Luke Charters MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of existing health and safety standards on (a) electric vehicles and (b) their batteries.
Answer: All vehicles used on UK roads must comply with rigorous safety requirements. The UK is actively involved in the ongoing development of international regulations for road vehicle approval at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. These regulati...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFelodipine: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is aware of supply issues with Felodipine medication; and whether he has had discussions with with (a) suppliers and (b) pharmacists to minimise patient impact.
Answer: The Department is currently not aware of any supply issues affecting any strength of felodipine. While we can’t always prevent supply issues from occurring, we have a range of well-established processes and tools to manage them when they arise, to mitigat...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of processing times for manual Disclosure and Barring Service certificates; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding manual
Answer: Manual certificates are only used in rare circumstances when an automated DBS certificate cannot be issued, for example if the applicants’ name or relevant information from the Police National Computer exceeds a certain number of characters, or for certai...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFluorouracilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle intermittent shortages of Efudix and (b) improve access to alternative medications to Efudix.
Answer: We are aware of the intermittent shortages of Fluorouracil (Efudix) 5% cream, which are expected to last until March 2025 and are due to the manufacturer having constrained capacity. The Department is working with the manufacturer of the impacted product ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYork and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) improvements in stroke care services and (b) the introduction of mechanical thrombectomy services at York and Scarborough Foundation Teaching NHS
Answer: There is no current plan to introduce mechanical thrombectomy for the acute treatment of strokes at the York and Scarborough Foundation Teaching NHS Trust. Thrombectomy is a specialist treatment that is only offered in a few tertiary centres across the co...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Games: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to support the School Games Organisers Network.
Answer: Our mission-led Government puts children and young people at the heart of our priorities. This includes breaking down barriers to opportunity for every child to access high-quality sport and physical activity, especially those who are less likely to be ac...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing the use of Look and Tell AI glasses for people with visual impairment.
Answer: AI has the potential to transform everyday life, making services quicker, smarter and more efficient. Embracing AI will directly improve the lives of everyone by personalising services and supporting better outcomes, including those with visual impairment...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Child Trust Fund and Individual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27357More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to change the access to (a) Junior ISAs and (b) Child Trust Funds for parents of SEND young adults.
Answer: Access to Junior ISAs (JISA) and Child Trust Funds (CTF) for parents of young adults with special educational needs and disabilities is already possible in certain circumstances.Where a young adult lacks mental capacity, including due to a disability, the...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to commission services for adults with young onset dementia.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of the National Institute for Health and Care...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional resources to schools for the provision of inclusive education.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the early identification of special educational needs in children.
Answer: The department knows that children’s early years are crucial to their development, health and life chances, and we recognise the importance of the early identification of needs to ensure the right support is put in place as early as possible to ensure chi...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice on improving the efficiency of the SEND tribunal system.
Answer: The increase in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunal appeals for the last academic year reflects, in part, the increase in the number of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan. 576,000 had an EHC plan...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the education, health and care plan appeals system.
Answer: The increase in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunal appeals for the last academic year reflects, in part, the increase in the number of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan. 576,000 had an EHC plan...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of spending by local authorities on defending SEND tribunal appeals in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: The increase in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunal appeals for the last academic year reflects, in part, the increase in the number of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan. 576,000 had an EHC plan...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for which there has been an increase in the number of SEND tribunal appeals in the last academic year.
Answer: The increase in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunal appeals for the last academic year reflects, in part, the increase in the number of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan. 576,000 had an EHC plan...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether there are socio-economic disparities in the outcomes of special educational needs and disability tribunals.
Answer: Information about appeal outcomes to the First-tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.This information includes outcomes of appeals, types of educational need and ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Low IncomesDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families to apply for education, health and care plans.
Answer: For too long the education system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve. We know that parents have ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effectiveness of implementing cohort-based education, health and care plans.
Answer: For too long the education system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve. We know that parents have ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Cerebral PalsyDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to education, health and care plans for children with cerebral palsy in education settings.
Answer: This government is committed to strengthening the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system for all children and young people, including those with cerebral palsy, to ensure they receive the right support to succeed in their education and a...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the different ways in which local authorities allocate funding for education, health and care plans.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. Following the Aut...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support and (b) improve decision-making in the provision of education, health and care plan assessments.
Answer: Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to assess whether children and young people have special educational needs that require an education, health and care (EHC) plan. Under the EHC needs assessment process, local authorities must seek informa...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.
Answer: The Department has continued to work hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a re...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: RegulationTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24348More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming mortgage regulation.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent of Government, are responsible for the regulation and conduct of financial services and markets, including the residential mortgage market. In 2014, the FCA put in place new regulati...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIVFDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance on commissioning policies for NHS-funded IVF.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning local health services, including fertility services, taking account of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidelines. The NICE is currently reviewing the fertility servic...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of auto-enrolment schemes for free school meals.
Answer: There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals (FSM). The department recognises the vital role played by FSM and encourages all eligible families to take up their entitlement. To make this as easy as possible the...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
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