Jon Pearce MP: written questions
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Written questions
Dental Services: High PeakDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dental provision in High Peak constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebui...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: High PeakDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practises are rated as good by the CQC in High Peak constituency.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates all health and social care services in England. The commission ensures quality and safety across the range of sectors that deliver health and care to people in England.The CQC carries out assessments of primary ...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: High PeakDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in High Peak constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebu...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Food: High PeakDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) farmers and (b) food producers to use sustainable farming methods in High Peak constituency.
Answer: The new Government are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. Government will restore stability and confidence amongst farmers and will not overturn the applecart by overhauling the schemes. Instead, we will optimise schemes ...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: High PeakDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent recreational off-road vehicles from causing damage to (a) farmland and (b) countryside in High Peak constituency.
Answer: While many users make use of these rights in a responsible way, the Government is aware of damage and disturbance caused by excessive use of off-road motor vehicles on highways where such activities are legal, such as byways open to all traffic and on oth...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: High PeakDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms are part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in High Peak constituency.
Answer: As of 29 July 2024, there are 58 farmers with a live Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement (SFI Pilot and SFI 23) in the High Peak constituency.
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMinimum Wage: High PeakDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people on minimum wage in High Peak constituency.
Answer: The Department previously estimated that around 1,000 employee jobs were covered by the National Minimum and Living Wage in the High Peak constituency in 2020.More recent estimates based on the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings are subject to a high lev...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: High PeakDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate his Department has made of the increase of availability of super-fast broadband in High Peak constituency in the last five years.
Answer: According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations report, in 2019, 86% of premises in the High Peak constituency could access a superfast (>=30mbps) broadband connection. By 2024, that figure had risen to 95%.
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: High PeakDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming pension credit in High Peak constituency.
Answer: The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year ending 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). However, these statistics are only availabl...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: High PeakDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Work Capability Assessment in High Peak constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not available.
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: High PeakDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in High Peak constituency who have not moved to Universal Credit.
Answer: The requested information is published in the Move to Universal Credit statistics:Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Worksheet 20 shows Households sent Migration Notices by Parliamentary Constituency and wor...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: High PeakDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people claiming in-work benefits in High Peak constituency.
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit are published each month on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by Westminster Parliamentary Constituency. The latest statistics are to June 2024, with a breakdown by employment indicator...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
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