Laura Kyrke-Smith MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Spinal Injuries: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing access to the national spinal cord injury database to (a) charities and (b) other stakeholders.
Answer: The effectiveness of the National Spinal Cord Injury Database (NSCID) is kept under review and is subject to small incremental improvements to reflect changes to spinal cord injury services, and to maintain compliance with legislation. NHS England has bee...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the national spinal cord injury database.
Answer: The effectiveness of the National Spinal Cord Injury Database (NSCID) is kept under review and is subject to small incremental improvements to reflect changes to spinal cord injury services, and to maintain compliance with legislation. NHS England has bee...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply of New Cars Order 2000Department for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the effectiveness of the Supply of New Cars Order 2000.
Answer: The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 was introduced following a Competition Commission investigation, to remedy or prevent the adverse effects identified by the Competition Commission in relation to the car retail market. Responsibility for reviewing the Sup...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Community DevelopmentHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 905037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support the integration of refugees.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that refugees can integrate in the UK. The Immigration White Paper introduced reforms designed to improve integration and community cohesion. Further details will be set out in due course.Ministers across Government...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including essential safeguarding aspects of the law in the curriculum.
Answer: Relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) has a vital role to play in supporting pupils’ wellbeing, health and safety. Pupils are taught a range of topics in relation to safeguarding, and guidance sets out that they should be made aware of the releva...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on preventing violence against women and girls.
Answer: The Government has set an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.The cross-government violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy will set out the strategic direction and concrete actions to deliver on this ambiti...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to respond to findings of the consultation on Managing Pavement Parking which closed on 22 November 2020; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of granting local
Answer: The Department has been considering all the views expressed in response to the 2020 consultation and is currently working through the policy options and the appropriate means of delivering them. As soon as the Government has decided its preferred way forw...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available for Music Hubs.
Answer: The government has committed £79 million per year for the Music Hubs programme, inclusive of the 2024/25 academic year. The 43 Music Hubs partnerships across England offer a range of services, including musical instrument tuition, instrument loaning and w...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: LicensingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of his Department's consultation on The licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England, published on 2 September
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and is exploring options for further regulation in this area. This includes considering the proposals that the Department previously con...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DysphagiaDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of incidents relating to dysphagia in SEND settings; and what steps she is taking to manage dysphagia safely in those settings.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Some children with medical conditions may be considered to be dis...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DysphagiaDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring all (a) teachers and (b) support staff in SEND settings receive training on dysphagia.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Some children with medical conditions may be considered to be dis...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on tackling irregular migration to the UK.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has made migration a top Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office priority. On 31 January, the Foreign Secretary travelled to Tunisia to see UK programming addressing the upstream drivers of migration. On 15 February, the Foreign...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to her Department's guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 10 February 2025, on (a) refugees alr
Answer: The previous government's Illegal Migration Act introduced a statutory ban on granting citizenship to anyone who has arrived in the country through irregular routes, a measure that proved completely unworkable, contained minimal discretion to recognise ex...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide military support to Ukraine.
Answer: As we approach the third anniversary of this unprovoked attack, our commitment to stand with the Ukrainian people is absolute. This year the UK will give more military support to Ukraine than ever before, with a £4.5 billion boost. This will see the UK pr...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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