Helen Morgan MP: written questions 2024
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Special 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
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many individuals have (a) been offered and (b) accepted compensation under the Group Litigation Order Scheme.
Answer: As of 30 August, 253 offers had been made to claimants under the GLO scheme; 207 postmasters had accepted their offer. Data on all Horizon redress schemes are published monthly on gov.uk.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOrthopaedics: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure sustainable long-term funding for the Veterans' Orthopaedic Service at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
Answer: The NHS Long Term Plan committed the National Health Service to a series of financial reforms, designed to return the NHS to financial balance. NHS England’s regional finance team have been working directly with The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Capital InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which projects her Department plans to include in the third Road Investment Strategy.
Answer: The Government is considering the content and timing of the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) alongside all transport infrastructure spend. We will provide an update in due course.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordA483: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 836 on A483, what progress she has made on the review into improving safety on the A483 in North Shropshire.
Answer: National Highways continues to consider the case for safety improvements to the A483 between Pant and Llanymynech through a route optimisation study. The content and timing of the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will be considered alongside all tran...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRestoring Your Railway FundDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she made an assessment of the adequacy of each business case submitted to the Restoring Your Railway Fund before deciding to withdraw that funding.
Answer: The Chancellor’s statement of 29 July 2024 confirmed that the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) programme will be brought to a close. Aside from RYR projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects are now bein...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport: OswestryDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport links in Oswestry.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that people have access to transport and transport infrastructure that enables them to travel to the destinations they want to reach and meets their needs. As my Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor has set out, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of applying VAT to private school fees on state-funded special educational needs provision.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister has been clear that if a child has an education, health and care plan that requires them to attend a private school because their needs cannot be met in the state sector, they will not feel an impact from this poli...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying VAT to private school fees on local sports clubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure stability of management at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
Answer: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is in segment four of the NHS Oversight Framework. This means that the trust is in receipt of national mandated support via NHS England’s Recovery Support Programme. The National Recovery Support team i...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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