Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Railways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to simplify railway ticket pricing.
Answer: This Government is committed to reviewing the overcomplicated fares system with a view to simplifying it. We have already begun simplifying fares through our pay as you go schemes and work to simplify fares with LNER. More details will be announced in due...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership Schemes: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people have successfully applied for the Home Ownership for People with Long-term Disabilities (HOLD) scheme since it was launched.
Answer: The Government supports the delivery of the Home Ownership for People with Long-Term Disabilities (HOLD) scheme through the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme. To the end of March 2024, 76 homes had been funded through the Programme as part of the HOLD sc...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat British Insulation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people secured a grant from the Great British Insulation Scheme since it opened in April 2003.
Answer: The Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) is not a government grant, rather it is an obligation on larger energy suppliers to deliver the most cost-effective single insulation measures to eligible households across Great Britain. Information on the numbe...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the requirement for three miscarriages to have taken place before the drug progesterone can be administered.
Answer: The new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance states that women bleeding in early pregnancy after one miscarriage should be offered progesterone. The guidance was updated in 2021, based on the progesterone in early pregnancy bleeding ...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to proceed with the recruitment process for members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, as announced by the previous government on 2 August 2023.
Answer: Appointments to the Advisory Council and the Misuse of Drugs are made by Ministers in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the principles set out in the Governance Code on Public Appointments.Governance Code on Public Appointments - GOV.UK (ww...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMandatory Provident Fund: British National (Overseas)TreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7854More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with (a) HSBC and (b) Standard Chartered on the provision of Mandatory Provident Fund retirement savings to Hong Kongers on the British National (Overseas) visa scheme.
Answer: This government is deeply committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK. We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British National (Overseas) route are having difficulties accessing their Manda...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): Mandatory Provident FundHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to UK-based Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) trustees on the use of British National (Overseas) passports by Hong Kongers as documentation to secure the early withdrawal of th
Answer: This Government is deeply committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK. We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route are having difficulties in drawi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Seabed Resources: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether there have been changes to the licence agreements issued to UK Seabed Resources Limited since January 2021.
Answer: There have been no changes to the licence agreements issued to UK Seabed Resources Limited since January 2021.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Seabed ResourcesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential costs and benefits to the UK of UK Seabed Resources Limited's two International Seabed Authority exploration licences.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has considered the potential future impacts to the UK in holding two Deep Sea Mining exploration licences and have found there is an opportunity for the UK to take a lead in this emerging market with potential for gro...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government response to the consultation entitled Health is everyone’s business, published on 4 October 2021, whether he plans to incorporate proposals within that consultation on
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full and updating Britain's employment protections, so they are fit for our modern economy and the future of work. As set out in the Plan to Make to Work Pay we are committed to stren...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of paying Statutory Sick Pay at an hourly rate.
Answer: No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship, which is why we plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), so it provides a safety net for those who need it most. The Plan to Make Work Pay commits to remove the Lower Earni...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the rate of Statutory Sick Pay to that of the National Living Wage.
Answer: No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship, which is why we plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), so it provides a safety net for those who need it most. The Plan to Make Work Pay commits to remove the Lower Earni...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the Fourth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Statutory Sick Pay, HC148, published on 28 March 2024, in the Employment
Answer: The Government will be providing a response to the Fourth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Statutory Sick Pay in due course and once the Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee has been appointed.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to Statutory Sick Pay take account of (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating conditions.
Answer: No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship, which is why we plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), so it provides a safety net for those who need it most. The Plan to Make Work Pay commits to remove the Lower Earni...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to review the prescription charge medical exemption list annually.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there is a wide ra...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people (a) on lower incomes and (b) who are living with a long-term health condition with the cost of prescription charges.
Answer: There are a wide range of exemptions already in place to help people afford prescriptions. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and those with chronic illnesses may already be eligible for an ex...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) return on investment, (b) improved outcomes and (c) opportunities from tackling the speech, language and communication needs of (i) babies, (ii) children and
Answer: This government’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with speech, language and communication needs, is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to achieve well in their early years...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the specialist workforce needed for (a) babies, (b) children and (c) young people with speech, language, and communication needs.
Answer: This government’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with speech, language and communication needs, is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to achieve well in their early years...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the specialist workforce needed for (a) babies, (b) children and (c) young people with speech, language and communication needs.
Answer: This government’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with speech, language and communication needs, is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to achieve well in their early years...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that speech, language and communication (a) needs and (b) development are supported as early as possible including for children whose needs are identified pre-school age.
Answer: Early language skills are vital in enabling children to thrive in the early years and later life, as well as for all aspects of later attainment in school.The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and requirements that...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on Ofcom’s advice entitled Categorisation - research and advice, in the context of the Online Safety Act
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is carefully considering Ofcom’s research and advice and will make Regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.The Secretary of State for the Home Department meets regularly with the Secretar...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOnline Safety Act 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is to decide whether to accept Ofcom’s advice on extending category 1 regulation of schedule 11 of the Online Safety Act 2023 to small online forums containin
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is carefully considering Ofcom’s categorisation research and advice and will make Regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the citizenship status of individuals with British National (Overseas) visas.
Answer: British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders may apply for a BN(O) visa which entitles them and their dependent family members to reside in the UK. After completing 5 years’ qualifying residence in the UK, and being free from immigration time restri...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to remove the requirement for photo ID at elections.
Answer: The Electoral Commission is the independent electoral regulator and will be reporting on the administration of the May elections and the recent General Election. This will include the proportion of individuals turned away for lack of accepted identificati...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of medicines for ADHD.
Answer: The Department has been working with industry to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a result of intensive work, so...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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