Jess Brown-Fuller MP: written questions
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General Practitioners: InternetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost saving to the public purse of GP's using online appointment forms promoted in the Help Us to Help You advertising scheme (a) in total and
Answer: To date, no Help Us Help You national advertising campaign activity has promoted the use of online consultation request forms in general practice.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: InternetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP practices use online forms promoted in the Help us Help You advertising scheme.
Answer: To date, no Help Us Help You national advertising campaign activity has promoted the use of online consultation request forms in general practice.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17760More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper, titled Changes to the Class 1 National Insurance Contributions Secondary Threshold, the Secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions rate, and the Employment A
Answer: The latest forecasts for tax revenues were published alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) October Economic and Fiscal Outlook. These forecasts are based on economic determinants, including wage growth and employment levels. The OBR do no...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17719More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper, Changes to the Class 1 National Insurance Contributions Secondary Threshold, the Secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions rate, and the Employment Allowanc
Answer: The latest forecasts for tax revenues were published alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) October Economic and Fiscal Outlook. These forecasts are based on economic determinants, including wage growth and employment levels. The OBR do no...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFish: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the use of treble barbed fishhooks in England and Wales.
Answer: The use of barbed hooks is currently restricted by several byelaws covering specific fisheries in areas throughout England and Wales. The suitability and need for these restrictions will continue to be monitored and may inform changes if appropriate, howe...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: ChichesterDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided for the repair of potholes in Chichester constituency.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. West Sussex County Council is the local highway authority for the Chichester constituency, and it is therefore respons...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAerosols: LimoneneDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of limiting the use of limonene in commercial aerosol products.
Answer: The safety of commercial aerosols is regulated by the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), and other sector specific regulations. GPSR provides a baseline of safety for applicable products, requiring that only safe products, can be sold. Additionally...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of cancellation of the Community Ownership Fund on the projects of applicants.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11941 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that patients in NHS Accident and Emergency waiting rooms are frequently monitored by clinicians.
Answer: Patients who attend emergency departments are triaged on arrival. This is a clinical assessment, often carried out by a registered nurse, to prioritise patients based on the urgency of their care. All National Health Service providers must have systems in...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15118More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure business rates on high street businesses.
Answer: Without any government intervention, the current Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) relief would have ended entirely in April 2025, creating a cliff-edge for businesses. Instead, the Government has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount to RHL propert...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: ChichesterDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has plans to help deliver railway infrastructure upgrades in Chichester constituency.
Answer: The Chancellor has been clear about the state of the nation's finances and has launched a multi-year Spending Review. The Secretary of State has announced her intention to conduct a thorough review of the previous government's transport plans to ensure th...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: ChichesterDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of rail services serving Chichester constituency.
Answer: There are no current plans to make changes to rail services serving Chichester constituency following on from significant changes earlier in the year. Following a public consultation, a new West Coastway timetable was put in place from 2 June 2024. This r...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the practice of GP surgeries charging fees to patients for (a) signed certificates, (b) reports and (c) medical letters.
Answer: For general practices (GPs), there are some medical evidence letters, certificates, or reports that GPs may charge for, and other certificates that they must not charge patients for. The legislation that sets this out is the General Medical Services and P...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15114More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining existing rates of agricultural property relief.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. These were tough decisions given the situation we i...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the proposed £50 million cap on reparations for LGBT+ veterans.
Answer: Defence is committed to welcoming back LGBT veterans into the Armed Forces community, where they have always belonged. All 49 recommendations made in Lord Etherton’s report have been accepted and to date, 38 of the recommendations have already been implem...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10403More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7694 on Private Education: VAT, whether providers offering Higher-Level studies at Level 6 will be subject to VAT.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. The Government has no plans to ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of reforming the electoral system used to elect Members of Parliament.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 5974 on 14 October 2024.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7694More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether providers of higher-level qualifications funded through the Dance and Drama Awards scheme will be subject to VAT.
Answer: On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. As announced in July this chan...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data her Department holds on the number of parents who (a) applied for a Reciprocal Enforcement Maintenance Order in the last 12 months and (b) are awaiting the outcome of an application for such an order.
Answer: The information provided relates to England and Wales. The most recent published figure for applications received by the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Unit on behalf of the Lord Chancellor is for the calendar year 2023 and is shown in the a...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund beyond March 2025; and whether she has had recent discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on that fund.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that all victims of rape and sexual abuse have the information and support they need. On 1 October 2024, I wrote to recipients of the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund to confirm that HM Treasury have announced de...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordQualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will pause the defunding of applied general qualifications scheduled for 2025 and 2026.
Answer: In July 2024, my Right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced a short pause to the defunding of qualifications to enable a review of post-16 qualification reforms at level 3 and below. This was followed by a Written Ministerial Statem...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBeavers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) protection and (b) management.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government has no plans to review the rules on beaver protection. Beavers are a protected species under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTravellers: West SussexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of transit sites for Travellers in West Sussex.
Answer: The Planning Policy for Traveller Sites makes clear that it is the responsibility of local planning authorities to produce an assessment of need for traveller sites. This includes permanent and transit site accommodation needs. In February 2019, local aut...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases in the cost of temporary accommodation on the fiscal position of district councils.
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and that this can have a devastating impact on those involved, as well as placing financial strain on councils. Local authorities have reported the costs of providing temporary accommodat...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide financial support to local authorities that are acquiring new temporary accommodation, in the context of increases in levels of demand.
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high and that this can have a devastating impact on those involved, as well as placing financial strain on councils. Local authorities have reported the costs of providing temporary accommodat...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
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