Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions
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Hong Kong: TravelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10496 on Hong Kong: Travel, what steps his Department is taking to (a) clarify and (b) mitigate risks of British-born ch
Answer: The FCDO provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. In some cases, British Nationals of Hong Kong or Chinese descent may be considered Chinese by the Chinese authorities meaning the consular assistance we can provide may be limited. As per ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRight to Acquire SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of revising the discount offered through the Right to Acquire scheme.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Discount levels under the Right to Acquire scheme remain unchanged, and eligible tenants of housing association properties are able to apply for a discount of between £9,000 and £16,000 on the price of their property depe...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number of people eligible for child maintenance who are not claiming it.
Answer: It is estimated that at the financial year ending 2023, there are 2.4 million separated families in Great Britain and 3.8 million children in those families. 41% of these did not have either a statutory arrangement with the Child Maintenance Service or a ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEquipment: TheftHome OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reintroduce the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill.
Answer: The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 gained Royal Assent on 20 July 2023.We are committed to implementing the Act, which aims to prevent the theft and re-sale of high-value equipment, particularly for use in an agricultural setting. I recently met wi...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what level of indemnity is required for each NHS job category.
Answer: All regulated healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom are legally required to hold appropriate clinical negligence cover for the costs of claims and damages awarded to patients. This is set out under Section 44 of the Medical Act 1983.Most staff at...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to increase the amount of freight transported by rail.
Answer: The Government recognises that the economic and environmental potential of rail freight is significant and is committed to supporting its growth.There will be a statutory duty on Great British Railways to promote the use of rail freight and there will be ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, when she plans to publish further information on her plan to increase capacity on the West Coast main line.
Answer: The delivery of High Speed Two (HS2) is expected to nearly double seat capacity between London and Birmingham, which is the most congested section of the West Coast Main Line. We are taking into consideration the recent proposal from the Mayors of Greater...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the proposed rolling stock strategy.
Answer: Once Great British Railways is established then it will be making integrated decisions on Rolling Stock, bringing together track and train. This will include a Rolling Stock Strategy which will include considerations around the timelines for new build, re...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureTreasuryTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12277More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the timetable for the consultation on the proposed infrastructure strategy.
Answer: Investment in Infrastructure is crucial for delivering the government’s missions, which is why the government is fundamentally reforming how it delivers infrastructure through a 10-year infrastructure strategy, establishing the National Infrastructure and...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Voluntary OrganisationsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11342More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by the UK Covid Inquiry entitled Module 1 report: The resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom, published on 18 July 2024, HC 18, what steps his Department is taking to help
Answer: The Cabinet Office recognises the valuable role that the voluntary and community sector can play in all aspects of resilience. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 requires those responders most likely to be involved in emergencies (Category 1 responders) ‘to...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst Aid: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including first aid training in the national curriculum.
Answer: All state-funded schools in England are required to teach first aid as part of statutory health education, which is taught as part of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). It includes basic first aid and dealing with common injuries. Pupils in s...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to include first aid education in Young Futures Hubs; and what steps she is taking to consult with the voluntary sector on the 10-year knife crime plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to rolling out a Young Futures Programme, made up of local prevention partnerships and a network of Young Futures Hubs across the country. These will bring together services to help improve the way that children and young peopl...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: WarringtonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) help increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in Warrington.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst AidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps under the NHS 10-Year Plan to improve public access to first aid (a) training and (b) equipment to help (i) increase the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival ra
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals of; a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer: a National Health Service that is there when people need it; and fewer lives lost to the biggest kille...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department requires recipients of the Community Automated External Defibrillator Fund to register their automated external defibrillators onto The Circuit national defibrillator network
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage community organisations in (a) Warrington and (b) the rest of England to register their automated external defibrillators onto The Circuit nation
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Government DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether automated external defibrillators installed on Government buildings are registered onto The Circuit national defibrillator network.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to develop volunteering as a route to an NHS career; and what support his Department provides to (a) NHS Cadets and (b) other programmes to help support a (i) di
Answer: NHS England has been working in partnership with Helpforce, St John Ambulance, and Barnardos on a range of initiatives to better support volunteers to take the next step into a career in the National Health Service. With Helpforce, this has included suppo...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long-Term Workforce plan, what steps his Department plans to take to recognise the clinical capability of volunteers in enhancing NHS resilience and delivering NHS Career
Answer: The Department and NHS England value the excellent contribution that clinically trained volunteers make in supporting the National Health Service, from the thousands of trained Community First Responders across the ambulance service, to volunteers from pa...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary OrganisationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to enable Integrated Care Boards to draw on surge capacity from auxiliary organisations such as St John Ambulance to help support NHS emergency preparedness.
Answer: The independent investigation into National Health Service performance, published on 12 September, is helping to inform a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS and build a health service that is more resilient and fit for the future.It is for local integr...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve how NHS England works with clinically trained volunteers.
Answer: NHS England does not directly manage volunteers, with volunteering services being managed and delivered by National Health Service organisations and commissioned partners.The 2023 NHS Volunteering Taskforce report highlighted the untapped potential of vol...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of Lord Darzi's Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 12 September 2024, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen NHS resilience; and
Answer: The independent investigation into National Health Service performance, published on 12 September, is helping to inform a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS and build a health service that is more resilient and fit for the future.It is for local integr...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Hongkongers who have (a) arrived in the UK under the BN(O) scheme and (b) will be naturalised as British citizens have access to UK (i)
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes British Nationals (Overseas) who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third c...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: TravelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to communicate the risks associated with travel to Hong Kong to Hongkongers who have (a) arrived in the UK under the BN(O) scheme and a
Answer: FCDO's Travel Advice for Hong Kong explains that Hong Kong does not recognise dual nationality and anyone born in China to a Chinese national parent would be considered by authorities to be of Chinese nationality and treated as a Chinese citizen. Anyone w...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Council on the Misuse of DrugsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she has had with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention met the Chair of the ACMD, Professor Owen Bowden-Jones on the 29th October 2024, as part of this Government’s wider work on tackling the harms associated with drug misuse.Regular meetings with the ACMD ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
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