James Frith MP: written questions
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Written questions
State Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for updating her Department's website with information on the (a) 12-month State Pension arrears payment and (b) State Pension Claims Form.
Answer: Work to publish new guidance is well underway and we aim to have it published as soon as we can, subject to competing priorities. With regards to the paper claim form changes, we are working to understand the value of updating given how few paper claims w...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for distributing interim payments for people affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government dep...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children withdrawn from mainstream education due to allergy-related safety concerns in schools in the last five years.
Answer: The department does not hold this data.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: MedalsHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will introduce a medal in recognition of severely injured emergency service personnel.
Answer: Any official award is a gift from the Government, on behalf of His Majesty The King to recognise individuals within the service. The creation of a new award requires cross Government consensus and approval from the Committee on The Grant of Honours, Decor...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: ValuationTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55223More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Valuation Office Agency on the appropriate valuation of film and TV studios.
Answer: The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 and Local Government finance (Wales) Bill legislated for three yearly business rates revaluations in England and Wales from 2023. The date of completion for the next revaluation is 1 April 2026. This is to ensure that prop...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55222More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure that business rates do not impact the growth of the film production sector in the UK.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of the planning process for building film studios on economic growth.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting the growth of the creative industries, including film production. As part of its forthcoming industrial strategy, the government will publish a creative industries sector plan which will include actions to support...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55220More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of changes in the level of business rates on film studios in the UK.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable values below £500,000, from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that they...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: Government AssistanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support the (a) long-term growth, (b) international competitiveness and (c) financial sustainability of the film production sector in the UK.
Answer: We are committed to supporting the growth and sustainability of the film sector. We provide globally competitive tax measures to incentivise production. We are investing in infrastructure through continued funding via the British Film Commission (BFC) whi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of film studios in the UK.
Answer: We are committed to supporting the growth and sustainability of the film sector. We provide globally competitive tax measures to incentivise production. We are investing in infrastructure through continued funding via the British Film Commission (BFC) whi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide guidance to Integrated Care Boards on the minimum provision of palliative care that should be available for hospices in their area.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative care and end of life care.Whilst the majo...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying a currency model to the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative care and end of life care.A suite of new commun...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of palliative and end of life care on patients; and how the 10 year plan will ensure that there is adequate provision of these services.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made on the impact of palliative care and end of life care on patients, but we know that currently approximately 600,000 people die per year in the United Kingdom. Palliative care services are included in the list of services...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Community CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role his Department plans for hospices to play in shifting care into the community.
Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether long-term reform hospice care funding will be included in the NHS 10-year plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will set out how the Government will fix our broken National Health Service. Too many people, towards the end of their lives, are not receiving the support and care they deserve, and we know that waiting times for services are far ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBetIndex and Football Index: CompensationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44518 on BetIndex and Football Index, if she will introduce a regulator levy to fund compensation for people who lost money through the collaps
Answer: Whilst the Government deeply sympathises with those impacted by the collapse of Football Index and BetIndex, we do not plan to introduce a regulator levy to fund compensation for people who lost money as a result.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS England on the reason that some NHS Trusts are not yet offering access to givinostat through the Early Access Programme.
Answer: The Department understands the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options.Officials from the Department have had discussions with NHS England regarding access to gi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostatDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all eligible NHS Trusts participate in the Early Access Programme for givinostat.
Answer: The Department understands the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has on those living with it and their families, and the urgent need for new treatment options.Officials from the Department have had discussions with NHS England regarding access to gi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural HeritageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to modernise (a) heritage and (b) community protection schemes to support (i) nightclubs, (ii) grassroots music venues and (iii) other contemporary cult
Answer: The Government is working closely with the music and nightclub sectors, to strengthen the sustainability of the entire music ecosystem. Cultural venues, like nightclubs and music venues, provide enjoyment to many thousands of people as the opportunity to ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural HeritageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) listing and National Portfolio programmes and (b) other heritage and community protection schemes reflect (i) nightclubs, (ii) music venues and (
Answer: The Government is working closely with the music and nightclub sectors, to strengthen the sustainability of the entire music ecosystem. Cultural venues, like nightclubs and music venues, provide enjoyment to many thousands of people as the opportunity to ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Child Poverty Strategy of Parentkind's report entitled The Missing Chapter, published in March 2025.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bury North to the answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46672.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the 2025-2026 pay review for NHS staff.
Answer: On 30 September 2024, the Government issued remit letters to the independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) covering the National Health Service’s staff groups, formally beginning the 2025/26 pay round months in advance of recent annual pay rounds. The Departme...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFruit Juices: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to extend the suspension of customs tariffs on fruit juices after June 2026.
Answer: 203 suspensions are due to expire on 30 June 2026, including 27 measures that are in place on fruit juices and concentrates. The Government will consider a possible extension ahead of the measures’ expiry date. Further information about the review will be...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had meetings with providers of digital content subscription services on the potential impact of proposals on cooling-off rights within the new subscription contract regime under the Digi
Answer: The Government’s Consultation on the implementation of the new subscriptions contract regime included proposals for how refunds should work when consumers exercise their statutory cooling-off rights. The overarching aim set out in that document is for a f...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of his Department's proposals for cooling-off rights within the subscription contract regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Con
Answer: The Government’s Consultation on the implementation of the new subscriptions contract regime included proposals for how refunds should work when consumers exercise their statutory cooling-off rights. The overarching aim set out in that document is for a f...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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