Gregory Stafford MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Nurseries: Birth RateDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of declining birth rates on (a) the financial sustainability and (b) capacity of nurseries in England; and what steps she is taking to support early years p
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.We use the latest Office for National Statisti...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health treatment; and when he plans to set out further measures to reduce delays for patients in need of support.
Answer: Too many people with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they need, which is why we are committed to ensuring we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health so that people can be confident of accessing high qual...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: ADHDDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on developing a cross-departmental strategy to improve outcomes for children with ADHD in education settings.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. We are committed ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: ADHDDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the extent to which standardised behaviour policies in schools reflect evidence on (a) executive dysfunction and (b) other traits associated with ADHD.
Answer: All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy which outlines effective strategies that will encourage good behaviour and the sanctions that will be imposed for misbehaviour.Any policy must be lawful, proportionate and reasonable, and comply w...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to assess the consistency of SEND policy implementation in secondary schools; and what mechanisms exist to hold schools accountable where legal duties towards neurodiv
Answer: The department’s expectations for high quality, inclusive education are enforced through inspection by Ofsted. Ofsted’s proposed new framework for inspection of education settings will be informed by their public consultation, which closed on 28 April and...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to introduce mandatory training on (a) ADHD and (b) other neurodevelopmental conditions within initial teacher training and ongoing professional development frameworks; and whether
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with ADHD and other neurodiverse conditions.From September 2025, the new initial teacher training an...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupil Exclusions: ADHDDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the rate of (a) fixed-term and (b) permanent exclusions for pupils with ADHD in mainstream secondary schools; and whether her Department monitors complianc
Answer: Information of pupils’ primary type of special educational need broken down by suspension and permanent exclusion can be viewed via a detailed table at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/e604c2a7-ce18-4fb3-d9d8-08dd...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEstradiol: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Estradot hormone replacement therapy patches; and what steps he is taking to ensure consistent supply for patients.
Answer: There are over 70 hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products, and the vast majority are in good supply. Previously there has been issues with the supply of a limited number of these products, primarily driven by very sharp increases in demand. Following t...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: South EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the consultation process undertaken by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board in advance of its decision to cancel primar
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning both primary and secondary eye care services in their areas to meet local needs.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to Integrated Care Boards on the (a) retention of and (b) commissioning of new (i) community urgent eyecare services, (ii) glaucoma monitoring and (iii) o
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning both primary and secondary eye care services in their areas to meet local needs.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: South EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of commissioned primary eyecare services from April 2025 by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board on NH
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning both primary and secondary eye care services in their areas to meet local needs.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Pilot SchemesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 27497 on Diplomatic Service: Pilot Schemes, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of
Answer: The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office maintains a roster of deployable expertise to support crisis response operations overseas, including humanitarian and conflict specialists.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential cost-effectiveness of NHS insourcing as a means to reduce elective waiting lists.
Answer: The Government supports efforts to utilise National Health Service capacity out of hours and over weekends, where it is a cost-effective and sustainable means of delivering additional activity. The most cost-effective route to do this is best determined a...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS Trusts to use existing estate and equipment for insourced clinical activity during off-peak hours.
Answer: The Government supports efforts to utilise National Health Service capacity out of hours and over weekends, where it is a cost-effective and sustainable means of delivering additional activity. The most cost-effective route to do this is best determined a...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of procedures deliverable per £1 million of Departmental spend via (a) NHS internal delivery, (b) outsourcing and (c) insourcing.
Answer: The National Health Service’s national cost collection gives a national average unit cost of £751 across all planned procedures within outpatients, day cases, and elective inpatient settings in 2023/24. This is the equivalent to 1,331 procedures per £1 mi...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to support communities to access media literacy education.
Answer: Government is adopting a holistic approach to digital inclusion integrating related policy on digital skills and media literacy. The Digital Inclusion Action Plan outlines steps towards delivering digital inclusion for everyone in the UK, including suppor...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional (a) resources, (b) teacher training and (c) curriculum support to improve media literacy education in schools.
Answer: Media literacy is covered in the citizenship, relationships, sex and health education and computing curriculums.The department funds the National Centre for Computing Education, which provides teachers with continuing professional development and resource...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordICT: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that information and communications technology literacy forms part of the national curriculum following the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Answer: The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review’s interim report notes the rise of artificial intelligence and trends in digital information and that it is necessary that the curriculum keep pace with these changes, including a renewed focus on digital a...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Mobile homes: The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale c
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44299 on 16 April 2025.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the mandatory commission on the sale of park homes for vendors.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44299 on 16 April 2025.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on unpaid compensation payments for (a) British Airways and (b) Norse Atlantic passengers.
Answer: The Department expects all airlines to ensure passengers receive the best possible service, including timely payment of compensation where it is due. The Department regularly engages with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on a range of matters. As the in...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAirlines: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines operating in UK airports to be members of the Civil Aviation Authority approved alternative dispute resolution scheme.
Answer: Air passenger rights remain a priority, and the Department will continue to consider opportunities to ensure passengers are provided with the highest level of protection possible.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Hongkongers who (a) arrived in the UK on British National (Overseas) visas and (b) have subsequently become UK citizens receive consular protection in (i) Hong Kong a
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes BN(O)s who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third countries, but not in H...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the qualification requirements are for Personal Independence Payment assessors.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set clear requirements on the professions, skills, experience, and training of health professionals (HPs) that assessment suppliers use to carry out assessments. The Personal Independence Payment Assessment G...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has contingency plans for a national bin strike.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for managing industrial relations and the impacts of any potential industrial action.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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