Freddie van Mierlo MP: written questions 2025
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Pre-school Education: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase workforce numbers in the early years sector.
Answer: The early years workforce is at the heart of the government’s mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change.The department is supporting the sector to attract talented staff and childminders to join the workforce by cr...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reopening Bathing Water applications before changes including (a) core reforms and (b) wider reforms are implemented.
Answer: The reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations will modernise the system so that it reflects how and where people use bathing waters. We have taken the decision to reopen applications this year and published interim guidance for applicants wishing to apply ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he expects the final report of the independent ADHD taskforce to be published.
Answer: The ADHD taskforce's final report is expected to be published later this year.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years funding rates reflect the actual cost of delivering high-quality childcare.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Henley and Thame to the answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53702.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the level of administrative workload placed on early years providers in implementing the early years funding system; and whether she is taking steps to streamline (a)
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for paying early years providers to deliver the early education and childcare entitlements. The department does not provide guidance to local authorities on how they pay providers as each local authority will have its own...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Governing BodiesDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the number of unfilled vacancies on school governing bodies.
Answer: According to the National Governance Association’s 2024 survey, 25% of respondents stated that their board did not have any vacancies. 76% of respondents reported difficulty in recruiting new governors and trustees. 44% of boards had two or more vacancies...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to revise the funding formula used to allocate the dedicated schools grant in areas which have a high cost of living but low area cost adjustment.
Answer: The department uses the schools national funding formula (NFF) to distribute core funding for 5 to 16 year-old pupils (reception through to year 11) in mainstream state-funded schools in England.The area cost adjustment (ACA) means that funding allocation...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ReformDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation outcome entitled, Reforms to Bathing Water Regulations 2013, published on 12 March 2025, when (a) core reforms and (b) wider reforms wil
Answer: In November and December 2024, the Government, jointly with Welsh Government, consulted on Reforms to The Bathing Water Regulations 2013, in the first shake-up to the Bathing Water Regulations since they were introduced. Reforms to the Bathing Water Regul...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVamoroloneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have accessed Vamorolone since it was given NICE approval for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of availability of Vamorolone to patients wi
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its technology appraisal, titled Vamorolone for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy in people 4 years and over, on 16 January 2025. NHS England routinely commissioned vamorolone in li...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 2 of his Department's publication entitled General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal, h
Answer: The United States as part of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal, has created a quota of 100,000 vehicles for UK automotive imports at a 10 percent tariff rate, down from 27.5% We have been engaging with industry to seek their views on how we can ensure th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Chalk Stream recovery pack.
Answer: Cleaning up our waters, including iconic sites such as chalk streams is a top Government priority. That is why on 23 October 2024, the Secretary of State announced the launch of an independent commission to fundamentally transform how our water system wor...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTurkey: Typhoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his German counterpart on the sale of 36 Eurofighters to Turkey.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence regularly engages with his Eurofighter Partner Nation counterparts, including Germany. Discussions routinely cover an array of bilateral issues, as well as opportunities to support Türkiye to enhance their defence capabi...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: OxfordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of 24/7 palliative care in Oxfordshire: and what steps he is taking to extend provision of this service.
Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government will shift the focus of healthcare out of the hospital and into the community, to ensure patients and their families r...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement the Catchment Based Approached (a) Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy 2021 and (b) Chalk Stream Strategy Implementation Plan 2023.
Answer: The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) group has led fantastic work in developing the Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy and Implementation Plan, and I particularly want to thank them for all their great work in restoring these important habitats. Restoring o...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of Way: RiversDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on designating nine new National River walks; and if he will make an assessment of the merits of establishing a new chalk stream river walk in the Chiltern Na
Answer: The Government is progressing plans to designate nine new National River Walks across England, one in each region, to enhance access to nature. We are currently considering possible locations for the River Walks as well as several delivery options and wil...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of reforming GP licensing; and whether he will make it his policy to protect GPs from unaffordable costs when a practice fails financially.
Answer: Most general practices (GPs) are run by general, unlimited liability partnerships. Limited liability partnerships are currently not permitted as business vehicles for General Medical Services or Personal Medical Services contractors. However, limited comp...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming GP licensing; and if he will develop plans to protect GPs from costs when practices fail financially.
Answer: We have committed to substantive GP contract reform within Parliament following acceptance of the 2025/26 contract by the England general practitioners committee of the British Medical Association. As part of this, we expect to consider a breadth of topic...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department has used to determine the allocation of repair funds to the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Answer: The £750 million Estates Safety Fund is part of the overall 2025/26 capital allocation announced by the Chancellor at the Autumn Budget 2024.The £750 million was divided between integrated care systems (ICSs) through indicative funding allocations as part...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 14 May 2025 from the hon. Member for Henley and Thame on Bullitt Group UK.
Answer: The Secretary of State has responded to the Member’s earlier letter.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that private providers of physiotherapy services to the NHS (a) provide value for money and (b) do not operate with excessive profit margins.
Answer: Throughout its history, the National Health Service has always worked with non-NHS healthcare providers to deliver essential services to patients, especially at times of operational pressures. The overall proportion of health spending on independent secto...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: DiabetesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children with (a) diabetes and (b) other medical needs are able to access wraparound care provided by (i) breakfast, (ii) after school and (iii) holiday clubs.
Answer: All children and families should be able to access the benefits of wraparound care around the school day and term time. This is why the department is investing in new free universal breakfast clubs and new and expanded before and after school places throu...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity AssetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to (a) review and (b) strengthen the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 relating to the community right to bid; and if she will make an assessment o
Answer: As part of the English Devolution Bill, the government has committed to legislate for a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community assets, replacing the current ‘right to bid’ that was introduced in the Localism Act 2011. This will give real power to ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to improve protections for (a) pubs and (b) other community assets against (i) long-term commercial vacancy and (ii) speculative planni
Answer: Through the forthcoming English Devolution Bill, we will introduce a ‘right to buy’ for valued community assets, such as pubs and other spaces. This will give communities stronger powers to secure these assets if they go up for sale.Long-term vacant pubs ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.
Answer: As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had distributed £2.2 million in payments, prioritising elderly applicants and those with serious health conditions to ensure timely support for those most in need. The first payments were issu...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Henley and Thame of 13 March 2025 on the honours list.
Answer: A response was sent to the hon. Member for Henley and Thame on Monday 9th June 2025. I apologise for the delay.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
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