Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Thalidomide: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27717More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he provides for the (a) health and (b) wellbeing needs of thalidomide survivors.

  Answer: The Thalidomide Health Grant is awarded to meet the health and wellbeing needs, present and future, of thalidomide survivors living in England.In 2023, the Department put in place a new four-year grant agreement with the Thalidomide Trust, to administer t...

  Answered 5 Feb 2025

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• Parking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24557More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, published on 31 August 2020.

  Answer: We are currently considering the consultation outcome and the options for change. As soon as we have reached conclusions, we will publish a formal response to the consultation, summarising the views received and announcing the Government’s next steps for ...

  Answered 23 Jan 2025

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• Dentistry: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23591More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists have been recruited under the Dental recruitment incentive scheme in (a) Suffolk Coastal constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) the East of England.

  Answer: Within the Suffolk and Northeast Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), three dentists have been recruited, although none of these are within the Suffolk coastal constituency. In the East of England in total, 11 dentists have been recruited under the dental r...

  Answered 17 Jan 2025

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• Special Educational Needs: SuffolkDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23590More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding her Department has allocated for special educational needs provision by Suffolk County Council following the Autumn Budget 2024.

  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. Following the Aut...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• AcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22804More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the Academies Programme.

  Answer: Academies are a crucial and valued part of our school system.This government is proud of the change the academies movement has delivered for children. The government's mission is to break down the barriers for all children. We’re building on the academies...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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