Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
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Midwives: ApprenticesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to degree apprenticeships in midwifery for (a) mature students, (b) career changers and (c) other people who face (i) financial and (ii) practic
Answer: We will publish a new workforce plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and will treat patients on time again. This will include how we ensure we train healthcare staff, through all training routes including appr...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: VisasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) EU member states and (b) (i) VFS Global and (ii) other third-party visa service providers on improving the (A) accessibili
Answer: The Government regularly uses its diplomatic channels to facilitate conversations between the UK, the EU and EU Member States on issues impacting British Citizens overseas.Non-British Citizens experiencing difficulties applying for EU entry visas should a...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: MaidenheadDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much additional funding her Department plans to spend on transport projects for Maidenhead; and what those projects are.
Answer: We are yet to announce the local authority allocations for the majority of the transport funding announced in the Spending Review. This will be announced in due course. We have informed Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council of their allo...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the symptoms of chronic urinary tract infections.
Answer: The National Health Service provides information on the symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs), including chronic UTIs, at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-tract-infections-utis/The Department currently has no plans to raise p...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrams: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of guidance from the Highway Authority and Utilities Committee that utilities beneath tram tracks must be diverted under the New Roads and Street Works
Answer: My Department works closely with the Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC(UK)) - which brings together highway authorities, utilities and government with the aim of working safely and smartly to reduce the impact of street and road works on m...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: MaidenheadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to green belt protections on (a) biodiversity, (b) access to green space and (c) the lo
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework was published on 12 December 2024, following extensive consultation, including with local planning authorities.I otherwise refer the hon. Members to the answers given to questions UIN 26508 on 5 February 2025...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on taxi and private hire driver licence renewals.
Answer: Transport for London is the taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authority for London and is responsible for administering the licensing regime in London. The Department discusses a range of licensing matters with them.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring television manufacturers to include a dedicated BBC iPlayer button on remote controls in line with existing buttons for com
Answer: The Government recognises the need to ensure that public service broadcasters’ (PSB) services and content remain easy to find as viewers increasingly shift online.That is why we are getting on with implementing the Media Act 2024 which introduces a new on...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: BerkshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for adolescent mental health services in Berkshire.
Answer: We know children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need and that waits for mental health services are too long across England, including Berkshire. We are determined to change that as part of our shift to prevention and earlie...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: MaidenheadDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of air quality levels in Maidenhead constituency.
Answer: Local authorities review and assess air quality in their areas and publish an annual report on their actions to improve local air quality including local monitoring data.The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead have reported continued reductions in con...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing its plans to reduce the time taken for patients to receive mental health treatment.
Answer: Long waits for mental health services are being driven by increasing demand to a system in desperate need of change. The Government is already responding by delivering new and innovative models of care in the community. We are piloting innovative models o...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElizabeth Line: MaidenheadDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the reliability of Elizabeth Line services (a) to and (a) from Maidenhead in the last 12 months.
Answer: Statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road show that 4% of Elizabeth Line services scheduled to stop at Maidenhead station in the year ending 26 April 2025 were cancelled. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL has overall responsi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: MaidenheadDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve broadband speeds in rural parts of Maidenhead constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website Thinkbroadband.com, over 99% of homes and businesses in the Maidenhead constituency can access superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and over 87% have access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection (>1000 Mbps...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: MaidenheadDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has allocated to grassroots sports clubs in Maidenhead in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Government provides the majority of our funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, which invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding each year. £283,300 has been invested in the constituency of Maidenhead...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic Centres: MaidenheadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a seven-day Community Diagnostic Centre at St Mark's Hospital in Maidenhead.
Answer: Slough Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is currently delivering temporary activity at St Mark’s Hospital in Maidenhead, and has done so since January 2024, in addition to activity at the permanent site at Upton Community Hospital, whilst the new facility...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: MaidenheadDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school buildings in Maidenhead are classified as requiring urgent repair under her Department’s Condition Data Collection.
Answer: From 2021 to 2026, the Condition Data Collection 2 (CDC2) programme is visiting every government-funded school and college in England to collect data about the condition of their buildings. This is providing an updated and comprehensive picture of the con...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: MaidenheadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of homes in Maidenhead that are below EPC band C.
Answer: The information requested is available on the Open Data Service here.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHunting: Prison SentencesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered introducing custodial sentences for people found guilty of illegal hunting under the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will do. The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs, except where it is carr...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the uptake of non-animal New Approach Methodologies in (a) regulatory testing and (b) scientific research.
Answer: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding is focused on translational, clinical, and applied health and care research. We therefore do not fund basic research or work involving animals, animal tissue, or both. However, the NIHR does w...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing British citizens to transmit their citizenship to their children born abroad.
Answer: There are already provisions in sections 2 and 3 of the British Nationality Act 1981 for children born abroad to British citizens to acquire citizenship, either automatically, or by registration where the child or parent can demonstrate a connection to th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of legislation that exempts the conversion of buildings to nursery use from requiring planning permission on the adequacy o
Answer: The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 groups together uses which have similar land use impacts into classes, allowing flexibility to change between uses within each class without the need for an application for planning permission. Since ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: Animal ExperimentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the inclusion of decapod crustaceans in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in the contex
Answer: The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs, and Defra has commissioned research and will seek expert opinion to inform any future policy decisions. The Secretary o...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: MaidenheadDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services in Maidenhead.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments from April 2025 and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGCSE and IGCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure academic consistency between (a) GCSEs and (b) iGCSEs; and whether she has held discussions with (i) teachers and (ii) parents on perceptions of the differences bet
Answer: International GCSEs, which includes iGCSEs, and GCSEs in England are different qualifications. Unlike GCSEs, international GCSEs are not developed by the department, regulated by Ofqual or funded for use in state schools. International GCSEs have also not...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase core funding for GP practices.
Answer: We are investing an additional £889 million into core funding for general practice (GP) to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This is the biggest increase in over a...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
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