Cat Eccles MP: written questions

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Written questions

Allergies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting lists for people needing urgent allergic care.
Answer: The Department is working closely with a range of stakeholders from across the Government, the National Health Service, voluntary organisations, and patient representative groups, including the National Allergy Strategy Group, to consider how allergy care...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
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Health Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming NHS Workforce Plan will include measures to improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services.
Answer: Women’s health is a priority for this government, which is why we are implementing the Women’s Health Strategy. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for women, when they nee...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Planning Permission: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for Gateway (a) 2 and (b) 3 approvals under the Building Safety Regulator; and if he will provide additional support
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has established a dedicated external remediation team who assess all building control approval applications for cladding remediation. The team is already delivering engagement events to improve developers’ understanding...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Finance and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that adequate (a) training and (b) funding is made available for schools to meet the needs of children with physical challenges requiring individualised support.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system to help improve outcomes for children and young people.The department has published allocations for £740 million high needs capital in 2025/26. This ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
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NHS: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the operation of NHS Practitioner Health beyond March 2026.
Answer: Looking after the mental health of our hardworking National Health Service staff is a priority for the Government.The National Staff Mental Health Treatment Service currently supplied by NHS Practitioner Health is funded until March 2026, and work is bein...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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Doctors and Nurses: MedalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make his policy to introduce a Long service and good conduct medal for (a) doctors and (b) nurses.
Answer: Employers across the National Health Service are best placed to identify and reward staff for either long service or excellence in the delivery of healthcare. Most organisations have developed a wide range of schemes to celebrate long service in the NHS a...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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Health Professions: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that essential NHS staff in Band?2 and Band?3 roles are eligible for inclusion on the (a) Health and Care Worker vis
Answer: National Health Service staff working in Agenda for Change band 2 roles have never been eligible for the Health and Care Worker visa as they do not meet the skills threshold of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 3 diploma.On 9 April, the m...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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Cycling: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of constructing an indoor Velodrome in Birmingham; and whether she plans to allocate funding from the £900 million funding for sport announced
Answer: High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to them and opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity. That is why, in June, we committed another £400 mil...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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Sports: GrantsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 19 June 2025 entitled Game changer for the nation, if she will provide a breakdown of the £900 million funding for sports by grant; and what funding will be
Answer: High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to them and opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity. That is why, in June, we committed another £400 mil...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children have access to a (a) full and (b) balanced curriculum; and what steps she is taking to help ensure that children have access to the creative arts (i) up to
Answer: The department wants every child, regardless of background, to have a rich and broad, inclusive and innovative curriculum.Art and design, music, dance (included in physical education) and drama (included in English) are in the national curriculum and are ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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