Daisy Cooper MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Special Educational Needs: HertfordshireDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Hertfordshire SEND Improvement Plan, published in December 2023, whether her Department (a) was consulted on and (b) agreed with the implementation of the Hertfordshire County Council targ
Answer: The target of 60% of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans being completed within 20 weeks by Hertfordshire County Council is published in the local area partnership’s priority action plan. The department understands from Hertfordshire County Council tha...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: HertfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received representations from Hertfordshire County Council to request funding to (a) assess the viability of and (b) introduce bus franchising in Hertfordshire.
Answer: The government is determined to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. It has set out a plan to achieve this, based on giving local leaders the tools they need to ensure bus services reflect the ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOff-payroll WorkingTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6535More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review IR35 rules.
Answer: The Government keeps all tax policy under review to identify potential improvements.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSewers: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to require sustainable drainage systems for new housing developments under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
Answer: Planning policy requires that Sustainable Drainage Systems are included in all new major developments, unless there is clear evidence that this would be inappropriate. The Government is currently assessing how best to implement its ambitions on sustainabl...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisposable Wipes: PlasticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to prohibit the sale and use of wet wipes containing plastic.
Answer: This Government has called for the banning of the sale of wet wipes containing plastic.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of winter fuel payments to overseas residents was in 2023/24.
Answer: Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payments made to individuals and households are publicly available via GOV.UK. The latest statistics cover winter 2023 to 2024. The winter 2023 to 2024 Winter Fuel Payment expenditure for residents in eligibl...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff have left the NHS ophthalmic sector to join ophthalmic units in independent treatment centres.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Treatment CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the value for money of ophthalmic care in independent treatment centres.
Answer: It is the responsibility of individual commissioners to commission services and agree contracts most suitable for their local context. Contracts between commissioners and providers must comply with the NHS Payment Scheme, a set of prices and rules used to...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Season TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling rail users to buy a discounted season ticket using a (a) young person's and (b) 26 to 30 railcard.
Answer: Affordability of rail travel is one of our key objectives. However, any concessions made to rail fares policy must balance benefits for certain groups against the impacts on taxpayers. Season tickets already provide a discount compared to single, return a...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSurrogacy: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing emergency travel documents for surrogate babies of British nationals born in Ukraine.
Answer: His Majesty’s Passport Office provides significant support to the commissioning parents of surrogate babies.Where there are safety concerns, HM Passport Office works in conjunction with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to prioritise...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any HIV peer support services were (a) wholly or (b) partially funded by the public purse in 2023-24
Answer: The Adult service specification for people living with HIV sets out the requirement for HIV services to ensure that people living with HIV have access to emotional and psychological support, including peer support. However, NHS England Specialised Commiss...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any Integrated Care Boards fund programmes which (a) find and (b) re-engage with people living with HIV who have not accessed HIV care in the last year
Answer: We are making progress in ending new transmissions of HIV within England by 2030 but we know more work needs to be done to achieve our ambitions. The Department, the UK Health and Security Agency, NHS England and a broad range of system partners are worki...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of Baroness Merron of 11 September 2024, House of Lords, Official Report, column 1565, what steps he is taking to engage with people who have been diagnosed
Answer: We are making progress in ending new transmissions of HIV within England by 2030 but we know more work needs to be done to achieve our ambitions. The Department, the UK Health and Security Agency, NHS England and a broad range of system partners are worki...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 3798 on NHS: Training, how many of the rejected or unsuccessful direct entry applicants were not accepted (a) due to the lack of a suitable p
Answer: The Department does not hold the specific information requested. The number of posts available on the Science Training Programme each year is derived from a process of expressions of interest from host bodies, which are reviewed by national and regional c...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 3784 on Solar Power: Housing, if he will make it his policy to regulate the Smart Export Guarantee market to ensure that (a) residentia
Answer: To encourage innovation and competition, the Smart Export Guarantee is a market-led mechanism in which energy suppliers, rather than the government, set both the tariff levels and structure. The scheme’s success should therefore be gauged by the diversity...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3791 on Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination, whether he has received any advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has not provided advice on whether the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine should be extended to children over the age of one year with spinal muscular atrophy type 1.The JCVI considered a r...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic: ReviewsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a fan-led review of the music industry.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on Grassroots music venues as soon as we can in the autumn, including its recommendation on a fan-led review of live and electronic music. As part of our commitment to p...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the equipment his Department has provided to Ukraine to help counter chemical threats included (a) gas detection and (b) chemical protective equipment for use by (i) civilians and (ii) armed forces.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to assess and monitor the evolving threat picture in Ukraine, including Russian use of chemicals as a method of warfare. The MOD has been at the forefront of international support and assistance to the Armed Forces ...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInternational Fund for Israeli-Palestinian PeaceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken with international partners to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.
Answer: This government has prioritised working to end this conflict and secure the safe release of hostages, in co-ordination with international partners, since day one. We will continue to use every diplomatic lever to bring about a ceasefire deal as the first ...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMultiple Myeloma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research to (a) track and (b) compare international access to myeloma treatments; whether his Department holds data on the use by other countries of isatuximab in combination
Answer: The Department has no plans to commission research to compare international access to myeloma treatments. There are a number of independent publications that compare international access to new medicines, including cancer medicines, such as the European F...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDentistry: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Dental recruitment incentive scheme 2024/25 published on 10 May 2024, how many NHS dentists have been recruited on the Golden Hello pathway in each (a) region and (b) ICB area
Answer: The dentistry recovery plan, Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, published on 7 February 2024, included a Golden Hello scheme offering up to 240 dentists a cash incentive to deliver National Health Service work in und...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: VettingHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September to Question 2138 on Police: Vetting, what information her Department holds on the performance of police forces processing of Disclosure Barring Service checks tha
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) regularly publishes statistics on the overall processing times for each of their services. This includes checks where they are referred to police forces.The most recent relevant data set was published July 30th is ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: VettingHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2138 on Police: Vetting, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of English police forces in delivering Disclosure and
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) send their Enhanced checks to a police force if there is a potential match against the names on the application form and local police systems.DBS commissions 52 independent police disclosure units that are spread g...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDrax Power StationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to hold a substantive debate in the House of Commons on future subsidy arrangements for Drax power station.
Answer: No decision has been taken on whether transitional support arrangements should be introduced for biomass generators when their current arrangements end. The Government will consider a range of factors, including a robust assessment of potential value for ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1627 on Bangladesh: Demonstrations, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on recent (a) protests
Answer: On 9 August, the Foreign Secretary's statement welcomed the appointment of the Interim Government in Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The Interim Government in Bangladesh has the UK's full support as it works to restore peace and...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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