Helena Dollimore MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

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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