James Wild MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Mental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for neurodevelopmental services.
Answer: The Department is currently considering the next steps to improve diagnostic assessments and support for autistic people and people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme on (a) access to neurodevelopmental assessment
Answer: On 22 November 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, and NHS England launched a joint project, Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools. This project had £13 million of funding to test an innovative d...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to neurodevelopmental assessments.
Answer: The Department is currently considering the next steps to improve diagnostic assessments and support for autistic people and people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the level of funding for neurodevelopmental services.
Answer: The Department is currently considering the next steps to improve diagnostic assessments and support for autistic people and people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of neurodevelopmental assessments for children in (a) England and (b) Norfolk.
Answer: The Department is currently considering the next steps to improve diagnostic assessments and support for autistic people and people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for North West Norfolk of (a) 9 and (b) 31 July 2024 on the New Hospitals Programme.
Answer: We have received the hon. Member’s correspondence of 9 and 31 July 2024, and we will respond shortly.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: AdvertisingDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) allocated budget and (b) amount spent was for advertising the expanded childcare offer for children aged two before April 2024.
Answer: For the 2024/25 financial year, the department has an allocated budget of £2.4 million for the Childcare Choices campaign. This includes promotion of the expanded childcare working entitlements for nine month olds, as well as the existing offers for two, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: AdvertisingDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) allocated budget and (b) amount already spent is for advertising the expanded childcare offer for children aged nine months and above.
Answer: For the 2024/25 financial year, the department has an allocated budget of £2.4 million for the Childcare Choices campaign. This includes promotion of the expanded childcare working entitlements for nine month olds, as well as the existing offers for two, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places the 3,000 additional school-based nursery classrooms will provide.
Answer: High quality early education and childcare is a crucial opportunity to transform life chances.In the coming months, the government will be setting out plans to deliver new places in 3,000 nurseries through upgrading space in primary schools. This will inc...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024WithdrawnUIN 3135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff will be required in September 2024 for the expanded childcare offer.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places will be required in September 2024 for the expanded childcare offer.
Answer: Ensuring that parents are able to access affordable and high quality childcare is a top priority. The department’s focus in reforming the system will be to ensure that there are greater and more equal opportunities to access early education for every fami...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional staff will be required in September 2024 for the expanded childcare offer.
Answer: The department knows that to deliver the expanded early years entitlements, the sector will need additional staff. In total, the department estimated that compared to 2023, the new entitlements will create an increased need for workers in the region of 9,...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional places will be required in September 2024 for the expanded childcare offer.
Answer: Ensuring that parents are able to access affordable and high quality childcare is a top priority. The department’s focus in reforming the system will be to ensure that there are greater and more equal opportunities to access early education for every fami...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents have applied for government-funded childcare codes for September 2024; and how many codes have been validated by childcare providers.
Answer: Since 2 September 2024, eligible working parents of children from nine months old can access 15 hours of government-funded early education per week. Take up from parents is roughly in line with the position at this point in time prior to the April phase o...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to expand childcare to 30 hours per week for all eligible families with children aged between nine months and three years from September 2025.
Answer: Expanding access to affordable and high quality childcare is key to breaking down barriers to opportunity and is one of the driving missions of this government. From 2 September 2024, hundreds of thousands of eligible working parents of children from nine...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic FinanceTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3129More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement issued by the Prime Minister's office of 27 July 2024, if she will publish the evidential basis behind the assessment of the state of the UK's economy and public services.
Answer: On 29 July 2024, the Chancellor published the results of the spending audit carried out by the Treasury in a document titled ‘Fixing the Foundations – Public spending audit 2024-25’. The Chancellor has commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility (OB...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits and Winter Fuel Payment: North West NorfolkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in North West Norfolk constituency (a) received winter fuel payments and (b) were eligible for (i) pension credit and (ii) other means tested benefits in 2023-4.
Answer: Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients and households by local authority and by Westminster parliamentary constituency are made publicly available via GOV.UK. The latest release contains data on individual and household level st...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 July 2024, Official Report, column 516, what the terms of reference are for his Department's review of the new hospital programme; and what his planned
Answer: We are reviewing the New Hospital Programme to put it on a sustainable footing, including a realistic timetable for delivery and clarity on the funding required. The review will be completed as soon as possible this autumn. Once concluded, Parliament will...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of decoupling electricity from wholesale gas prices.
Answer: Our mission is for clean power by 2030 because this is the best way to achieve energy independence and protect billpayers. New, clean renewable energy will reduce our exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. As part of the Review of Electricity Market Ar...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConcreteDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 1258 on Hospitals: Concrete, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Mott MacDonald report on
Answer: As my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced, and as subsequently confirmed in the Chancellor’s statement on 29 July 2024, there is a full and comprehensive ongoing review of the New Hospital Programme to provide a r...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the reference design for Hospital 2.0.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked for an urgent review on the New Hospital Programme, including on the degree to which the New Hospital Programme is funded and a realistic timetable for delivery.The New Hospital Programme is continuing to develop its stand...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: DisciplineDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the future of the Behaviour Hubs programme.
Answer: Delivery of the Behaviour Hubs will run until the end of March 2025. Funding beyond the end of March 2025 is subject to the forthcoming Spending Review.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of providing free breakfast clubs in all primary schools.
Answer: The government is committed to making quick progress on delivering breakfast clubs in every primary school. Breakfast clubs will remove barriers to opportunity, by providing a supportive start to the day, ensuring every child, no matter their circumstance...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary schools.
Answer: The government is committed to making quick progress on delivering breakfast clubs in every primary school. Breakfast clubs will remove barriers to opportunity, by providing a supportive start to the day, ensuring every child, no matter their circumstance...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordA10: NorfolkDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to approve the business case for the A10 West Winch Housing Access Road.
Answer: I thank the Honorable Member for his continued support for the scheme. Officials are working closely with Norfolk County Council on the outline business case submitted to the Department. When they have completed their assessment, they will put advice to M...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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