Liz Jarvis MP: written questions
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Sports: 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
Original Parliament recordForests: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of his policies in tackling global deforestation.
Answer: We recognise the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. Deforestation associated with UK consumption is estimated to have fallen by 55% since 2005, although progress has slowed over ...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParks: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the decision to remove The Gardens Trust as a statuatory consultee on planning applicati
Answer: As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement 10th March (HCWS510), the government intends to consult on the impacts of removing statutory consultee status from a limited number of bodies, including The Gardens Trust.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of mandatory in-person assessments on levels of likelihood of veterans seeking support.
Answer: As announced in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, we are planning to do more face-to-face health assessments. We will, however, preserve alternative health assessment channels to meet the specific needs o...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will introduce mandatory training to ensure that all benefits assessors understand the impact of military service-related (a) injuries and (b) mental health conditions on claimants who have serve
Answer: I have interpreted your question to refer to health professionals (HPs) who conduct Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments and Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for our assessment suppliers on behalf of the department, and not Department for Work...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding into Parkinson's Disease research.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering Parkinson’s disease research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innov...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand audiology testing capacity.
Answer: We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services, including for audiology.The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to prioritise primary care audiology.
Answer: NHS Audiology services are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for prioritising primary care audiology lies with local National Health Service commissioners.NHS England is supporting the integrated care boards to make informed decisions about the...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to HIV support services for people affected by HIV.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to optimise rapid access to treatment and retention in care, and wil...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of safety regulations on the storage of lithium-ion powered (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters.
Answer: There is a cross-Government programme of work to tackle unsafe e-bikes, e-scooters and associated products such as lithium-ion batteries, involving the Office for Product Safety and Standards in my Department, and the Department for Transport, Ministry fo...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
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