Christopher Chope MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Coronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the MHRA uses observed analyses instead of expected analyses in assessing the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.
Answer: The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency uses both observed and expected analysis in their assessment of safety signals for COVID-19 vaccines. Data obtained from the spontaneous Yellow Card reporting system, through which patients, public an...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChurch Schools: VATTreasuryTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8099More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of VAT on private school fees on Christian schools.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what modifications have been made to existing Covid-19 vaccine products; for what reasons were those modifications made; and when those modifications were approved by the Medicines and Healthcare P
Answer: The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency may authorise a line extension, which is a new product authorisation linked to the original marketing authorisation. Various versions of the COVID-19 vaccines have been approved as line extensions to the...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEuropean Arrest WarrantsHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European Arrest Warrants have been issued to the United Kingdom in the last 12 months for which information is available; and how many of these have been executed.
Answer: European Arrest Warrants were replaced by arrest warrants under Title VII of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The National Crime Agency deals with arrest warrants issued in accordance with the TCA, as the designated authority for cases whi...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHomes for Ukraine Scheme: VisasHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are awaiting a decision; and how many of these have been outstanding for more than (a) 6 and (b) 12 weeks.
Answer: The number of applications currently awaiting a decision under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme is published weekly and can be found at: Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) and Ukraine Extension Scheme visa data - GOV.UK (www...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled E-scooter trials: guidance for local authorities and rental operators, updated on 17 January 2024, how many applications for changes to trials her Department
Answer: The Department received 13 applications from local authorities, requesting geographic and fleet size changes to their e-scooter trials. All 13 applications were approved as of 8 October 2024.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAllwyn Entertainment: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited's policy on publishing data.
Answer: DCMS does not have a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited’s policy on data publication.The responsibility for regulation of the National Lottery operator rests solely with the Gambling Commission, as set out in the National Lottery Act 1993.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChristchurch Sailing Club: FlagsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant the application by Christchurch Sailing Club for a warrant to wear a privileged Ensign.
Answer: New privileged ensigns are granted only in the most exceptional circumstances. There are only a limited number of clubs whose applications have been granted since the list for privileged Yacht clubs closed in 1952. This decision is under consideration. ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHelp to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4169 on Help to Buy Scheme, how many Help to Buy loan repayment applications are being processed; and how many and what pro
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally. Publicly available information covers total annual redemptions (see response to written Question UIN 4169).Homes England do hold information on redemptions initiated and redemptions concluded in any given m...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme does not include people who are 80 or older.
Answer: The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme for adults turning 75 years old began on 1 September 2024 in England, alongside a one-off catch-up programme to rapidly vaccinate all those already aged 75 to 79 years old. Older adults will rema...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHelp to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Help to Buy loan repayment applications are being processed; and how many and what proportion of these applications have been outstanding for more than (a) three and (b)
Answer: Data is publicly available in the Homes England annual report on the total redemptions for each year:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a76e080808eaf43b50d887/Homes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf pg 79
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of providing annual ECGs to young people on the number of victims of sudden cardiac death; and if he will hold discussions with his Italian cou
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee reviewed screening young people for sudden cardiac death in 2019. They found there was insufficient evidence to support the introduction of whole population screening in the United Kingdom. However, this issue is kept u...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Insurance: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of fee setting and de-recognition procedures on the (a) cost and (b) availability of private medical insurance.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about pricing and the terms of cover they offer based on their assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. The respective capabilities...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAction Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau on the potential merits of opening a criminal investigation into crimes with reference numbers NFRC24060673724
Answer: Due to the operational independence of law enforcement partners, the government is not able to comment on any specific case that is currently under review.Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau will ensure that any case is dealt with appr...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Integrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the performance of Integrated Care Boards in England in fulfilling their duty to commission palliative and end of life care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. The hospice sector is an important part of the range of providers and services needed.2023/24 wa...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much grant funding each Integrated Care Board in England is providing for hospice funding for (a) children's and (b) other hospices over the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. The hospice sector is an important part of the range of providers and services needed.2023/24 wa...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCovid-19 InquiryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's Written Statement of 18 July 2024 on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 Report, HCWS11, whether the Prime Minister's personal commitment to each and every famil
Answer: In the Prime Minister’s written ministerial statement to Parliament, he said that ensuring that the United Kingdom is prepared for a future pandemic is a “top priority” for his government and that the Government is determined to learn the lessons from thi...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: GraffitiDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to require local highway authorities to remove (a) racist and (b) other offensive graffiti from structures adjacent to the public highway without the authority of the owner.
Answer: Local highway authorities are responsible for maintaining the highway. This includes the removal of graffiti from publicly owned highway assets, such as bridges, traffic signs, and street furniture, as well as council-owned and other public buildings. The...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of people with partial trisomy experiencing heart complications following an mRNA vaccine; and if his Department will take steps
Answer: There has been no formal review of the potential risk of people with partial trisomy experiencing heart complications following an mRNA vaccine, although the safety of vaccines is continually monitored by the independent Medicine and Healthcare products R...
Answered 21 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment Scheme: CoronavirusDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 11More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications were made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme for redress arising from the administration of covid-19 vaccines as at 1 July 2024; and how many and what proportion of those
Answer: As of 1 July 2024, the NHS Business Services Authority had received 14,088 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) relating to COVID-19. Following medical assessment, 6,850 claims, or 48.6% of the total number of claims, had received an initial...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordParkfield School ChristchurchDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 10More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to reject the application by Reach South Academy Trust to close Parkfield School.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, will not make it her policy to reject the application by Reach South Academy Trust to close Parkfield School. Upon reviewing officials’ advice around this school closing, the department agrees th...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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