Charlie Maynard MP: written questions
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Written questions
Flour: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of prioritizing sourcing flour for the public sector from certified regenerative farms to help achieve Net Zero by
Answer: The Government is committed to harnessing the purchasing power of the procurement food supply chain to set the tone in delivering our wider ambitions on net zero, sustainability, animal welfare, economic growth and nutrition and health. Over the next year...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFlour: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of sourcing flour for the public sector from certified regenerative farms on achieving Net Zero by 2050.
Answer: The Government is committed to harnessing the purchasing power of the procurement food supply chain to set the tone in delivering our wider ambitions on net zero, sustainability, animal welfare, economic growth and nutrition and health. Over the next year...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: AppealsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to seek UK accession to the World Trade Organization Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement.
Answer: The Government is keeping the question of UK membership of the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) under active consideration.The Government is committed to a free, fair and rules-based international trading system. Re-establishing a...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken towards deciding whether UK will align its regulations with the EU in certain sectors.
Answer: A more cooperative relationship with the EU is in the UK’s national interest, as it will help grow the economy and boost living standards.All decisions taken by the Government on regulation will be focused on supporting growth across the UK. The Governmen...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish monthly statistics on (a) the number of brain tumour patients who have received whole genome sequencing of their tumour and (b) the number of people diagnosed with brain tumours
Answer: The Department does not hold publishable data to identify where whole genome sequencing has taken place and cannot identify tumours by histological type. NHS England holds data that provides a count of hospital activity only, not by the number of patients...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many school age children die each year from Asthma in England and Wales.
Answer: To reduce avoidable deaths, improve the quality of life for children and young people with asthma, and to raise the profile of this work, NHS England published the first National Bundle of Care for Children and Young People with Asthma in September 2021. ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent asthma deaths in school children in England and Wales.
Answer: To reduce avoidable deaths, improve the quality of life for children and young people with asthma, and to raise the profile of this work, NHS England published the first National Bundle of Care for Children and Young People with Asthma in September 2021. ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the efficacity of the Asthma Friendly Schools initiative and (b) the potential merits of (i) supporting and (ii) promoting the scheme.
Answer: To reduce avoidable deaths, improve the quality of life for children and young people with asthma, and to raise the profile of this work, NHS England published the first National Bundle of Care for Children and Young People with Asthma in September 2021. ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEU LawDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will publish its divergence tracker.
Answer: DBT’s Assimilated Law Dashboard and Reports capture changes to legislation inherited from the EU when the UK left the EU. The Reports and dashboard are publicly available and are updated biannually per requirements of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and R...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPan-Euro-Mediterranean ConventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February to Question 28625 on Rules of Origin, what criteria will be used to determine the benefits, risks and the national interest of joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean C
Answer: Rules of origin are often highly technical and there are many factors that influence how businesses experience using these rules and whether they would benefit from different rules - from the different types of paperwork involved, to the make-up of their ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: OxfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce homelessness in Oxfordshire.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJagtar Singh JohalForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date his last discussion with representatives of the Indian Government took place on the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.
Answer: The UK Government remains absolutely committed to pushing the Government of India for a faster resolution to Jagtar Singh Johal's case. The Foreign Secretary continues to raise concerns with the Government of India, most recently with Indian External Affa...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: OxfordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for (a) diagnosis and (b) beginning treatment for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis in West Oxfordshire.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made. Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. Tackling waiting lists, including in respiratory medicine, is a key part of our Health Mission. We have delivered almost 2.2 million extr...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of specialist care for people with Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis for people in West Oxfordshire.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of interstitial lung disease (ILD) services and funds the anti-fibrotic treatments that are part of the treatment pathway for ILD.No assessment of the West Oxfordshire service has been made. However, the na...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include policies on (a) identifying and (b) treating brain tumours.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has announced that a National Cancer Plan for England will be published this year. The Prime Minister’s Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for t...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: OxfordshireDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) children and (b) young people who are on the waiting list for an education, health and care plan in Oxfordshire; and how many and what proportion of th
Answer: The department collects information on the number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment, the number of EHC needs assessments carried out, and the number of EHC plans issued on a calendar year basis. The latest figures we hol...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Health and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help support health and disability benefit recipients to respond to her Department's forthcoming consultation on proposed changes to these benefits.
Answer: To ensure that our consultation is accessible, we intend to produce a range of accessible formats of the Green Paper. Additionally, throughout the consultation period, we will continue to listen to and work with disabled people and their representatives t...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using technologies such as (a) organ-on-a-chip and (b) computer modelling to reduce the number of animals used in medical research
Answer: Phasing out animal testing where possible is a clear goal of this government and innovative technologies, such as organ-on-a-chip, are essential to delivering this ambition.The Government invests £10m annually in The National Centre for the Replacement, R...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward a ban on the use of snare traps.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snar...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway on level of use of cages for farmed animals.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway has made grants available to improve the health and welfare of livestock....
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: Migrant WorkersDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to reduce overall and upfront immigration costs for researchers.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has regular discussions with the Home Office, and with other government departments, to ensure that the UK’s world-class science, research, technology and innovation sectors are supported by a competit...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on trends in the level of water bills.
Answer: Minister and officials speak regularly with Ofwat on a range of issues. Under the Conservatives, our sewerage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies divert customers' money to line the pockets of their bosses and shareholders.The public a...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy that Carbon Capture and Storage plans are assessed under principle H of schedule B of the Subsidy Control Act 2022.
Answer: Where a subsidy relates to the decarbonisation of emissions linked to industrial activities in the United Kingdom, My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State is required by the Subsidy Control Act 2022 to consider Principle H – it is not a question of poli...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordA40: OxfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in the level of congestion on the Witney-Oxfordshire section of the A40 and (b) the potential impact of increased housebuilding in West Oxfordshire on conge
Answer: Any assessment on congestion levels on this section of the A40 would be a matter for the local highway authority, in this case Oxfordshire County Council. Government has committed over £160 million of investment to the A40 West of Oxford, this would allow...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis and Dental Services: WitneyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the hon. Member for Witney to discuss the availability of (a) NHS dentistry and (b) diagnostic testing in Witney constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
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