James Naish MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Coal Fired Power Stations: Listed BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will support the preservation of a coal-fired power station cooling tower.
Answer: The power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar was previously assessed for protection as a Listed Building in 2017 but deemed not to possess the requisite special architectural or historic interest. A new listing application is currently being assessed by Histori...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to improve wi-fi connectivity on the rail network.
Answer: I have asked my officials to explore the feasibility of a range of technology options to improve passenger connectivity on the rail network. The Department is also measuring the strength of mobile signals along the rail network to fully understand where i...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department's policy to introduce a UK low carbon hydrogen certification scheme.
Answer: We are considering the role of a UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Certification Scheme in achieving clean power by 2030. Further detail on the Government's approach will be announced in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend free school transport in rural areas to include schools other than the nearest suitable school.
Answer: The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who atten...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the (a) sale and (b) installation of spray foam insulation.
Answer: We are aware of the issues some homeowners are facing in obtaining finance where spray foam insulation has been installed.We will bring forward proposals for system wide reform to the construction products regulatory regime in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of data on respiratory health.
Answer: Chronic respiratory diseases are the third biggest contributor to Years of Life Lost in England. The annual economic burden of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the National Health Service in the United Kingdom is estimated as £3 billion...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to include a focus on respiratory conditions in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Answer: The Ten Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals: a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer; a National Health service that is there when people need it and fewer lives lost to the biggest killers....
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of respiratory conditions in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2034.
Answer: Chronic respiratory diseases are the third biggest contributor to Years of Life Lost in England. The annual economic burden of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the National Health Service in the United Kingdom is estimated as £3 billion...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPhysician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to encourage practices to create salaried GP roles instead of using physician associates.
Answer: We have committed to training thousands more GPs across the country which will increase capacity in the system and take the pressure off those currently working in the system. NHS England is working to address training bottlenecks so the health service ha...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) experienced GPs not covered by the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme and (b) other GPs to find employment.
Answer: We remain committed to growing the number of doctors in general practice (GP) and we are working to increase the GP workforce in England.NHS England is working to address training bottlenecks so the health service has enough staff for the future, and we w...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of SEND childcare requirements on parents in full employment; and what steps she plans to take to help support these parents.
Answer: Every child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) should be able to access high quality early years provision, with a workforce who can nurture a child’s needs, recognise their strengths and build effective working relationships with pare...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFluoride: Drinking WaterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding existing water fluoridation arrangements in Nottinghamshire to cover the whole of (a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Public consultation is required on proposals for new, or the expansion of existing, community water fluoridation schemes. The Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022 set out the requirements, and is a...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPlaygrounds: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that play areas are (a) designed and (b) upgraded to be accessible for children with SEND.
Answer: The Government is firmly committed to creating better access to play areas, and parks more widely. They are an essential part of local social infrastructure which supports more connected, stronger communities.Local authorities must consider their obligati...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Competition and Market Authority's publication entitled Housebuilding Market Study, published on 26 February 2024, what assessment she has made of the poten
Answer: The Government welcomes the Competition and Market Authority’s final report following their year-long market study on housebuilding. Government will carefully consider the Authority’s recommendations and respond in due course.The Government is already cle...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood and Water Management Act 2010Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the publication entitled The review for implementation of Schedule 3 to The Flood and Water Management Act 2010, published by his Department in January 2023, whether
Answer: Planning policy requires that Sustainable Drainage Systems are included in all new major developments, unless there is clear evidence that this would be inappropriate. The Government is currently assessing how best to implement its ambitions on sustainabl...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectrical SubstationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his keynote speech at the Energy UK conference 2024 on 17 September 2024, what steps he plans to take to help protect communities with an above-average number of substations
Answer: The strategic network planning processes led by the Government’s new National Energy System Operator ensures community impact is considered when recommendations for new transmission infrastructure are made and that new infrastructure locations are conside...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Area Energy PlansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his keynote speech at the Energy UK conference 2024 on 17 September 2024, what steps he plans to take to promote formal local area energy planning at local authority level.
Answer: The Department is considering the role of local energy planning including how it might interact with new initiatives such as Great British Energy Local Power Plan and Ofgem’s Regional Energy Strategic Plan, which Ofgem are consulting on.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFish Farming: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter.
Answer: Legislation on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires that farmed fish are spared avoidable pain, distress or suffering during their killing and related operations. In 2023 the Animal Welfare Committee’s updated Opinion on the welfare o...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPsychologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that only appropriately accredited psychologists are able to (a) diagnose and (b) treat illnesses and psychological disorders.
Answer: The British Psychological Society accredits undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes. Accreditation is an important hallmark of quality that is extensively acknowledged by employers in the field, and an essential stepping-stone for students wh...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCourts: PsychologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she will take steps to restrict the ability for psychologists not accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council to act as expert witnesses in all court settings.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns regarding unregulated experts, often using the title psychologist, being instructed in the family courts. We are working with the Family Procedure Rule Committee on this issue to make changes to the Family Procedure Rul...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that people with a prepayment meter are eligible for electric vehicle friendly tariffs.
Answer: Prepayment meter households can be eligible for a range of tariffs, depending on their circumstances. To take advantage of charging an electric vehicle at off-peak rates a smart prepayment meter, or other meter that works on a time of use basis, is requir...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of routinely using S106 agreements to pay for new sewage treatment plants in order that large developers always make a dire
Answer: National planning policy sets out that local planning authorities should include policies in their Local Plan for making sufficient provision for water and sewerage infrastructure.A developer can be required to enter into a section 106 agreement, as a req...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to encourage local planning authorities to (a) ring-fence and (b) use developer contributions to provide routes identified in local cycling and walking in
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of plan-making and development proposals, so that opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport use are identified and pur...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, last updated on 2 August 2024, what assess
Answer: The Green Belt serves a number of specific national planning purposes, including checking the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas, preventing neighbouring towns merging into one another, and assisting in safeguarding the countryside from encroachm...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that new housing developments (a) connect to, (b) extend and (c) improve routes identified in local cycling and walking infrastructure plans.
Answer: Planning legislation identifies Active Travel England (ATE) as a statutory consultee for developments of at least 150 homes. In discharging its statutory requirements, ATE reviews how people can walk, wheel and cycle within and beyond site boundaries, and...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
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