Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions
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Gender Based Violence: Youth ServicesHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the contribution of youth services in preventing and tackling violence against women and girls.
Answer: As referenced in my response to the answer I gave to question UIN 28128, the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy will set out our strategic direction and concrete actions to deliver our ambition to halve VAWG in the next decade.We are conside...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to launch a public health information campaign for menopause.
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to support women experiencing the menopause. The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions.It is important t...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs have the necessary (a) equipment and (b) training to (i) support people experiencing the menopause and (ii) signpost the appropriate support for each pati
Answer: A range of training, guidance, and resources are available to help primary care professionals to support women experiencing menopause symptoms.The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has a holistic curriculum of training that all general practit...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Understanding Menopause guidance by Menopause Support UK will be published.
Answer: Menopause Support UK is an independent organisation, and the Department cannot advise on when this guidance will be published. NHS England routinely considers how they signpost to other sources of healthcare guidance. For example, the National Health Serv...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a review of surgical menopause care.
Answer: The Government will prioritise women’s health as we reform the National Health Service, ensuring that all women experiencing the menopause can access the care that they need. We have taken urgent action to tackle gynaecology waiting lists through the Elec...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: PregnancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase capacity in appointments for NHS dental treatment for pregnant and postpartum women who are entitled to free NHS dental care.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, and we want to make sure that everyone who needs a National Health Service dentist can get one, including pregnant women and new mothers. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patien...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for wraparound care.
Answer: Any future decisions on departmental spending are subject to the spending review process.
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBeverage Containers: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) increase recycling rates and (b) reduce littering of containers not included in the Deposit Return Scheme.
Answer: The Simpler Recycling reforms will make recycling easier and ensure there is a comprehensive, consistent service across England, so that all households and workplaces can recycle plastic, metal, glass, paper & card and food waste, with garden waste fo...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether teaching staff at colleges providing 16-19 education will be awarded the same pay increase as staff at (a) schools and (b) academies providing 16-19 education.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring there is a thriving further education (FE) sector, which is vital to our missions to break down the barriers to opportunity and boost economic growth.FE colleges, rather than government, are responsible for setting...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector DebtTreasuryTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24485More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional cost of the UK's debt interest following the downgrading of the AAA credit rating in each year since 2013.
Answer: Rising global interest rates and inflation have meant debt interest is at its second highest for a financial year since the 1980s. This shows why our fiscal rules – balancing the current budget and reducing net financial debt by 2029-30 – are the right th...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation: WarringtonMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in Warrington in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Warrington**.Calendar Year Average time (days) 20202792021423202234020233522024317 *The table does not include archiv...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation: WarringtonMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received awards under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Warrington in each of the last five years or which figures are available; and what the value of those awards was.
Answer: The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five calendar years to applicants living in Warrington.Number of compensation awards paid to applicants living in Warrington* ** Calendar Year Number of awards paid Total ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEat Out to Help Out SchemeTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22089More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the effectiveness of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.
Answer: Following the conclusion of the Eat Out Help Out scheme, HMRC published statistical analysis, which included data on scheme’s costs, take up, and geographical breakdown. The Covid Inquiry is also investigating the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: For 2024/2025, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was allocated a budget of £40 million. This covers funding for payment awards, and administration costs associated with assessing the claims and managing the scheme.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take legislative steps to allow pubs to designate outdoor smoking and vaping areas.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024, and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 25 November 2024. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce approximately 80,000 pre...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers in 2027.
Answer: Police forces in England and Wales are expected to maintain officer numbers, as per the officer maintenance grant. The Government is currently working with police forces on setting an accurate baseline for neighbourhood policing numbers.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce incentives for (a) manufacturers and (b) motorists to encourage take-up of electric cars.
Answer: In the Autumn Budget the Government announced over £2bn of capital and R&D funding to 2030 that will support the latest research and development, accelerate commercial scale up, and unlock capital investment in zero emission vehicles, batteries and th...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: LoansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the British Council has to repay its pandemic loan on commercial terms.
Answer: The previous Government made available up to £200 million in loans during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the British Council remained solvent, to support restructuring, and to help the British Council return to surplus. The loan was made on commercial t...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBirds: Pest ControlMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for (a) killing and (b) taking certain species of wild birds (i) in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023 and (ii) since general license 42 was updated on 1 January 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions at criminal courts in England and Wales between January 2021 and June 2024 in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Crimina...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of his Department's spending relates to medical negligence and claims (a) nationally and (b) in Warrington North constituency.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.In NHSR’s annual report and accounts, published on 23 July 2024, reports that the total of payments made by NHSR for clinical negligence clai...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProperty: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to make public a full register of beneficial ownership of land.
Answer: On 27 December 2023, the previous government launched a consultation on how to make land ownership more transparent where trusts are involved. The consultation closed on 21 February 2024 and officials in my department are considering the responses receive...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help increase the number of students entering the civil nuclear sector.
Answer: Nuclear power production is making a crucial contribution to the UK’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission. This contribution relies on a highly skilled workforce. The government and industry are working together to increase the number of students across acade...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what treatments are (a) available and (b) due to become available in the next 12 months on the NHS for people who have experienced adverse side effects to Covid-19 vaccines.
Answer: In the very rare event where an individual may have suffered a severe adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine, care and treatment will be best met and managed by National Health Service local specialist services, augmented as appropriate by national specia...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take urgent steps to allow children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa holders who (a) were born before 1 July 1997 and (b) do not hold a BNO passport of their own to access the BNO
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the BN(O) route as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ quarterly release, in the entry clearance visas and extensions detailed datasets. The Home Office does not currently hold data on the number of children of BN...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport holders who are unable to access the BNO visa scheme because they (a) were born before 1 July 1997 an
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the BN(O) route as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ quarterly release, in the entry clearance visas and extensions detailed datasets. The Home Office does not currently hold data on the number of children of BN...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
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