Danny Chambers MP: written questions
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Written questions
Mental Health Services: StudentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help integrate accredited (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists into mental health support teams for students.
Answer: We know that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and that waits for mental health services are far too long. We will provide access to a specialist mental health professional in every school so that menta...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of (a) counsellors and (b) psychotherapists in the mental health workforce.
Answer: The National Health Service workforce has been overworked for years, leading to staff becoming burnt out and demoralised and, while there has been growth in the mental health workforce over recent years, more is needed. That is why, as part of our mission...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the UK's exit from the EU on the movement of animals between the UK and the EU for breeding programmes; and what steps his Depa
Answer: The UK’s departure introduced new rules and procedures for GB exporters, including compliance with EU import controls. Since being granted third country listed status by the EU on 28 December 2020, the UK has continued to export live animals for breeding ...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to maintain the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: The NHS Operational and Planning Guidance for 2024/25 makes clear that integrated care boards are expected to continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard by increasing their investment in mental health services in line with their overall increa...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS funding has been allocated to mental health services in each year since 2015; and whether this funding met the NHS mental health investment standard.
Answer: The following table shows the recurrent National Health Service baseline, the total forecast mental health spend, and the proportion of NHS funding forecasted to be allocated to mental health services, which is only available in the format required under ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of extra NHS funding announced at the budget will be allocated to NHS mental health services.
Answer: The NHS Operational and Planning Guidance for 2024/25 makes clear that integrated care boards are expected to continue to meet the Mental Health Investment Standard by increasing their investment in mental health services in line with their overall increa...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, whether he has made an estimate of the total cost to pharmacy businesses of the proposed increase in employer Na
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department, from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The em...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if he will make an estimate of the number of pharmacies that will pay increased National Insurance contributions
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department, from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The em...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, whether he has made an estimate of the (a) overall cost to pharmacies and (b) the estimated average cost per bus
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department, from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The em...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to change the level of train fares on South Western Railways when it is taken into public ownership.
Answer: Whilst it is our ambition through public ownership to deliver a more affordable railway, any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway. Through futur...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.46 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, how she plans to distribute the £300 million for further education in England.
Answer: This government is committed to driving economic growth and supporting opportunity for all, and further education (FE) is central to this. The government is providing an additional £300 million for FE to ensure young people are developing the skills they ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: CostsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps to support people with the cost of full fibre to premises connections in commercially viable areas where providers (a) do not connect premises and
Answer: The government does not support individuals with the cost of obtaining a full fibre connection in commercially viable areas. However, we have deployed a range of measures to support roll-out in commercially viable areas to make it as easy and as cost-effe...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record4G and 5G: Urban AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help accelerate the rollout of (a) 4G and (b) 5G in (i) central Winchester and (ii) other urban areas with limited mobile data availability.
Answer: This government wants all areas of the UK, including urban areas such as Winchester, to benefit from good quality mobile coverage. Our ambition is for all populated areas to have higher-quality standalone 5G by 2030, and to increase 4G coverage to 95% of ...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAntimicrobial Resistance: Development AidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to encourage increase his international counterparts to increase financial support for low- and middle-income countries in combating antimicrobial resistance at the Globa
Answer: The United Kingdom has long championed improved global finance to address anti-microbial resistance (AMR). The Department has committed £450 million of Official Development Assistance budget to tackle AMR in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) throug...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services and Respite Care: CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) emergency respite and (b) mental health support is available for unpaid carers in crisis.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. We want to ensure that people who care for family and friends are better able to look after their own physical and mental health and wellbeing.Local authorities have du...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCerebral Palsy: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to (a) sporting and (b) physical activities for (i) children and (ii) young people with cerebral palsy.
Answer: We have not made such an assessment. However, the Government’s new mission-led approach puts health, and children and young people at the heart of our priorities. The Government aims to provide all children, including disabled children and disabled young ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Cerebral PalsyDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children with cerebral palsy attend mainstream schools.
Answer: The department does not hold statistics on how many children with cerebral palsy attend mainstream schools.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCerebral Palsy: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the understanding of first-line healthcare professionals of atypical motor development in children.
Answer: The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced an e-learning module, Motor development in children: assessment and red flags. This module is designed to help general practitioners (GPs) assess children’s motor development. It identifies opportuni...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with his EU counterparts on ending restrictions on the import of poultry products from avian influenza disease control zones in EU countries.
Answer: Protecting both animal and human health is a top priority. Imports from EU zones restricted due to high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cannot meet the necessary animal health requirements, and therefore Import Health Certificates cannot be issued. Howe...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMorocco: FootballForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to (a) FIFA and (b) the government of the Kingdom of Morocco on the report entitled Cleansing the streets of Morocco for a football tournamen
Answer: The organisation of international sports events is a matter for independent international sports bodies. The FCDO has not made representations to the Kingdom of Morocco or FIFA regarding the report referenced. This Government was elected on a mandate to i...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to produce a Chalk Streams Action Pack for the (a) protection and (b) enhancement of chalk streams.
Answer: This Government is committed to the protection and enhancement of chalk streams. We recognise that these unique water bodies are not just vital ecosystems; they are a symbol of our national heritage. That is why this Government has prioritised fixing the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: ConsumptionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce levels of alcohol consumption in the context of alcohol mortality rates.
Answer: The Department is working with partners in the devolved administrations to develop the first ever clinical guidelines on alcohol treatment for the United Kingdom, which will promote and support good practice and improve the quality of service provision, r...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) GPs and (b) hospital staff receive adequate training to support those suffering from alcohol dependence.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that those with alcohol dependence can access high quality help and specialist clinical support. General practitioners (GP) are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identi...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve uptake of community alcohol services.
Answer: A vital part of delivering the Health Mission shift to prevention will be action to reduce the harms from excess alcohol consumption. The Department of Health and Social Care is continuing to invest in improvements to local drug and alcohol treatment serv...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health diagnoses of children.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long, which can impact on them receiving a diagnosis. That is why we will recruit ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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