Daniel Francis MP: written questions
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Written questions
Chlorine Dioxide: AutismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of online misinformation in the use of chlorine dioxide in treatments for autism on people with autism; and what steps he plans to ta
Answer: This government recognises the damaging impact online misinformation can have. Autism is not a medical condition with treatments or a "cure". The NHS website highlights that products falsely claiming to be cures or treatments for autism are harm...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw ReportingMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making (a) court transcription services (i) cheaper and (ii) more accessible for the families of victims and (b) court recordings directly available to thos
Answer: Bereaved families of victims of murder, manslaughter, and fatal road offences can request a free transcript of the judge’s sentencing remarks. Following the conclusion of a one-year pilot, on 22 May the Lord Chancellor announced that we are continuing the...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw ReportingMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether recordings of court proceedings from October 2023 onwards are available for transcription for a period of one year.
Answer: Crown Court transcripts are available for a minimum of one year dependent upon the nature of the disposal.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: Bexleyheath and CrayfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help tackle the use of catapults to maim (a) animals and (b) wildlife in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.
Answer: The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects all wild birds and some wild animals in England and Wales. While the Act does not specifically include catapults in the list of weapons that a person must not use to kill wildlife, it is still illegal under t...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to develop real time information on the availability of accessibility to public transport for disabled passengers.
Answer: Accessibility and inclusivity are key considerations for the government as we seek to deliver against our key missions, including removing barriers to opportunity and delivering safer streets. The government wants disabled people to be able to travel easi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Carers and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleague on developing a cross-departmental strategy to support (a) carers and (b) disabled people into work.
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper sets out a cross-government strategy to address key labour market challenges, especially tackling the increase in economic inactivity over recent years. It is part of wider government action to spread opportunity and fi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: BarnehurstDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on maintaining ownership of the northern part of Hornbeam Lane in Barnehurst.
Answer: There have are no active discussions between officials in my Department and Network Rail regarding maintaining ownership of the northern part of Hornbeam Lane. If the hon member provides details, my Department would be happy to support the resolution of a...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSlade Green Station: BridgesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Network Rail on a timetable to install lighting on the footbridge at Slade Green Station.
Answer: Bexley London Borough Council approached Network Rail with a proposal to retrofit LED lighting to the underside of the footbridge handrails at Slade Green station. Network Rail has held meetings with Bexley Council representatives to discuss the proposal ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will invest in data infrastructure to better understand where and when disabled children need support.
Answer: The department collects and publishes information on disabled children, including through the school census, the SEN2 survey and in the children in need census. These returns provide multiple insights on disabled children and young people such as need and...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to the Support for Families with Disabled Children programme; and what her planned timeline is for reopening the programme.
Answer: Each year, the Support for Families with Disabled Children (SFDC) programme provides individual grants to approximately 60,000 low-income families raising a disabled or seriously ill child. The department is pleased to support the SFDC programme, and we e...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDocklands Light Railway: ThamesmeadDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on the potential impact of extending the DLR to Thamesmead on (a) economic growth and (b) housing delivery.
Answer: We appreciate the strategic and economic benefits of new transport infrastructure programmes in London like the DLR extension to Thamesmead. This government remains committed to supporting London and the transport network on which it depends and regularly...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeShuttle: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on improving access for disabled people on LeShuttle services.
Answer: The Government engages regularly with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to discuss a range of matters and officials meet routinely to discuss the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority (CTSA) and ORR’s regulatory activities concerning Eurotunnel. The Government ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the difference between the (a) fee that will be paid to deliver the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service and (b) cost
Answer: The fee that has been put in place to underpin the service is aligned to other fees paid for domiciliary sight testing services. NHS England has committed to investing up to £12.7 million annually on the provision of sight tests and the associated optical...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that Great British Railways has a statutory accessibility duty.
Answer: Accessibility is a priority for this Government and we are committed to delivering a rail system which allows disabled people to travel easily, confidently and with dignity. The ongoing Railways Bill consultation is already clear that accessibility will b...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNight Shelter Transformation FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide additional funding for the Night Shelter Transformation Fund in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: This government has increased homelessness and rough sleeping funding by £233 million in 2025/26, taking total investment to nearly £1 billion. This includes a further £3.5 million for the Night Shelter Transformation Fund extension in 2025-26. NSTF proje...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNight Shelter Transformation FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's timetable is for notifying applicants to the Night Shelter Transformation Fund of the outcome of their application.
Answer: This government has increased homelessness and rough sleeping funding by £233 million in 2025/26, taking total investment to nearly £1 billion. This includes a further £3.5 million for the Night Shelter Transformation Fund extension in 2025-26. NSTF proje...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Special Educational NeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS special schools eye care service will have an oversight and evaluation programme in 2025-26 (a) monitoring coverage and uptake and (b) assessing whether it is delivering comparable
Answer: NHS England is in the process of publishing a final service specification for sight testing in special educational settings that will provide for comparable health and education outcomes to the proof of concept. A process is also being established for ong...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: ChildrenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling advertising on the uptake of gambling by children.
Answer: While advertising is a legitimate advantage which licensed operators have over illegal gambling firms, increased exposure to gambling advertising can have an impact on gambling participation and some forms of advertising can also have a disproportionate i...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnniversaries: World War IIDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to include local communities in (a) VE and (b) VJ Day commemorations.
Answer: The 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day are important opportunities for communities to come together to pay tribute to the millions of people across the UK and Commonwealth who served in the Second World War, telling the stories of those who fought and sa...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Abbey Wood and CrayfordDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of additional Southeastern services directly from Crayford to Abbey Wood.
Answer: The Department requires all train operators, including Southeastern, to plan services and timetables designed to meet passenger demand while also ensuring value for money for the taxpayer. Timetables are kept under review and, where appropriate, adjusted...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBexleyheath LineDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of additional Southeastern services from London Charing Cross on the Bexleyheath line on the evening and weekend.
Answer: The Department requires all train operators, including Southeastern, to plan services and timetables designed to meet passenger demand while also ensuring value for money for the taxpayer. Timetables are kept under review and, where appropriate, adjusted ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld War II: AnniversariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to include local communities in VE and VJ Day commemorations.
Answer: We all owe our freedom to those who served during the Second World War.It is important that 80 years on, we will come together as a nation to thank those who fought and remember those who lost their lives. The Government is committed to a series of nation...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community.
Answer: We are determined to transform the NHS into a neighbourhood health service. As a downpayment we have announced the biggest boost to GP funding in years - an extra £889 million.However, the reform needed to shift health care from hospital to community will...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
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