Joe Robertson MP: written questions 2025
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Beverage Containers: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a UK-based beverage manufacturer can accept returns of all recyclable product packaging to offset their Extended Producer Responsibility levy.
Answer: Existing provisions in the pEPR regulations only allow for offsets from disposal cost fees for: packaging that is not commonly collected by Local Authorities for recycling, defined as packaging collected by less than 75% of Local Authorities; orreusable p...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBeverage Containers: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether beverage industry manufacturers will be required to pay the Extended Producer Responsibility levy if they sell their products in the on-trade market with proof from the vendor
Answer: The current regulations do not allow for this. This is because there are real challenges in effectively applying and compliance monitoring such an exemption across all sectors and producer types, resulting in a significant risk of misreporting and fraud. ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to remove the minimum age of referral to specialist gender identity clinics.
Answer: On 7 August 2024, NHS England published a new service specification that describes the pathway onto the waiting list for NHS Children and Young People's Gender Services in line with the recommendations of the Cass Review. The service specification does no...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ban bottom trawling within more English Marine Protected Areas.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath on 13 November 2024, PQ 13315.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHighly Protected Marine AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase the number of highly protected marine areas in English waters.
Answer: Defra is undertaking a review of the English Marine Protected Area network to look at whether sites are in the right places with the right protection. The review will explore ways to update protection and management approaches to better address the nature...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism and Learning Disability: Community CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve community support to help tackle the number of people with (a) a learning disability and (b) autism in inpatient units.
Answer: National Health Service planning guidance, published on 30 January 2025, includes a focus on improving mental health and learning disability care and contains the objective to deliver a minimum 10% reduction in the use of mental health inpatient care for ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 42145 Community Health Services: Medical Equipment, what data his Department holds on the number of contracts agreed between local NHS proc
Answer: Neither the Department or NHS England hold data on contracts agreed between local National Health Service procuring authorities and community equipment providers.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS is for cross solent travel for (a) patients, (b) ambulance transport and (c) staff annually.
Answer: Information at this level of detail is not held centrally.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Postgraduate EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's postgraduate training review will consider the level of access to training opportunities available to international medical graduates.
Answer: We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure that patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.To reform the National Health Service and make it fit for the future, we have launched a 10-Year Health Plan as par...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the revised Long-Term Workforce Plan will include a detailed plan for (a) meeting demand for training and (b) resolving competition ratios in the NHS.
Answer: We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure that patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.To reform the National Health Service and make it fit for the future, we have launched a 10-Year Health Plan as par...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: TaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47517More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to meet with the British Retail Consortium to discuss its request that the UK’s de minimis limit on low value imports be reviewed.
Answer: The Government has received a broad range of representation from stakeholders who are interested in the customs treatment of low value imports. Last week the Government announced a review of these arrangements and as part of this, Treasury Ministers and o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: TaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47516More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the de minimis limit for low value imports in the context of US tariffs.
Answer: The Government has received a broad range of representation from stakeholders who are interested in the customs treatment of low value imports. Last week the Government announced a review of these arrangements and as part of this, Treasury Ministers and o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: TaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47515More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the British Retail Consortium’s publication entitled Trade Community Call - De Minimis Rule, published on 11 April 2025.
Answer: The Government has received a broad range of representation from stakeholders who are interested in the customs treatment of low value imports. Last week the Government announced a review of these arrangements and as part of this, Treasury Ministers and o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: TaxationTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47514More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations she has received on reviewing the UK’s de minimis limit for low value imports.
Answer: The Government has received a broad range of representation from stakeholders who are interested in the customs treatment of low value imports. Last week the Government announced a review of these arrangements and as part of this, Treasury Ministers and o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support community pharmacy through the 10-year plan.
Answer: This Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting and community pharmacies will have a big role to play in that s...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle instances of inequitable access to pharmacies across geographic areas.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent community pharmacy closures in (a) rural and (b) deprived areas.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure equitable access to pharmacies across geographic areas, in the context of pharmacy closures.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of brick-and-mortar pharmacies.
Answer: Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Animal Welfare Committee’s report entitled Opinion on the welfare implications of current
Answer: The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendations.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban deliberate breeding of domestic cats with non-domestic felid species.
Answer: The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendations.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Isle of WightDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the adequacy of support for kinship care therapists for families on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The Autumn Budget 2024 gave an additional £22.6 billion of resource spending for the day-to-day health budget for last year and this year. It is the responsibility of the Isle of Wight Council and Isle of Wight NHS Trust to ensure there are adequate thera...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on (a) the regulatory framework for Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations and (b) how this impacts NHS and emergency
Answer: The Government is committed to innovation in drones and other growth sectors, and work is ongoing across the Government, including between the Department and the Civil Aviation Authority, to support the safe and effective introduction of drones into medic...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to integrate drone technology into existing NHS logistics and emergency response frameworks.
Answer: The Government is committed to innovation in drones and other growth sectors, and work is ongoing across the Government, including between the Department and the Civil Aviation Authority, to support the safe and effective introduction of drones into medic...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Delivery Services and Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the cost-effectiveness of using (a) drones and (b) traditional delivery methods for medical logistics.
Answer: The Government is committed to innovation in drones and other growth sectors, and work is ongoing across the Government, including between the Department and the Civil Aviation Authority, to support the safe and effective introduction of drones into medic...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
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