Liam Conlon MP: written questions
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Written questions
Social Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle benefit fraud by organised criminal gangs.
Answer: The DWP collaborates across Government to enhance operations, share data across government, and represent DWP at cross-government Digital and Data forum to deliver outcomes. DWP works jointly across Government Departments and Law Enforcement Agencies on i...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle mobile phone theft (a) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) nationally.
Answer: Set against soaring levels of snatch thefts and pickpocketing, crimes which commonly involve the theft of mobile phones, a series of meetings have already been held, and we will shortly be holding a Home Office Mobile Phone Theft Summit, drawing together ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: BureaucracyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce bureaucracy in (a) GP and (b) other primary care services (i) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (ii) nationally.
Answer: To reduce bureaucracy in the National Health Service, on 4 October 2024, the Government and NHS England launched a Red Tape Challenge to address bureaucracy between primary and secondary care and give our health professionals back time to do what they do ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to GP appointments (a) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) nationally.
Answer: We are committed to improving access and capacity in general practice (GP). That’s why, in October 2024, we provided an £82 million boost to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, enabling the recruitment of 1,000 newly qualified GPs across England. T...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: ExerciseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) promote and (b) support participation in physical activity for people with long-term health conditions.
Answer: The Government and the National Health Service recognise the importance of physical activity for the prevention and management of long-term health conditions. The NHS Better Health Campaign promotes ways for adults, families, and children to move more, an...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the use of artificial intelligence complies with existing copyright law.
Answer: The Government is clear that making copies of protected material will infringe copyright unless it is licensed, or an exception to copyright applies. However, the application of existing copyright law to generative AI models is untested in the courts, and...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Beckenham and PengeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the National Youth Strategy will help tackle barriers to opportunity for children and young people in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling barriers to opportunity and to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. The National Youth Strategy will allow us to put young people back in charge of their own destiny and provide them wi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that young people benefit from grassroots sports facilities.
Answer: The Government believes that every child should have the opportunity to play sport and participate in regular physical activity. Our mission-led Government puts children and young people at the heart of our priorities. This includes breaking down barriers...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the growth of the creative industries (a) through the Creative Careers Programme and (b) generally.
Answer: The creative industries are worth £124 billion to the UK’s economy and employ over 2.4 million people. As a sector in which the UK excels today, and which will propel us forwards tomorrow, the Creative Industries have been announced as one of the eight gr...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to the natural environment.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role access to the natural environment plays in supporting people’s health and wellbeing and is committed to ensuring opportunities to enjoy the outdoors are both safe and appropriate. To this end, we have set out ambit...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, steps her Department is taking to help improve housing standards in the private rented sector.
Answer: The Renters’ Rights Bill includes provisions that will apply a Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector for the first time and ensure that local councils have proportionate and effective enforcement powers. We are also introducing Awaab’s Law in...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity AssetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support community ownership of local assets.
Answer: I refer my hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 22675 on 17 January 2025.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking with (a) local councils and (b) Bromley Council to tackle homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is looking at these issues carefully and will develop a new cross government strategy, working ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStandard of Living: Low IncomesTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23976More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to help improve living standards for low-paid workers.
Answer: The Government has set out a Plan for Change, outlining our ambitious yet achievable milestones, including raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom to ensure working people have more money in their pockets and delivering the highest su...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: Beckenham and PengeTreasuryTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23975More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help increase access to high street banking services in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets in Beckenham and Penge, and across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working clo...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase the supply of affordable housing (a) in Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) generally.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to my answer to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Recruitment and TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) recruit and (b) train specialist palliative care staff.
Answer: We will ensure that the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it, including at the end of life. This summer, we will publish a refreshed Long Term Workforc...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) shoplifting, (b) retail crime and (c) crime and violence against shop workers in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: In the last year of the previous government shoplifting soared to a twenty-year high, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence: Beckenham and PengeHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) domestic abuse and (b) violence against women and girls in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: This Government has set out an ambition to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse, within a decade, and we will treat it as the national emergency that it is. We will go further than any Government has before to deliver a ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Beckenham and PengeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help leaseholders with (a) service charges and (b) managing agents in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCerebral Palsy: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to healthcare services for children with cerebral palsy.
Answer: We want a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as cerebral palsy, receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported. We will change the NHS so that it becomes not just ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Cerebral PalsyDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for children with cerebral palsy in education settings.
Answer: This government is committed to strengthening the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system for all children and young people, including those with cerebral palsy, to ensure they receive the right support to succeed in their education and a...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the child poverty strategy will include specific measures to help tackle child poverty amongst (a) disabled and (b) other groups that are most affected.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is Co-Chair, is considering all children across the United Kingdom as it develops the child poverty strategy. We recognise different groups of children, inclu...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including in his 10 Year Plan offering young people pre-participation cardiac screening within the community.
Answer: No assessment has been made on the potential merits of including community pre-participation cardiac screening into the 10-year plan.This is because the UK National Screening Committee does not recommend offering screening for sudden cardiac death in peop...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBereavement Counselling: Mothers and FamiliesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) to raise awareness of (i) pregnancy and (ii) baby loss and (b) improve bereavement care for (A) mothers and (B) families impacted.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies receive safe, compassionate, and personalised care, particularly when things go wrong. In February 2024, the Department launched the Baby Loss Certificate service. This service is a non-sta...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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