Ian Byrne MP: written questions

Written questions

• Hospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13018More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will eliminate parking fees at NHS hospitals for NHS staff and patients.

  Answer: No assessments have been made of the potential merits of eliminating car-parking charges for National Health Service patients and staff, the adequacy of Blue Badge parking spaces, or the effectiveness of the private companies that manage NHS car parks.All...

  Answered 18 Nov 2024

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• Rents: PaymentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13017More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle landlords charging high up-front rent payments.

  Answer: The government have long recognised that demands for extortionate rent in advance place a considerable financial strain on tenants and can exclude certain groups from renting altogether. We are very clear that the practice of landlords demanding large amo...

  Answered 15 Nov 2024

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• Social Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13016More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the supply of socially rented homes.

  Answer: I refer my hon. friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024.

  Answered 15 Nov 2024

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• Kinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13015More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children in kinship care.

  Answer: Through the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced £40 million to trial a new kinship allowance in up to ten local authorities. This will test whether paying an allowance to cover certain costs, such as supporting a child to settle into a new home w...

  Answered 13 Nov 2024

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• State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13014More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, HC 638, if

  Answer: We are reviewing the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. We need to consider the views that have been expressed on all sides including the points raised by representatives from the WASPI Campaign who I met recentl...

  Answered 12 Nov 2024

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• Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13013More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the government is taking to improve animal welfare.

  Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. That is exactly what we will do, and we will be outlining more detail in due course.

  Answered 12 Nov 2024

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