Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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USA: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will undertake a review of intelligence-sharing structures with the US.
Answer: The US and the UK have the closest of relationships; our defence, security and intelligence are completely intertwined. No two countries are as close as our two countries, and at a time like this, it would be a mistake to suggest that any weakening of tha...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a target for at least 75% of children and young people to be (a) diagnosed and (b) have cancer ruled out within 10 days of the
Answer: We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, including children and young people. The forthcoming National Cancer Plan will outline our approach to delivering this....
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the level of research into (a) multi-cancer early detection tests and (b) other innovative cancer screening methods.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research. In 2023/24, the NIHR invested £133 million on cancer research.O...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the late diagnosis of (a) rare and (b) less common cancers.
Answer: Improving early diagnosis rates is a key priority for the Government for all cancer types, including rare and less common cancers. We are improving public awareness of cancer signs and symptoms, streamlining referral routes, and increasing the availabilit...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce a ban on pavement parking in town centres outside of London.
Answer: The Department for Transport has been considering all the views expressed in response to the consultation in 2020 and is currently working through the policy options and the appropriate means of delivering them. As soon as the Government has decided its p...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools and Young Futures Hubs: Social PrescribingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to integrate social prescribing link workers into (a) schools and (b) Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity, and helping pupils to achieve and thrive in education. That is why the department has committed t...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Prescribing: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the University of Manchester research entitled The right prescription: Young people, mental health and social prescribing, publishe
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity, and helping pupils to achieve and thrive in education. That is why the department has committed t...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: AnaestheticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the number of anaesthetists on maternity care.
Answer: There has been no such assessment. Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Thames Water on the use of their emergency loan.
Answer: The Government and Ofwat – the financial regulator for the water sector – are carefully monitoring the situation, and Ofwat is working closely with the company to strengthen their long-term financial resilience within the context of its license and broade...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWelfare Assistance SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of Government funding for Local Welfare Assistance.
Answer: Local welfare assistance funding is delivered through the Local Government Finance Settlement. The majority of funding in the local government finance settlement is unringfenced recognising that local leaders are best placed to identify local priorities.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: ScotlandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing capacity for Scottish onshore wind by 700MW between 2030 and 2035 on net zero targets.
Answer: We don't consider the increase in capacity planned for Scotland between 2030 and 2035 to have an impact on our ability to reach our net zero targets. The 2035 capacity number for Scotland is based on the National Energy System Operator’s Future Energy Sce...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to prevent (a) stalled and (b) speculative schemes from preventing viable renewable energy projects from progressing.
Answer: The government is working closely with Ofgem, National Energy System Operator (NESO) and network companies to reform the connections process and enable advanced projects, that align with our strategic needs, to connect faster. Ofgem is currently consideri...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming mathematical education to emphasise (a) data, (b) technology and (c) computing.
Answer: The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE. The Review is looking at all curriculum subjects, including mathematics. It is committed to ensuring the curricu...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that pubs are not charged twice for recycling glass bottles under Extended Producer Responsibility rules.
Answer: Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) obligates brands and packaging producers to pay the costs of managing household packaging waste. In most cases, this will not be individual pubs but the business supplying the pub with packaged goods. It i...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase awareness that military compensation should not be treated as income in means tests for statutory support.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) collaborate closely to ensure the current practice of how their respective schemes and benefits work together, and any proposed changes, are communicated and considered. Advice is avai...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to (a) service personnel and their families and (b) people leaving the services to improve financial resilience.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works in close partnership with several financial institutions including three not-for-profit Credit Unions which make up the MOD’s Joining Forces Credit Union initiative. Joining Forces Credit Union provides Service personne...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Hormone TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Institute of Cancer Research's report entitled Cost-utility analysis of adding abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/
Answer: Abiraterone has a United Kingdom marketing authorisation for the treatment of metastatic hormone-relapsed prostate cancer before chemotherapy is indicated, and for castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer previously treated with a docetaxel-contain...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Order OffencesHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered removing the exemption for both parties being within the dwelling in section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1988.
Answer: The Government regularly reviews legislation to ensure it safeguards the public and adequately reflects challenges that are likely to be faced today. Where we identify gaps in the legislation, we will seek to address them.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve accessibility to NHS dental services for disabled users without access to transport.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs a dentist can get one, and we are tackling the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointm...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services for people in wheelchairs.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs a dentist can get one, and we are tackling the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointm...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: OppressionDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard students from (a) Hong Kong, (b) Tibet, (c) Taiwan and (d) Xinjiang, who are persecuted by the Chinese authorities on UK campuses.
Answer: The first duty of the government is to keep the country safe and this government is committed to responding to foreign interference, including those actions which amount to transnational repression. The government takes protection of individuals' rights, ...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a legal right to consular assistance for British nationals.
Answer: The Government is committed to strengthening consular services, including the introduction of a right in cases of human rights violations. Ministers are currently considering options to achieve this, which we will announce in due course.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department is taking to protect people living in the UK against (a) harassment (b) abuse (c) intimidation and (d) other forms of harm carried out by other states engaged in transnati
Answer: The first duty of the Government is to keep the country safe and we are committed to responding to foreign interference, including those actions which amount to transnational repression. We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protecti...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help close the education attainment gap.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. However, this government knows that too many children and young people face barriers to learning. This is not acceptable, which is why t...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: VacanciesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle nursery staff recruitment and retention shortages.
Answer: The government is committed to giving children the best start in life and has set the ambition through the government’s Plan for Change for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. The department will measure our pr...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
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