Helen Maguire MP: written questions 2025
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Universal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the (a) two-child cap and (b) benefit cap for families in receipt of Universal Credit.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what percentage of NHS dental appointments for people with disabilities were (i) missed, (ii) cancelled and (iii) delayed in the year 2024 and (b) if he will provide comparative figures for the
Answer: Data is not held on the percentage of National Health Service dental appointments that were missed, cancelled or delayed. The Government recognises that certain groups of patients such as people with disabilities may find it difficult to access dental car...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist NHS dental services for people with disabilities.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring National Health Service dental services are available to all who need them. The January 2025 Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report on community dental services (CDS) highlighted several known challenges in the operation a...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS community dental services for people with disabilities.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring National Health Service dental services are available to all who need them. The January 2025 Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report on community dental services (CDS) highlighted several known challenges in the operation a...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel PovertyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that fuel poverty interventions are (a) sufficient and (b) well targeted.
Answer: The Government believes the only way to protect consumers permanently is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and have less reliance on volatile international ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Epsom and EwellDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of households are (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of the Warm Homes Discount in Epsom and Ewell constituency.
Answer: The latest published Warm Home Discount statistics are for 2023/4 and use the constituency boundaries operating prior to the 2024 General Election. Most (87%) of the residential premises in Epsom and Ewell constituency come from Epsom and Ewell constituen...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into (a) neuroblastoma and (b) other childhood cancers.
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority.Re...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: AppealsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve response times and (b) ensure mandatory reconsiderations are adequately assessed.
Answer: Whilst we aim to make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey, Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) is a key element of the Department’s decision-making process. MR offers customers an opportunity to challenge decisions and provide any addi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will publish the 2024 update to Parliament on the United Kingdom’s future nuclear deterrent.
Answer: The scheduled annual update to Parliament on the United Kingdom’s future nuclear deterrent is undergoing final clearance procedures and will be published in due course.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: RehabilitationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing for Ukrainian rehabilitation organisations.
Answer: The UK supports the strengthening of Ukrainian rehabilitation systems in various ways, including training and capacity building of Ukrainian healthcare staff; provision of rehabilitation equipment to facilities across Ukraine; and support on health and so...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the salary level for Armed Forces reservists.
Answer: Reserves enable our Armed Forces to meet the threats we face at home and overseas, by providing the scale, skills, agility and connection to society needed, in a cost-effective way. Defence believes that the pension and salary offered to today’s Reservist...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of pension entitlements for Armed Forces reservists.
Answer: Reserves enable our Armed Forces to meet the threats we face at home and overseas, by providing the scale, skills, agility and connection to society needed, in a cost-effective way. Defence believes that the pension and salary offered to today’s Reservist...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of enabling people over 60 to travel for free on public transport in England.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: Disposable IncomeTreasuryTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35583More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of living on future levels of disposable household income.
Answer: The Government’s Plan for Change outlines our goals to raise living standards across the UK and ensure that working people have more money in their pockets. Specific actions already taken by the Government include increasing to the National Living Wage fr...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: Epsom and EwellDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of environmental contamination caused by sewage discharges by water companies in Epsom and Ewell constituency
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NICE on expanding the list of weight-related comorbidities on their tirzepatide guidance to include polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published technology appraisal guidance that recommends tirzepatide to treat obesity, alongside a reduced calorie-diet and increased physical activity, in adults with a body mass index of 35...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: Sexual OffencesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's statistics entitled Murder, manslaughter and sexual offences in the Service Justice System: 2023, published on 28 March 2024, how many victims of sexual crimes under the age of
Answer: I am sure you will understand that I am unable to release any details concerning alleged victims of sexual offences which could lead to their identification. This is because of statutory restrictions and also to ensure that victims of sexual offences are ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24727 on Army Foundation College: Staff, how many Army Foundation College staff found to have started sexual relationships with recruits since 2014 were allo
Answer: At the point of notification, the personnel were no longer working at the Army Foundation College. The cases subsequently went to Court Martial and the sentences all included Dismissal from HM Forces.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: Sexual OffencesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24728 on Army Foundation College: Sexual Offences, how many (a) perpetrators were involved and (b) of the victims were recruits for each category of offence
Answer: Due to the small number of offences, victims and perpetrators, it would be inappropriate to release any further breakdown of the figures provided in Question 24728. I am sure you will understand that I am unable to release any details which could lead to ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safeguarding training is provided to new instructors at the Army Foundation College before working with recruits.
Answer: The following safeguarding training is provided to new instructors at the Army Foundation College (AFC) before working with recruits: · Permanent Staff Development Course Part 1. This is a Defence Learning Environment Course covering the Basic Care of Tra...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: MedalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process there is for former members of the armed forces who left service after 6 May 2023 to apply for the King’s Coronation Medal; and when his Department plans to provide further details on this applicatio
Answer: As at 26 February 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office has despatched 144,155 medals to Service personnel, Veterans, Cadets, MOD civilian personnel and agency personnel sponsored by the MOD. The timeline for issuing the remainder of medals to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: MedalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many King’s Coronation Medals have been issued; what his planned timeline is for completing distribution to all eligible recipients; and what steps his Department is taking to help reduce delays in issuing th
Answer: As at 26 February 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office has despatched 144,155 medals to Service personnel, Veterans, Cadets, MOD civilian personnel and agency personnel sponsored by the MOD. The timeline for issuing the remainder of medals to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken against permanent staff at the Army Foundation College who develop (a) sexual and (b) otherwise intimate relationships with recruits.
Answer: Sexual relationships between instructors and trainees are unacceptable. The Army Foundation College Harrogate fully implements the MOD’s Zero Tolerance policy to sexual relationships between instructors and trainees. Instructors or personnel in a position...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy Foundation College: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions staff at the Army Foundation College have been disciplined for violent behaviour against recruits in each year since 2013; and what the nature was of each incident.
Answer: From 2013 to 2024, there have been 14 occasions where staff or former staff at the Army Foundation College Harrogate were convicted of an offence via Court Martial or Summary Hearing for violent behaviour against recruits. The 14 occasions consisted of ei...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Armed ForcesDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill will apply to armed forces initial training establishments that accept under-18-year-olds.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will strengthen multi-agency working between local authorities, health, police and education and childcare settings, and those settings will be designated in regulations. The department expects safeguarding partne...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
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