Jo Platt MP: written questions
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Long Covid: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) diagnostics and (b) treatment pathways for people with long covid.
Answer: There are no diagnostic tests for long COVID currently approved for use in the United Kingdom, and clinicians must rule out other conditions which present with similar symptoms to diagnose long COVID. Researchers are also working to identify blood-based b...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Leigh and AthertonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to help increase dementia diagnosis rates to pre-Covid-19 levels in Leigh and Atherton constituency.
Answer: We are committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate (DDR) to the national ambition of 66.7%, which in England, at the end of February 2025, was 65.4%.To support recovery of the DDR and implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools will be able to refer demand for breakfast clubs to existing out-of-school clubs.
Answer: The department is committed to delivering free breakfast clubs across England. Schools can work with private, voluntary and independent providers such as existing out-of-school club providers to deliver this commitment.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTourette's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to establish full clinical guidelines for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of people with Tourette'
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has established a prioritisation board that takes decisions on which topics should be prioritised for the development of a clinical guideline, in line with the routing criteria set out in the NI...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCinemas: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support independent cinemas to access funding for (a) infrastructure and (b) urgent works.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of cinemas as part of the UK’s film industry and as community assets, and we continue to work closely with the British Film Institute (BFI) and the cinema sector. The Government’s tax incentives, including the new ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing electronic prescriptions for medicinal cannabis.
Answer: Cannabis-based products for medicinal use are Schedule 2 controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. Electronic prescribing of Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs in National Health Service primary care settings has been operational since 2...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that visual artists and creators (a) nationally and (b) in Leigh and Atherton can access licensing deals with AI developers.
Answer: The Government published a consultation on Copyright and AI in December 2024.This consultation sought views on creating an effective rights reservation system. This would provide rights holders across the UK, including those in Leigh and Atherton, with th...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of technical solutions put forward by AI developers to allow individual rightsholders in the creative industries to effectively and efficiently o
Answer: The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI closed on 25th February.It sought views from both AI developers and rights holders on creating an effective rights reservation system. We will not move forward with any option until we are confident that i...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Long Covid and ME/CFSDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 30791 on Employment: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid, whether the proposed reforms will (a) ensure appropriate assessment of the work capab
Answer: The Government believes there is a strong case to change the system of health and disability benefits across Great Britain so that it better enables people to enter and remain in work and to respond to the complex and fluctuating nature of the health cond...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to supporting people with Long Covid in the context of the closure of Long Covid clinics.
Answer: Across the National Health Service in England there are services supporting people with post-COVID syndrome, also known as long COVID. These services offer physical, cognitive, and psychological assessment, and, where appropriate, refer patients onto exis...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid and ME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26770 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services, whether the results from the NHS England stocktake will be published.
Answer: NHS England’s long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, stocktake aimed to collate information about service commissioning, activity, and delivery, to provide a national overview of the services commissioned by inte...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contract regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024,
Answer: The Consultation on the implementation of the new subscriptions contract regime closed on 10 February 2025. We are analysing the responses, including submissions from the film and television sectors. Officials have also met with relevant trade association...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contract regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, what assessment he has made
Answer: The Consultation on the implementation of the new subscriptions contract regime closed on 10 February 2025. We are analysing the responses, including submissions from the film and television sectors. Officials have also met with relevant trade association...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure a patients right of choice is not impacted by the proposed 2025-26 NHS payment scheme.
Answer: A patients’ right to choose is set out in legislation, and the proposed 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme (NHSPS) makes no changes to this right. As required by the Health and Care Act 2022, NHS England has conducted an assessment of the impact of the proposed N...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed 2025-26 NHS Payment Scheme on a patients right to choose.
Answer: A patients’ right to choose is set out in legislation, and the proposed 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme (NHSPS) makes no changes to this right. As required by the Health and Care Act 2022, NHS England has conducted an assessment of the impact of the proposed N...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme consultation to enable Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to set financial limits for each independent prov
Answer: A patients’ right to choose is set out in legislation. The proposed 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme (NHSPS) makes no changes to this right. As required by the Health and Care Act 2022, NHS England has conducted an assessment of the impact of the proposed NHSPS...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from civil society on phasing out of animal testing.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. The government has been consulting civil society as this process unfolds....
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to meet with representatives from civil society to discuss the Government’s strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to the use
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the use of alternative methods to the use of animals in science and the Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSports Competitors: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support deaf athlete swimmers with (a) training, (b) funding and (c) accessing equal opportunities
Answer: The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including d/Deaf people.Our arm's length body, Sport England, has committed £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027 to support deaf sport at the grassroots level...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases to employers National Insurance contributions on (a) staff and (b) patients in private nursing homes.
Answer: The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process in 2024.To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to financially support nursing homes with increases in National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process in 2024.To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to private nursing homes in (a) Leigh and Atherton constituency and (b) nationally, in the context of increases to employers National Insurance contribution
Answer: The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process in 2024.To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on private nursing homes.
Answer: The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process in 2024.To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: WiganMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment into high streets in (a) Leigh, (b) Atherton, (c) Golborne and (d) Tyldesley.
Answer: The government is determined to reverse the decline of our high streets and bring them back to life as part of our mission to drive growth, raise living standards and deliver an era of national renewal.In December High Street Rental Auctions regulations c...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Long Covid and ME/CFSDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with (a) Long Covid and (b) ME back into the workplace.
Answer: Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. We are committed to reforming the syste...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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