Lee Pitcher MP: written questions

Written questions

• Offences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56006More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the remaining local authorities selected for the pilot inquiries into group-based child sexual exploitation.

  Answer: The Government is committed to getting to the truth of both historical and current group-based child sexual exploitation or grooming gangs offending, to ensure that perpetrators are punished and to deliver justice and accountability for victims and surviv...

  Answered 9 Jun 2025

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• Water TreatmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52779More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote water reuse.

  Answer: The Government recognises that recycled water e.g. from rainwater or domestic greywater showers play a key role in helping non-household users and businesses meet the statutory water demand reduction target of 20% by March 2038. We encourage water compa...

  Answered 21 May 2025

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• Emergency Services: Unmanned Air SystemsHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52778More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of drones to record footage over police cordons at emergency scenes on privacy; and whether she plans to introduce addi

  Answer: The use and deployment of drones by policing is an operational matter made independently by police forces, who are best placed to assess their own operational needs while ensuring they have the tools necessary to protect the public.However, in the use and...

  Answered 22 May 2025

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• Armed Forces: FamiliesMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51667More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of service family accommodation are located in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency.

  Answer: There are no Service Family Accommodation properties in Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme constituency.

  Answered 20 May 2025

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• Lung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31673More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend eligibility for NHS lung screening programmes to include people with a history of occupational exposure to (a) asbestos, (b) coal dust and (c) other hazardous substa

  Answer: The NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme is offered to people between the ages of 55 and 74 years old who are current smokers or have previously been smokers. This is in line with the recommendation made by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) in 2...

  Answered 28 Feb 2025

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• Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30888More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the supply of Creon; and what support his Department is providing to patients who are not able to use alternative medicines.

  Answer: The Department continues to engage with suppliers of Creon and other pancreatic enzyme replacement therapies (PERT) to boost production to mitigate the supply issue. The supplier of Creon expects to receive increased quantities for 2025. Suppliers of alte...

  Answered 17 Feb 2025

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• Offences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30820More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle (a) grooming gangs and (b) child sexual exploitation.

  Answer: On 6 and 16 January, the Home Secretary announced to Parliament a raft of measures to go further in tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation, including 'grooming gangs' offending.The Home Secretary has written to the National Police Chiefs' Council re...

  Answered 19 Feb 2025

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