Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
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Health 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
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Anti-social BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local authorities and (b) social housing providers to tackle anti-social behaviour in residential premises.
Answer: Social landlords already have a range of powers and enforcement tools to tackle anti-social behaviour including powers to evict perpetrators. We expect landlords to use those powers promptly and proportionately, putting the needs of victims at the heart o...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting local authorities to fund (a) education, health and care plans and (b) specialist school placements for children with additional needs.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.To achieve that ambition, we expect mainstream...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBourne Wood: ParkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage Forestry England to introduce disabled parking spaces in the Bourne Woods car park, Surrey.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 11 November 2024, UIN 12353.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on providing long term, sustainable funding for transforming palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and colleagues across the Cabinet on a whole host of issues across our brief, including palliative and en...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Transformation Fund announced in the Spring Statement 2025; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of
Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Comprehensive Spending Review will contain measures to (a) improve and (b) reform the current funding allocations for palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46637More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the use of the Transformation Fund to reform palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: The Spending Review is underway and details will be announced on 11th June. As part of the Spring Statement, Government announced a £3.25bn Transformation Fund to drive efficiencies across government and save money later in the Parliament and set out how ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include measures to support palliative and end of life care in the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and families receiv...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications have been received from commercial laying hen and pullet keepers for the Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant in England.
Answer: The deadline for online applications was the 18 September 2024. The Rural Payments Agency received 103 applications. The deadline for full applications is 28 April 2026. As of 22 April 25, one full application has been received. Checks to confirm eligibil...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Channel crossings by irregular migrants have taken place since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes the number of Channel crossings on a daily basis. Since 1 April, the UK Border Force has continued to work with their French counterparts and other partners around the world to take action against the organised immigration crime ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK Border Force has taken to tackle Channel crossings by irregular migrants since 1 April 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes the number of Channel crossings on a daily basis. Since 1 April, the UK Border Force has continued to work with their French counterparts and other partners around the world to take action against the organised immigration crime ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMonmouthshire and Brecon Canal: Water AbstractionWales OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) the Welsh government, (b) Natural Resources Wales and (c) the Canal and River Trust on the extraction of water during drier periods to supply the Monmouthshire and Br
Answer: I have regular discussions with Welsh Government Ministers and stakeholder organisations in Wales on a wide range of matters, including the environment. Whilst water management is devolved to the Welsh Government, the UK Government recognises the environm...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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