Jayne Kirkham MP: written questions
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Gender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ensure that GPs approach (a) shared care and (b) collaboration with gender identity specialists in the same way as other specialists.
Answer: The Department has not issued guidance relating to shared care agreements. The General Medical Council’s guidance states that general practitioners (GPs) should collaborate with a Gender Dysphoria Clinic (GDC) to provide effective and timely treatment for...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether extended producer responsibility will apply to sales from January 2024 or from April 2025.
Answer: No, a producer will only be liable for pEPR fees during assessment years that run from the 1 April to 31 March, if they meet the regulations definitions of a Producer on the 1 April, or any part of that assessment year. Only when a producer meets these de...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of changing school registration forms to enable teachers to identify children born prematurely who are more at risk of special educational needs.
Answer: The government does not require schools to request information from parents about whether their child was born prematurely. It does, however, expect them to put the right support in place for each child, taking account of their individual needs and school...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLithium: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the HSE plans to expedite its assessment of the European Chemicals Agency Risk Assessment Committee proposal to reclassify lithium salts as Category A reproductive toxicants.
Answer: The three lithium substances (lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide and lithium chloride) referred to above, do not currently have mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain (GB). HSE specialists are considering the need to fully evaluate the ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: Public HousesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is any recourse to funding available to people wishing to buy a pub in their village in the context of the closure of the Community Ownership Fund.
Answer: Community groups seeking funding to preserve community assets, including community pubs, can continue to use the guidance and tools available through the Community Ownership Fund development support provider on the MyCommunity site. These tools have been ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: CornwallDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the space industry in Cornwall.
Answer: During the current spending period, the Government has invested over £6.9 million to support the Cornwall region to develop its local space capabilities, enabling Spaceport Cornwall to conduct the first ever orbital launch attempt from UK soil and support...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBeaversDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Natural England plans to reintroduce beavers into the wild in 2025.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra are continuing to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions and management in England. Further information on this will be pu...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to increase the fees available for people working as First-tier Tribunal members while claiming the Employment and Support Allowance.
Answer: Customers working as a member of the First-tier Tribunal can receive ESA if they work no more than one full day, or two half days, in a working week. They have a weekly £20 disregard applied to their earnings and the remaining amount is deducted penny for...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Sports CompetitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that amateur athletes have access to an effective screening programme for cardiac conditions.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old in 2019, and concluded that screening should not be offered. Further information is available at the following link...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on (a) apprenticeship completion rates and (b) apprenticeship completion rates for apprentices with one or more Functional Skills Qualifications requirements.
Answer: The apprenticeship ‘National achievement rate tables’, which includes achievement rates, are published in the Apprenticeships statistics publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships/2023-24.The departmen...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConservation Areas and Listed Buildings: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to make it (a) easier and (b) cheaper for people who live in (i) listed buildings and (ii) conservation areas to make their homes more energy efficient.
Answer: The cross-government review of the barriers to adapt and retrofit listed buildings and homes in conservation areas (www.gov.uk/government/publications/adapting-historic-homes-for-energy-efficiency-a-review-of-the-barriers) was published in January 2024. T...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all healthcare professionals have adequate training and awareness of endometriosis.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health and improving the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for gynaecological conditions including endometriosis. Several measures are in place to raise awareness of endometriosis among clinicians an...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the financial viability of National Landscapes.
Answer: This Government is committed to empowering Protected Landscapes to become greener, wilder, and more accessible to all. We understand the uncertainty around resourcing remains a challenge for Protected Landscapes bodies like National Landscapes. Defra busi...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Blood CancerMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) serving personnel who have served as crew on (A) Sea Kings, (B) Pumas and (C) Chinooks have been diagnosed with (i) multiple myeloma, (ii) sarcoma and (iii) blood cancer in the last
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is undertaking work to determine the number of Serving personnel who have served as air crew and been diagnosed with cancer. I will write to the hon. Member when information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate Recognition: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling local authorities to apply to use ANPR to enforce designated pedestrian zones.
Answer: Moving traffic contraventions, including entry into a designated pedestrian zone, may be civilly enforced by designated local authorities using CCTV prescribed by regulations made under the Traffic Management Act 2004.By using these cameras local authorit...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBathing Water Regulations 2013Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timetable is for proposed reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.
Answer: Defra and the Welsh Government have concluded a six-week consultation on proposed reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013, which closed on 23 December. In this consultation, we asked for responses to three core reforms and nine technical amendments ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding RegulationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce the Future Homes and Building Standards as soon as possible.
Answer: The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024; a government response, including implementation plans, has not yet been issued.Government fully supports the need for low carbon homes and build...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHedges and Ditches: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) bring forward legislative proposals to (i) formally recognise, (ii) protect and (iii) otherwise support the management of Cornish hedges and (b) provide funding for such
Answer: Certain hedgerows are protected from removal under the Hedgerows Regulations 1997 if they meet specific criteria. The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 introduced management rules into domestic legislation to protect hedgerows on land use...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Celtic SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what body is responsible for (a) coordination and (b) delivery of floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea.
Answer: The Crown Estate’s Leasing Round 5 will bring forward up to 4.5GW of floating offshore wind capacity in the Celtic Sea in addition to the five Test and Demonstration projects currently in development. The partnership between Great British Energy and The C...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Celtic SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the delivery of floating offshore wind demonstration projects in the Celtic Sea.
Answer: The Government is working with industry to accelerate ways the Contracts for Difference scheme and other energy policies can be expanded to deliver the clean energy superpower mission. The Government recognises the important role that Test and Demonstrati...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDeer: HuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the use of exemptions within the Hunting Act 2004 for stag hunting.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will do. The Government has already committed to a ban on trail hunting which will provide significant pro...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) hunting with hounds and (b) trail hunting on rural communities.
Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Government is committed to banning trail hu...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic: AfricaDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help support musical acts from Africa to perform in the UK.
Answer: The British Council supports a number of programmes that support cultural exchange between the UK and African music sector. Events such as The Great Escape and the Worldwide Music Expo connect African music professionals with UK platforms, promoters, and ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: South WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the hours lost to handover delays by South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
Answer: Ambulance services experiencing long delays when handing over patients to hospitals is a priority for the National Health Service to address, because it holds up ambulances that could be responding to further 999 calls.The South Western Ambulance Service ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Cornwall Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the proportion of attendees who waited 12 hours or more from their time of arrival to be (a) transferred, (b) admitted and (c) discharged from Royal Cornwall Hospi
Answer: The Government has committed to supporting the National Health Service to improve performance, including at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT), and achieving the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, which includes that 95% of patients att...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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