Chris Ward MP: written questions
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Written questions
Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by The Sutton Trust entitled The Opportunity Index, published in May 2025.
Answer: The Sutton Trust’s valuable report highlights that too many children face barriers to success because of who they are or where they come from. This is why, through the Opportunity Mission, we will break the link between young people’s backgrounds and thei...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce educational inequalities in (a) the South East and (b) nationally.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter where they are from. However, we know educational inequalities exist across the country. This is not acceptable in the South East or nationally.The department is tackling in...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make SEND training mandatory for (a) Initial Teacher Training and (b) continual learning for qualified teachers.
Answer: Supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is a mandatory part of initial teacher training and training for early career teachers, creating a strong foundation for those joining the profession. The new initial teacher trainin...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on providing payments to LGBTQ+ veterans under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.
Answer: The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) launched in December of 2024, and as of 9 June 2025, 44 applicants have received payment. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on clinical support staff of referring patients with long covid to ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome specialist services.
Answer: While no assessment has been made, NHS England has published commissioning guidance for post-Covid services which sets out the principles of care for people with long COVID.There is also specific advice for healthcare professionals to manage long COVID. P...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support community pharmacists.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.The Government is committe...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of Congo: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help bring peace and stability to the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what steps he is taking to help ensure the conflict doesn't spr
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa and President Kagame in Kigali on 21 and 22 February, where he was clear that there can be no military solution to the conflict. There must be an immediate cessation of hostilities.The Foreig...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordExhaust Emissions: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on vehicle emissions in (a) Brighton and (b) other cities in England.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the World Health Organization's Air Quality Guidelines, whether his Department plans to introduce a Clean Air Bill.
Answer: Last year, the Government launched a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan, to revise our plan for significantly improving the environment, including for air quality. We plan to develop a new, statutory plan to protect and restore our natural...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air Zones: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing Clean Air Zones in cities across England.
Answer: The evidence shows that Clean Air Zones are effective in reducing air pollution and Defra publish ‘Evaluation of Local NO2 Plans’ annual reports which cover this in detail. Other measures can also be effective, and Local authorities are best placed to det...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making food and nutrition assessments a statutory requirement in discharge care plans for patients leaving hospital.
Answer: Clinicians decide when a patient is medically ready for discharge, based on a set of criteria. The Hospital discharge and community support guidance sets out that multidisciplinary teams working across health and social care should plan and include inform...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of dementia training for adult social care staff on improving quality of life for (a) individuals with dementia and (b) their families.
Answer: We are committed to a professional, well supported social care workforce. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, providers must provide enough suitably qualified, competent, skilled, and experienced staff to meet the needs of the people using the serv...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) taxi and (b) private hire journeys either (i) start or (ii) finish within licensed vehicle areas.
Answer: It is widely accepted that taxis and private hire vehicles have always been permitted to carry pre-booked fares outside the area in which they are licensed. This allows the sector to work more flexibly to meet the needs of their passengers. Licensing auth...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to enforce taxi and private hire vehicle licensing regulations.
Answer: It is widely accepted that taxis and private hire vehicles have always been permitted to carry pre-booked fares outside the area in which they are licensed. This allows the sector to work more flexibly to meet the needs of their passengers. Licensing auth...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMalnutrition: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the NHS of providing treatment for malnutrition to people over 65-years old in Sussex in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, the primary causes of malnutrition are clinical, rather than it solely being caused by poor or inadequate dietary intake. Most cases of clinical malnutrition will be secondary to another health condition which may impact on nutritio...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMalnutrition: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of people aged over-65 who are malnourished in Sussex in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, the primary causes of malnutrition are clinical, rather than it solely being caused by poor or inadequate dietary intake. Most cases of clinical malnutrition will be secondary to another health condition which may impact on nutritio...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMalnutrition: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of food poverty on trends in the level of malnutrition in over 65-year-olds in Sussex in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, the primary causes of malnutrition are clinical, rather than it solely being caused by poor or inadequate dietary intake. Most cases of clinical malnutrition will be secondary to another health condition which may impact on nutritio...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the development of a clinical policy relating to the use of abiraterone acetate as a first-line treatment for men with locally advanced high-risk prostate cancer; and w
Answer: NHS England has developed a policy proposal for abiraterone acetate and prednisolone to be used as a routine commissioning treatment option for high-risk, hormone sensitive, non-metastatic prostate cancer.In line with NHS England’s service development pro...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 901015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the eligibility rules for free school transport.
Answer: The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who atten...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing national restrictions on the development of ex-gasworks sites.
Answer: The handling of hazardous materials is strictly regulated to prevent and limit the consequences of major accidents and to ensure that communities and the environment are protected. Hazardous substances consent is required for the presence of hazardous sub...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department issues guidance on handling hazardous materials when developing former gasworks sites.
Answer: The handling of hazardous materials is strictly regulated to prevent and limit the consequences of major accidents and to ensure that communities and the environment are protected. Hazardous substances consent is required for the presence of hazardous sub...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of redeveloping former gasworks sites on trends in air pollution levels in the surrounding area.
Answer: The handling of hazardous materials is strictly regulated to prevent and limit the consequences of major accidents and to ensure that communities and the environment are protected. Hazardous substances consent is required for the presence of hazardous sub...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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