Daniel Francis MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Night 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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