Joe Robertson MP: written questions
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Health Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department used to define which participants in the engagement process for the 10 Year Health Plan were sex workers.
Answer: To develop the 10-Year Health Plan, we had the biggest ever conversation on the future of the National Health Service with over a quarter of a million contributions from the public, staff, and partners including charities and patient groups.A detailed 10-...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) members of the travelling community, (b) sex workers, (c) asylum seekers, (d) victims of modern slavery, (e) people from ethnic minority backgrounds, (f) people experiencing homelessne
Answer: To develop the 10-Year Health Plan, we had the biggest ever conversation on the future of the National Health Service with over a quarter of a million contributions from the public, staff, and partners including charities and patient groups.A detailed 10-...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations are represented in each Workshop in a Box for the development of the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: To develop the 10-Year Health Plan, we had the biggest ever conversation on the future of the National Health Service with over a quarter of a million contributions from the public, staff, and partners including charities and patient groups.A detailed 10-...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Hampshire and Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 72865 on Local Government: Hampshire and Isle of Wight, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the potential
Answer: A Mayoral Strategic Authority over Hampshire and the Solent will play a key leading role on transport planning and delivery for the area, becoming the Local Transport Authority, with responsibility for producing a Local Transport Plan setting out their lo...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Hampshire and Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 72865 on Local Government: Hampshire and Isle of Wight, if his Department will publish a breakdown of consultation response
Answer: The government published a response to the Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation on 17 July which is available on gov.uk here. This includes detailed breakdowns by several categories of respondents.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether proposals for English devolution will require the re-organisation of (a) NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board and (b) other integrated care boards.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), alongside NHS England, continue to work closely on any proposals to reorganise integrated care boards (ICBs). In areas where Strategic A...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) prescribers and (b) pharmacy contractors adhere to guidance on the prescribing of ADHD medication by generic name.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of brand-specific prescribing on the availability of medication at pharmacies.Decisions about what medicines to prescribe are made by the doctor or healthcare professional responsible for that ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of brand-specific prescribing on the availability of medication at pharmacies.
Answer: The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of brand-specific prescribing on the availability of medication at pharmacies.Decisions about what medicines to prescribe are made by the doctor or healthcare professional responsible for that ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of ADHD medications.
Answer: The Department has worked closely with industry stakeholders, and, following extensive collaborative efforts, previous issues have been resolved and all strengths of lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine capsules, atomoxetine oral solution, guanfacine prolonged-r...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of project licences applied for under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused between 1 January and 1 September 2025.
Answer: Between 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2025, one application for a project licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 has been refused.The Home Office does not routinely collect information on refused project licences as, due to the structure...
Answered 1 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals in Science Regulation Unit: InspectionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 67240 on Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Inspections, how many inspectors were in post in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit as of July 2025.
Answer: The Home Office is in the final stages of delivering a comprehensive programme of regulatory reform to strengthen the Animals in Science Regulation Unit and ensure robust compliance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). The number of I...
Answered 1 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Pay and Working ConditionsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on the (a) welfare and (b) remuneration of bus drivers in London.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL, and any impacts of strike action on London’s transport network are for TfL to manage. Nevertheless, the Government understands this is disappointing for passengers and businesses and we continue to enc...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services and London Underground: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the average annual salaries of (a) London Underground drivers and (b) London bus drivers.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London. They are solely responsible for operational decisions around salaries for London Underground drivers. Similarly, decisions around salaries for London bus drivers are for Tran...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: Industrial DisputesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on supporting London bus drivers during periods of industrial action on the London Underground.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London, this includes bus services operating in the Capital. While the Department works closely with Transport for London on a range of issues, the operation of the bus network is fo...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of tube strikes on (a) passenger load, (b) stress levels and (c) working conditions for bus drivers in London.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and TfL, and any impacts of strike action on London’s transport network are for TfL to manage. Nevertheless, the Government understands this is disappointing for passengers and businesses and we continue to enc...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoroners: Isle of WightMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests are outstanding in the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Office; and how long they have been waiting to be heard.
Answer: Real-time information is not centrally collated on the total number of uncompleted coroner investigations in individual coroner areas, and their length.However, the number of open inquests at 31 December 2024 is published in the Coroner Statistics (Corone...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department has provided to small and medium-sized food producers to help manage the costs of the extended producer responsibility scheme.
Answer: The Government has provided a comprehensive package of support to small and medium-sized food producers to manage costs under the extended producer responsibility for packaging scheme (pEPR). A de-minimis threshold exempts producers with turnover below £2...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is monitoring the potential impact of extended producer responsibility scheme costs on food and drink prices in the (a) on-trade and (b) off-trade market.
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the packaging extended producer responsibility scheme (pEPR). The impact assessment sets out the estimated inflationary impact of pEPR on the UK economy as a whol...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72867More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on food price inflation.
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts of the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR does not publish estimates of ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Hampshire and Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a breakdown of responses to the Hampshire and Solent devolution consultation by local authority area.
Answer: The government published a detailed response to the Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation on 17 July which is available on gov.uk here. This includes number of responses and detailed breakdowns by several categories of respondents.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Hampshire and Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether responses from Isle of Wight Council to the Hampshire and Solent devolution consultation will be published separately to general consultation responses.
Answer: The government published a detailed response to the Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation on 17 July which is available on gov.uk here. This includes number of responses and detailed breakdowns by several categories of respondents.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Hampshire and Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses to the Hampshire and Solent devolution consultation were submitted by (a) residents and (b) organisations based on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The government published a detailed response to the Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation on 17 July which is available on gov.uk here. This includes number of responses and detailed breakdowns by several categories of respondents.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Hampshire and Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses were received to the Hampshire and Solent devolution consultation.
Answer: The government published a detailed response to the Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation on 17 July which is available on gov.uk here. This includes number of responses and detailed breakdowns by several categories of respondents.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of combined authorities on youth services funding.
Answer: We are working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the introduction of combined authorities and the potential impact this will have on youth services. Local Authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth WorkDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage people into the youth work profession.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role that youth workers play in the lives of young people. In 2024-25, we provided over £600,000 of bursary funding to support over 400 individuals from underrepresented groups to gain a youth work qualification. In a ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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