James Naish MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Higher Education: LiabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with representatives of the ForThe100 to discuss the duty of care owed by higher education providers to their students.
Answer: The department is determined that children and young people receive the mental health care they deserve. This government is breaking down barriers to opportunity by providing young people with the mental health support they deserve. To support this, this ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: LiabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) help clarify the duty of care owed by higher education providers to their students and (b) to ensure such standards are met.
Answer: The department is determined that children and young people receive the mental health care they deserve. This government is breaking down barriers to opportunity by providing young people with the mental health support they deserve. To support this, this ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: LithiumDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking (a) legislative and (b) regulatory steps to help improve lithium-ion battery safety; including in the planning application proces
Answer: Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive within a robust framework which requires battery designers, installers, and operators to take the necessary measures to ensure health and safety through all stages of t...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHormone Treatments: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues are permitted for treatment of precocious puberty but not gender incongruence.
Answer: Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues, puberty suppressing hormones, have been licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the treatment of precocious puberty and certain types of cancer. In granting a licence for th...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she is taking steps to improve the (a) quality and (b) performance of court language service providers: and whether she has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the future insourcing of those ser
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring the justice system is supported by a suite of high-quality language services that meet the needs of all those that require them.Ministry of Justice language service contracts, which began on 31 October 2016...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: WomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21507More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Equalities Act 2010 in order to more actively support (a) deaf, (b) deafblind and (c) hard of hearing women.
Answer: The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people. Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing women are afforded protections under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), in relation to the sex and disability protected characteristics.The Act mak...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: DisabilityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with representatives of (a) deaf and (b) disabled people’s organisations on long-term funding for such organisations.
Answer: On 17 October, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport publicly announced our ambition to reset the relationship between Government and civil society. We want to reset this relationship so that civil society can play a r...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to help (a) deaf and (b) other disabled people to find work.
Answer: Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. Employers play a key role in increasing...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRugby: LoansDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that second tier professional rugby union clubs are able to continue to operate when Covid-19 loans become repayable.
Answer: Rugby Union has a vital role to play in our national identity. I recently met with the Rugby Football Union to discuss the future of the sport. My department continues to work with the RFU, representatives of Premiership clubs and Championship clubs, and ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to encourage (a) pharmacists and (b) independent prescribers to work in the community.
Answer: The Government is committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and to better using the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes embedding services such as Pharmacy First and making prescribing part of the services delivered by commun...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: QualificationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help upskill existing pharmacists to enable them to become independent prescribers, in the context that, from 2026, all newly qualified pharmacists will becom
Answer: The Government is committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and to better using the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes embedding services such as Pharmacy First and making prescribing part of the services delivered by commun...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners and Pharmacy: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how (a) pharmacies and (b) GPs will be able to contribute to defining the best services to include in the planned expanded Pharmacy First scheme; and when he plans that the consultation will begin.
Answer: The Government is committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and to better using the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes embedding services such as Pharmacy First and making prescribing part of the services delivered by commun...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his timeline is for (a) the consultation on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard and (b) implementation of the new standard following the consultation.
Answer: The Government will shortly consult on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation will include proposals for rented homes to achieve Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030. We wil...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority Housebuilding Market Study on private estate management.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: DatabasesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to review the use in the public sector of web tags to record data.
Answer: Public sector organisations are responsible for their own websites and DSIT has no plans to review or issue guidance on the use of web tags. All public sector organisations must comply with data protection laws.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIncineratorsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is planning to review the role of waste incineration in the management of residual waste in England; and what his plans are for proposed incineration facilities
Answer: Over the last 14 years, recycling rates stalled, meaning too much waste is dealt with unnecessarily through incineration or thrown in landfill. On 30 December, Defra published the Residual waste infrastructure capacity note and an accompanying statement, ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901930More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help end discrimination against disabled people.
Answer: We are tackling pay discrimination through our plan to make work pay – implementing disability pay gap reporting for large employers, and enshrining in law the right to equal pay for disabled people.On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I ann...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Care Homes and Foster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the fees charged by (a) not-for-profit children's home providers and (b) independent fostering agencies; and whether the proposed financial transparency measures
Answer: Every child in care should have a safe, loving home which is also value for money for the taxpayer.However, some local authorities are on the brink of bankruptcy, in part due to the rising costs of spending on children in care which has increased signific...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordA52: NottinghamshireDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation is responsible for (a) litter collection and (b) tree management along the A52 in Nottinghamshire.
Answer: Responsibility for litter collection on the A52 in Nottinghamshire lies with the local authorities in the area, in this case that is Broxtowe Borough Council, Nottingham City Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council. National Highways is responsible for tre...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Highways: Litter and TreesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that Highways England fulfils its statutory functions for (a) litter collection and (b) tree management.
Answer: The Department for Transport regularly engages with National Highways to discuss its performance and management of the Strategic Road Network.The Office for Road and Rail, as Highways Monitor, also plays an important role in monitoring on behalf of the Se...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Care Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that domiciliary care is sustainably funded.
Answer: The Government is committed to reforming adult social care and improving the quality of care for people in need. That’s why we are taking steps to ensure all adult social care is sustainably funded, including domiciliary care. In 2025/26, the Government i...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to consult on phasing out the use of cages for layer hens in England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Wokingham, Clive Jones, on 31 October 2024, PQ UIN 11121 .
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFurs: TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.
Answer: Ministers are reviewing policies, which will be announced in due course, including the consultation on the Fur Market in Great Britain. Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. This includes commissioning our expert Animal Welfare...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to (a) understand more about the relationship between smartphone use and young people’s mental health, (b) reduce any negative impact of those devices on young people’
Answer: Schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy that sets out what is expected of all pupils, including what items are banned from school premises. Additionally, the government’s non-statutory guidance supports schools on how to develop, implement ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve approaches to tackling online crime.
Answer: As the Prime Minister has made clear the Government recognises the serious impact that online crime has on victims and wider society.This Government is working closely with tech companies to tackle criminal activity on their platforms. We are pressing ahe...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
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