Charlotte Cane MP: written questions
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Agriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support homegrown produce following the closure of the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme.
Answer: The Government’s commitment to our horticulture sector and its vital role in strengthening food security by ensuring a reliable and sustainable supply of home-grown fresh produce remains steadfast. Underlining this commitment to our growers is our farming...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: DisabilityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions to Official Development Assistance funding on the implementation of his Department's disability inc
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending R...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCushing's Syndrome: TirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prescribing Mounjaro for Cushing's syndrome on the NHS.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment. Mounjaro is not licensed as a treatment option for Cushing’s syndrome. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) would consider an evaluation of Mounjaro for Cushing’s syndrome if the company, Eli ...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the trends in the level of teacher recruitment.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the biggest in-school factor that makes a difference to a child’s education, so having sufficient expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every c...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the availability of high-quality childcare.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that parents have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and childcare.Next year alone, we plan to provide over £8 billion for the early years entitlements, which is a more than 30% increase compare...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Young CarersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent absence among young carers.
Answer: The department wants to ensure that young carers have the best life chances by supporting them in their education. We recognise that absence from school is almost always a symptom of wider needs and barriers that a family is facing. It is often the best e...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the mental health and well-being of school students.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire to the answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33348.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria for free school meals.
Answer: Under current programmes, 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils are registered to receive benefits-based free school meals (FSM). An additional 1.3 million are eligible for a free meal under universal infant free school meals. The government is committed to de...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reduction in ODA spending on the UK's role in (a) international development and (b) humanitarian aid.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the global health programmes which will have their UK contributions (a) reduced and (b) cut, in the context of reductions in the level of ODA spending.
Answer: The impact on specific programmes is being worked through following the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% in 2027. We will be taking a rigorous approach to ensure all ODA delivers ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in ODA spending on the effectiveness of the UK's contributions to (a) global health, (b) vaccination and (c)
Answer: The impact on specific programmes is being worked through following the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% in 2027. We will be taking a rigorous approach to ensure all ODA delivers ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in spending on Official Development Assistance on levels of (a) mortality and (b) disease in countries to wh
Answer: The impact on specific programmes is being worked through following the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.3% in 2027. We will be taking a rigorous approach to ensure all ODA delivers ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34107More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to increase growth in rural areas.
Answer: Kick starting economic growth, including in rural areas, is the number one mission of this Government so we can put more money in people’s pockets. A prosperous rural economy will be underpinned by strong public services, improvements to rural connectivit...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Services TaxTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Digital Services Tax.
Answer: While the Government keeps all tax policy under review, we have no plans to raise the rate of the Digital Services Tax (DST).The UK remains committed to removing the DST once a global solution on the taxation of the digital economy through Pillar 1 of the...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34105More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has of the potential merits of introducing a national financial inclusion strategy.
Answer: On 5 December, the Government announced its intention to publish a Financial Inclusion Strategy, developed alongside a supporting Committee. The Financial Inclusion Committee’s mission is to tackle barriers to individual and households’ ability to access ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities's report entitled The impact of a change in the maximum park home s
Answer: The park homes sector is an important part of the housing market.The government recognises that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home.We will set out plans in due course to seek furt...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the research by her Department entitled The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale
Answer: The park homes sector is an important part of the housing market.The government recognises that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home.We will set out plans in due course to seek furt...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays to the implementation of the Future Homes Standard on home efficiency standards.
Answer: The Government understands the urgency of introducing new energy efficiency standards so that as many homes as possible are built to be zero-carbon ready. We are committed to implementing the Future Homes Standard this year, and are taking the time to set...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to review voter identification requirements ahead of the May 2024 local elections.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 33335 answered on 27 February 2025.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Climate ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning decisions support the Government’s climate targets.
Answer: Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today, and the planning system can play a powerful role in helping to mitigate and adapt to its effects.The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 made som...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChemistry: Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase access to (a) technical and (b) vocational pathways for (i) training and (ii) employment in the chemical sciences sector.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire to the answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30787.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChemistry: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that chemistry education includes (a) green, (b) digital and (c) transferrable skills alongside technical knowledge of the subject.
Answer: The government recognises that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, such as chemistry, are vital for the UK’s future economic needs and to drive up productivity. Chemistry skills, in particular, are necessary for a range of ca...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChemistry: Skilled WorkersDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Royal Society of Chemistry entitled Future workforce and educational pathways, published in January 2025.
Answer: The department is aware of the report and we recognise the importance of skills in all sectors, including the chemical sector, which is why the government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills, to break down barriers to o...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBurglaryHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with the police to help reduce the number of burglaries.
Answer: We recognise the profound impact burglary can have on individuals and the wider community. For too long a culture has been allowed to develop whereby victims of burglary believe if they report what has happened, no one will come and nothing will be done.T...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle illegal sewage dumping.
Answer: This Government has taken immediate and substantial action to address the performance of water companies who are not delivering for the environment or their customers. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will provide the most significant increase in enforce...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
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