Jen Craft MP: written questions

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Written questions

Digital Technology: ThurrockDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce digital exclusion in Thurrock constituency.
Answer: We know that digital exclusion is a complex issue, and that a reported 6% of residents in the Essex region do not use the internet. That is why we launched the Digital Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the first five actions we are taking over the next...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to Question 65933 on Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls, what estimate she has made of the change in the level of car journeys on that crossing due to (a) the change in cha
Answer: Our assessment is that average daily car journeys at the Dartford Crossing during the chargeable hours (0600-2200) for the first twelve months after the increase in charges will be between 4500-6000 fewer than would otherwise have been the case. We consid...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2025 to Question 65933 on Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls, on what evidential basis her Department expects there to be fewer car journeys due to higher charges on that crossi
Answer: Our assessment of the impact on demand at the Dartford Crossing from changing the charges applied there drew on existing modelling work, including the Lower Thames Area Model, the National Trip End Model and National Road Traffic Projections.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the fare to cross Dartford Tunnel on levels of dem
Answer: Our assessment is that the change in charges will mean there are fewer car journeys at the Crossing than would have been the case otherwise, and that this will enable more goods vehicle journeys to be made.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Special Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the statutory framework for home-to-school transport for post-16 learners with SEND.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend for Thurrock to the answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4162.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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Special Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that post-16 learners with SEND are able to access transport to education settings.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend for Thurrock to the answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4162.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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Health: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities for disabled people.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged.To make it easier for disabled people to use health services, there is work underway in NHS England to ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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Health Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS services for disabled people.
Answer: We want a National Health Service that is there for anyone who needs it whenever they need it; one in which access to and experience of healthcare services is equitable, effective and responsive. To help achieve this, we have launched a 10-Year Health Pla...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Breakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help children with SEND to access breakfast clubs.
Answer: The government has taken decisive action by announcing in the King’s Speech that, under the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, every state funded school in England with primary-aged pupils will offer a breakfast club. This includes special schools and...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language DisordersDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability of speech and language interventions in early years settings.
Answer: Early language skills are vital to enable children to thrive in the early years and later in life, including for all aspects of later attainment in school.To support these vital skills, the department has funded settings to undertake evidence-based contin...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
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