James Naish MP: written questions
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Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative estimate she has made of the number of specialist-school places (a) in Rushcliffe constituency and (b) nationally; and what plans she has to increase capacity of those places.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The requested data on state-funded special schools can be found in ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational PsychologyDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) improve the (i) timeliness and (ii) depth of educational psychology assessments and (b) end the use of short virtual consultations for children with complex needs.
Answer: Educational psychologists play a critical role in the support available to children and young people, including providing statutory input into education, health and care assessments. We know that current workforce shortages can be a barrier to timely inpu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on verifying the (a) staffing, (b) space and (c) specialist-expertise capacity of schools before naming them in education, health and care plans.
Answer: When preparing a new education, health and care (EHC) plan, or amending the setting named on an existing plan, a local authority must consult with any school or other setting it may name in the plan. The special educational needs and disability (SEND) cod...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making written feedback from schools consulted during Education, Health and Care Plan placement decisions legally binding on local authorities.
Answer: When preparing a new education, health and care (EHC) plan, or amending the setting named on an existing plan, a local authority must consult with any school or other setting it may name in the plan. The special educational needs and disability (SEND) cod...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of digital-first primary care systems on patients without internet access; and what steps he plans to take to reduce digital exclusion in
Answer: People unable to access the NHS App or online services, or visit their general practice (GP) in person, can ask for a feature called proxy access available through the NHS App. This function allows a trusted relative or carer to act on the patient’s behal...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients who cannot use the internet retain (a) telephone or (b) in-person routes to (i) book GP appointments and (ii) access triage services.
Answer: People unable to access the NHS App or online services, or visit their general practice (GP) in person, can ask for a feature called proxy access available through the NHS App. This function allows a trusted relative or carer to act on the patient’s behal...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlaygrounds: SafetyDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Education and Skills Funding Agency monitors academy trust compliance with health and safety standards for school playgrounds.
Answer: It is the responsibility of those who manage our schools (local authorities, diocesan bodies and academy trusts) to ensure their premises operate in accordance with relevant standards and legislation. The department provides guidance on how health and saf...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademies: PlaygroundsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital funding streams are available to academy trusts for essential playground (a) repairs and (b) replacement.
Answer: The government has given a long-term commitment for capital investment to improve the condition of schools and colleges across England through to 2034/35. It is investing almost £3 billion per year by 2034/35 in capital maintenance and renewal, rising fro...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review of emergency department staffing models to determine the (a) feasibility and (b) cost-effectiveness of embedding neurology teams in all major trauma centres.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has no plans to commission such a review.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to integrated care boards on commissioning pathways that guarantee immediate access to plasma exchange for patients with acute inflammatory neurological disorders.
Answer: NHS England’s Specialised Neurology service specification outlines a networked model of care for neurology and stipulates that all specialised neurology centres should have access to timely plasma exchange services to patients with severe autoimmune neuro...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated in the financial year 2025-26 to expand regional (a) neurological emergency networks and (b) tele-neurology services.
Answer: There is no formal structure or funding for neurological emergency networks. The acute neurology guidance forming part of the NHS England integrated care system neurology toolkit provides guidance on the organisation of services to ensure patients admitte...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a requirement for (a) 24-hour on-call neurology cover or (b) rapid tele-neurology support in all major emergency departments.
Answer: The Department has no plans to introduce a requirement for 24-hour on-call neurology cover or rapid tele-neurology support in all major emergency departments.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure that A&E clinicians are trained to (a) recognise neurological red-flag symptoms and (b) initiate (i) plasma exchange, (ii) intravenous methyl-prednisolone
Answer: All accident and emergency clinicians are trained to the highest standards to ensure the best patient care possible. Recognition of neurological emergencies is part of the emergency care curriculum, which is written by the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median waiting time is for an emergency department patient to receive a consultant neurologist review in hospitals that do not have an on-site neurology team.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical impact of (a) delayed and (b) missed diagnosis of (i) autoimmune encephalitis and (ii) other acute neurological emergencies presenting to eme
Answer: The revised NHS England specialised neurology service specification, published on 13 August, following extensive consultation with clinical and charity partners, states that all patients should have access to acute neurology advice via a networked model o...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: NeurologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Type 1 emergency departments in England currently operate without an on-site neurology service.
Answer: In 2021, NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme shared its national specialty report for neurology following deep dive visits to all 24 neuroscience regions, then to the 67 trusts that together deliver neurology services to 139 sites....
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71597More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken was for an IHT30 certificate to be issued in the latest period for which data is available; and how many cases were waiting for an IHT30 certificate to be issued on 1 August 2025.
Answer: HMRC do not measure the average time taken for an IHT30 certificate to be issued. HMRC have a service standard to process 80% of IHT30 certificates within 15 working days. HMRC have prioritised the processing of IHT400 forms to minimise any delays for cus...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to help (a) advance gender equality and (b) protect women’s and girls’ rights through multilateral negotiations.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave him on 9 September to Question 71594.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with his counterparts in multilateral organisations to (a) defend and (b) advance sexual and reproductive (i) health and (ii) rights.
Answer: The UK works with multilateral organisations including the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), World Health Organisation and the Global Financing Facility, alongside governments and civil society and provides targeted funding, technical partnership and diplomatic...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential merits of funding more programmes that support gender equality as their main objective.
Answer: The UK remains steadfast in its commitment to promoting gender equality around the world, and stands in solidarity with women's rights organisations who are on the frontline of that fight. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) recognises...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in ODA on levels of funding for programmes with gender equality objectives.
Answer: Our 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations reflect the first step as we begin to pivot to a lower ODA budget. An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) - which considers impacts on women and girls and wider equalities - was an ess...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has specified (a) targets and (b) benchmarks for gender equality spending from the ODA budget as a (i) principal and (ii) significant objective.
Answer: As we transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Government is reviewing existing commitments. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29 will be info...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish annual reports on the outcomes of ODA spending on (a) gender equality initiatives and (b) whether the (i) principal and (ii) significa
Answer: As we transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Government is reviewing existing commitments. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29 will be info...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will create a national register for care workers to improve (a) professional recognition and (b) workforce mobility.
Answer: We have launched an independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Casey. The Commission's Terms of Reference are sufficiently broad to enable Baroness Casey to define its remit to independently consider how to build a social care syst...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role of short-term, unplanned adult social care services in preventing hospital admissions for working-aged adults with (a) learning disabilities and
Answer: The Government and the National Health Service are working with local authorities and adult social care providers to help keep people well and independent for as long as possible, and to provide alternatives to hospital and care home admissions.We have se...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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