Ian Byrne MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Planning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23182More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to protect the countryside and wildlife, in the context of her Department's proposed planning reforms.

  Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to, and enhance, the natural and local environment by recognising the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside, and the wider benefit...

  Answered 27 Jan 2025

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• HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23004More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to include the perspectives of people with lived experiences of homelessness in the cross-government strategy to end homelessness.

  Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected.The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. T...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

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• Kinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22714More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help support kinship carers in (a) Liverpool and (b) other areas.

  Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. In October 2024, the department published the new Kinship Care statutory guidance for local authorities, which sets out the support a...

  Answered 16 Jan 2025

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• Mental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22713More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for people on mental health waiting lists to be (a) assessed and (b) treated.

  Answer: It is unacceptable that too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. We are determined to change that.As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that...

  Answered 16 Jan 2025

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