Liz Jarvis MP: written questions
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Video Games: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to investment and funding for video game developers in the UK.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the growth of the UK’s video games sector as part of the upcoming creative industries sector plan, having identified the creative industries as one of eight priority sectors in the industrial strategy. We recognis...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Games FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the UK Games Fund in supporting the (a) long-term growth and (b) global competitiveness of the UK video game industry.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the growth of the UK’s video games sector as part of the upcoming creative industries sector plan, having identified the creative industries as one of eight priority sectors in the industrial strategy. We recognis...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure proactive management of medicine shortages.
Answer: There are approximately 14,000 licensed medicines and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. Where supply issues do arise, we know how frustrating and distressing these can be for patients, and we work closely with industry, the National Health Ser...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVideo Games: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential barriers to accessible finance faced by video game developers.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the growth of the UK’s video games sector as part of the upcoming creative industries sector plan, having identified the creative industries as one of eight priority sectors in the industrial strategy. We recognis...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in energy bills on consumers.
Answer: We recognise that bills going up will be worrying news for families. The reason for the increase to the price cap is due to an increase in wholesale energy costs which are influenced by international energy markets which we cannot control. This is why our...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure all schools have the recommended allergy safeguards in place.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what i...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to introduce transparency obligations on generative AI developers to disclose information on creative works used in AI training.
Answer: The Government’s consultation on copyright and AI, which closed on 25 February, specifically sought views on a proposal to require AI model developers to be more transparent about how they obtain and use copyright works in their training.Our priority now ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people receiving disability benefits for Ménière's disease will be exempt from her proposed reforms to the benefits system.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out a broad package of reforms to health and disability benefits and employment support. The functional impact and severity of a condition can significantly vary across individuals, so we are not planning for specific ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: VisasDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to visa rules for dependants of Master's students on international student recruitment.
Answer: There are many factors that influence international students when they choose to study abroad. These include the range and quality of available courses, the visa rules that apply in countries they are considering, and the appeal of living and studying in ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: EastleighDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for driving tests is in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: The table below shows the average waiting time in weeks for driving test centres that serve customers living in the Eastleigh constituency, as of 21 April 2025. Driving test centre (DTC)Average car practical driving test waiting time (21 April 25)Southamp...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support parents caring for children with long covid; and whether his Department plans to develop a long-term strategy to fund (a) biomedical research and (b)
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, including support for carers, which can inc...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of maternity unit closures; and what steps he is taking to prevent the closure of maternity units.
Answer: There are real issues in maternity care, but also outstanding examples of care. It will not be an overnight recovery, but we will be making steady improvements to ensure all women receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care.The Government continues...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisitBritainDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the reduction in VisitBritain's budget.
Answer: The GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign has played and continues to play an important role in promoting the UK as a top global destination and supporting growth in the visitor economy. While decisions around the overall GREAT programme budget sit ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that integrated care boards provide gluten free bread prescriptions for patients with coeliac disease.
Answer: The Department has undertaken two national consultations in recent years on the prescribing of gluten-free foods in primary care. The rationale for this was the increased availability of these products in supermarkets and other food outlets at a time when...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMefloquineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) licensing and (b) prescribing guidelines for the anti-malarial drug Lariam.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. The MHRA rigorously assesses the a...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMefloquine: Side EffectsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential side effects of the anti-malarial drug Lariam on civilian patients prescribed it in the UK.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. The MHRA rigorously assesses the a...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators and Heart PacemakersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the provision of pacemakers and implanted defibrillators.
Answer: The volume of implantable devices purchased by cardiac providers has increased by 22% in 2024/25, when compared with the same period in 2023/24. Commissioned providers determine the need for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation using ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Home Country NationalsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor the safety and well-being of family members of individuals who worked with the UK Government in Afghanistan prior to Taliban rule.
Answer: We are continuing to support eligible Afghans who worked with us to resettle in UK. His Majesty's Government has welcomed over 31,000 eligible individuals, including family members, to the UK and continue to support relocation of the remaining eligible Af...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payments on blind and partially sighted people.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability rather than the health condition or disability itself. Individuals can be impacted by their health conditions in different ways and the assess...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for an administrative review of a visa decision between July 2024 and March 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost. Current timescales for processing administrative...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the administrative review backlog.
Answer: Caseworking resource for administrative reviews has doubled since 2021/22, which was the first of consecutive years of significantly increased demand. 2023/24 saw a 50% increase in AR applications compared to the previous year, and intake through 2024/25 ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat Products: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Trade Strategy will establish animal welfare standards that imports will be required to meet.
Answer: I refer the member for Eastleigh to the answer I provided to UIN 20696 on 20th December 2024.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Supporting people to work through jobcentres, published on 31 March 2025, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of jo
Answer: We are reforming both the welfare and employment support systems to make best use of our work coaches’ time, ensuring a system that is fit for purpose. We are targeting support where it is needed most to tackle ill-health and disability-related economic i...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide bespoke protections for (a) the River Itchen and (b) other chalk streams; whether he plans to use planning reforms to support the protection of chalk stream
Answer: The River Itchen is already designated as a Special Area of Conservation and many of our chalk streams benefit from some form of designation. Chalk streams can be considered when setting the outcomes for a future system of environmental assessment. This G...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEarwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support integrated care boards to offer ear wax removal services for patients when the ear wax is contributing to (a) hearing loss and (b) other symptoms.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes the arrangement of services for ear wax removal.Manual ear syringing is no longer advised by t...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
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