Helen Maguire MP: written questions
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Sabotage: RussiaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many cables his Department has recorded as damaged or suspected of being damaged by Russian ships in (a) the North Sea, (b) the English Channel, (c) the Irish Sea and (d) the North
Answer: Accidental cable damage from industrial maritime activity is part of the cable operating ecosystem. There are 65 cables systems connecting to the UK, with 45 of those cables connecting internationally. The large continental shelf and busy maritime sector ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: ShippingMinistry of DefenceTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of Russian military activity in (a) the North Sea, (b) the English Channel, (c) the Irish Sea and (d) the North Atlantic his Department has recorded per month for the last 24 months.
Answer: The Royal Navy continuously monitors UK waters and stands ready to respond to the presence of Russian vessels. For reasons of national security, we cannot disclose the specific number of incidents of Russian military activity recorded during any given per...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Supply ChainsMinistry of DefenceTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to protect British supply chains from Russian interference and sabotage.
Answer: We closely monitor the impact of global conflicts including the extent of Russian content in our critical programmes and the supply chains that support them, with the aim of identifying and managing emergent issues. The Department is actively engaged in a...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: StandardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Professor Alice Sullivan's review entitled Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, published on 19 March 2025, if he will bring forward legislative proposals t
Answer: The 2019 Review of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (RFCAs) was published on 24 March 2020 and placed in the Library of the House. The Review recommended that the Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (CRFCA) and the 13 RFCAs sho...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: SportsgroundsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes his Department undertook in its impact assessment into proposals for the Care Quality Commission to regulate sporting and cultural events; and if he will publish that work.
Answer: The Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume Two report recommended that the Government make changes to the law to enable the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to regulate event healthcare at sporting venues and gymnasiums and at temporary sporting and cultural events...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase research into the causes of prostate cancer in men of sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Answer: The Department funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research and research infrastructure, which supports patients and the public to participate in high-quality research, including clinical research on prostate cancer. NIHR r...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of implementing nurse-led mobile PSA blood testing clinics in deprived communities on (a) costs to and (b) staff productivity in the
Answer: Tackling health inequalities is a priority for the Government. Men aged 50 years old or over can ask their general practitioner for a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, even if they do not have symptoms. This applies to anyone aged 50 years old or over...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of providing mobile PSA blood testing clinics in deprived communities on rates of early prostate cancer detection.
Answer: Tackling health inequalities is a priority for the Government. Men aged 50 years old or over can ask their general practitioner for a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, even if they do not have symptoms. This applies to anyone aged 50 years old or over...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: 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
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