Freddie van Mierlo MP: written questions

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Pharmacy: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to review levels of pharmacy reimbursement funding, in the context of recent trends in levels of closures of local pharmacies.
Answer: Community Pharmacy funding is kept under regular review. The Department and NHS England consult with the sector on a quarterly basis on reimbursement rates, as well as monthly on concessionary prices. Consultations are held each year about service fee lev...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
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Boats: Henley-on-ThamesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will amend the criteria relating to bathing water designation to include the (a) use of (i) non-motorised boats and (ii) paddleboards and (b) holding of (i) the Royal Regatta, (i
Answer: Ministers continue to consider possible changes to the Bathing water system. In light of this, applications for designations for the 2025 bathing season which were closed by the previous administration, remain closed.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
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Energy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for adopting Standard Assessment Procedure 10.2, in the context of the Home Upgrade Grant 2 project; and whether residents that have missed out on solar batterie
Answer: We are introducing improvements to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) modelling in early 2025, known as Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure 10 (RdSAP 10), to improve accuracy. EPC assessors will soon be able to record if a consumer has installed ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Floods: Government AssistanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide grants for people whose (a) property and (b) business has been (i) flooded and (ii) significantly impacted by flooding.
Answer: The Government recognises that flooding is devastating for those affected. Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) co-ordinates the Government's Flood R...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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Driving Tests: OxfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help tackle the use of bots and apps to bulk-buy practical driving tests, (b) increase the number of driving test examiners and (c) otherwise increase the availability
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres include the recru...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Special Educational Needs: Henley and ThameDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Henley and Thame constituency; and if she will have discussions with Oxfordshire County Council on (a) the level of and (
Answer: The last local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for Oxfordshire was in July 2023, which identified widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Internet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what further steps he plans to take to help ensure the safety of children on (a) social media apps and (b) other online platforms, in the context of the use of virtual private networks
Answer: The Online Safety Act makes search and user-to-user services, including social media services, responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms. The Act contains strong protections for children, safeguarding them from harmful and illegal activities ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Alzheimer's DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) prepare the NHS for innovative medicines for the treatment of and (b) increase the use of MRI scanners for (i) detection and (ii) diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
Answer: The National Health Service is a world leader in rolling out innovative treatments, including personalised cancer and life-saving gene therapies. A dedicated team is in place overseeing the NHS’s preparations for the potential arrival of new Alzheimer’s t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Third Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2022-23 on The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976, HC270, published on 6 July 2022,
Answer: The department has the deepest sympathy with everyone affected by historic forced adoption. The practice was abhorrent and should never have taken place. The department is committed to supporting adopted adults. Regulations have already been changed to ma...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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River Thames: BridgesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900427More
Question: If he will meet the hon. Member for Henley and Thame and the Environment Agency to discuss the repair of Marsh Lock bridge on the Thames Path between Henley and Shiplake.
Answer: I would be happy to meet with the honourable Member alongside the Environment Agency to discuss this matter.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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