Julia Buckley MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Swimming: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press notice entitled Record number of new bathing sites get the go ahead, published on 13 May 2024, whether he plans to publish a consultation on bathing water r
Answer: Bathing waters are one of the most visible ways in which the public interacts with the water environment. The Government recognises that there have been increasing changes to how and where people use bathing waters. Ministers are currently working through...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: QualificationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken by the Health and Care Professions Council to process accreditations for people with international qualifications.
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Government. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees the work of the statutory bodies that regulate health professionals in the United Kingdom, including the Health and Care Professi...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: QualificationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Health and Care Professions Council in accrediting people with international qualifications.
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Government. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees the work of the statutory bodies that regulate health professionals in the United Kingdom, including the Health and Care Professi...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Shared Prosperity FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will continue after March 2025.
Answer: Decisions on funding post March 2025 are a matter for the Budget on October 30th.We recognise the challenges this brings for some projects. We are working closely with local authorities and key stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition to future funding,...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue the holiday activities and food programme after 2024.
Answer: The future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025, is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn. The department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ShropshireDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of SEND provision in Shropshire.
Answer: Following the last Ofsted inspection, departmental officials have been working with Shropshire Council to closely monitor progress against the areas for improvement identified by inspectors. The department has appointed a special educational needs and dis...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders have been pursued by the Child Maintenance Service since 1 August 2023.
Answer: A principle of child maintenance is to increase levels of cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support. Where a family-based child maintenance arrangement is no...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce call waiting times to the Child Maintenance Service; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of call handling times by that service.
Answer: CMS are committed to delivering the best possible service to all customers within our growing caseload, though fully recognise that call waiting times are sometimes longer than we would like. To address this, we are working to improve the efficiency of ou...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle unpaid child maintenance.
Answer: The Department plans to bring forward changes to allow the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to make an administrative liability order against a person who has failed to pay child maintenance and is in arrears. The administrative liability order will replac...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in collecting arrears payments.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) always encourages paying parents to pay their maintenance on time, to avoid accrual of arrears. Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the CMS aims to take immediate action to recover the debt and re-est...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value of child maintenance arrears was on 30 August 2024.
Answer: The Department publishes quarterly statistics for the Child Maintenance Service and the latest statistics are available up to March 2024. The next release covering the statistics to June 2024 is scheduled for Tuesday 24th September 2024 at 09:30am. The to...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure gender equality in the work of the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) aims to provide a high-quality service to all its customers. The CMS treats parents equally as individuals based on their roles within the scheme and makes no reference to gender. The Department has a specific duty to a...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSkills England: Chambers of CommerceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to include the Chambers of Commerce in the Skills England programme.
Answer: The department has set out its plan and ambitions for Skills England. Work is now underway to develop how it will deliver, and the department has already been clear that working with a wide range of stakeholders will be central to this. This includes the ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with local authorities on reducing processing times for blue badge applications.
Answer: The Department for Transport sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme, including issuing the badges. There are no timescales set for adminis...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ShropshireDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Shropshire Council on the adequacy of (a) funding for and (b) delivery of SEND services.
Answer: Departmental officials are in regular contact with Shropshire Local Area Partnership to ensure children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families are provided with positive experiences and outcomes, helping to fos...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpikingHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Ninth Report of Session 2021–22 of the Home Affairs Select Committee entitled Spiking, HC967, whether her Department plans to follow the recommendations of that report.
Answer: The Home Office has already implemented a number of the recommendations, or is in the process of doing so. This includes:- The rollout of an online spiking reporting and advice tool across the UK to encourage more and better reporting of spiking, includin...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: ShrewsburyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to increase the flood resilience of the river Severn in the Shrewsbury area.
Answer: Protecting communities around the country from flooding and coastal erosion is one of the new Secretary of State’s five core priorities. This Government will improve resilience and preparation across central government, local authorities, local communitie...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to update the National AI Strategy.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. We will be ensuring that AI is used t...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reintroduce a statutory Private Parking Code of Practice.
Answer: The Government will set out its plans for regulation of the private parking industry in due course.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMarriageMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish a response to the Law Commission report entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published in July 2022.
Answer: We are aware that the Law Commission made recommendations for wholesale change of weddings law in July 2022. We will take the time as a new Government to properly consider this issue. We will set out our next steps on our manifesto commitment to strengthe...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of making lifetime Blue Badge awards to people with lifelong conditions.
Answer: As a general principle, Blue Badge eligibility is based on mobility. Reapplying for a badge every three years gives local authorities the opportunity to reassess badge holders when their badges expire, ensuring that they continue to meet the criteria whic...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what date people must submit a pension credit claim by to qualify for the 2024 winter fuel allowance.
Answer: A claim for Pension Credit can be backdated by up to three months, as long as the conditions of entitlement are met during that period. This means that any claim made by 21 December and successfully backdated can qualify for this year’s Winter Fuel Paymen...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the lack of shared IT systems between primary, secondary and mental healthcare on (a) patients and (b) healthcare prof
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. Shared care records are in place in all integrated care boards, allowing information from general practice and acute settings to be shared for direct care.The Frontline Digitisation programme is working to improve the...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LeaseholdDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of NHS England underwriting leases for GP practices.
Answer: Under the GP Contracts, premises liabilities are the responsibility of the contractor. Overall contractual payments reflect this arrangement, with the National Health Service also reimbursing direct premises costs including rent, business rates, water, an...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding arrangements for hospices.
Answer: We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care, including at end of life. We understand that, financially, times are difficult for many voluntary and charitable organisations, including hospices, due to the increased cost o...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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