Liz Jarvis MP: written questions 2025
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Pharmacy: 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
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to local authorities to (a) build and (b) maintain sports facilities.
Answer: The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, a 6.8% cash terms increase in councils’ Core Spending Power on 2024-25.The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringf...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: EastleighDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support the development of padel courts in Eastleigh constituency.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review. ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas: Parking and Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to (a) reduce pavement parking and (b) encourage the removal of obstacles for pedestrians with visual impairments.
Answer: The Government fully understands the serious problems that vehicles parked on the pavement, and other obstacles on the pavement, can cause for pedestrians, especially people with mobility or sight impairments and those with prams or pushchairs. The Depart...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDirect SellingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle cold calls; and whether he plans to introduce financial penalties on people conducting cold calls.
Answer: Unsolicited direct marketing calls are regulated by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), which are enforced by the Information Commissioner. The Commissioner has a range of investigatory and enforcement powers, including the ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Foods: MarketingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to update regulations on the (a) composition, (b) marketing and (c) labelling of commercial (i) infant and (ii) toddler foods.
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we hav...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLiteracy: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the National Literacy Trust’s report entitled Children and young people's writing in 2025, published on 12 June 2025.
Answer: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child, in every region of the country, the best start in li...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on the causes of delays in the delivery of first class post by Royal Mail in (a) the UK (b) Hampshire.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the independent regulator for the postal sector.It is for Ofcom to decide how to respond should Royal Mail fail to meet its obligations. While the go...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEar, Nose and Throat Conditions: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the document entitled Reforming elective care for patients, published on 6 January 2025, whether his Department's plans to (a) expand non-surgical community-based ear, nose and th
Answer: Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) services are one of five priority specialties identified in the Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, for significant transformation, due to the waiting times for ENT services. Given that a significant number of ENT ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Bipolar DisorderDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process for people living with bipolar disorder.
Answer: Entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is based on the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability and not on a particular disability or diagnosis such as bipolar disorder. Health conditions may be physical, sensory, mental, ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support hospitality businesses that made an economic and social contribution to towns and city centres.
Answer: We recognise the vital role hospitality businesses play in driving economic growth and strengthening community cohesion across the country.We plan to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties with a rateabl...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61953More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's changes to employers' National Insurance Contributions on trends in the level of employment in the hospitality sector.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61952More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will exempt hospitality businesses from the business rates surcharge.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000 from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that RHL businesses benefit from...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: The Government recognises that concerns have been raised regarding the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). Ministers are currently considering a number of options for reforming the scheme. In parallel, the Department has been working with the NHS Busine...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Play Schemes: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of holiday clubs for parents of children with disabilities.
Answer: The government is committed to the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme to ensure children who are eligible for free school meals can access enriching activities and healthy meals. More than £200 million has been allocated to the programme for 2025...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVideo Games: InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support innovation in the gaming industry.
Answer: The Government has recently published the Creative Industries Sector Plan which will make the UK the number one place for creativity and innovation by 2035.The plan includes a commitment that UKRI will lead efforts to increase public funding for the creat...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to reduce waiting lists for gynaecology services (a) nationally and (b) in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Answer: At the end of April 2025, the gynaecology waiting list was down 15,955 since the end of June 2024. Waits for gynaecology services have also decreased by 1,052 in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) over the same period.However, we ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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