Ian Byrne MP: written questions
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Accident and Emergency Departments: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) the number and (b) the percentage of people over 60 presenting at A&E who waited over 12 hours to be (a) transferred, (b) admitted or (c) discharged in t
Answer: NHS England publishes data on the number of accident and emergency attendances and admissions by age. Data is also published on 12-hour accident and emergency attendances, although this is not available by age.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of how many and what proportion of patients aged over 75 presenting at A&E in England were screened for general frailty in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not available centrally.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of how many and what proportion of patients aged over 75 presenting at A&E in England were screened to assess their risk of falling in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not available centrally.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of how many and what proportion of patients aged over 75 presenting at A&E in England were screened for delirium in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not available centrally.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPathways to Work: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, how the £1 billion employment, healt
Answer: We are delivering the biggest investment in support for disabled people and those with health conditions in at least a generation. Our Pathways to Work Guarantee will provide work, health and skills support for disabled people and those with health condit...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make the eligibility criteria for the holiday activities and food programme the same as that for free school meals.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Liverpool West Derby, to the answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57800.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diabetes (a) prevention, (b) care and (c) treatment.
Answer: Preventing diabetes is a complex task, and requires multi-faceted action. Prevention involves collaboration in order to tackle the underlying issues such obesity, poor diets, and lifestyle issues. We have several programmes in place to help reduce the pre...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen: Older PeopleWomen and EqualitiesTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56367More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to include older women in her Department's (a) policies and (b) decision-making processes.
Answer: The Government is clear that equality and opportunity for all are at the heart of our programme of national renewal. This includes actively considering the needs of older women and ensuring that they are not discriminated against. The Government recognise...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bringing water companies into public ownership on (a) bills and (b) infrastructure investment.
Answer: Independent research commissioned by the Consumer Council for Water found substantial change to the industry and company ownership would not address the main problems experienced. Nationalising a water company would cost billions of pounds, and it would t...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public BodiesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a regulator for artificial intelligence.
Answer: The vast majority of AI systems should be regulated at point of use and our expert regulators are best placed to do this. In response to the AI Action Plan, the Government committed to identifying capability needs for regulators to mitigate AI risks and d...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect workers' rights for app-based taxi drivers.
Answer: Our Plan to Make Work Pay will modernise the UK labour market and address challenges thrown up by new trends and technologies. The Employment Rights Bill is the first phase of delivery, and will provide a new baseline of security for workers. Once impleme...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of pausing student loan interest from accruing while new parents are in receipt of statutory maternity pay.
Answer: Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.The student finance system protects borrowers if they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason. This includes those i...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of making the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund permanent.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the member for Liverpool West Derby, to my written statement of 22 April 2025, which is available here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-04-22/hcws589.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure state schools have adequate levels of funding.
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.7 billion in 2025/26, meaning that it will total £65.3 billion, compared to £61.6 billion in 2024/25. This is a 6% overall increase, which against the backdrop of a challenging fiscal picture, demonstrat...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local pubs.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including pubs, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth. We've launched a licensing taskforce aimed at cutting red tape and removing barriers that hinder progress. The Government also...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing Allowance: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance on rates of poverty.
Answer: No assessment has been made using current economic assumptions and methodological practices.However, the department has previously produced a poverty impact assessment using OBR economic assumptions from 30 October 2024 on an outdated version of the model...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of social housing.
Answer: At Spring statement, the government announced an immediate injection of £2 billion to support delivery of the biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and contribute to our ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 mi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability: Disability AidsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students' Allowance funding on student retention rates at universities.
Answer: The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance funding.The department’s review of ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability: Disability AidsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students' Allowance funding on disabled students' future employment prospects.
Answer: The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance funding.The department’s review of ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his policy on arms trade with Israel.
Answer: In September 2024, we took decisive action, suspending licences for the Israeli Defence Forces that might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. We have maintained the suspension and assess there are ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool MilkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the Nursery Milk Scheme entitlement to the end of the academic year in which a child turns five.
Answer: The Nursery Milk Scheme is a statutory scheme which allows early years childcare settings to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk per day to children under the age of five who attend a setting for two or more hours per day. Schools ca...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing monitoring compliance with School Food Standards.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Liverpool West Derby to the answer of 9 May 2025 to Question 48872.
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma and Macular Degeneration: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment for (a) wet macular degeneration and (b) glaucoma in (i) England, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Liver
Answer: The classification codes required to identify pathways where patients may have glaucoma or macular degeneration do not allow for distinction between the two conditions. The following table provides an estimate of the number of patients who have been waiti...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCataracts: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the quality of lenses used by private providers of NHS cataract surgery.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the quality of lenses used by private providers of National Health Service cataract surgery.The safety of all patients, whether they are treated in the NHS or the independent sector, is a top priority for the Government. All...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCataracts: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of patients who have received NHS cataract surgery in private clinics and have then been re-admitted post-surgery to NHS providers in each of
Answer: A table showing the number and proportion of patients who received National Health Service cataract surgery in private clinics, who were then re-admitted post-surgery to NHS providers in each of the last six years, is attached.
Answered 14 May 2025
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