Helena Dollimore MP: written questions

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Written questions

Department of Health and Social Care: MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 24568 on Department of Health and Social Care: Media, which Ministers received media training.
Answer: Between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024, media training was received by Minister Caroline Johnson MP, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Public Health, and Lord Markham, the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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Doctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors applied for medical specialty training in each of the last five years; and how many training places were available in the same period.
Answer: Doctors undertake two years of foundation training after graduation, which is followed by a choice of core training programmes. Most of those in core training then apply for higher specialty training programmes.For 2024, there were 4,177 applications acro...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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Anaesthetics: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors applied for core anaesthetic training in each of the last five years; and how many training places were available in the same period.
Answer: The following table shows the number of doctors who applied for training in the Core Anaesthetics programme, as well as how many training places were available across the United Kingdom in each of the last five years:Year20202021202220232024Applications1,...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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Ministry of Defence: MediaMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Directorate of Defence Communications and Top Office Group in the Ministry of Defence Head Office spend on media and voice training for Ministers between the 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024 is nil.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was created in February 2023, so no data is held for prior to this time. There has been no spend on either (a) media or (b) voice training for Ministers between February 2023 and 4th July 2024 in the Departm...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: MediaDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not spent anything on media or voice training for Ministers since 4 July 2024. We are not aware of any expenditure on media or voice training for Ministers under the previous government between 4 July 2022 a...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MediaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. No money has been spent on voice training for Ministers.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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Ministry of Justice: MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department carries out media training in-house and so did not spend any money on media or voice training for Ministers in this period.
Answered 24 Jan 2025
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MediaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between (a) 4 July 2022 and (b) 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department organised no (i) media or (ii) voice training for Ministers during this period, and therefore the estimated cost to the public purse is none.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: MediaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: DSIT was created on 7 February 2023. Between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024, we have spent no money on (a) media or (b) voice training for Ministers.
Answered 24 Jan 2025
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Department of Health and Social Care: MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department spent a total of £1,500, including VAT, on media training for ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024. There was no expenditure on voice training for ministers during this period.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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Department for Education: MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: The department’s records show there has been no budget spent on media and/or voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
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Treasury: MediaTreasuryTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24566More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: Between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024, the Department spent £3.3k on media training for members of the Ministerial team. No spend on voice training for Ministers was incurred during this period.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: MediaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: Between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024, the Department spent £2,292 on media training for members of the Ministerial team. No spend on voice training for Ministers was incurred during this period.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
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Department for Work and Pensions: MediaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024.
Answer: For the period requested, there was NIL spend on these types of training.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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University of Brighton Academies TrustDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help resolve the dispute between teachers, parents and the University of Brighton Academies Trust.
Answer: Departmental officials are working closely with trustees at the University of Brighton Academies Trust on the actions they are taking to address concerns raised by staff and parents.This includes an ongoing review into a number of organisational changes t...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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Schools: Hastings and RyeDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will direct the University of Brighton Academies Trust to increase the proportion of the public funding it receives that is passed on to schools in Hastings and Rye constituency.
Answer: Academy trusts are the responsible, accountable body for all the money allocated to their individual academies, and the 2023 Academy Trust Handbook permits academy trusts to amalgamate academies’ General Annual Grant (GAG) to form one central fund. This a...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Schools: Hastings and RyeDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the University of Brighton Academies Trust on the proportion of the public funding it receives that is passed on to schools in Hastings and Rye constituency.
Answer: Academy trusts are the responsible, accountable body for all the money allocated to their individual academies, and the 2023 Academy Trust Handbook permits academy trusts to amalgamate academies’ General Annual Grant (GAG) to form one central fund. This a...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Brain Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve treatment for people with a glioblastoma brain tumour.
Answer: Like so many Hon. members across the House, I dearly miss the late Baroness McDonagh, who was sadly taken from us by glioblastoma. I’m determined to improve overall survival rates and treatment for rarer cancers like these and I met with officials and lea...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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Southern Water: CompensationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Southern Water’s compensation fund for losses incurred by (a) residents and (b) businesses during the water outage in May 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State has already met with CEOs of all 16 water companies, including Southern Water, setting out his expectations from government going forward. He will have further conversations with water company chief executives in due course, includi...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Floods: Hastings and RyeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with Southern Water on the level of compensation due to (a) residents and (b) businesses in Hastings and Rye constituency after the loss of water supply in
Answer: The Secretary of State has already met with CEOs of all 16 water companies, including Southern Water, setting out his expectations from government going forward. He will have further conversations with water company chief executives in due course, includi...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Floods: Hastings and RyeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with Southern Water on the level of compensation due to (a) businesses and (b) residents in Hastings and Rye constituency after two incidents of flooding in
Answer: The Secretary of State has already met with CEOs of all 16 water companies, including Southern Water, setting out his expectations from government going forward. He will have further conversations with water company chief executives in due course, includi...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Southern WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Southern Water to fix their water infrastructure.
Answer: The Secretary of State has already met with CEOs of all 16 water companies, including Southern Water, setting out his expectations from government going forward. He will have further conversations with water company chief executives in due course, includi...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Flood Control: HastingsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the causes of repeated flooding of Hastings town centre by Southern Water.
Answer: The kind of surface water flooding that Hastings experienced in 2023 generally occurs after extreme rainfall when water cannot immediately drain away or soak into the ground. It can happen very quickly, be difficult to predict and can be exacerbated by im...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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Sewage: Hastings and RyeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle sewage discharges by Southern Water in Hastings and Rye.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Thames Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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