Liz Jarvis MP: written questions 2025
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Pupils: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools have access to speech and language specialists.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that every child has the best start in life. This includes all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including speech, language and communications needs such as Developmen...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between children’s and adult mental health services to support young people transitioning between them.
Answer: A key priority for children and young people’s (CYP) mental health services is ensuring continuity of care and a smooth transition for patients moving to adult services.NHS England released funding in 2022/23 to improve, transform and focus improvement on...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring into force the legislative provisions of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
Answer: We continue to engage with stakeholders including the tourism industry and animal welfare groups to explore both legislative and non-legislative options to stop the advertising of low-welfare animal activities abroad.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTea: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with (a) tea industry representatives, (b) Fairtrade organisations and (c) international partners on ensuring that tea (i) farmers and (ii) other workers receive a living
Answer: No, we have had no such specific discussions, but we actively engage with Kenyan counterparts and remain committed to promoting fair trade and workers' rights, including decent working conditions and living wages.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: CurriculumDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that her proposals for curriculum reform align with the needs of the creative industries.
Answer: The Creative Industries Sector Plan sets out this Government’s 10-year plan to tackle barriers to growth and maximise opportunities across the sector, with the aim of making the UK the number one destination for creativity and innovation by 2035. The plan...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing a GCSE in digital creativity.
Answer: To help break down barriers to opportunity, this government will deliver a curriculum which is rich and broad, inclusive and innovative, and ensures that all young people get the opportunity to learn digital and creative skills as part of their education,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: Prescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all asthma-related medication free on prescription for adults.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the potential merits of making all asthma-related medication free on prescription for adults.While there are no plans to amend the criteria for eligibility for free prescriptions, approximately 89% of prescription i...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Holiday AccommodationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department his made of the potential impact of extending EPC C minimum energy efficiency requirements to self-catering holiday lets on the financial viability of small bus
Answer: Government recently consulted on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation sought views on whether short-term lets should be included in the scope of our changes to help ensure a consistent stan...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVideo Games: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Creative Industries Sector Plan, published on 23 June 2025, when she plans to publish the video games skills strategy.
Answer: The Video Games Skills Strategy is being developed by an industry-led UK Games Skills Network and is due to be published later in 2025. This will build on findings from the Creative Industries Council Skills Audit, giving video games skills organisations ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77735More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) inheritance tax and (b) business property relief on family-owned manufacturing businesses.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 56360.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support UK-based broadcasters in adapting to changes in consumer behaviour associated with moving away from satellite television and towards streaming servi
Answer: We recognise the shift in audience habits to watching more television over internet-based platforms and the pressure this places on broadcasters. Through the Government’s Future of TV Distribution project, we’re exploring how people access television now ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Treatment: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the regulatory requirements of sewage treatment works that serve fewer than 2,000 people.
Answer: Through the recommendations made by the Independent Water Commission, Defra is embarking on a review of regulations as part of the Government’s wider commitment to regulatory reform.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Parks: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the enforcement of water quality standards in national parks.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) regulates to protect water quality standards across England, including within national parks. National parks often contain sensitive area designations such as bathing waters, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) or prot...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEswatini: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the human rights situation in Eswatini.
Answer: Since reopening our High Commission in Eswatini in 2019, the UK has been active in promoting good governance and the rule of law, through engagement with trade unions, political groups and civil society organisations as well as with the three branches of ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: ArchivesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on digitising the BBC archives.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport meets regularly with representatives of the BBC on a range of matters.With regard to the digitisation of the BBC archives, the BBC has an obligation under their Framework Agreement to both maintain an archive, a...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when Horizon redress claimants where no evidence of shortfalls can be established will have their claims assessed.
Answer: We are aware that some postmasters are waiting for their Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Offer due to a lack of available data to verify that shortfalls occurred. To help address this, the Post Office is conducting further investigations using branch f...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling access to BBC iPlayer for license fee payers while abroad.
Answer: Under the Charter the BBC is required to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain. With regard to the provision of services i...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinsons DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis were diagnosed by a specialist; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that proportion.
Answer: Guidance on Parkinson’s disease in adults published by the National Institute for Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that people with suspected Parkinson's disease are referred for an expert clinical diagnosis by a specialist without delay, and that the di...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Child Maintenance Service cases lapse each year due to failure to trace the paying parent.
Answer: The statistical information specific to the scenario you have given is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost to the Department. The Government is committed to ensuring parents meet their financial obligations to their ...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: EastleighMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans' services in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, no matter which community they are based in. In Eastleigh and across the country, the Government is ensuring a wide range of support is available for veterans. At t...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: EastleighMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on the level of homelessness in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: The Government publishes homelessness statistics by local authority in England on gov.uk here.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: EastleighDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of apprenticeships in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will offer greater flexibility to employers and learners across the country, including in Eastleigh, and support the Industrial Strategy. In August, the de...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNight-time Economy: EastleighDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the night-time economy in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that night-time venues, including those in Eastleigh constituency play in supporting local economies.In April, the Government established the Licensing Taskforce, bringing together representatives from the hospital...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGCSE: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals achieved a grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSEs in the 2024-25 academic year .
Answer: The data for the 2024/25 academic year is not yet available and is intended for release in October 2025, when it will be available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance/.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to secondary school pupils who have not been awarded 5 GCSE's.
Answer: All 16 to 19 study programmes should be tailored to support students to progress to education at a higher level or into employment, or should prepare them for adult life.These study programmes should include substantial qualifications that stretch student...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
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