Josh Newbury MP: written questions
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Plastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce pre-consumer plastic waste in supply chains.
Answer: The Secretary of State has convened a Small Ministerial Group on Circular Economy and asked his Department to work with experts from industry, academia, civil society, and the civil service to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England. The Strategy ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: PackagingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to promote the (a) development and (b) use of bioplastics for single-use packaging.
Answer: No, Defra has not taken steps to promote the development or use of bio-based plastics for single-use packaging. More research is needed to ensure bio-based plastics lead to better environmental outcomes overall. During the production of these materials, t...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of funding available through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme has been spent on mental health practitioners since 2019.
Answer: Funding available through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) for mental health practitioners accounts for 50% of the costs of these roles, with the other 50% provided by mental health trusts. Mental health practitioners were not introduced i...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Local GovernmentDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to issue guidance to local authorities on the establishment of publicly-owned bus companies.
Answer: Improving local transport services is a key part of this government’s growth mission, and the government has set out plans to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions.As announced in the King’s Spee...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support bus services in rural areas.
Answer: Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this parliamentary session, which will put decision-making into th...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Public ConsultationDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has provided to local authorities on consulting communities on (a) proposals for new and (b) the adequacy of existing bus routes.
Answer: Improving local transport services is a key part of this government’s growth mission, and the government has set out plans to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. The government have been clea...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services in (a) Cannock Chase constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
Answer: People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health.As part of our mission to build a National Health...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchool Libraries: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the number of requests to schools to remove LGBT+ literature from school libraries.
Answer: The current national curriculum requires teachers to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information. It also emphasises the importance of children listening to, discussing and reading for themselves a ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres: Government AssistanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to keep council-owned leisure centres open.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges local authorities are facing as demand increases for critical services. Resetting the relationship between national and local government and improving how local government is funded in this Parliament, are crucial ...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies: Operating CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of the central costs of operating academy trusts.
Answer: The primary responsibility for the financial oversight of academy trusts rests with the trustees themselves, who are supported by the financial management and governance requirements set by the department in academy trusts’ funding agreements, the academy...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the central costs of academy trusts on the budgets of academy schools.
Answer: The primary responsibility for the financial oversight of academy trusts rests with the trustees themselves, who are supported by the financial management and governance requirements set by the department in academy trusts’ funding agreements, the academy...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support Officers and Special ConstablesHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) police forces and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners on the powers granted to (i) Police Community Support Officers and (ii) special constables.
Answer: Under Section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002 as amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017, chief officers can designate certain powers to any person who is employed by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and is under the direction and contr...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial ConstablesHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of special constables in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.
Answer: The Government recognises and values the professionalism, dedication and sacrifice shown by special constables in their work. Special constables, along with the full range of volunteers in policing, make a vital contribution to keeping our communities saf...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4283 on Schools: Admissions, what steps her Department is taking to issue guidance to Local Planning Authorities on appropriate levels of section 106 cont
Answer: In August 2023, the department published two non-statutory guidance documents for local authorities planning for education, local planning authorities (LPAs) and other stakeholders involved in the delivery of schools.The guidance on 'Estimating pupil yiel...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Transgender PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS mental health support available to trans patients under the age of 18.
Answer: The independent Darzi investigation of the NHS in England found that NHS waiting lists for mental health services have surged, and that by April 2024, about 1 million people were waiting for mental health services. The Cass review also noted the unaccepta...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of mental health practitioners working in the NHS.
Answer: To help address the chronic workforce shortages in the mental health workforce we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide faster treatment. We are current...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has funded, via the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) a project to look at the impact of non-GP staff in practices on patient care.Through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, Primary Care...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services and General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure areas with high levels of housebuilding have adequate capacity in (a) general practice and (b) dentistry.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges facing areas of significant housing and population growth. We understand the pressure such growth can place on primary care infrastructure. While we have big ambitions to further boost house building, we recognise ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Cannock ChaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of general practice capacity in the Cannock Chase constituency.
Answer: We know that patients are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP). This was highlighted in Lord Darzi’s review, and we are committed to fixing this crisis in GPs.Our plan to increase the number of GP appointments delivered will requ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of qualified pharmacists working in (a) community pharmacy, (b) general practice, (c) hospitals and (d) mental health services.
Answer: The Government will make sure the National Health Service has the staff it needs to be there for all of us when we need it and reform the way we deliver care, so more care is delivered in the community.NHS England and the General Pharmaceutical Council ha...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure empty clinical space in hospitals is put to use.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and we recognise that delivering high quality NHS healthcare services requires a safe, resilient, and effective hospital estate. This means not only upgrading,...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on recruiting police officers and police community support officers.
Answer: This Government is committed to strengthening neighbourhood policing as part of our Safer Streets Mission, putting neighbourhood police officers and community support officers back on the beat in every part of the country.We are currently working closely ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of school place provision in areas with high levels of housebuilding.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for providing enough school places for children in their area. The department provides capital funding through the Basic Need grant to support local authorities to provide school places, based on their own pupil forecasts...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMartial ArtsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a single national martial arts training centre for elite athletes.
Answer: We are fully committed to enabling our athletes to excel on the world stage. Decisions relating to training centres for elite athletes are a matter for the relevant martial arts governing bodies. We welcome sports working together to share expertise and r...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMining: Cultural HeritageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) safeguard and (b) promote mining heritage.
Answer: Our mining past has shaped the lives of people, communities and landscapes across the country. It is essential we record mining heritage, and crucially share it with future generations, in order not to forget its fundamental impact on our society, country...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
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