Liz Jarvis MP: written questions
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Written questions
PassportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the post-Brexit passport validity rules.
Answer: Since 1 January 2021, British Citizens are treated as third-country nationals under the EU's Schengen Border Code (SBC). This means that their passport issue date must be less than 10 years on entry and must be valid for at least three months after the da...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support services for eating disorders; and what steps his Department is taking to help prevent eating disorder deaths.
Answer: The Government recognises that the earlier that treatment is provided, the better the chance of short-term recovery.As part of our mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future, there is a critical need to shift treatment of eating disorde...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCapital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government’s engagement with international partners on the use of the death penalty; and what steps his Department i
Answer: The UK Government is opposed to the death penalty, in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. We believe that the death penalty's use undermines human dignity, that there is no conclusive evidence of its deterrent value, and that any miscarriage of j...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Housing Benefit (a) earnings disregard and (b) taper rate on the work incentives of young people in supported accommodation; and wh
Answer: It remains the department’s priority to ensure that those who can work are supported to enter the labour market and to sustain employment. The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing B...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming National Cancer Plan for England will include measures to improve the early diagnosis of blood cancers.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as well as other unstageable cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, in order to improve out...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air Zones: EnforcementDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of clean air zone enforcement policies.
Answer: Clean Air Zones work. Between 2019-2023, in the areas of cities that have a CAZ, NO2 concentrations have reduced by between 15% and 42%. Local authorities are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of Clean Air Zones, for example issuing Penal...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled Moved During Exams, published by the charity Become; and what steps her Department is taking to ensu
Answer: Statutory care planning guidance is clear that everything should be done to minimise school changes and ensure transitions are well-planned and supported. Where a change is unavoidable, the child’s Personal Education Plan should set out arrangements to re...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients prescribed Mounjaro privately are able to continue to access that treatment at an affordable cost.
Answer: As we shift the focus from treatment to prevention through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are determined to bring revolutionary modern treatments to everyone who needs them, not just those who can afford to pay.NHS England has worked with Eli Lilly to ensure...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: VATTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71559More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the VAT rules that apply to the supply of medicines by (a) NHS and (b) private pharmacy services.
Answer: The supply of drugs is subject to VAT at the standard rate unless an exception applies. One of these exceptions is that the zero rate of VAT is applied when a drug is supplied to an individual for personal use on prescription and dispensed by a registered...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NHS Trusts outsourcing pharmacy services to private providers on patient care.
Answer: The Department has not made any assessment of the potential impact of outsourcing National Health Service trust services to private pharmacies on the time taken to deliver prescriptions to customers or on patient care.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his small business plan of research published by Intuit QuickBooks in August 2025 entitled Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Ind
Answer: The Government published its Small Business Plan in July 2025 delivering the most comprehensive package of support for small and medium sized businesses in a generation The Plan outlines a series of actions, including unlocking access to finance, ending t...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EastleighDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Office for National Statistics' dataset entitled CC02 Regional labour market, published on 12 August 2025, what steps she is taking to support young people into work in Eastleigh c
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring young people have access to the support they need to move into sustainable employment. DWP currently provides young people aged 16-24 with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a natio...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: VettingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce processing times for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for care workers.
Answer: As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent, responsible for the service it provides. It currently operates to formalised service standards of completing 85% of Bas...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCapital Punishment and TortureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidance in the prohibition of UK involvement in (a) torture and (b) the death pen
Answer: The Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment is an essential tool to ensure that the UK's overseas security and justice assistance meets our human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) obligations, increases respect for the rul...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Public Spaces Protection OrdersDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of potential impact of the public spaces protection orders process on taxi and professional drivers.
Answer: The Home Office lead on Public Spaces Protection Orders policy. Public Spaces Protection Orders can be issued by local authorities to stop people committing anti-social behaviour in a public place. It is for local areas to decide how best to deploy these ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of outsourcing NHS trust pharmacy services to private pharmacies on the time taken to deliver prescriptions to customers.
Answer: The Department has not made any assessment of the potential impact of outsourcing National Health Service trust services to private pharmacies on the time taken to deliver prescriptions to customers or on patient care.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of (a) the causes of and (b) actions they can take to help prevent skin cancer.
Answer: NHS England runs Help Us Help You campaigns in England to increase knowledge of cancer symptoms and to address barriers to acting on them, to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. The campaigns focus on a ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her Department taking to encourage schools to take part in active travel schemes in Hampshire.
Answer: Hampshire is a partner in Living Streets’ Walk to School Outreach programme, which Active Travel England provided £5 million of funding in 2025-26. The programme supports schools both to tackle barriers to walking and take part in a walk to school challen...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: UpratingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to ensure that pension scheme trustees are able to use surplus funds to provide discretionary increases for pre-1997 pensioners whose pensions have not kept pace with inflat
Answer: Discretionary indexation is over and above the statutory requirements. This discretion is usually exercised by the trustees with the agreement of the sponsoring employer.The precise design of pension benefits is a matter for employers and trustees and is ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business Rates and Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69593More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) changes to employer national insurance contributions on the (i) hospitality sector and (ii) local pubs.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. From April 2026, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) p...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMeaslesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect nurseries from measles outbreaks; what support he is providing to the early years sector to deal with cases; and whether he plans to introduce a publi
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the National Health Service are working with local partners to provide advice, as well as supporting local communities to be aware of actions they can take to protect against measles, including by getting vaccinat...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme will be extended automatically; and whether her Department is considering a visa route for Ukrainians that could could provide a pathway to permanent
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing clarity and reassurance to Ukrainians living in the UK under the Ukraine visa schemes and is aware that many individuals and families are seeking certainty about their future once their leave under the...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health support services for bereaved parents following baby loss.
Answer: The Government recognises that experiencing a baby loss can be an extremely difficult time and we are determined to make sure all women, babies, and their families receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care, particularly when things go wrong.As of...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Career DevelopmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of military promotion processes.
Answer: As recommended by the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), we are working towards supporting a ‘One Defence’ mindset through career management structures that reward behaviour and action accordingly. Unified Career Management (UCM) is currently in place within...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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