Kate Osborne MP: written questions
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HIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the new HIV Action Plan includes culturally competent interventions.
Answer: HIV is a priority for the Government, and we have commissioned a new HIV Action Plan to end new HIV transmissions within England by 2030. Integration of services and strengthening the delivery of HIV prevention and care will be key objectives of the plan,...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSexually Transmitted Deiseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide (a) funding and (b) resources to support a year-round online (i) HIV and (ii) STI postal testing service.
Answer: Scaling up HIV testing for all population groups will be a key objective of the new HIV Action Plan, which is due to be published in summer 2025. We are currently working together with the UK Health Security Agency, NHS England, and other key stakeholders...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to integrate HIV (a) prevention and (b) care into the broader health system.
Answer: HIV is a priority for the Government, and we have commissioned a new HIV Action Plan to end new HIV transmissions within England by 2030. Integration of services and strengthening the delivery of HIV prevention and care will be key objectives of the plan,...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for community-based health initiatives in (a) Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency and (b) other constituenci
Answer: Local authorities and the National Health Service provide weight management services to support their communities to achieve and maintain a healthier weight. These range from behavioural weight management programmes, to specialist services for those livin...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of obesity in (a) Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency and (b) other constituencies with high rates of obesity; and if he will take steps to s
Answer: Local authorities and the National Health Service provide weight management services to support their communities to achieve and maintain a healthier weight. These range from behavioural weight management programmes, to specialist services for those livin...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordColombia: Trade UnionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of reports that the CUT trade union federation’s (a) regional secretary and (b) treasurer in Valle del Cauc
Answer: We look to the Colombian authorities to investigate fully the threats against all citizens, including trade unionists, and to take appropriate action against those responsible. Through the Integrated Security Fund (ISF), the UK has historically supported ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stop young sudden cardiac deaths; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the availability of ECG testing for young people
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee does not recommend offering screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old. Research showed that current tests are not accurate enough to use in young people without symptoms. Individua...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with Unitaid on (a) licensing arrangements for lenacapavir and (b) potential steps to ensure the affordability of that treatment in (i) lower-inco
Answer: The FCDO welcomes the extraordinary clinical trial results for lenacapavir, representing a significant breakthrough in HIV prevention and, potentially, treatment.The UK is a long-standing supporter of market-shaping initiatives in low- and middle-income c...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic: ReviewsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will institute a fan-led review of the music industry.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: Agent of ChangeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting the agent of change on a statutory footing to support grassroots music venues.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a voluntary grassroots contribution on arena and festival tickets to support the grassroots music sector.
Answer: The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to Royal Mail’s universal service obligation on magazine publishers.
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs. Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPostage Stamps: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail’s proposed stamp price increases on magazine publishers.
Answer: The Government does not have a role in Royal Mail’s commercial decisions, including the prices of stamps and other services. In setting its prices, Royal Mail must observe the regulatory framework set by Ofcom which imposes price controls, ‘safeguard caps...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: Postal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure that second-class Saturday deliveries remain part of the Universal Service Obligation for Royal Mail.
Answer: Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service that meets users’ needs. Ofcom’s statement of 5 September set out potential reforms to th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of LGBTQ+ sport teams on tackling inequality in sports.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in sport at all levels. We will continue to work with the sport sector to help it be inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants and workforce, including LGBTQ+ people.Sport Engl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department provides to grass roots LGBTQ+ sports teams.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in sport at all levels. We will continue to work with the sport sector to help it be inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants and workforce, including LGBTQ+ people.Sport Engl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRugby: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support LGBTQ+ rugby union teams.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in sport at all levels. We will continue to work with the sport sector to help it be inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants and workforce, including LGBTQ+ people.Sport Engl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordColombia: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support peace and human rights in Colombia.
Answer: Supporting Implementation of the 2016 Colombia Peace Agreement is our priority. The UK has committed £80 million towards peace, stability and human rights in Colombia since 2016, leading efforts in the UN, including as penholder of resolutions in the UNSC...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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