Jayne Kirkham MP: written questions
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Royal Cornwall Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of patients (a) transferred, (b) admitted and (c) discharged within four hours at the Emergency Department in Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
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
Original Parliament recordRoyal Cornwall Hospital: Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance hand over times at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
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 recordAmbulance Services: CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve ambulance response times in Cornwall.
Answer: The Government has committed to supporting the National Health Service to improve performance and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, including for ambulance response times.As a first step, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will update the Decent Homes Standard to include floor coverings in social rented properties.
Answer: There is currently no legislation that requires social housing landlords to provide floor coverings and landlords are not required to remove floor coverings when a home is let to new tenants.The government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard next ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will issue guidance to registered social housing providers which confirms that if a floor covering exists in a property when the tenancy changes over that the default will
Answer: There is currently no legislation that requires social housing landlords to provide floor coverings and landlords are not required to remove floor coverings when a home is let to new tenants.The government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard next ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to (a) reopen and (b) create new (i) Sustainable Farming Incentives and (ii) capital grants to replace previous ones for (A) herbal lays, (B) fencing and
Answer: We have not closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive schemes, in fact there are over 60,000 live applications currently open. Due to an overwhelming demand for some capital items, applications for standalone capital grants were temporarily closed to new a...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Farming Resilience Fund beyond March 2025, in the context of phasing out the Basic Payment Scheme.
Answer: The Farming Resilience Fund (FRF) was developed to help farmers through the early years of the Agricultural Transition, specifically to assist farm businesses to adapt to the initial reductions in the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) by providing specialist bus...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: TruroMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of employees who will be impacted by the closure of the Department’s office in Truro; and what assessment she has made of the potential i
Answer: As at the 30 November 2024 there were 15 MHCLG employees based in the Truro office. The Department are consulting staff and Trade Unions on the decision to close the Truro office. This consultation will consider the impact on the individuals affected with...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 at protecting (a) people and (b) animals from the negative impacts of fireworks.
Answer: Most people use fireworks in a responsible, safe, and appropriate manner and there are laws in place to address situations where fireworks are misused. The current regulatory framework is designed to support people to enjoy fireworks whilst lowering the r...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS Learning Support FundDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing medical students in all years of the course to access the Learning Support Fund.
Answer: Funding arrangements for students are reviewed annually ahead of the start of each academic year.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedicine: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the NHS Bursary living allowance to match the Student Finance England maintenance loan.
Answer: The NHS Bursary funding arrangements are reviewed annually ahead of the start of each academic year.We have applied an uplift of 2% to all NHS Bursary maintenance grants and allowances for the academic year 2024/25. This is the first time the maintenance ...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNurses: StudentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making retrospective payments to student nurses that were incorrectly labelled as being ineligible for the £5,000 annual training grant via
Answer: There are no such plans.The NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) is an annual scheme operated under rules that are published by the Department for each academic year. Eligibility for the LSF under these rules reflects eligibility for student loans set by the D...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTourism Industry CouncilDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to re-establish the Tourism Industry Council; and whether she plans to include representatives from the cruise industry within its membership.
Answer: DCMS is keen to hear the views of and work with all parts of the visitor economy, including the cruise sector. Details of how Ministers will engage in this Parliament with stakeholders across what is a diverse and broad sector will be published shortly.
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeating: Vegetable OilsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage rural off-grid households to switch to hydrogenated vegetable oil in heating.
Answer: As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government expects to prioritise its use in sectors like aviation, and potentially the small number of homes unsuitable for heat pumps, as these sectors have fewest options to decarbonise. The cost of rene...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeat BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing incentives on the use of heat batteries similar to those on heat pumps.
Answer: Heat batteries are a promising electric heating technology, which can be charged off-peak to utilise cheaper electricity. However, they are less efficient than heat pumps and if a battery has insufficient storage capacity, it may need to draw electricity ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNurses: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making retrospective payments to student nurses who were not eligible for the £5,000 annual training grant through the NHS Learning Support
Answer: The Department has no plans to make retrospective payments to student nurses who were not eligible for the £5,000 annual training grant through the NHS Learning Support Fund since 2019.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBeavers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding schemes to reintroduce beavers into the wild.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Yes, assessments of the potential merits of beaver reintroductions in England have been made. Most notably, beginning in 2015, a 5-year trial for beaver wild releas...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides for people who have had their PIP suspended and are awaiting an appeal hearing.
Answer: There are nine possible award outcomes on a claim to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), ranging from a nil award through to an award of the enhanced rate of both the daily living and mobility component. The decision on a claim to, or an existing award o...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the waiting time for PIP appeal hearings.
Answer: We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Reducing outstanding caseloads is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for tribunal hearings.HMCTS continues to invest in improvi...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of PIP assessment decisions.
Answer: PIP assessment accuracy and quality is a priority for both suppliers and the department. The department works extensively with suppliers to make improvements to guidance, training, and audit procedures to ensure a quality service. A high standard is alway...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability Living AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that staff administering Disability Living Allowance claims provide claimants with a complete understanding of the benefits they are entitled to receive.
Answer: All Disability Living Allowance (DLA) staff receive extensive training in the DLA customer journey and have an awareness of other benefits. When claiming Disability Living Allowance, a detailed notification and an additional leaflet are also issued to the...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) the accuracy of Child Maintenance Service calculations and (b) that the process of correcting mistakes in those calculations is (i) faster and (ii) easier.
Answer: In the year to June 2024 there were 138,000 new applications to the CMS, an increase of 10% from the year to June 2023. To ensure calculations are accurate the department continues to build on its already proportionate and cost-effective controls, such as...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FranchisesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local SME bus operators are able to participate in future bus franchising schemes.
Answer: The Bus Services Act 2017 already requires an authority to make a statement on how they will facilitate SMEs in service provision as part of the franchising process. On 9 September 2024, the Department consulted on updates to bus franchising guidance, the...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Cornwall and DevonMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the charge to finalisation rate for (a) rape and (b) sexual offences in (i) Devon and (ii) Cornwall.
Answer: We recognise that, due to the complex nature of cases, victims and survivors of rape and sexual offences can experience disproportionately long wait times for their trial.To address this, we have committed to fast-tracking rape cases through the courts an...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department issues guidance to integrated care boards on agreeing bespoke contractual arrangements with dental practices for NHS dental provision.
Answer: Since 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. Dental contracts are underpinned by the nationally de...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
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