Clive Betts MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the role of the (a) planning inspector and (b) local planning authority in determining priority be given to brown field development when a local plan includes (a) brownfi
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies and decisions should give substantial weight to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements for homes and other identified needs.It is for the decision mak...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreenbelt: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the required infrastructure has to be provided before or in parallel with the development when releasing greenbelt land for development.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that ‘Golden Rules’ should apply to major development including the provision of housing on land released from the Green Belt through plan preparation or revie...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Mobile PhonesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department used to determine which lines would be covered by the programme to lay trackside cabling to improve mobile phone connectivity; and what assessment her Department made of potential m
Answer: The first lines selected were those routes that have high numbers of rail passengers and were commercially attractive for the concession partner. It is in the partner and Network Rail's interest for the concession to be cash generative as soon as possible...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of support for cancer Multidisciplinary Team Coordinators in improving the (a) accuracy and (b) completeness of blood cancer data col
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancer, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes for all patients across England.NHS England understands th...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) collection, (b) analysis and (c) reporting of blood cancer data to ensure it is comprehensive and consistent across England.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that the cancer workforce and healthcare professionals collect and have access to the most up-to-date data available. Cancer data collection is crucial in identifying areas of variation and disparity within can...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) consistency and (b) quality of blood cancer data collection in England.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that the cancer workforce and healthcare professionals collect and have access to the most up-to-date data available. Cancer data collection is crucial in identifying areas of variation and disparity within can...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of levels of of geographic variation in access to NHS approved treatments for people with blood cancer.
Answer: The Government is committed to providing patients with timely access to diagnosis and treatment, regardless of their location in the country.The National Health Service has delivered an extra four million operations, scans, and appointments as the first s...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce geographic inequalities in access to approved blood cancer treatments in England.
Answer: Reducing inequalities in cancer diagnosis, care, and outcomes is a key priority for the National Cancer Plan. The plan will look at the targeted improvements needed across different cancer types to reduce disparities in cancer survival, and will develop i...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a0 monitoring and (b) management of individuals diagnosed with Monoclonal Gammopathy of an Undetermined Significance.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes for all patients across England. This includes the monitoring of patients with pre-...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve coordination between (a) primary and (b) secondary care to ensure (i) timely and (ii) effective monitoring of patients diagnosed with Monoclonal Gammo
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes for all patients across England. This includes the monitoring of patients with pre-...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is planning to take through the National Cancer Plan to (a) improve early diagnosis rates and (b) reduce the number of those being diagnosed with blood cancer in an emerge
Answer: The Government has announced that the National Cancer Plan will be published later this year, following the recent publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. The National Cancer Plan will ensure that all cancer patients, including patients with blood cancer,...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include specific targets for improving the early diagnosis rates of blood cancers.
Answer: The Government has announced that the National Cancer Plan will be published later this year, following the recent publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. The National Cancer Plan will ensure that all cancer patients, including patients with blood cancer,...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include commitments to (a) improve diagnostic pathways and (b) reduce delays in identifying blood cancers at an early stage.
Answer: The Government has announced that the National Cancer Plan will be published later this year, following the recent publication of the 10-Year Health Plan. The National Cancer Plan will ensure that all cancer patients, including patients with blood cancer,...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will take steps to increase the number of clinical academics dedicated to blood cancer research.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will be published later this year. It would not be right to pre-empt the details that will be in the plan. We will work with partners to make sure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills.The Departme...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include policies on blood cancer healthcare professionals.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will be published later this year. It would not be right to pre-empt the details that will be in the plan. We will work with partners to make sure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills.The Departme...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the forthcoming National Cancer Plan and NHS Workforce Plan will together improve blood cancer patients' (a) outcomes and (b) experiences.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will ensure that all cancer patients across England have access to the best cancer care and treatments. It will seek to improve every aspect of cancer care, including the design of services and the experience and outcomes for peop...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 63985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a national cancer medicines advisory group for England.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway, from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care, as well as prevention, and research and innovation. It will seek to improve every aspect...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGoverning Bodies: SportsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enquiries have been submitted to her Department on non compliance with the Home Office Code of Practice for Sports Governing Bodies in the last six weeks; and to which sports governing bodies
Answer: Sports governing bodies approved by the Home Office are required to abide by the ‘Code of Practice for Sports Governing Bodies’ as part of their role under the International Sportsperson visa route.The Home Office reserves the right to check the activitie...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGoverning Bodies: SportsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure compliance with Home Office Code of Practice for Sports Governing Bodies.
Answer: Sports governing bodies approved by the Home Office are required to abide by the ‘Code of Practice for Sports Governing Bodies’ as part of their role under the International Sportsperson visa route.The Home Office reserves the right to check the activitie...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBorders: Personal RecordsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring the Border Force to (a) check and (b) record the identities of people leaving the UK.
Answer: The Home Office reintroduced exit checks in April 2015. Working with carriers, exit checks routinely provide us with vital information that confirm a person’s exit from the UK. Details are set out at this link: Exit checks fact sheet - GOV.UK.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce reforms to the eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments before the conclusion of her Department's review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment pro
Answer: Subject to Parliamentary approval, the proposed reforms will take effect only at the point of a claimant’s next scheduled award review after November 2026. In parallel, we have launched a comprehensive review of the PIP assessment process, which I shall l...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations she plans to have discussions with during the review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process.
Answer: Through the review of the PIP assessment, we want to make sure that the PIP assessment is fit for the future. We have now begun the first phase of this review, during which I am speaking to stakeholders to gather views on how best to approach the review. ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the effectiveness of the assessment process for Personal Independence Payments.
Answer: The Health Transformation Programme is transforming the entire Personal Independence Payment service, from finding out about benefits through to decisions, eligibility, and payments. It will modernise the service to improve efficiency and customer experie...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that British suppliers are used for Government-funded small modular reactors.
Answer: Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to deploy the UK's first SMRs, subject to final government approvals and contract signature. Further details will follow in due course, but the gov...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of building the first British small modular reactor outside the UK on the UK manufacturing sector.
Answer: Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected Rolls Royce SMR as its preferred bidder to partner with to deploy the UK's first SMRs, subject to final government approvals and contract signature. Further details will follow in due course, but the gov...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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