Jo Platt MP: written questions 2025
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Housing: Leigh and AthertonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to provide more flood resilient new homes in Leigh and Atherton constituency.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk (whether existing or in the future). Where development is nece...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that the needs of patients with severe and very severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are fully addressed within future NHS service provision.
Answer: Most of the actions included in the final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which we published in July, will benefit all patients with ME/CFS, irrespective of condition severity. However, we are t...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: InvestmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that tenure reform supports continued long-term investment in housing-with-care schemes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 87630 on 11 November 2025.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCovid-19 InquiryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the reports by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Answer: The Government welcomes the inquiry’s investigations, including the recent Module 2 report. The Government thanks Baroness Hallett and her team for their thorough work on these serious issues. We will consider the findings and recommendations in detail an...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCovid-19 InquiryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the findings and recommendations of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry are incorporated into future pandemic planning and preparedness exercises.
Answer: Ensuring the United Kingdom is prepared for a future pandemic is a top priority for the Government, and we are embedding lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic within our pandemic preparedness. We aim to have flexible, adaptable, and scalable capabilities tha...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96243More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will consider extending the proposed alignment of the personal allowance for pensioners with the new State Pension rate.
Answer: As announced at the Budget, the government will ease the administrative burden for pensioners whose sole income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments so that they do not have to pay small amounts of tax via Simple Assessment from 2027-2...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurityHome OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of amending the Computer Misuse Act 1990 on (a) coordination between law enforcement agencies and (b) effectiveness of the cybersecurity
Answer: The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act. As part of the review, we are scoping several proposals to update the Act, including how we can better support legitimate cybersecurity researchers so they can operate within a cle...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Department can outline how many NHS outpatient services for ME/CFS are currently operational in England, and how many of these accept referrals for patients with severe or very severe ME/CFS
Answer: Our ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan, published in July 2025, includes an action for the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to explore whether a specialised service should be prescribed by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health a...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had since the publication of the Final Delivery Plan for ME/CFS regarding the commissioning of a specialised service for people with very severe ME/CFS.
Answer: Our ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan, published in July 2025, includes an action for the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to explore whether a specialised service should be prescribed by my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health a...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Leigh and AthertonTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87826More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of retail businesses that will be affected by the (a) business rates reduction for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure properties and (b) higher business rates multiplier in Leig
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century.As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitali...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a National Development Management Policy for older people’s housing.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 69042 on 24 July 2025.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: EU LawDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the continued inclusion of UK (a) film and (b) television content within the definition of European works in the forthcoming revision of the EU’s Au
Answer: As the UK is no longer an EU Member State, it is not formally involved in the review of the EU’s Audiovisual & Media Services Directive. However, the Government routinely engages with European partners (EU institutions, EU Member States and non-EU cou...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to establish a formal recognition scheme for British (a) citizens and (b) organisations undertaking (i) humanitarian and (ii) medical work in Ukraine.
Answer: We are proud of the fast, flexible and responsive support provided to Ukrainians living through Russia's invasion, including by British nationals, British organisations, and through projects initiated or funded by the UK. We pay tribute to the humanitaria...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards maintain timely ADHD (a) assessment and (b) diagnosis services.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally in England, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments. The Go...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to use flexible commissioning to improve (a) dental provision and (b) efficiency.
Answer: Flexible commissioning is available to commissioners where they have identified a need that cannot be easily met through the provision of mandatory services.It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to commission primary care services, including ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to clear the backlog for the Overseas Registration Exam.
Answer: The General Dental Council (GDC), as the independent regulator of dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom, is responsible for overseeing provision of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE).The GDC shortly expects to be able to announce ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure sustainable funding linked to inflation for the Holiday Activities and Food programme.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, the department confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years, fr...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Holiday Activities and Food programme on levels of (a) food insecurity and (b) support for families during school holidays.
Answer: The holiday activities and food programme (HAF) ensures that children who are eligible for free school meals can access enriching activities and healthy meals during school holidays, benefiting their health, wellbeing and learning. On 28 August, the depar...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCharitable Donations: CompaniesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to help encourage companies to give more to charity.
Answer: Corporations donate around £4 billion per year to charity. This Government has three priorities for philanthropy, to: connect philanthropic investment with the places that need it most; unlock extra philanthropic investment; and partner with civil society...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCharitable Donations: CompaniesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of companies making charitable donations.
Answer: Corporations donate around £4 billion per year to charity. This Government has three priorities for philanthropy, to: connect philanthropic investment with the places that need it most; unlock extra philanthropic investment; and partner with civil society...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of part 2 overseas registration exam places to help increase the number of dentists delivering NHS care.
Answer: The General Dental Council (GDC), as the independent regulator of dentists and dental care professionals in the UK, is responsible for overseeing provision of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE).The GDC shortly expects to be able to announce the outcome ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide a revised target for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26 split between (a) total grant-funded completions and (b) completions for letting at soc
Answer: All homes delivered through the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme are supported by grant. Those homes are in addition to affordable homes that developers have committed to delivering under negotiated Section 106 agreements.My Department published an upda...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Flood Resilience Taskforce has made on (a) developing new toolkits for MPs and Mayors to support their understanding of flood warning systems, (b) streamlining the Fl
Answer: The Flood Resilience Taskforce developed a Flood Awareness Toolkit for MPs and Mayors which was distributed in September 2025. It provides information to support their constituents to prepare for, respond to and recover from flooding. The Floods Resilienc...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the outcomes of her Department’s Flood Funding Reform consultation will be announced.
Answer: On 14 October, following consultation, the government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. The new funding policy will optimise funding between building new flood projects and maintaining existing defences and will ensu...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that affordable new homes are built to a high standard of flood resilience.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk (whether existing or in the future). Where development is necessary i...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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