John Milne MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Breast Cancer: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to fund research into lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Government doesn’t ringfence funding for specific diseases but is committed to funding cancer research, including lobular breast cancer. The Department of Health and Social Care spent £121.8 million in 2022/23 on cancer research through the National I...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMuscular Dystrophy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the early access programme for people with Duchennes is made available across all NHS trusts.
Answer: Access to the Early Access Programme (EAP) for givinostat must be through one of the 23 NorthStar Centres in the United Kingdom. However, participation in the EAP is decided at an individual National Health Service trust level, and a North Star Centre wil...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the hon. Member for Horsham and Dr Susan Michaelis, founder of the Lobular Moon Shot Project, to discuss his Department's work on invasive lobular breast cancer.
Answer: The Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for the future. As part of that work, and in response to the Darzi report, we have launched an extensive programme of engagement to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: HorshamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if (a) she and (b) the Minister for Housing and Planning will meet the hon. Member for Horsham to discuss Horsham's Local Plan, the hearing process and water neutrality.
Answer: Due to the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the planning system, it would not be appropriate for me to discuss the details of the Horsham Local Plan and its progress through examination. However, I am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: Tees ValleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects in the Teesside carbon capture and storage cluster are (a) existing projects being retrofitted and (b) new developments.
Answer: The Teesside Carbon Capture and storage cluster includes the projects mentioned below: NEP (Transport and Storage Network) - New network with Northern Endurance PartnershipNet Zero Teesside (NZT) - New dispatchable gas-fired power station with carbon capt...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Prostate Cancer UK's research entitled Optimising the use of the prostate-?specific antigen blood test in asymptomatic men for early prostate cancer detection in primary care: rep
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee is aware of the Prostate Cancer UK report, and this will be considered as part of its evidence review process, with further information available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-e...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: HorshamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will meet the hon. Member for Horsham to discuss the obligations on Horsham District Council (a) to build more than 900 houses a year and (b) not to build new houses that
Answer: Paragraph 60 of the National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that local authorities should plan for as much of an area’s identified housing need as possible, including with an appropriate mix of housing types for the local community.Addressing the i...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's closed consultation entitled Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, updated 24 Se
Answer: The consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework closed on the 24 September and officials in my department are currently analysing responses with a view to publishing a government response before the end of the year.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for publishing an updated version of the Housing Delivery Test.
Answer: The 2023 Housing Delivery Test outcomes will be published by the end of the year.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTreesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend planning regulations in situations where a tree is found to be endangering the foundations of an adjacent building so that local authorities may recommend optio
Answer: Existing procedures are designed to support options other than felling. The relevant guidance makes clear that applications to address tree-related subsidence damage are to be supported by appropriate information, and the standard application form require...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to designate (a) Fire and Rescue services, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) the Health and Safety Executive as statutory consultees in the planning process fo
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 5520 on 11 October 2024.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to introduce (a) new national standards for the construction of facilities and (b) operational safety regulations for battery energy storage systems.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of having robust measures in place to manage battery energy storage system (BESS) safety. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates BESS under a regulatory regime which requires BESS designers, installers, an...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: HorshamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that the Horsham District Council local plan should be allowed to progress without alteration in the context of her proposed changes to the National Plan
Answer: I regret that due to the Deputy Prime Minister’s quasi-judicial role in the planning system, I am unable to comment on the details of a specific local plan.More generally, as part of our current consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Po...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the standard method formula for calculating housing need.
Answer: The Government has set out changes to how we plan for the homes we need as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework launched on 30 July. This includes a proposal to amend the standard method formula for calcul...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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