Dan Carden MP: written questions
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Children and Young People: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase the number of children and young people reading for pleasure.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Liverpool Walton to the answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29850.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of central funding for fire and rescue services in (a) Merseyside and (b) England.
Answer: Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. Decisions on how their resources are best deployed to meet their core functions are a matter for each fire and rescue authority based on its analysis of risk and local circ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of Common Wealth's report, entitled Public Coordination of a Just North Sea Transition, published on 10
Answer: The Government is committed to a fair, orderly and prosperous transition in the North Sea to boost Britain’s energy security and ensure good, long-term jobs. That is why we have already launched Great British Energy, begun the biggest ever investment in o...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of Common Wealth's briefing, entitled Housing Coalitions of the Future, published on 18 J
Answer: The government has made no formal assessment of the potential implications for MHCLG policies of the briefing in question.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the Autonomy Institute's report, entitled Transforming Employment and Support Infrastructure,
Answer: The findings from the Autonomy Institute's report, entitled ‘Transforming Employment and Support Infrastructure’, demonstrates the importance of reforming Jobcentres and the difference this can make to citizens. Through the Get Britain Working White Paper...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 24125 on Parish and Town Councils: Employers’ contributions, what discussions her Department is having with parish and town
Answer: I refer my hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 27565 on 7 February 2025.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for SEND provision in (a) Liverpool and (b) England.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Following the Autu...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) dentists and (b) dentist representatives on the recent dentist pay award.
Answer: The Department formally consults with the British Dental Association on the details of contract uplift proposals before these are implemented, as the recognised representative body for dentists. We consulted the British Dental Association on the proposed ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) on proposals to transfer the BCSSS investment reserve to members.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to my response on 29 January 2025 (UIN 25410).
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for police training programmes.
Answer: The 2025-26 final police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an overall increase of up to £1.1 billion when compared to the 2024-25 settlement which equates to a 6% cash terms in...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreasts: Plastic SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a public inquiry into the safety of PIP breast implants.
Answer: There are currently no plans to commission a public inquiry into the safety of Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants.As part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) market surveillance for medical devices, we worked with ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmart Export GuaranteeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the Smart Export Guarantee to set minimum terms of tariffs.
Answer: The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is a market-led mechanism in which energy suppliers, not government, set both tariff levels and structure. This is to encourage innovation and competition between suppliers. The Government keeps the SEG under regular revie...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: School LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of library provision in primary schools.
Answer: School libraries complement public libraries by giving pupils access to a range of books and other kinds of texts, both in and out of school. The national curriculum states that teachers are expected to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading wid...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with University Hospitals of Liverpool on the Critical Incident declared on 7 January 2025.
Answer: NHS England’s regional teams have worked closely with the integrated care boards to ensure that appropriate action is taken to address and mitigate the issues identified within each declared critical incident, including at the Liverpool University Hospita...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCash Dispensing: Liverpool WaltonTreasuryTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22972More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) access to (i) deposit and (ii) withdraw cash and (b) the availability of trained people to help with cash access services in Liverpool Walton con
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. Furthermore, the Government recognises that b...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the US Surgeon General’s recommendations to include health warnings on alcohol labels; and whether he has plans to re-v
Answer: The Government is committed to building a National Health Service fit for the future, with a greater emphasis on the prevention of avoidable health harms, supporting people to live well for longer.We have noted the United States Surgeon General’s recommen...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial Intelligence and CopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, published 17 December 2024, what assessment has she made of the potential impact on the UK's creative ind
Answer: The government’s consultation on Copyright and AI, launched 17 December and closing 25 February, was published alongside an accompanying options assessment. One of the main reasons for the consultation is to gather further evidence on the potential impact...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLobbyingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with the Electoral Commission on the potential implications for (a) her and (b) the Commission's policies of Transparency International's position pa
Answer: Effective regulation and enforcement of political finance are crucial for maintaining public trust in our electoral systems. The Government is committed to strengthening our democracy and upholding the integrity of elections and, as stated in our manifest...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: Liverpool WaltonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Youth Guarantee on young people in Liverpool Walton constituency.
Answer: In the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government announced £45 million of funding for eight trailblazers in England to test delivery of the Youth Guarantee. Liverpool City Region are one of the eight areas set to receive a proportion of this funding...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEducation and Unemployment: Liverpool WaltonDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of (a) work, (b) education and (c) training in Liverpool Walton constituency.
Answer: The department publishes national statistics on those not in education, employment or training (NEET) for England from the labour force survey for young people aged 16 to 24. However, these are only published at national and regional level due to limitati...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Liverpool WaltonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Get Britain Working White Paper on the services provided by Jobcentres in Liverpool Walton constituency.
Answer: The reforms to Jobcentres across Great Britain that we have announced in the recent Get Britain Working White Paper will be transformative.Key to the White Paper’s successful delivery will be ensuring it is locally responsive and engaged. This will mean i...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of Pension Credit in winter 2024-25.
Answer: The Department’s campaign to promote Pension Credit has been running across Great Britain since September. The latest phase of the campaign, which launched on 8 November, is aimed at friends and family - especially adult children of eligible pensioners - ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide transition pathways for oil and gas workers.
Answer: The Clean Energy Mission will create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country. The UK has a highly skilled oil and gas workforce, with high transferability of skills to these new roles. The Office for Clean Energy Jobs (OCEJ) has been created to e...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Fix the CMS: key findings from our research on child maintenance, published by Gingerbread
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) continues to engage regularly with stakeholders as we consider CMS reform. We are currently considering the recommendations and our response to the Gingerbread report ‘Fix the CMS’.The CMS Service Modernisation Programm...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Voluntary OrganisationsTreasuryTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16788More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the voluntary drug and alcohol treatment sector.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note that covers the employer NICs changes was published by HMRC on 13 November and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-class-1-national-insurance-contributions-secondary-threshold-the-...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
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