David Williams MP: written questions

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Written questions

Homelessness: Stoke-on-Trent NorthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle youth homelessness in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Government is taking action by setting up a dedicated Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) which the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) will chair, bringing together min...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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Motorcycles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour caused by the illegal use of off-road bikes.
Answer: The Government will give police the powers they need to swiftly seize dangerous and antisocial off-road vehicles and take them off the streets for good.Enforcement of road traffic law, including in relation to the anti-social behaviour caused by the use o...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
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Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for introducing a National Youth Strategy.
Answer: On 17 October, the Secretary of State committed to a new National Youth Strategy, co-produced with young people and the youth sector to support a generation to succeed. Further details will be shared in due course.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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Social Rented Housing: StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support councils to build additional social housing in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 10272 on 28 October 2024.
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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Young People: Stoke-on-trent NorthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support economically inactive young people in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove into (i) education and (ii) employment.
Answer: Under our plan to Get Britain Working, we are working closely with the Department for Education to develop a new Youth Guarantee that will ensure that all young people aged 18-21, in England, including those who are economically inactive can access qualit...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
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Infant Mortality: Stoke-on-Trent NorthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle infant mortality rates in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: The Government is working closely with NHS England to reduce infant mortality, while training thousands more midwives to better support women throughout their pregnancy and beyond.Infant mortality remains a complex multifactorial public health issue and i...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
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Mental Health: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Mental Health Bill will improve mental wellbeing in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, (b) Kidsgrove and (c) other areas with high rates of socioeconomic deprivation.
Answer: The Mental Health Bill announced in the King’s Speech will deliver the Government’s commitment to modernise the Mental Health Act 1983, so that it is fit for the modern world. The bill will amend the act, which applies to England and Wales, and sets out t...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
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Crime: Young PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle youth (a) offending and (b) re-offending.
Answer: The Government is committed to intervening early to stop young people being drawn into crime with an ambition to halve knife crime in a decade, accompanied by a new, increased focus on crime prevention. The ‘Safer Streets’ mission proposes a prevention-fi...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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Anti-social Behaviour: Stoke-on-Trent NorthHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities, such as Stoke-on-Trent, and crack d...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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Gender Based Violence: Stoke-on-Trent NorthHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this government and we will treat it as a national emergency. Our mission is to halve levels of these crimes within a decade, using every lever available to us. This means reforming the polic...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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Local Skills Improvement PlansDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) support Local Skills Improvement Plans and (b) prevent duplication of those plans with Skills England.
Answer: Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) support the department’s aim to make technical education and training more responsive to local labour market and employer needs. Since autumn 2022, the designated employer representative bodies (ERBs) leading the LSI...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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Bus Services: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to grant local authorities powers to (a) improve and (b) regulate private bus services in areas without bus franchising.
Answer: Improving local transport services is a key part of this government’s growth mission, and the government has set out plans to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions.As announced in the King’s Spee...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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Culture: Stoke-on-Trent NorthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accessibility of cultural activities in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: After 14 years of indifference and cultural vandalism, this government is committed to making sure that arts and cultural activities will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few.DCMS supports its Arms Length Body, Arts Council England (ACE), to impr...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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Youth Services: Stoke-on-Trent NorthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide youth services with adequate funding in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people in their area. This...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support people to transition from level three qualifications to higher levels.
Answer: Skills are crucial to economic growth, with a third of productivity improvement over the last two decades explained by improvements to skills levels. However, between 2017 and 2022, skills shortages in England doubled to more than half a million and now a...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to meet the legal deadline to provide an education, health and care plan.
Answer: Every child deserves the opportunity to achieve and thrive but, at the moment, far from every child is being given that chance. The current special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision system has lost the confidence of famil...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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Special Educational Needs: Stoke-on-Trent NorthDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support early speech and language interventions in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.
Answer: Early language skills are vital to enable children to thrive in early years and later in life, including for all aspects of later attainment in school.The department has provided funding for settings to undertake evidence-based continuous professional dev...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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