Elsie Blundell MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Infrastructure: North WestTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53284More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Infrastructure Strategy will support infrastructure enhancements in the North West.
Answer: The 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy will reduce uncertainty by bringing together a long-term plan for the social, economic and housing infrastructure across the UK, including the North WestAlongside considering the UK’s economic and social infrastructure ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: North WestTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53283More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the Northern Arc infrastructure project.
Answer: The Government has already demonstrated its commitment to improving Northern transport infrastructure. At and since the Budget last Autumn, further commitment and funding has been provided for key transport programmes in the North, including the Transpenn...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater ManchesterTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53282More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to improve connections between the Greater Manchester City Region and (a) Yorkshire, (b) the Liverpool City Region and (c) North Wales.
Answer: The Government has already demonstrated its commitment to improving Northern transport infrastructure. At and since the Budget last Autumn, further commitment and funding has been provided for key transport programmes in the North, including the Transpenn...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevolution: North WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide fiscal autonomy to the North West.
Answer: The English Devolution White Paper sets out an enhanced Devolution Framework for both existing and new strategic authorities across England. It creates a consistent approach to providing Mayors with the power to decide what is right for their areas. It in...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to incentivise local authorities to provide funding for public electronic vehicle charging points.
Answer: The Government's £381m Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund supports local authorities in England to work with industry to transform the availability of public EV charging infrastructure. The funding, which is expected to leverage significant further priva...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to help reduce the cost of using the public electric vehicle charging network.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the public charging network is affordable and accessible. The Government’s Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 increase transparency of public charging costs and make it easier for drivers to pay. Under the re...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce universal signage for electronic vehicle charging points.
Answer: A reliable, accessible public charging network to support electric vehicle (EV) drivers on long journeys is essential. Ensuring this is visible and functional will build consumer confidence, which is vital for mass EV adoption. An EV charging symbol is in...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: CCTVDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the (a) installation and (b) use of CCTV recordings in private nurseries a formal requirement for Ofsted inspections.
Answer: The department’s priority is to grow high-quality, affordable and flexible education and care for children whilst ensuring their safety, giving every child the best start to life and delivering on our Plan for Change. For this reason, we continually monit...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreater Manchester Police: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Greater Manchester Police to reduce response times in north Greater Manchester.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response given to UIN 31037 on 28th February 2025.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people into work in (a) north Greater Manchester and (b) Heywood and Middleton North constituency.
Answer: Those who are economically inactive due to ill health or other disadvantages will be supported into work through the inactivity trailblazer programme. Additionally, Greater Manchester’s Working Well programme offers support to residents at risk of or curr...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the proportion of 18 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training in north Greater Manchester.
Answer: As part of our plan to Get Britain Working, we will launch a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work. The Youth Guarantee will bui...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to prioritise areas of high economic inactivity in north Greater Manchester through the inactivity trailblazer programme.
Answer: All local authorities in Greater Manchester, including Rochdale, Wigan, Bolton, and Bury, will be involved in implementing an Economic Inactivity Trailblazer. Greater Manchester will receive £10 million in funding in 2025/26 to take steps towards reducing...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Greater ManchesterMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to target additional judicial resources toward court settings which are at capacity in Greater Manchester.
Answer: We are continuing to invest in judicial recruitment nationally, across all jurisdictions, with plans to recruit around 1000 judges and tribunal members in 2025-26; and around 2,000 magistrates in 2025-26, and annually thereafter. Following recruitment, re...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to mitigate rail congestion across East-West rail lines in the north of England.
Answer: The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline portfolio contains some of the most transformative and important programmes in the country such as the TransPennine Route Upgrade, which will increase capacity and improve reliability of East to West rail lines in th...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the deliverability of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.
Answer: As announced in the Autumn 2024 Budget, we are maintaining momentum on Northern Powerhouse Rail by progressing planning and design works to support future delivery. This improved rail connectivity in the north is a vital step towards better linking people...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the resilience of critical transport infrastructure in the north of England.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring the resilience of the transport network across the UK, including vital services in the North of England. We work closely with transport operators to prevent and respond to the range of risks the sector faces: and ai...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure families from disadvantaged backgrounds have access to high quality childcare provision.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life. Low-income families, children with education, health and care plans and looked after children are eligible for 15 hours funded early education from age two unt...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Crimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) violence and (b) abuse against retail delivery drivers.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.Through our Crime and Pol...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help increase awareness of careers in the maritime sector.
Answer: The Department continues to support industry to improve the awareness of careers in the maritime sector though the implementation of the Ratings Review and the Cadet Review, both of which were undertaken by the Maritime Skills Commission. The Cadet Review...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPorts: Energy SupplyDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to support the use of shore power technology to aid maritime decarbonisation.
Answer: The Government has published its Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy and a core policy within this is taking action to reduce emissions from vessels whilst at berth. Whilst the Government remains technology neutral, we recognise that shore power will play a...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: Ferries and Passenger ShipsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to help promote maritime tourism for both (a) ferry and (b) cruise markets.
Answer: The UK is a leading hub for the global cruise industry, with ports such as Southampton, Dover, Greenock and Liverpool welcoming more than 3 million passengers annually.The Department regularly engages with a range of stakeholders across the tourism sector...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Heywood and Middleton NorthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health services for (a) young men, (b) young women and (c) vulnerable people in Heywood and Middleton North constituency.
Answer: We know that waits for children and young people's mental health services are lengthy and that some vulnerable groups are less likely to access support. That is why the National Health Service’s planning guidance for 2025/26 makes it clear that one of the...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on appointing a special envoy for complex detention cases.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to strengthening support for British Nationals overseas, including through the appointment of an Envoy for complex detention cases. Further details will be announced in due course.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Heywood and Middleton NorthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the creative industries in Heywood and Middleton North constituency.
Answer: The creative industries are one of the government’s eight priority Industrial Strategy (IS) sectors. In 2023, the sector employed 2.4m people, and contributed £124bn in UK GVA – more than 5% of total UK GVA.The Industrial Strategy is being designed and im...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFoster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) extend legal protections for and (b) improve financial security available to foster carers.
Answer: The Children’s Act 1989 and subsequent statutory guidance sets out strong safeguards to protect foster carers from unfair treatment, including the requirement for fostering services to have a complaints procedure and whistle-blowing policy. The department...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
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