Julie Minns MP: written questions
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Written questions
Military Exercises: HeatstrokeMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what improvements have been made to (a) how and (b) what data is reported for heat illness cases following the inquest into the death of Corporal Joshua Hoole in 2019.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has overhauled safety policy beginning in 2020 to provide clear direction that all suspected or confirmed heat illness cases must be reported, and to improve the quality of reporting safety occurrences. The MOD is now moving ...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were unable to achieve a successful set of mammograms because (a) they were unable to hold the required position for sufficient time and (b) the mammogram machine was not accessible
Answer: NHS England does not hold this information centrally. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to accessing screening.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of bus services outside of London and combined authority areas for (a) wheelchair users, (b) people who are blind or visually impaired and (c) p
Answer: The government wants everyone to have access to public transport and is committed to improving services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. On October 1st, the first phase of Public Service...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with disability organisations on the potential merits of introducing a moratorium on floating bus stops.
Answer: The Department is fully aware of the concerns raised by some groups, particularly visually impaired people, over the use of floating bus stops and is working with Active Travel England on ways to address these concerns. It is a complex issue and we are ca...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether floating bus stops are compatible with Rule H1 of the Highway Code.
Answer: The Department is fully aware of the concerns raised by some groups, particularly visually impaired people, over the use of floating bus stops and is working with Active Travel England on ways to address these concerns. It is a complex issue and we are ca...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mobile breast screening units have wheelchair accessible mammogram machines.
Answer: NHS England does not centrally hold the numbers of static and mobile screening units, or those that have wheelchair accessible X-ray machines. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to a...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many static breast screening centres have wheelchair accessible mammogram machines.
Answer: NHS England does not centrally hold the numbers of static and mobile screening units, or those that have wheelchair accessible X-ray machines. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to a...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many breast screening centres in England are (a) static sites and (b) mobile units.
Answer: NHS England does not centrally hold the numbers of static and mobile screening units, or those that have wheelchair accessible X-ray machines. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to a...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of average waiting times for driving tests on the economy.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) knows that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers.DVSA does not record, or hold, information about candidates whose driving licence i...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: Unadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has of made of (a) the adequacy of the process and (b) potential barriers for the adoption of roads in new housing estates by Local Authorities.
Answer: The Department has published comprehensive guidance, last updated in August 2022, to help local authorities make informed decisions about how new and existing roads can be adopted by highway authorities so that they become maintainable at public expense, ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommonhold and Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include proposals to end the inclusion of financially burdensome terms in the deeds of (a) freeholds and (b) leaseholds in planned draft legislation on leasehold and
Answer: Over the course of this Parliament, the Government will further reform the leasehold system. We will enact remaining Law Commission recommendations relating to enfranchisement and the Right to Manage, tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, rein...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7937More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take through the alcohol duty system to support (a) pubs and (b) breweries in Carlisle.
Answer: Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBeer and Cider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7936More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing draught duty relief to 20% on (a) pubs and (b) small independent brewers in Carlisle.
Answer: Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBeer and Cider: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7935More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing draught duty relief for (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs in Carlisle.
Answer: Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than one year to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.
Answer: The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than six months to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.
Answer: The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 90 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.
Answer: The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 60 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.
Answer: The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of drivers medical referrals to the DVLA took longer than 30 days to resolve in each year since 2019.
Answer: The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the DVLA is taking to reduce the time it takes to respond to drivers medical referrals.
Answer: The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordYazidis: GenocideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help ensure the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against Yazidis in 2014 are (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted.
Answer: The UK acknowledges acts of genocide were committed by Da'esh against Yazidis. The UK played a leading role in establishing the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD). UNITAD has collated and processed...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, is she will make an estimate of the number of veterans who were turned away from polling stations after attempting to use their veteran's card as photo ID on 4 July 2024.
Answer: As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes to make in order to achi...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who were turned away from polling stations after attempting to use a shotgun certificate as voter ID on 4 July 2024.
Answer: As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes to make in order to achi...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include veteran’s cards in the list of accepted forms of voter identification at polling stations.
Answer: As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes to make in order to achi...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include shotgun certificates in the list of accepted forms of voter identification at polling stations.
Answer: As our manifesto made clear, the Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes to make in order to achi...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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