Jess Asato MP: written questions
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RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish a strategy for the promotion of a circular economy.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked his Department to prioritise the development of a Circular Economy Strategy for England, to be published in 2025.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6939More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) VAT reductions, (b) tax breaks and (c) other financial incentives for businesses engaged in (i) upcycling and (ii) the sustainable production of textiles
Answer: The Government has inherited a challenging fiscal position, with debt near 100% of GDP and borrowing more than double what it was before the pandemic. In addition to this, a Treasury audit in July 2024 revealed an additional £21.9 billion pressure on depa...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has targets for the (a) recycling and (b) reuse of textiles.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked his department to convene a taskforce of experts from across Government, industry, academia and relevant non-governmental organisations. The Taskforce will help to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England and a seri...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has targets for the elimination of post-consumer plastic waste.
Answer: The Government is committed to moving to a circular economy for plastics - a future where we keep our resources in use for longer; waste is reduced; we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs; our econo...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTextiles: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to reduce the amount of post-consumer textiles discarded annually.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked his department to convene a taskforce of experts from across Government, industry, academia and relevant non-governmental organisations. The Taskforce will help to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England and a seri...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote a circular economy.
Answer: To enable delivery of a Circular Economy Strategy for England, the Secretary of State has asked his department to convene a taskforce of experts from industry, academia, civil society, and the civil service.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Community Benefits guidance for electricity transmission network infrastructure will be published.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that communities who live near new clean energy infrastructure can see the benefits of this and are currently considering how to most effectively deliver this. This includes developing guidance on community benefits for electr...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: Parental LeaveCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6933More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on (a) maternity and (b) paternity leave for public appointments.
Answer: There is a wide variety of public appointments which are made by Ministers. Typically they consist of non-executive positions of a public body, or a member of an advisory committee. A person appointed to such a position is an office holder. Office holders...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: WeatherDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged 65 and over have been hospitalised for illnesses caused by cold weather in each of the last five years.
Answer: While the information on hospital admissions is not available in the format requested, NHS England publishes data on the number of admissions due to external causes, including exposure to excessive natural cold. The following table shows the number of fin...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: WeatherDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on the demand for health care.
Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the governme...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit and Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of pensioners not in receipt of Pension Credit living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty; and what estimate she has made of the number of additional
Answer: For the latest year 2022/23, 1.9 million pensioners were in relative poverty after housing costs (AHC). Of these, 1.6 million pensioners were not in receipt of Pension Credit.For the latest year 2022/23, 1.4 million pensioners were in absolute poverty AHC...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to allow county councils to take control of their local bus services.
Answer: Buses are the most commonly used mode of public transport in Britain, and good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. The Government is determined to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and driv...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department plans to spend on flood defences in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: This Government is committed to protecting communities across the country from the dangers of flooding. We will launch a Flood Resilience Taskforce to turbocharge the delivery of flood defences, drainage systems and natural flood management schemes. We ha...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: SuffolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to increase access to NHS dentists in (a) Lowestoft and (b) Beccles.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and to recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebui...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many exemptions to the two-child benefit limit due to rape have been (a) requested and (b) granted since that exemption was introduced.
Answer: The requested information is not available. However, figures are published showing the number of households in receipt of an exception for children likely to have been born as a result of non-consensual conception, which for this purpose includes rape or ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPolycystic Ovary Syndrome: SemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the geographic disparities in the prescription of semiglutides for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Answer: While semaglutide is not licensed as a treatment option for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), clinicians can prescribe medicines outside their licensed indication, known as off-label prescribing, where they consider it to be the best treatment option for ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPolycystic Ovary Syndrome: SemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of prescribing semiglutides on the NHS for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Answer: While semaglutide is not licensed as a treatment option for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), clinicians can prescribe medicines outside their licensed indication, known as off-label prescribing, where they consider it to be the best treatment option for ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: LowestoftDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the (a) hon. Member for Lowestoft and (b) Coastal Partnership East on flood protection at (i) Pakefield Cliffs and (ii) Lowestoft town.
Answer: I am replying as the Minister responsible for this policy area. I would be happy to meet and discuss these matters further. My office will be in touch to make suitable arrangements.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: LowestoftDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a cost estimate of the potential economic damage of a future flooding event in Lowestoft.
Answer: Coastal Partnership East is partnership of three local authorities responsible for part of the Norfolk and Suffolk coastline (East Suffolk Council, North Norfolk District Council and Great Yarmouth Borough Council), including Lowestoft. Coastal Partnershi...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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