James MacCleary MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Medicine: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for the UK Foundation Programme office.
Answer: The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) manages the national application process for the UK Foundation Programme. The UKFPO is funded by, and is accountable to, the four United Kingdom statutory education bodies, including NHS England for England. We a...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that F1 doctors receive their (a) programme details and (b) work schedules well in advance of their start dates.
Answer: We are aware that there is a delay in the allocation of some foundation year one doctors’ programme details and work schedules. We have asked NHS England to urgently tackle this issue. We know there is more to do and NHS England is working to ensure that ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to place dedicated mental health practitioners in schools; and whether he plans to fund a nationwide rollout of such provision.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review confirmed that we will fulfil our commitment to provide access to mental health support within schools in England by expanding mental health support teams to cover 100% of pupils by 2029/30. This expansion will ensure that up to 9...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the sanitary and phytosanitary agreement referred to in the joint UK-EU statement of 19 May 2025 to come into effect.
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area. Our aim is to start talks straight away and we want to remove barriers as soon as possible.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChurch of England: LandChurch CommissionersTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57901More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have a target for the proportion of the Church's land it plans to protect for nature by (a) 2030 and (b) other future dates.
Answer: The Church Commissioners do not have a target to allocate a fixed percentage of land exclusively for nature protection. Much of the land managed by the Church Commissioners is leased to tenants for farming and food production, with over 90% classed as hig...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChurch of England: LandChurch CommissionersTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57900More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Commissioners will publish a map of the land the Church owns in Lewes constituency; how much land the Church owns in that constituency broken down by land use; and what pr
Answer: The Church Commissioners do not own land in the constituency of Lewes, and the closest assets are situated in West Sussex and Kent.The Church Commissioners register all farmland holdings with the Land Registry, providing public access to ownership details...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCustomsTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56643More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) import and (b) export checks have taken place by (i) port of entry and (ii) commodity type since 1 January 2021.
Answer: HMRC and Border Force take a risk-based and intelligence-led approach to customs enforcement and have a strong track record in tackling all kinds of non-compliance.HMRC takes a fair and proportionate approach to compliance, which considers trader behaviou...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCustomsTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of an (a) import check and (b) export check since the UK's departure from the EU.
Answer: HMRC recently published a research report which explored the impact of border checks with around 35 traders and intermediaries. Businesses reported that moving goods across the border was generally a smooth process, and whilst this research did not ascert...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCustomsTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56641More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) import and (b) export checks have been conducted at the UK Border since 31 January 2020; and how many were undertaken in each of the five years prior to this.
Answer: HMRC and Border Force take a risk-based and intelligence-led approach to customs enforcement and have a strong track record in tackling all kinds of non-compliance.HMRC takes a fair and proportionate approach to compliance, which considers trader behaviou...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the terms for Network Railcards to enable them to be used by commuters who need to travel before 10am.
Answer: The Network Railcard is designed to stimulate leisure travel and timed to encourage travel outside of the busy morning peak. There are no current plans to review railcards in advance of the transition to Great British Railways but it will have the opportu...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries she is negotiating with on the use of eGates; and what the status of those negotiations are.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 16 June to Question 54204.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeline is for UK travellers to start having expanded access to EU eGates.
Answer: We have secured confirmation that there will be no legal barriers to eGates use for UK nationals travelling to and from EU Member States after the introduction of the EU's Entry/Exit System.But the Prime Minister has been clear that there should be no rea...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that schools participating in the breakfast club programme can provide adequately nutritious free school meals within the allocated budget.
Answer: The department is funding 750 early adopter schools to provide access to a free, universal breakfast club lasting at least 30 minutes. Early adopter schools receive a combination of set up, fixed term and per pupil payments to cover food costs, staffing a...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational School Breakfast ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that breakfasts provided through the National School Breakfast Programme are nutritious.
Answer: The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), introduced by the last government, funds only school food standards-compliant breakfast food and delivery costs. Schools receive a 75% subsidy from the government and must themselves cover the costs of the r...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational School Breakfast ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the per-meal funding for schools participating in the National School Breakfast Programme.
Answer: The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), introduced by the last government, funds only school food standards-compliant breakfast food and delivery costs. Schools receive a 75% subsidy from the government and must themselves cover the costs of the r...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational School Breakfast ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the funding received by schools participating in the National School Breakfast Programme to provide a nutritionally balanced breakfast to each child.
Answer: The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), introduced by the last government, funds only school food standards-compliant breakfast food and delivery costs. Schools receive a 75% subsidy from the government and must themselves cover the costs of the r...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAbsenteeism: FinesDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the system of fining parents for taking their children out of school; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this system on famili
Answer: Tackling absence is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. We are facing an absence epidemic, with one in five children persistently absent. These figures are higher for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.The ...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will review the regulatory framework applied to small, local abattoirs to ensure that (a) food safety is maintained, (b) animal welfare standards are supported and (c
Answer: Defra continues to recognise the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient food supply chain. The Government encourages the highest standards of meat hygiene and animal welfare...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhouses: SussexDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the retention and replacement of small abattoirs in Sussex.
Answer: Defra recognises the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in supporting local livestock producers and maintaining a resilient and competitive food supply chain. Defra works closely with the smaller abattoir sector including through its Sma...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48774More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44342 on UK Trade with EU: Public Consultation, what discussions he has had with the EU TCA Domestic Advisory Group on improving UK-EU trade relations; and wha
Answer: Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas-Symonds oversees the UK-EU relationship including the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its Domestic Advisory Group (DAG).The Minister has met the UK TCA DAG several times, including most recently on 3 S...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to review the process by which councils allocate funding to mainstream schools to support children with EHCPs.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department is providing an increase of £1 ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: East SussexDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with East Sussex County Council on its ability to meet pupils' EHCP needs in mainstream primary schools.
Answer: The department is providing support and challenge to East Sussex to improve delivery of its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services following the most recent local area SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in Novemb...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of schools being directed to admit pupils with high levels of need without the provision of additional (a) funding and (b) support staff on (i) children’s sa
Answer: Local authorities must consult with settings before naming them in an education, health and care (EHC) plan. The setting can express concerns about being named and the local authority must consider these concerns carefully. However, if named in the plan, ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that schools are adequately (a) funded and (b) staffed to meet the needs of children with EHCPs in cases where the school has deemed it unsafe for the child to attend due
Answer: Local authorities must consult with settings before naming them in an education, health and care (EHC) plan. The setting can express concerns about being named and the local authority must consider these concerns carefully. However, if named in the plan, ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Sussex County Hospital: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Sussex Police on their investigation into alleged medical negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital; and whether he has considered providing addition
Answer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had recent discussions with Sussex Police on their investigation and the provision of additional resources has not been considered to support them.Ministers have met with the leadership of Universi...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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