Kate Osborne MP: written questions
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Written questions
Personal Independence Payment: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking support veterans with fluctuating physical and mental health conditions, in the context of the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria in the
Answer: The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment considers the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or disability itself. The impact in each case will depend on an individual’s circumstances. For those ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment eligibility criteria on veterans with service-related (a) mental and (b) physical
Answer: The Department does not centrally record the veteran status of PIP claimants.In our recent Pathways to Work Green Paper, published on the 18 March 2025, we announced a broad package of reforms to the health and disability benefit and support system. No ch...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Personal Independence PaymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the criteria for Armed Forces Independence Payments to include veterans with service-related mental health conditions who may be impacted by chan
Answer: Veterans with service-related mental health conditions may, depending on the severity of their condition, already be eligible for Armed Forces Independence Payments. Officials in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Ministry of Defence continue ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38671 on Means-tested Benefits: Veterans, whether her Department has considered requiring local authorities to disregard payments from the (a) Armed F
Answer: Housing Benefit regulations permit local authorities to disregard beyond the standard disregard of £10 a week the whole or part of any war disablement pensions, war widow’s pensions, war widower’s pensions and guaranteed income payments under the Armed Fo...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39109 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will no longer be in receipt of (a) PIP and (b)
Answer: No estimate has yet been made.Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming B...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals within the Pathways to Work Green Paper on the level of regional disparities in access to (a) out-of-work and (b) in-work disabili
Answer: The are no regional disparities in access to disability benefits.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of treating military compensation for injury in the same way as civil compensation for the purposes of means testing for benefits.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the answer we gave on 3 March 2025 to question UIN 32275.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Overseas Territories adopt open and public registers of beneficial ownership.
Answer: Work is ongoing to improve beneficial ownership transparency in the Overseas Territories. At the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in November 2024, the Falkland Islands and Saint Helena committed to join Montserrat and Gibraltar in implementing fully publi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the levels of compliance by overseas territories on providing public registers of beneficial ownership.
Answer: At the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in November 2024, the Falkland Islands and Saint Helena committed to join Montserrat and Gibraltar in implementing fully public registers by April 2025. The British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Anguilla a...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Q33 of the oral evidence she gave to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 10 December 2024, HC 330, what assessment she has made of the (a) demand for women's and girl's fo
Answer: The Government is dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport. High-quality, inclusive facilities help clubs to get more people active and by backing...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding was allocated to grass roots football in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and if she will take steps to continue this funding in 2025-26.
Answer: Grassroots sports clubs are at the heart of communities up and down the country. We know just how important they are, which is why we are committed to supporting high-quality, inclusive facilities to get more people active, including through the Multi-Spo...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on a long-term funding settlement for women and girls' football facilities.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport. High-quality, inclusive facilities help clubs to get more people active and by backing...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLionesses Futures FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ensure the continuation of the Lionesses Future Fund.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport, including football.The department is working with the Football Foundation to embed standard criteria t...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMcClure Solicitors: InsolvencyMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to identify all people impacted by the collapse of McClure solicitors.
Answer: The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board. It would therefore not be appropriate for the Ministry of...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of free school meals among eligible children in areas with high levels of (a) child obesity and (b) household food insecurity.
Answer: There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals (FSM). The department recognises the vital role played by FSM in supporting disadvantaged children and families and encourages all those who are eligible to take up ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) measure and (b) ensure improvements in the quality of life of people living with HIV.
Answer: The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) provides key surveillance and data for HIV, including annual official HIV statistics and reports. Their recently published HIV Action Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 2024 report provides key indicators of...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the voluntary sector will play in the new HIV Action Plan; and what steps he will take to support that role.
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 recordHIV/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
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