Lisa Smart MP: written questions
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Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Gambling plans to respond to the correspondence of 24 March 2025 from the hon. Member for Hazel Grove, Ref LS04145.
Answer: DCMS did not receive the Hon Member’s letter until her office was contacted on 23 July, on receipt of this question. Baroness Twycross replied via return letter, with reference MC2025/07636/GT, on 26 August. We apologise for the delay.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 10 June 2025 from the hon. Member for Hazel Grove, Ref LS07270.
Answer: The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Baroness Merron) replied to the hon. Member’s letter on 29 August 2025.
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGun SportsHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to shotgun licensing on clay pigeon shooting.
Answer: The Government intends to have a public consultation later this year seeking views on the alignment of the controls on shotguns with other firearms.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AsbestosDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the rate at which asbestos is removed from schools in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Stockport borough and (c) Hazel Grove constituency.
Answer: The department expects all local authorities, governing bodies and academy trusts to have robust plans in place to manage asbestos in school buildings effectively, in line with their legal duties, drawing on appropriate professional advice and our publish...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of allowing qualified non-medical prescribers to prescribe (a) dihydrocodeine, (b) testosterone and (c) other controlled drugs on wom
Answer: The Department supports non-medical professions to use legal mechanisms to prescribe, administer and/or supply medicines to patients, where it is safe and appropriate to do so. Some non-medical healthcare professionals train as independent prescribers, al...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Electric ScootersHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour caused by the use of e-scooters in (a) town centres and (b) neighbourhoods.
Answer: The Home Office does not centrally hold data on the number of illegally modified or off-road bikes that have been seized by police in England and Wales, and could only collate that information for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionat...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTax Avoidance: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the requirement in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 that micro-entities publicly file their profit and loss accounts on sm
Answer: The Department is currently engaging with stakeholders on proposed changes in filing requirements at Companies House, to ensure they strike the right balance between tackling economic crime and avoiding undue burden on business. In 2022, the department es...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided guidance to police forces following the proscription of Palestine Action on the policing of protests.
Answer: The police are operationally independent of government and have significant experience in policing protests and ensuring proscription orders are implemented and in line with legislation while facilitating peaceful and lawful protest.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to help prevent receiving parents from limiting access of children to those parents paying child maintenance in order to receive higher payments.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that a child's welfare is best served by the continued involvement of each parent in their life, provided that involvement is safe and meets the needs of the child. It is aware that paying pare...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonationHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department has considered making identity theft a police recordable crime.
Answer: At present, identity theft is not a standalone criminal offence, but criminal acts which exploit stolen identities are already covered under existing legislation such as the Fraud Act 2006, Computer Misuse Act 1990, and Data Protection Act 2018. However, ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that hospitals are able to provide (a) nutritious and (b) good-quality food for patients.
Answer: Access to good quality, nutritious, and aesthetically pleasing hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to their recovery.All National Health Service trusts, including in Hazel Grove, are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for He...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Business and CharitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) businesses and (b) charities that provide activities for children with SEND.
Answer: The department provides funding to deliver £24 million worth of grants each year to provide support to low-income families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. We have also funded innovative grants that promote best practice for de...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordBattle of ArnhemMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to recognise the service of people killed in the Battle of Arnhem.
Answer: The war dead of the Battle of Arnhem are commemorated in perpetuity, predominantly at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, which is cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Over 1,700 casualties of the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market G...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of funded support through Access to Work on deaf professionals who require full-time BSL interpreters.
Answer: As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of the Access to Work scheme, including how we may better support deaf professionals who require full-time BSL interpreters. Following the conclusion of the consultation, we are now c...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available units of dental activity.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. Dentists delivering NHS dental care ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDermatology: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the dermatology workforce.
Answer: We will publish a 10-Year Workforce Plan to create a National Health Service workforce in England ready to deliver a transformed service. The 10-Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to del...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former Seasonal Workforce officers for the UK Border Force were successful in gaining employment through regular recruitment processes after their contracts were ended in 2024.
Answer: In accordance with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, all recruitment of this nature is conducted using a sifting process where identifying information is removed, and all appointments are made on merit through open and fair competition. As a resul...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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