Layla Moran MP: written questions
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Written questions
Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much unusable PPE has been disposed of since November 2023.
Answer: The Department holds all pertinent contractual detail on those companies who provided personal protective equipment (PPE) products that were considered unsuitable for use. Between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, approximately 432,700 pallets of unu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of storing PPE unsuitable for NHS use; and which companies are contracted to provide such storage services.
Answer: The Department holds all pertinent contractual detail on those companies who provided personal protective equipment (PPE) products that were considered unsuitable for use. Between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, approximately 432,700 pallets of unu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on companies involved in supplying PPE which was subsequently marked as do not supply due to being unsuitable for use in the NHS.
Answer: The Department holds all pertinent contractual detail on those companies who provided personal protective equipment (PPE) products that were considered unsuitable for use. Between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, approximately 432,700 pallets of unu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEgypt: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure consular access to British tourists in Egypt who have been arrested.
Answer: The FCDO, via our consular staff, is available 24/7 to provide consular support to British nationals abroad. Whenever the FCDO is informed of the arrest of a British national in Egypt, our consular officials aim to make contact as soon as possible to seek...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeprivation of Liberty SafeguardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguards and (b) had discussions with relevant stakeholders on a timetable for replacing the De
Answer: The implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards was paused by the previous government. The previous government decided to focus on other priorities. No assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguar...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural communities benefit from hosting ground-mounted solar farm infrastructure on agricultural land.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, such as solar farms, they directly benefit from it. The relaunched Solar Taskforce, which will set out how Government and industry can radically increase the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVictims and Prisoners Act 2024Cabinet OfficeTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8671More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) payments are made to affected persons within three months of the passage of the Prisoners and Victims Act 2024 and (b) its compliance with other provisions of th
Answer: The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 required the Government to lay regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme within three months of the passing of the Act. On 23 August, we laid regulations that will give the Infected Blood Compensati...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: OxfordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pathways of care for young people with ADHD in Oxfordshire.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments and care pathways.It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make appropriate provision to meet the healt...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the exemption criteria for the EU Settlement Scheme, in the context of the exceptional circumstances faced by some applicants during
Answer: There is already significant flexibility available to those applying to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) whose circumstances have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, they can be absent from the UK for a period of up to 12 months without br...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 25 July 2024 on Technical Qualifications Reform update, HCWS22, what steps her Department is taking to help support education providers to plan for the provision of po
Answer: This government is determined to ensure all young people have high quality education and training pathways post-16. To help secure this, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced that the department would pause and review the d...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of when the review of post-16 education funding will be completed; and what her planned timescale is for responding to that review.
Answer: This government is determined to ensure all young people have high quality education and training pathways post-16. To help secure this, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced that the department would pause and review the d...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce funding arrangements for post-16 vocational education for after 2025.
Answer: This government is determined to ensure all young people have high quality education and training pathways post-16. To help secure this, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced that the department would pause and review the d...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDaniel ShawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 24 June 2024 from the UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention entitled Statement regarding the criminal p
Answer: The UK welcomed the creation of the Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention. The Government is considering the issues raised in the Special Rapporteur's recent letters, in the context of the UK's obligations under the Aar...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOak National AcademyDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy to retain Oak National Academy as an arms length body to her Department.
Answer: Teachers using the service have found Oak National Academy to be a helpful tool in their lesson and curriculum planning.Decisions on the future funding of Oak, along with all other government spending, will be made as part of the Spending Review process.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Safety Investigation BranchDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she intends to establish a Road Safety Investigation Branch.
Answer: The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. We are committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. We will set out next steps on this in due course.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of establishing permanent Early Liver Disease Diagnostics centres to deliver non-invasive diagnoses (a) in Oxfordshire and (b) nation
Answer: Early detection of liver disease is vital to enable interventions and encourage behavioural change that can potentially lead to recovery. The Community Liver Health Check programme was established in June 2022 and aims to support the early detection and d...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the pilot scheme for the Community Liver Health Check Programme.
Answer: Early detection of liver disease is vital to enable interventions and encourage behavioural change that can potentially lead to recovery. The Community Liver Health Check programme was established in June 2022 and aims to support the early detection and d...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on establishing Ofcom’s Advisory Committee on Misinformation and Disinformation.
Answer: While the Online Safety Act (OSA) requires Ofcom to establish an advisory committee on disinformation and misinformation, the process and timing of setting it up remains at Ofcom’s discretion.Ofcom has confirmed that the Mis/Disinformation Advisory Commit...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: OxfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for the completion of the Oxfordshire Connect programme.
Answer: The Minister of State for Rail, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, and senior officials from my Department are having regular discussions with Network Rail (NR) to press them for a credible delivery plan for the completion of the Oxford station project and Botl...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: OxfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on the status of the Oxfordshire Connect rail programme.
Answer: The Minister of State for Rail, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, and senior officials from my Department are having regular discussions with Network Rail (NR) to press them for a credible delivery plan for the completion of the Oxford station project and Botl...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide consular assistance to British nationals who are detained overseas.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) consular staff endeavour to give appropriate and tailored support to British nationals overseas and their families in the UK 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. They support the c.3000 Br...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help free (a) Alaa Abd El-Fattah, (b) Jagtar Johal Signh, (c) Jimmy Lai and (d) other British nationals detained overseas.
Answer: FCDO consular staff are currently providing consular assistance in over 1600 cases relating to arrest or detention. Consular staff aim to stay in regular contact with British Nationals in detention and do what they can to support their health and welfare....
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 207 on Vagrancy Act 1824, whether it is her Department's policy to de-criminalise homelessness.
Answer: The Government is clear that homelessness has a devastating impact on those affected.We need to take a long term approach and to tackle the different factors that can cause people to become homeless.We will consider these issues carefully and, working wit...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) sanction violent settlers who have committed human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank and (b) sanction all entities connected to th
Answer: The UK has already moved to sanction those responsible for violence in the West Bank and announced designations against eight extremist Israeli settlers perpetrating human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. The UK has also des...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help improve mental health practice in universities.
Answer: The department has asked the higher education (HE) Student Support Champion, Professor Edward Peck, to continue to work with students, parents, mental health experts and the HE sector to drive meaningful change in mental health practice through the HE Men...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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