Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing flexibility within Universal Credit to enable greater labour market engagement.
Answer: This Government committed in its manifesto to review Universal Credit, to reduce poverty and make work pay. We believe that work continues to be the best way out of poverty, and growing the economy and driving up living standards across the country is thi...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGas Fired Power StationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of improving the efficiency of existing Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power stations on wholesale electricity prices.
Answer: No direct assessment has been made of the impact of more efficient CCGTs on wholesale electricity prices, nor of the efficiency of CCGTs versus small modular reactors. An efficient electricity system needs a range of technologies to ensure that we reach o...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGas Fired Power Stations and Small Modular Reactors: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the comparative efficiency and (b) cost-effectiveness of (i) improving the thermal efficiency of existing Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power stations an
Answer: No direct assessment has been made of the impact of more efficient CCGTs on wholesale electricity prices, nor of the efficiency of CCGTs versus small modular reactors. An efficient electricity system needs a range of technologies to ensure that we reach o...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many meetings his Department has had with (a) representatives of commercial nuclear manufacturers, (b) power utilities interested in building a new nuclear plant and (c) non-governmental
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing fixed recoverable costs in lower-value clinical negligence cases on patients’ access to legal expertise.
Answer: Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters relating to clinical negligence reform, and we will announce our position in due course.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the Claimant’s legal costs paid by the NHS in all clinical negligence claims under £25,000 in 2023-24 were expert fees.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the national Health Service in England. The following table shows the total legal costs paid for claimants due to clinical negligence claims closed in the financial year 2023/24, w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the Claimant’s costs paid by the NHS in all clinical negligence claims under £25,000 in 2023-24 were (a) legal costs, (b) disbursements and (c) VAT.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the national Health Service in England. The following table shows the total legal costs paid for claimants due to clinical negligence claims closed in the financial year 2023/24, w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is held by NHS Resolution on the breakdown of Claimant costs in clinical negligence claims under £25,000.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the national Health Service in England. The following table shows the total legal costs paid for claimants due to clinical negligence claims closed in the financial year 2023/24, w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking improve training pathways for medical professionals.
Answer: In February this year, NHS England launched an extensive engagement and listening exercise to help shape the future of postgraduate medical training. The review will hear about best practice, listen to concerns, including issues around training pathways a...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of untreated sewage overflows on levels of (a) microplastic, (b) nano plastic and (c) macro plastic pollution in rivers.
Answer: Tackling marine litter and plastic pollution is a priority for the UK Government, which is why we are working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent plastic and other litter from reaching rivers and ocean in the first pla...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFurniture PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department monitors levels of furniture poverty.
Answer: My Department engages actively with a range of stakeholders on issues facing residents and has engaged with groups such as End Furniture Poverty to understand their research on this issue.People in need may be able to get support from their local authorit...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government's response to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Regulations consultation, published in March 2024, whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Answer: Following the conclusion of the first phase of the Spending Review on 30 October 2024, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has a committed budget of £295 million for this financial year (2025/26). The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is a critical element of the Government’s ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on developing an online consumer advice service for retrofit.
Answer: The Government is working to enhance our existing digital consumer advice offer on gov.uk by streamlining services into a single access point for all domestic consumers (homeowners, landlords and tenants. This will simplify the user experience and enable ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy companies on policy cost rebalancing on energy bills to incentivise the uptake of low-carbon technologies.
Answer: Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of energy efficiency measures were funded by the (a) Energy Company Obligation, (b) Great British Insulation Scheme, (c) Home Upgrade Grant, (d) Warm Homes: Local Grant and (e
Answer: The Department publishes Household Energy Efficiency Statistics reports which provide detailed breakdowns of measures installed under various government support schemes. Statistics for 2023 are available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to continue the Energy Company Obligation after April 2026.
Answer: We are committed to meeting fuel poverty and Net Zero targets, and we are currently considering what policy mix will best achieve that, including what role energy company obligations should play post-2026. We will ensure that lessons learned from the Ener...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ManagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's implementation of the recommendations on stronger clinical leadership and management roles outlined in the paper entitled High Qual
Answer: There are no current plans to assess implementation of the 2008 High Quality Care for All report.The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the National Health Service has strong and effective leadership in place. As Lord Darzi stated in hi...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication entitled Working together in 2025/26 to lay the foundations for reform, published on 1 April 2025, if he will extend the time in which ICBs have to respond to the
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a critical role to play as strategic commissioners, improving population health, reducing inequalities, and ensuring access to high quality care. NHS England has circulated a draft of The Model ICB - blueprint document t...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming ArtsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the Office for Students on introducing greater flexibility for specialist conservatoire-style performing arts institutions.
Answer: All registered providers are expected to meet the same conditions of registration. It is important that all students benefit from the same level of protection, no matter where or how they choose to study. The Office for Students (OfS) takes a provider’s c...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Level 6 Trinity Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre will be in scope of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement when it is introduced.
Answer: The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) will transform the post-18 student finance system to create a single funding system.The LLE will replace higher education student finance loans and eventually replace the Advanced Learner Loan (ALL) scheme for level...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDance and Drama: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is considering replacing the Dance and Drama Awards scheme with the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
Answer: The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) will not be replacing the Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA) grant scheme. The LLE will provide individuals with a loan entitlement to the equivalent of four years’ post-18 education to use over their working lives (£38,...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of hours was by which the 48 hours target for call outs for urgent repairs for standard family accommodation was exceeded in each month since January 2024.
Answer: The Future Defence Infrastructure Services Accommodation Contracts stipulate that the average time to undertake an urgent repair should be within 48 hours. Both Amey and VIVO are delivering against this performance measure. This allows for more complex wo...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total number of hours was by which the 48 hours target for call outs for urgent repairs for standard family accommodation was exceeded in the week commencing 5 May 2025.
Answer: The average resolution time for urgent repairs to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for week commencing 5 May 2025, will not be available until mid-June 2025. Information on the total number of hours by which the 48-hour target for call outs for urgent r...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many and what proportion of cases did call outs for urgent repairs for standard family accommodation exceed the 48-hour target in each month since January 2024.
Answer: The Future Defence Infrastructure Services Accommodation Contracts stipulate that the average time to undertake an urgent repair should be within 48 hours. Both Amey and VIVO are delivering against this performance measure. This allows for more complex wo...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many and what proportion of cases did call outs for urgent repairs for standard family accommodation exceed the 48-hour target in the week-commencing 5 May 2025.
Answer: The average resolution time for urgent repairs to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for week commencing 5 May 2025, will not be available until mid-June 2025. Information on the total number of hours by which the 48-hour target for call outs for urgent r...
Answered 13 May 2025
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