Lisa Smart MP: written questions
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Semaglutide: Hazel GroveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of semaglutide in Hazel Grove constituency.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information on stock levels within individual constituencies is not held centrally. The Department is not aware of a...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-native Species: Weed ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require landowners to remove invasive plant species including those listed under schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 from their land.
Answer: The Government takes invasive species seriously and has legislated to tackle the spread of invasive plants. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 does not impose an explicit obligation for landowners to manage plant species listed under Schedule 9 not int...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce delays in processing times for Deputyship applications by the Court of Protection.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service is focused on increasing outputs to reduce the overall timeliness on all types of applications and to reduce delays in processing times. HMCTS has implemented a number of different measures which includes a targeted actio...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support the rights of women in Afghanistan.
Answer: We condemn the Taliban’s destruction of nearly every element of women and girls’ freedoms. FCDO officials engage with the Taliban to urge them to reverse their barbaric decisions and we work with our international partners to maintain collective pressure....
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include Annatto (E160b) on the list of allergens that must be labelled under UK food labelling regulations.
Answer: There are many potential food ingredients that may cause an allergic reaction to sensitised people. The current 14 regulated allergens are recognised as being the most common and potent allergens of public health concern across Europe. Further informati...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLyme Disease: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis and recognition of Lyme Disease.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 November 2024 to Question 13156.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the scheduled ending of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme in March 2025 on local projects aimed at restoring listed plac
Answer: The Department monitors the implementation and impact of the grant scheme through the regular reporting of the grant administrator. Since 2010, the grant scheme has returned over £350 million to listed places of worship. We are aware of the importance of ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the average processing times for deputyship applications by the Court of Protection.
Answer: Data on the average processing time for deputyship applications, from receipt to disposal by the Court of Protection, is not currently available.The court has recently migrated to a new case management system and work is in hand as part of the HMCTS data ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGivinostat: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage NHS trusts in Greater Manchester to participate in the Early Access Programme for Givinostat and (b) to help tackle barriers to participation.
Answer: NHS England does not have any initiatives to encourage participation in compassionate use schemes, which are the responsibility of individual pharmaceutical companies.Participation in the Early Access Programme (EAP) for givinostat, which must be through ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the new additional funding for new radiotherapy machines aligns with the (a) NHS Long-Term Plan and (b) the upcoming 10-year cancer strategy.
Answer: The £70 million investment in new radiotherapy machines will ensure that the most advanced treatment is available to patients. Following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, we will publish the new national cancer plan, which will include further detai...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is to spend the additional funding allocated for new radiotherapy machines on 28 October 2024.
Answer: The £70 million investment in new radiotherapy machines will ensure that the most advanced treatment is available to patients. Following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, we will publish the new national cancer plan, which will include further detai...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to improve the teaching of financial literacy through (a) enhanced teacher training programmes, (b) increased funding for financial education (i) resources and (ii) initiatives and (c) other s
Answer: In general, decisions relating to teachers’ professional development rightly rests with schools, headteachers, and teachers themselves, as they are in the best position to judge their own requirements. The government has committed to introducing a Teacher...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of financial education on young people at (a) primary and (b) secondary school level.
Answer: Financial education is currently taught through the national curriculum for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4 and citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which together cover personal budgeting, saving for the future, managing credit and debt and calculating in...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to create a strategy for embedding financial literacy within the primary and secondary education curricula.
Answer: Financial education is currently taught through the national curriculum for mathematics at key stages 1 to 4 and citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which together cover personal budgeting, saving for the future, managing credit and debt and calculating in...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations on encouraging participation in the OECD’s next PISA financial literacy assessment, scheduled for 2025.
Answer: Financial literacy is not an option offered by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation (OECD) in the current (2025) cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) as it has been replaced for this cycle with a foreign-language assess...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to ensure England's participation in the OECD’s PISA financial literacy assessment in 2025.
Answer: Financial literacy is not an option offered by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation (OECD) in the current (2025) cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) as it has been replaced for this cycle with a foreign-language assess...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to discontinue the Refugee Employability Programme on the ability of refugees to (a) secure employment, (b) integ
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 17 December to Question UIN 18515.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department discontinued the Refugee Employability Programme.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 17 December to Question UIN 18515.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPreventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to create a cross-governmental strategy for the prevention of ill health that would include measures on tackling (a) health and (b) other lifestyle factors that affect
Answer: As part of the Government’s health mission, we will shift from sickness to prevention, to tackle ill health, prevent premature deaths, and build a fairer United Kingdom where everyone lives longer, healthier lives.We have committed to developing a 10-year...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDiseases: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise (a) public and (b) professional awareness of (i) inflammatory bowel disease and (ii) other unseen disabilities in the context of access to (A) healthcar
Answer: NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time Programme on gastroenterology aims to reduce variations in care, increase early diagnosis and proactive management of Crohn’s disease and colitis, and increase access to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of financial support available through the benefits system to people with (a) inflammatory bowel disease and (b) other unseen disabilities.
Answer: Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provide a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. These benefits are assessed on the basis of needs aris...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInflammatory Bowel Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) support and (b) care pathways in the NHS for people diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease.
Answer: NHS England’s National Bladder and Bowel Health Project is delivering better care for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a focus on developing best practice clinical pathways. NHS England commissions specialised colorectal services nationa...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Direct DebitsTreasuryTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20064More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require explicit consumer consent for each direct debit set up on a bank account.
Answer: The government believes there should be strong protections in place to ensure that customers can make payments in a secure and informed way. There are already such protections in place for Direct Debit payments under the rules made by its operator, Pay.UK...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDirect DebitsTreasuryTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20063More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help tackle the potential misuse of customer bank details by merchants when setting up direct debits.
Answer: The government believes there should be strong protections in place to ensure that customers can make payments in a secure and informed way. There are already such protections in place for Direct Debit payments under the rules made by its operator, Pay.UK...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Direct DebitsTreasuryTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20062More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring banks to notify account holders when a new direct debit is established against their account.
Answer: The government believes there should be strong protections in place to ensure that customers can make payments in a secure and informed way. There are already such protections in place for Direct Debit payments under the rules made by its operator, Pay.UK...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
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