James Wild MP: written questions
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Investment: Private SectorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase private investment as a proportion of GDP.
Answer: Investment is at the heart of the government’s growth mission, increasing the number of good, well-skilled jobs and improving productivity across the country. The Department for Business and Trade works with all investor-facing business units to deliver s...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProductivityTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21042More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve (a) public and (b) private sector productivity.
Answer: The government’s growth mission is dedicated to boosting productivity growth nationwide. After fourteen years of weak productivity growth, we are reforming the economy to increase productivity in both the public and private sectors. Public sector producti...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional emergency NHS dental appointments have been provided in the Norfolk and Waveney integrated care board area since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Data on the number of urgent care courses of treatment is published annually. The latest data, for 2023/24 is available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the forecast spend on NHS dentistry by Norfolk and Waveney ICB and (b) its allocated budget for the fin
Answer: The National Health Service in England invests £3 billion on dentistry every year. The responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) ac...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Norfolk and Waveney Acute Healthcare Collaborative on its proposal to move to a group model of operation.
Answer: The Department is aware that Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, and James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are considering the possibility of transitioni...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordQueen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been released to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Trust under the New Hospitals Programme.
Answer: Up to the end of 2023/24, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has received £3.2 million in funding to support the development of the business case for their New Hospital Programme scheme.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to promote the use of timber framing in construction.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering 1.5 million homes in this Parliament. Greater adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), including timber frame, will be crucial to achieving this. We will set out further details as part of the Long-Term H...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEssential Tremor: RadiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's commissioning guidance entitled Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment of medication-refractory essential tremor, update
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of NHS England’s guidance on trends in the number of patients accessing transcranial magnetic resonance. Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy is recommended for...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14758 on Special Educational Needs: Finance, and with reference to Table 5.1 in the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, on what evidential basis item 62, page 121,
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility had forecast that local authorities would spend £1.4 billion more than the funding they would receive on high needs in the 2025/26 financial year. This was on the assumption that high needs funding would increase only ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the £1 billion funding for Special Education Needs announced in the Budget she expects to be used (a) by local authorities to reduce deficits and (b) to improve support for pupils.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department is ...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 29 October to Question 11052 and of 8 November to Question 12117 on Free Schools, for what reason she has not provided the list requested.
Answer: The government confirmed a review of mainstream free school projects to ensure that they continue to meet a need for places, offer value for money for the taxpayer and are not to the detriment of the other schools in the local area.The department is curre...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand Fracture Liaison Services in England.
Answer: More than 500,000 fragility fractures occur every year, and up to 40% of fracture patients will suffer another fracture. I am pleased to reiterate the Government’s commitment to expanding access to Fracture Liaison Services.The Department is working close...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October to Question 11052 on Free Schools, if she will list the 44 projects.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for North West Norfolk to the answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 11051.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Law OfficersAttorney GeneralTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11623More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to paragraph 7.16 of the Ministerial Code, how many ministers have consulted the law officers on legal proceedings in a personal capacity since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Paragraph 7.16 of the Ministerial Code (3.17 of the Ministerial Code updated on 6 November 2024) obliges Ministers involved in legal proceedings in a personal capacity to consult the Law Officers in good time and before legal proceedings are initiated.The...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDentistry: QualificationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new provisional registration status for overseas-qualified dentists whose qualifications are not automatically recognised by G
Answer: The Government is determined to rebuild National Health Service dentistry, and strengthening the workforce is key to our ambitions. Dentists that meet our high standards should be able to enter the workforce efficiently, and we are exploring the best ways...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDentistryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to process applications to the dental performers list.
Answer: In May 2023, changes were made to the Performers List Regulations for England to accelerate the process for domestic and overseas dentists joining the Dental Performers List to be able to practise in the National Health Service. Further changes came into ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the independent appeals process for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme will start accepting applications.
Answer: In September, the Government announced that it would establish an HSS appeals process to provide individuals with a chance to have their claims reassessed through a DBT-run process. We are working with representative groups and the Horizon Compensation Ad...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 October 2024, HCWS150 on Mainstream Free Schools, what her policy is on opening free schools approved under the last Government.
Answer: The government wants to ensure children thrive in education, whatever type of school they are in, including free schools. Capacity varies from place to place, so the department will continue to open new schools where they are needed. Departmental official...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFree SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Written Statement of 22 October 2024 on Mainstream Free Schools, HCWS150, what the 44 centrally delivered, mainstream projects are on which her Department will engage with local authoritie
Answer: The government wants to ensure children thrive in education, whatever type of school they are in, including free schools. Capacity varies from place to place, so the department will continue to open new schools where they are needed. Departmental official...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10492More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary freeze on alcohol duty.
Answer: Alcohol duties collectively raise over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services and addressing the harms caused to society and public health by excessive or irresponsible drinking. Alcohol duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025. As with...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 6213 on Special Educational Needs, whether she plans to introduce SEND and alternative provision partnerships.
Answer: Local authorities have existing statutory responsibilities to collaborate with local partners in the strategic planning and commissioning of the local offer provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).The...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 6213 on Special Educational Needs, whether she plans to introduce national standards for speech and language services.
Answer: The government’s ambition is that all children and young people receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as e...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic benefit for the (a) NHS and (b) wider economy of investment in training the public sector workforce to increase access to Auditory Verbal the
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South on 14 October 2024 to Question 5963.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate numbers of (a) auditory verbal therapists and (b) other specialist workers for babies, children and young people with speech, language, and co
Answer: NHS Audiology services, including support for non-hearing children, are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners.NHS England is supporting the integrat...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to (a) Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf children whose families want them to learn to listen and speak and (b) other early and effective support to develo
Answer: NHS Audiology services, including support for non-hearing children, are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners.NHS England is supporting the integrat...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
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