.
Answer: Integrated care boards are rolling out the Perinatal Pelvic Health Services (PPHS) across England, to reduce the rates of perineal tears and improve outcomes for women. A national service specification was published in October 2023 that set out the expect...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRadioisotopesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of medical radioisotopes.
Answer: Supply of radioisotopes that were in short supply in recent weeks has now returned to normal levels and a Written Ministerial Statement was laid on 26 November 2024 to update Parliament. During the disruption to supply, the Department worked with industry...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccination: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of elderly people have received their (a) influenza, (b) RSV and (c) covid-19 vaccination in the last six months.
Answer: As of 17 November 2024, 68.7% of those aged 65 years old and over had been vaccinated for influenza, whist 54.2% had been vaccinated for COVID-19.The respiratory syncytial virus adult vaccination programme in England began on 1 September 2024, however onl...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDown's SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) foetuses, (b) infants and (c) children have been diagnosed with trisomy 21 in each of the last five years.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England collects and quality assures data about people with congenital anomalies and rare diseases across the whole of England. The service does not hold data in the relevant form for children.The following...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance response time was for each category in each of the last 24 months.
Answer: The following table shows the national mean average ambulance service response times in England, in minutes and broken down by category, in each of the last 24 months:YearMonthCategory 1 meanCategory 2 meanCategory 3 meanCategory 4 mean2022November0:09:26...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: ManagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is to bring forward legislation to regulate NHS managers.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the NHS has strong and effective leadership in place, and we are committed to introducing professional standards for, and regulation of NHS managers. On 26 November 2024 we published a consultatio...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure there is an adequate supply of (a) donated blood and (b) blood products.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for the collection, manufacture, and supply of blood and blood products to National Health Service hospitals.The Department provided seed funding in 2023 to support NHSBT to increase its collection capacity....
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) quantity of medical research in the NHS.
Answer: The Department is improving the quality and quantity of clinical research in the National Health Service, and health and care research more widely, through investing in the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The recent Budget provides record...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccination: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the uptake of routine childhood immunisations.
Answer: In England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) works closely with NHS England, the Department, and wider health system partners at the national, regional, and local levels to improve uptake of the routine childhood immunisations and catch-up children w...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS preparedness for a pandemic.
Answer: Ensuring the United Kingdom is prepared for a future pandemic is a top priority for the Government, and the Department continuously reviews and updates our pandemic preparedness to reflect the latest scientific information, lessons learned from exercises,...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) people and (b) children are living with long covid.
Answer: The most recent data from the Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period between 6 February 2024 and 7 March 2024, an estimat...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 11938 on NHS: Employers' Contributions, whether he has made a estimate of the cost of changes to national insurance contributions announced in
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at Autumn Budget. This has enabled a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The Government is also providing at least ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 4 and 11 November to Questions 11939 and 12740 on Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions, what estimate he has made of the indirect costs to his Department following the proposed
Answer: As individual suppliers and contractors will manage the increase differently, it is not possible for the Department to estimate the indirect costs relating to the change in Employer National Insurance Contributions.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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