Daisy Cooper MP: written questions
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Health Professions: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19779 on Health Professions: Regulation, what his timetable is for announcing his priorities in relation to the applicability of the five year
Answer: The Government has been considering its priorities for professional regulation and will be setting these out shortly.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending free school meal provision to include children enrolled in maintained nursery schools.
Answer: Under current programmes, 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils are registered to receive benefits-based free school meals (FSM). This includes pupils attending a local authority maintained, academy or free school nursery who are entitled to FSM, as long as th...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: FranchisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether UK Government Investments has made a request to Post Office Limited to (a) proceed with moving all directly managed branches to a fully franchised model and (b) expedite the shift of directly m
Answer: Nigel Railton, the Post Office Chair, has set out his ambitions for the future of the Post Office, which involves a reduction in central costs and other ways to deliver efficiencies, plus steps to improve the commercial future of the business in order to ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: FranchisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made representations with the Post Office to (a) proceed with moving all directly managed branches to a fully franchised model and (b) expedite the shift of directly managed
Answer: Nigel Railton, the Post Office Chair, has set out his ambitions for the future of the Post Office, which involves a reduction in central costs and other ways to deliver efficiencies, plus steps to improve the commercial future of the business in order to ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: DatabasesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26600 on Parking: Databases, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) retaining the National Parking Platform in the pub
Answer: This Government has had to make many difficult decisions about public spending. We recognise the merits of the National Parking Platform and are continuing to support this by working with the parking industry, who we believe are best placed to take the in...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Lavatories: MenDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the provision of sanitary waste bins in men's bathrooms.
Answer: The Government oversees policy and legislation with respect to the safe management of waste and litter as well as the protection of drains and sewers. It does not, however, have powers to compel the provision of sanitary bins in public toilets. The mainte...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) mortgage lenders and (b) insurers on their approach to (i) mortgages and (ii) building insurance policies relating to buildings th
Answer: EWS1s are not a legal or regulatory requirement. They are a mortgage valuation tool and the use of EWS1s is a commercial decision by industry.The Department engages regularly with the mortgage lending and insurance industries. Officials are working closel...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTestosterone IsocaproateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) adequacy of access to and (b) reliability of the supply of Sustanon in the UK.
Answer: The Government is not aware of any current supply issues regarding the provision of Sustanon. Decisions about which medicines to prescribe are made by the doctor or healthcare professional responsible for that part of the patient’s care. Prescribers are a...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many funding applications the National Institute of Health and Care Research received for brain tumour research on (a) diagnosis and screening and (b) drugs and treatment therapies in each of t
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.5 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24. C...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10820 on Trapping, what his timetable is for banning the use of snares.
Answer: As stated in the reply to Question 10820, Defra is considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare traps in England.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority: Public AppointmentsTreasuryTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27601More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority will retain independent commissioners.
Answer: The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will combine the functions of the National Infrastructure Commission and Infrastructure and Projects Authority. NISTA will bring oversight of strategy and delivery into one organisat...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: DatabasesDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish her planned timetable for rolling out the National Parking Platform across England.
Answer: The Government continues to support the concept of a National Parking Platform (NPP), recognising the depth of support for it across the parking sector and its many benefits. However, we are of the view that it could and should be delivered without the ne...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: TestingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to re-open water testing Laboratories that are Regulation 31 certified.
Answer: The water industry must comply with Regulation 31 and they cannot purchase and install a product from a supplier without first assuring themselves that the product has been approved or meets the requirements of Regulation 31. The Government recognises tha...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployed People: TravelDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing assistance for costs to unemployed jobseekers for travelling to in-person interviews for temporary jobs on minimum pay.
Answer: Our new Get Britain Working plan is designed to reform employment support and create a new jobs and careers service to help people into work. We know that travel costs can be a barrier to work for unemployed customers. Currently the Flexible Support Fund ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Cadet Force: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter on UIN 11295 from the Minister for Veterans and People to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, dated 19 November 2024, and pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Q
Answer: Autumn Budget 2024 set the Ministry of Defence budget for financial year 2025-26 as £59.8 billion, an increase of £2.9 billion from this year. The Department is currently conducting the budget-setting process for 2025-26, with final budgets to be set befo...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26385More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time to answer a customer telephone call was in each year since 2015.
Answer: Data on the number of complaints relating to telephony services is held in line with HMRC’s retention policy.Reporting yearNumber of complaints relating to telephony servicesNumber of telephony complaints as a proportion of all complaints received (%)2015...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times has HMRC disconnected a customer who has waited for longer than 70 minutes to speak to an advisor on their customer telephone service in each year since 2015.
Answer: Data on the number of complaints relating to telephony services is held in line with HMRC’s retention policy.Reporting yearNumber of complaints relating to telephony servicesNumber of telephony complaints as a proportion of all complaints received (%)2015...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26343More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HMRC's budget has been for a customer telephone service in each year since 2015.
Answer: Data on the number of complaints relating to telephony services is held in line with HMRC’s retention policy.Reporting yearNumber of complaints relating to telephony servicesNumber of telephony complaints as a proportion of all complaints received (%)2015...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StaffTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26342More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent staff have been re-employed on HMRC’s customer telephone service in each year since 2015.
Answer: Data on the number of complaints relating to telephony services is held in line with HMRC’s retention policy.Reporting yearNumber of complaints relating to telephony servicesNumber of telephony complaints as a proportion of all complaints received (%)2015...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Telephone ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26341More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of customers have made a complaint about the customer telephone service in each year since 2015.
Answer: Data on the number of complaints relating to telephony services is held in line with HMRC’s retention policy.Reporting yearNumber of complaints relating to telephony servicesNumber of telephony complaints as a proportion of all complaints received (%)2015...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23431 on Local Government: Employers' Contributions, whether she made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of th
Answer: The government has announced an additional £515 million of support for local government in England specifically to manage the impact of changes to employer NICs announced at the Autumn Budget.Final allocations to local authorities will be published alongs...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Home Office case reference MPAM/1253692/25, what steps is taking to expedite the resolution of a technical error on her Department's systems which is preventing the processing of ski
Answer: The issue raised relates to an individual case and the enrolment of data to the Home Office. It does not relate to a systemic issue with our I.T systems. We are taking steps to resolve the issues surrounding the individual case and will respond with furth...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: ConcussionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of adoption by (i) professional and (ii) grass roots sports organisations and (b) effectiveness of the UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassro
Answer: National guidelines for concussion in grassroots sport were developed by international experts on concussion and acquired brain injury to better identify, manage and prevent the issue. We continue to encourage National Governing Bodies to adapt the guidan...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: ConcussionDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to encourage schools to adopt the recommendations on (a) preventing and (b) treating concussion in the UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport, updated in November 2024.
Answer: Engaging in sports and physical activities, both within and outside the school environment, is crucial for a child’s wellbeing and personal development. There are various resources already available to assist schools and sports clubs in assessing and miti...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish guidance on the risks to children of acquired brain injuries in (a) schools and (b) sports clubs.
Answer: Engaging in sports and physical activities, both within and outside the school environment, is crucial for a child’s wellbeing and personal development. There are various resources already available to assist schools and sports clubs in assessing and miti...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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