Esther McVey MP: written questions 2024
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Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transition to net zero on energy security.
Answer: Switching to homegrown clean energy, including renewables and other clean technologies, offers security that fossil fuels simply cannot provide. The Government recognises the challenges in moving away from fossil fuels but the only way to ensure energy se...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential risks that the transition to net zero poses to (a) households and (b) businesses.
Answer: The transition to net zero will be an incredible opportunity for jobs and growth all across the country. As the OBR has noted in its July 2021 Fiscal Risks Report, “the costs of failing to get climate change under control would be much larger than those o...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average wait time is for hospital patients to be provided with medications at discharge.
Answer: The Department and NHS England recognise the need for patients who are ready to go home to be discharged as quick as possible, both for their benefit and to improve the efficiency of hospitals. Information on the average wait time for hospital patients to...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to make the hospital discharge process more efficient.
Answer: The Government will improve hospital discharge processes, to tackle delayed discharges, and to make sure people do not spend longer than necessary in hospital, freeing up hospital beds.We will do so by developing local partnerships, working between the Na...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the efficiency of supplying medication at hospital discharge to ensure faster discharge.
Answer: The Department and NHS England recognise the need for patients who are ready to go home to be discharged as quick as possible, both for their benefit and to improve the efficiency of hospitals. Information on the average wait time for hospital patients to...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20009More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of the processes put in place by HMRC to register private schools for VAT and (b) adequacy of the time taken for those schools to receive a VAT number.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting private schools to ensure that the VAT registration process is as smooth as possible for them, and to ensuring they have the necessary support in order to be able to correctly charge VAT and remit it to HMRC. HMRC...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimodos: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 12696 on Primodos: Research, when the minutes and outcome of the November Commission on Human Medicines discussion will be published.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), together with the wider Government, have committed to reviewing any new scientific evidence which comes to light.The new publication by Danielsson et al has been reviewed by the MHRA and advi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: Minimum WageHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the police service in (a) England and (b) Wales of the increase in minimum wage.
Answer: On 12 December, the PSC issued a circular stating that it has agreed to the deletion of the lowest pay point (£23,286) on the PSC Pay Spine with effect from 1 April 2025. This is to reflect that the increase in the National Living Wage, which will take ef...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: Employers' ContributionsHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the police service in (a) England and (b) Wales of the increase in Employers' National Insurance Contributions.
Answer: On 12 December, the PSC issued a circular stating that it has agreed to the deletion of the lowest pay point (£23,286) on the PSC Pay Spine with effect from 1 April 2025. This is to reflect that the increase in the National Living Wage, which will take ef...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18931More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of private schools have been provided with a VAT number.
Answer: HMRC publishes data on the VAT population by sector on an annual basis. The latest statistics can be found here: Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics - GOV.UK The point at which private schools need to register for VAT depends on their individual circu...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18930More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of private schools have been provided with a VAT number.
Answer: HMRC publishes data on the VAT population by sector on an annual basis. The latest statistics can be found here: Value Added Tax (VAT) annual statistics - GOV.UK The point at which private schools need to register for VAT depends on their individual circu...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Emergency CallsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 13772 on Cardiovascular Diseases: Emergency Calls, if he will provide this data for the period between March 2015 and March 2021; and what ass
Answer: Information on ambulance service demand is published by NHS England, including, as of April 2018, the monthly total number of cardiac arrests responded to by ambulance services. The following table shows the total number of cardiac arrests each month from...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: VisitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to hospitals on visiting times for friends and family.
Answer: Contact with family and friends is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of residents in care homes and people in hospital. We have worked with NHS England and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to develop the policy options to strengthen the expectation...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: ProcurementDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which companies have applied to operate a small modular reactor.
Answer: I understand the Right Honourable Member is asking about small modular reactor technology vendors down-selected to negotiate with Great British Nuclear as part of its ongoing competition. The vendors are: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC; Holte...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular ReactorsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when recent estimate his Department has made of when small modular reactors will be operational.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring new nuclear power stations, such as Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), will play an important role in helping the UK achieve energy security and clean power while securing thousands of g...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how much his Department spent on legal fees defending against appeals.
Answer: Between 1 November 2021 and 1 December 2024, the total spent by the NHS Business Services Authority on behalf of the Department on legal fees to defend against appeals within the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was £50,608.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many claims have waited over a year for a decision; and what support his Department provides t
Answer: As of 1 December 2024, 1,107 claims have been waiting over a year for a resolution. All claims are managed on a case-by-case basis and there are several factors that may impact processing times. This includes time spent awaiting medical records from healt...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13773 on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, how many people were (a) assessed and (b) successful in each of those financial years; and what th
Answer: In the financial year (FY) 2022/23, 1,298 applications were assessed, and 72 applications were successful. In the FY 2023/24, 3,806 applications were assessed, and 99 applications were successful. In the FY 2024/25, 4,664 applications have been assessed, ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12927 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the hazard ratios for heart-related conditions reported in Pfize
Answer: The data in the Pfizer report does not support the assertion that vaccination causes a clinically significant increase in the risk of any conditions that could prevent a safety-critical worker from undertaking their work. Pilots continue to undergo regula...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationalities are of immigrants accommodated in the Cresta Court Hotel in Altrincham.
Answer: For the safety, security and wellbeing of staff and those being accommodated, the Home Office does not comment publicly on individual accommodation sites.When a person claims asylum, the Home Office conducts mandatory identity and security checks. Biograp...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken background checks on the asylum seekers accommodated at the Cresta Court Hotel in Altrincham.
Answer: For the safety, security and wellbeing of staff and those being accommodated, the Home Office does not comment publicly on individual accommodation sites.When a person claims asylum, the Home Office conducts mandatory identity and security checks. Biograp...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on (a) reviewing applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme and (b) reviewing cases where a patient has challenged a decision in each of the last 5 years.
Answer: The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) in November 2021. We cannot provide any costings for the scheme during the period in which it was operated by the Depar...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Emergency CallsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 4.2 of NHS key statistics: England, HC 07281, published on 25 October 2024, (a) what assessment he has made of the causes of the increase in life threatening ambulance cal
Answer: The rise in category 1 incidents reflects an increase in the proportion of patients’ ambulance services that have been determined to require an immediate face-to-face response. This may reflect a long-term trend of rising pressures on the health services ...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlan MilburnDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 9445 on Department of Health and Social Care: Public Appointments, what interests Alan Milburn has declared since being appointed as a Lead Non
Answer: The usual process of declarations of interest and agreement of appropriate mitigations for non-executive board member (NEBM) appointments was carried out, overseen by the Permanent Secretary. He is content that the process has been carried out, that appro...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBudget October 2024TreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13424More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what businesses have made representations to her about the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: Ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Treasury received 633 written representations from stakeholders. Ministers and officials also met with a broad range of businesses and representative bodies. This includes meetings that the Chancellor and Financial Secretar...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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