Helen Morgan MP: written questions
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Social Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delaying the release of the 2024-25 funding allocation of the Accelerating Reform Fund on unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government recognises that innovation is vital to support adult social care to adjust to the changing needs of the population. We want to support local authorities to adopt new approaches to delivering care, improving outcomes of people who draw on ca...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 2024-25 funding allocations of the Accelerating Reform Fund will be released.
Answer: The Government recognises that innovation is vital to support adult social care to adjust to the changing needs of the population. We want to support local authorities to adopt new approaches to delivering care, improving outcomes of people who draw on ca...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Cross Border CooperationDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the governments of (a) Wales and (b) Scotland on growing cross-border rail patronage through open-access passenger rail operations.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussions specifically on growing cross-border rail patronage through open access with either the government of Wales or Scotland.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the timely determination of track access applications on changes to the national passenger rail timetable for (a) May 2025 and (b) December 2025.
Answer: The Secretary of State supports and encourages Department for Transport contracted operators to make timely application to the industry Track Access process. Track Access decisions are the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road as independent rail ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long it took her Department to consider each application for a change to the national passenger rail timetable for December 2024; and what the average time was for her Department to determine the outcome of
Answer: Operators need to agree their train service level plans and funding in advance of operation allowing enough time for consideration by the Department before they engage with Network Rail's timetable production process. Typically, this is done through an an...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many track access applications concerning changes to the national passenger rail timetable were received for (a) December 2024, (b) May 2025 and (c) December 2025.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information. Train operators must submit track access applications to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The ORR is responsible for making decisions in relation to these applications and its decisions are pu...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made to deliver (a) new and (b) refurbished military accommodation for 40,000 service men and women.
Answer: Service Family Accommodation (SFA): The Ministry of Defence (MOD) manages c47,000 SFA properties in the UK. In financial year (FY) 2024-25, the Department has purchased 351 new homes at a cost of £157 million, in areas where there is a shortage of SFA. £4...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve recruitment in adult social care.
Answer: Whilst much of the responsibility for recruitment rests with adult social care employers, the Department recognises the scale of reforms needed to support sustainable workforce growth. These reforms include: the Adult Social Care Learning and Development ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPerinatal MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure all NHS Trusts meet the Government’s target to reduce the number of stillbirths nationally to 0.23%.
Answer: The current rate of stillbirths per 1,000 births is 3.9.The Government continues to work with the National Health Service as it delivers its three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services. As part of the plan, an updated version of the Savin...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the number of children with education and health care plans who will require support after the age of 25 on the adult social care
Answer: The Department commissions the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at the London School of Economics to produce projections of the long-term demand and cost of adult social care services in England. These include projections of the number of working ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients received urgent cancer treatment within 62 days of a GP referral at Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin integrated care board since October 2023.
Answer: Cancer waiting times data, organised by integrated care board, and published by NHS England, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to Questions 1829 and 1830 on Armed Forces: Housing tabled by the Hon. Member for North Shropshire on 25 July 2024 for answer on 30 July 2024.
Answer: This Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual amount of discretionary funding received by GP services in North Shropshire.
Answer: The following table shows funding broken down by funding stream for general practices located in North Shropshire for the 2022/2023 financial year:Funding StreamValue (£)Global Sum11,191,640Direct Enhanced Services557,897Quality and Outcomes Framework (QO...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the change to real terms spending on services for disabled children by Shropshire Council since 2016.
Answer: From the 2015/16 financial year to 2022/23, the most recent year for which information is available, the increase in net spending by Shropshire Council on provision and services for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disa...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community pharmacies have closed in North Shropshire since 2016.
Answer: There were 14 community pharmacies providing National Health Service pharmaceutical services in North Shropshire constituency on 30 June 2024, which is two fewer than in September 2016.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many urban areas in the West Midlands with populations of over 17,000 do not have a railway station.
Answer: It is estimated that there are approximately 12 ‘built up areas’ with a population of 20,000 or more that do not contain operational railway stations within the West Midlands region. Some large cities and towns consist of several built up areas, and whils...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many urban areas in England with populations of over 17,000 do not have a railway station.
Answer: It is estimated that there are approximately 80 ‘built up areas’ with a population of 20,000 or more that do not contain operational railway stations within England. Some large cities and towns consist of several built up areas, and whilst a specific buil...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHeating: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support residents of off-grid homes with the cost of heating.
Answer: The Government believes the only way to protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us harness clean energy, reduce our reliance on volatile fossil fuel market...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Price CapsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a price cap for heating oil and liquefied petroleum gas.
Answer: The Government’s assessment is that the introduction of a price cap for heating oil and liquefied petroleum gas would not be in the long-term interests of consumers.The structures of the heating oil and liquefied petroleum gas markets are different from t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the end of the holiday activities and food programme on lower-income families.
Answer: The future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn and the department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle mental health challenges in children from low-income families during school holidays.
Answer: The department has invested over £200 million every year since 2022 in free holiday club places for children from low-income families through the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme with all 153 local authorities in England delivering in the Easte...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential safeguarding dangers to children from low-income families resulting from the end of the holiday activities and food programme.
Answer: The future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn and the department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: BorrowingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing Councils to borrow from the Public Works Loan Board at discounted rates in order to build homes for social rent.
Answer: Local authorities already have access to a preferential rate from the Public Works Loans Board to support housebuilding in the Housing Revenue Account. The preferential rate of gilts +0.4% is available until June 2025. The Government is committed to suppo...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the standard of grassroots sports facilities in rural areas.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of where they live, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDementia: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve and (b) standardise the quality of annual dementia reviews.
Answer: The Dementia: Good Personalised Care and Support Planning guide sets out how primary care providers can ensure personalised care and support planning is undertaken consistently and reliably. This includes annual dementia reviews. The guide offers a qualit...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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