Lorraine Beavers MP: written questions
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Access to Work Programme: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of Access to Work received funding for a British Sign Language interpreter in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the average cost per person of thos
Answer: Statistics on the number of people in receipt of payment for Access to Work support and average annual payments per person, by support worker type which includes a category for ‘BSL Interpreter’ are published in tables PAY02 and AVG02 of the Access to Wor...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of Access to Work who receive funding for British Sign Language interpreters have had their awards expire before their renewal is processed.
Answer: We do not hold this information in a way that can be extracted. Identifying such cases would require a manual review of individual awards, which would incur disproportionate cost. Please find the Official statistics on payments and approvals which are pub...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted interventions he plans to introduce to reduce the effects of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in areas with high levels of deprivation.
Answer: Liver disease is a broad term for several conditions affecting the liver and pancreas and the Government is taking decisive action to tackle ill health and shift the focus on diseases such as liver disease from treatment to prevention.The most prevalent c...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking, working with manufacturers of breakthrough treatments for fatty liver disease, to prepare the NHS to deliver such treatments as quickly as possible to eligible pat
Answer: Newly licensed medicines are appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a c...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: BlackpoolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities in liver disease in Blackpool.
Answer: Liver disease is a broad term for several conditions affecting the liver and pancreas and the Government is taking decisive action to tackle ill health and shift the focus on diseases such as liver disease from treatment to prevention.The most prevalent c...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory definition for assistance dogs.
Answer: No one should be refused access to businesses, services or public spaces because they legitimately have an assistance dog.Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission a review of the (a) clarity and (b) consistency of legislation relating to disabled people with assistance dogs.
Answer: No one should be refused access to businesses, services or public spaces because they legitimately have an assistance dog.Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: Public PlacesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that constituents who are partnered with trained assistance dogs can access public spaces.
Answer: No one should be refused access to businesses, services or public spaces because they legitimately have an assistance dog.Strong protection already exists in the Equality Act 2010, which places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordThermal Energy StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of thermal energy storage within heat networks on the (a) need for grid reinforcement and (b) operation of the electricity system.
Answer: The Department has not yet made a full quantitative assessment of the flexibility benefits of thermal energy storage within heat networks. The electricity distribution network benefits of heat networks has been estimated at between £5 to 7bn in avoided co...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February to Question 110590 on Breast Cancer: Screening, whether the National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry will include women assessed as being at moderate
Answer: The National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry already includes some women who do not have an identified genetic mutation. National cancer registration data collects high-quality data in the National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry on wome...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were waiting for decisions on Access to Work scheme claims as of (a) February 2026, (b) October 2025 and (c) April 2025.
Answer: The number of Access to Work applications has risen significantly. We are committed to reducing waiting times. We also prioritise applications from customers who are due to start work within the next four weeks, as well as renewals for existing grants, to...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding Access to Work scheme payments there were in (a) February 2026, (b) October 2025 and (c) April 2025.
Answer: Access to Work (AtW) operates as a reimbursement grant, which means that the service or support must be provided before any payment can be made. Once AtW support has been approved, the customer can then submit their claim for payment. Customers have up to...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: ReadingMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how his Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within the criminal justice system.
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a welcome opportunity to promote a wide range of activity to improve literacy and engagement with reading for people in custody and on probation.As part of this work we have appointed the first ever Prison Reading Laureate,...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: ReadingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within policy and strategy for public libraries.
Answer: Public libraries are central to the success of the National Year of Reading’s campaign to engage people of all ages with reading. The Reading Agency has been appointed to work with sector partners to deliver and support public library engagement. The Summ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within early years policy and strategy.
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign aiming to tackle long-term declines in reading enjoyment.Reading together is one of the most powerful ways to build a child’s language and communication skills, strengthen early bonds, and spark a lifelon...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within early years policy and strategy.
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign aiming to tackle long-term declines in reading enjoyment.Reading together is one of the most powerful ways to build a child’s language and communication skills, strengthen early bonds, and spark a lifelon...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of integrating all at risk screening for breast cancer into the National NHS Breast Screening Programme.
Answer: The new and world-leading NHS National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Registry (NICPR), part of the National Disease Registration Service, will help the National Health Service to deliver proactive, targeted prevention, surveillance, and earlier diagnosi...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities within the most deprived decile receive above average increases in Core Spending Power in each year of the local governme
Answer: Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. These updates will account for local circumstances, including for different ability to raise ...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: Blackpool North and FleetwoodDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of drink-driving related (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries in Blackpool North and Fleetwood for each of the past 5 years.
Answer: Statistics regarding drink driving in personal injury road collisions in Great Britain are based on data reported to police using the STATS19 system. The estimated number of fatalities and serious injuries in drink-drive collisions for Blackpool North and...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Help PartnershipsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94455More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the new Community Help Partnerships will differ from the Changing Futures Programme.
Answer: The Government announced Community Help Partnerships (CHPs) at the Spending Review. Since then, we have been working closely with a wide range of stakeholders—including people with lived experience, the voluntary sector, and central and local government—t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Help PartnershipsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94454More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how allocations will be decided for new Community Help Partnerships.
Answer: The Government announced Community Help Partnerships (CHPs) at the Spending Review. Since then, we have been working closely with a wide range of stakeholders—including people with lived experience, the voluntary sector, and central and local government—t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Help PartnershipsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94451More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the launch of Community Help Partnerships.
Answer: The Government announced Community Help Partnerships (CHPs) at the Spending Review. Since then, we have been working closely with a wide range of stakeholders—including people with lived experience, the voluntary sector, and central and local government—t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of digitising the provision of English language tests for student and working visas on applicants.
Answer: The Home Office is committed to maintaining the highest standards of security and integrity in our immigration system whilst modernising services for legitimate applicants. Any changes to English language testing delivery through the upcoming Home Office ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities to aid the rollout of stepping stone housing to address homelessness.
Answer: My Department continues to engage with stakeholders in the homelessness sector to support the development of schemes and policies to tackle homelessness, including stepping stone accommodation.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to investigate incidents of incorrectly installed cavity wall insulation that was installed before 2021.
Answer: Cavity wall insulation (CWI) is one of the most cost-effective means of improving energy efficiency in people’s homes when installed in suitable homes and supported by appropriate installation standards and guarantees. However, the Government is aware tha...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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