James MacCleary MP: written questions
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National Parks: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the local government reorganisation plans will include provision on (a) planning responsibilities held by the South Downs National Park Authority for Lewes and (b) other
Answer: The government’s proposals for local government reorganisation will not change the planning responsibilities held by the South Downs Park Authority or any other national park. National Park authorities will remain the local planning authority for their ar...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the reported killings of religious minorities in Nigeria; and what diplomatic steps his Departme
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all in Nigeria and beyond. No one should live in fear because of what they do, or do not believe in. We work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fo...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVetting: SussexHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks conducted through Sussex Police.
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office. Accordingly, the Home Office does not hold the information requested on the average processing time for DBS checks conducted through Sussex Police.My officials hav...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to update guidance on how funds are allocated to GP surgeries in places with high demand such as Seaford, East Essex.
Answer: There are currently no plans to update how funding is allocated to general practice (GP) surgeries. GP practices receive funding through a range of income streams in return for providing services specified in the GP contract. ‘Global sum’, which is the fu...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support communities with high levels of housing growth where necessary infrastructure is not in place; and if she will have discussions wit
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that the purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, including the provision of supporting infrastructure in a sustainable manner.Local development plans sh...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support college teachers who did not receive the 5.5% pay rise; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of tying pay increases for(a) college and (b) school teache
Answer: Further education (FE) colleges, rather than government, are responsible for setting and negotiating pay within colleges. Colleges are not bound by the national pay and conditions framework for school teachers, but are free to implement their own pay arra...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Trade CompetitivenessHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of airside transit electronic travel authorisation on the UK's international competitiveness.
Answer: The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was launched to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. ETAs form part of our long-term plan for a more efficient UK border, with a g...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not allowing carers to be vaccinated for Covid-19 on people requiring care.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains th...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) identify and t(b) rack the ownership of long-term empty properties.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to the Question UIN HL3269 on 20 December 2024. The statistics in question are published annually and include a breakdown of vacant dwellings by local authority district. They can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the 10% commission charge on the sale of park homes.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11995 on 6 November 2024.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that retired NHS staff affected by the McCloud Judgement receive their full pension entitlements for the remedy period between 1 April 2015 and 31 Marc
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is implementing the McCloud remedy for impacted members of the NHS Pension Scheme. Remedy implementation is a complex and large-scale undertaking. The core element of the remedy will provide members with a choi...
Answered 31 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on the preservation of historic churches; and whether her Department plans to renew the scheme beyond March
Answer: The Department monitors the implementation and impact of the grant scheme through the regular reporting of the grant administrator. Since 2010, the grant scheme has returned over £350 million to listed places of worship including churches.Departmental set...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support them to meet their statutory homelessness duties effectivel
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many families are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in a child’s life when they need space to play and develop, nutrit...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for families affected by baby loss including (a) access to counselling services, (b) support for siblings and (c) training for healthcare prof
Answer: NHS England’s Three Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal services sets out how the National Health Service will make care safer, more personalised, and equitable. The plan includes a commitment to provide compassionate and high-quality care for b...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential effectiveness of carbon capture technologies in reducing emissions and (b) whether investment in such technologies is the most (i) efficient a
Answer: Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) technology has been proven in many countries across the world, and the Climate Change Committee have described it as a “necessity not an option” for reaching Net Zero. As a part of the initial assessment for choosi...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: MortgagesHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent joint mortgages being used as a method of financial abuse.
Answer: The Government recognises the devastating impact financial and economic abuse can have on victims, which extends far beyond the impact to their finances and includes the use of joint mortgages to control or exploit victims.We continue to work closely with...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: StrokesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prevent heart disease and stroke, (b) prioritise timely NHS heart care and (c) accelerate research into future treatments and cures.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that fewer lives are lost to the biggest killers, such as heart disease, which includes cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and stroke.The NHS Health Check, England’s flagship CVD prevention programme, engages over 1.3 million peop...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will support investment in (a) community-led developments and (b) co-housing.
Answer: The government recognises that community-led housing delivers a wide range of benefits, including additional housing supply, empowering communities, achieving high quality design and strengthening the co-operative economy.Our recent consultation on propos...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on the number of seasonal agricultural workers in each of the countries of the UK.
Answer: The Government keeps the Seasonal Worker route under close ongoing review and is carefully considering the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the Seasonal Worker route and will announce a detailed response in due course.The Home Office and the Depar...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: Economic GrowthHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of existing youth mobility schemes on economic growth in each (a) country of the UK and (b) year since 2010.
Answer: The Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) provides valuable cultural exchange opportunities for young people aged 18-30 (or 18-35 for some nationalities) to experience life in another country for up to two or three years, and to make lifelong ties and friendships o...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Health and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) expand (i) mentoring and (ii) wellbeing schemes for young people in (A) schools and (B) local communities.
Answer: Helping children and young people to both achieve and thrive, including through work on mentoring and supporting wellbeing, is critical to breaking down barriers to opportunity – one of the five missions of this government.The department is investing £17 ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDisclosure and Barring Service: Sussex PoliceHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reduce the number of people waiting for enhanced DBS checks to be processed by Sussex Police Force.
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Sussex Police are operationally independent. The prompt completion of enhanced DBS checks is an important part of the safeguarding system, and I understand that several measures have already been introduced to ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in (a) rural areas and (b) urban areas.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeating: Renewable FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to launch the consultation on technical issues for the renewable liquid heating fuel obligation under Section 159 of the Energy Act 2023; and what steps he is taking to support
Answer: As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expects to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation which have fewest options to decarbonise. Renewable liquid heating fuels (RLHF) are also much more expensive to use than other heating solu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that all teachers are trained to support students with Special Educational Needs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Lewes to the answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 10604.
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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