Gregory Stafford MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Project GigabitDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with (a) broadband network infrastructure providers, (b) local authorities and (c) utility companies to prevent vouchers issued under the Gigabit Bro
Answer: Vouchers issued under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme are valid for 12 months from the date issued. Building Digital UK (BDUK) maintains regular contact with local authorities and broadband suppliers to discuss any issues relating to the delivery of ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming 10-Year Plan for the NHS will include specific commitments to improve (a) diagnosis, (b) access to treatment and (c) support for research outcomes for people living with dement
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person with dementia receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The 10-Year Health Plan will address the challenges diagnosed by Lord Darzi and will set the vision for wh...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reinstate a national target for local health systems to improve dementia diagnosis rates in future iterations of the NHS Operational Planning Guidance.
Answer: The Government and NHS England remain committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7%.The NHS Operational Planning Guidance is not an exhaustive list of everything the National Health Service does, and the absence of ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAlzheimer's Disease: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) Lecanemab and (b) other new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are made accessible to eligible patients through the NHS.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service in England on whether new medicines should be routinely funded based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. The NICE evaluates all ne...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of limiting sponsored workers to 20 hours of secondary employment on migrant workers; and if she will make an assessment of the potentia
Answer: The salary rules we have in place on many sponsored work routes are designed to ensure workers are paid enough from their primary sponsored employment to be able to support themselves without needing to take second jobs.The rules are designed to strike a ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air ZonesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of expansions in clean air zones on levels of costs for road users.
Answer: The Government has no plans to expand any of the Clean Air Zones, and therefore no assessment has been made.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mobile network operators were consulted on the deployment of communications infrastructure in areas of planned housing growth as part of the process to inform the Decembe
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department assesses the impact of new housing on the mobile telecommunication networks at any stage post-approval.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the NPPF to include guidance on the integration of passive telecommunications infrastructure at the masterplann
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring housing developers share (a) occupancy projections, (b) site layout data and (c) construction timelines with mob
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider issuing guidance to local authorities to treat mobile network operators as statutory consultees for large-scale residential developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a formal requirement for local planning authorities to notify mobile network operators when a housing developm
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025. In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Fees and ChargesCabinet OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50437More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of (a) third-party organisations and (b) quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations that charge for facilitating access to free government services.
Answer: Information on third-party organisations and quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations that charge for facilitating access to services provided free of charge is not held by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Fees and ChargesCabinet OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50436More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to prevent unofficial websites from charging fees for government services that are otherwise free of charge.
Answer: It is for those departments providing services to the public to ensure that third parties do not mislead citizens into making additional or unnecessary payments for accessing those services.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Fees and ChargesCabinet OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50435More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has considered establishing a regulatory framework for third-party entities that charge for assisting with (a) Government transactions, (b) DVLA licence renewals and (c) passport applicati
Answer: It is for those departments providing services to the public to ensure that third parties do not mislead citizens into making additional or unnecessary payments for accessing those services.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Fees and ChargesCabinet OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50434More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advertising Standards Authority on tackling misleading advertising by commercial intermediaries offering access to government services.
Answer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office has not had any recent discussions with the Advertising Standards Authority specifically relating to this topic.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Fees and ChargesCabinet OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50433More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to prohibit (a) Government agencies and (b) Departments from (i) engaging and (ii) endorsing commercial intermediaries that charge users for access to otherwise free public services
Answer: It is for those departments providing services to the public to ensure that third parties do not mislead citizens into making additional or unnecessary payments for accessing those services.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEstate Agents: EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment made of the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bills on employment levels in the estate agency sector.
Answer: My Department published the Renters’ Rights Bill Impact Assessment (IA) on 22 November 2024. It received a ‘Green’ rating from the Regulatory Policy Committee, indicating that it is ‘fit for purpose’.In the IA, the government estimates there are 22,900 le...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of NHS England on healthcare suppliers; and whether he plans to publish guidance on changes to (a) procurem
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead the formation of a new joint centre. As we work to bring the two organisations together, we will ensure that we conti...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: TradeHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme on the number of trade visitors from the EU entering the UK.
Answer: Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. In addition, by knowing more about people in advance of travel our ambition is to...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for (a) parents and (b) schools in understanding the legal routes to raise concerns about people who pose a potential safeguarding risk.
Answer: This government believes that action must always be taken to protect children from any safeguarding risk. That is why we are taking forward system reforms in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and have published a government progress update to the ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on balancing public access to information on registered sex offenders with (a) data protection and (b) community safety.
Answer: Registered sex offenders (RSOs) are managed under the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA). Under these arrangements, police, prison, probation service practitioners undertake a formal assessment of the risk posed by an RSO. Information abo...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: RegistrationHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the (a) criteria and (b) process under which information on sex offenders is disclosed to the public under the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme.
Answer: The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, introduced in 2011, allows members of the public to make an application to police for information about a person who has contact with a child.To capture better data in order to review the efficacy of the Scheme, a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: RegistrationHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme in enabling (a) parents and (b) carers to access information about people who may pose a risk to ch
Answer: The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, introduced in 2011, allows members of the public to make an application to police for information about a person who has contact with a child.To capture better data in order to review the efficacy of the Scheme, a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide a remedy to the Teachers' Pension Scheme following the McCloud judgement.
Answer: Approximately 596,000 members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme require Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) setting out their choices as part of the transitional protection (McCloud) remedy. Of those, approximately 532,000 RSSs were issued by 31 March 2025...
Answered 6 May 2025
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