Luke Evans MP: written questions 2025
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Veterans: LGBT+ peopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will facilitate increased sittings of the Independent Panel to assess payments for LGBTQ+ veterans.
Answer: As of 23 June 2025, the FRS had made payments totalling £3.4 million to 69 applicants with life-limiting conditions or serious health concerns. We are now processing applications based on date received. The first payments were issued within 15 weeks of th...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to fund support services for local neighbourhood plan development.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59114 on 19 June 2025.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to ensure that neighbourhood plans continue to (a) determine and (b) deliver local housing needs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59114 on 19 June 2025.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that updates made to NHS England guidance help inform the NHS 10 Year Health Plan; and which stakeholders in the eating disorders sector have provided views in his
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan was developed jointly between the Department and NHS England. All relevant NHS England guidance has been considered as part of the development of the plan.We received 1,650 submissions to the 10-Year Health Plan from partner organi...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects NHS England to publish updated guidance on children's and young people's eating disorders; and which third party bodies were consulted on updates to that guidance.
Answer: NHS England is in the process of refreshing its guidance on children and young people's eating disorders, which includes increasing the focus on early identification and intervention across the care pathway, including in settings such as schools and prima...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for the Midlands Rail Hub project; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the Hub supports rail travellers from (a) Leicestershire and (b) Hinckley and Bosworth consistency.
Answer: The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase (with additional services in central Birmingham, to the South West and South Wales, and improved ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordResponsible Dog Ownership Working GroupDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57375 on Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group, on which dates the Responsible Dog Ownership Taskforce has met since July 2024; wha
Answer: The Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce was reconvened in May 2025. The taskforce is considering four themes: education, training for both dogs and their owners, enforcement, and improving data on dog attacks. We look forward to receiving the findings and...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the challenges faced by young carers in balancing their caring responsibilities with (a) education and (b) training.
Answer: Young carers have been a hidden cohort for too long. They provide essential care and support to their loved ones, often stepping up in challenging situations at the expense of their own development and wellbeing.The department is using school census data ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that guidance and resources for School Attendance Support Teams includes young carers.
Answer: The department wants to ensure that young carers have the best life chances by supporting them in their education. We recognise that absence from school is almost always a symptom of wider needs and barriers that a family are facing and is often also the ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of teacher's awareness of young people's caring responsibilities.
Answer: Young carers have been a hidden cohort for too long. They provide essential care and support to their loved ones, often stepping up in challenging situations at the expense of their own development and wellbeing.The department is using school census data ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on reducing overprescribing.
Answer: I have discussed with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) concerns raised by Members of Parliament about the adverse effects of antidepressant prescribing, and what the MHRA can do to improve communication on the risks of differ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the NHS 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance to include a target on dementia diagnosis.
Answer: The Government remains committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7% and agrees that timely diagnosis is vital to ensure that people with dementia can access the treatment and support they need. The Darzi Investigat...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of dementia diagnosis data.
Answer: To support recovery of the dementia diagnosis rates and implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed a memory service dashboard for management information purposes. The aim is to support commissioners and providers with appropriate data ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has carried out an impact assessment for the removal of the dementia diagnosis target from NHS planning guidance.
Answer: The Government remains committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7% and agrees that timely diagnosis is vital to ensure that people with dementia can access the treatment and support they need. The Darzi Investigat...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a national carers strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. The Government has heard the calls for a National Carers Strategy. This must be addressed in the wider context of the urgent need for a renewed vision for adult social ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a dementia strategy.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person with dementia receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life.The 10-Year Health Plan will address the challenges diagnosed by Lord Darzi in his independent investigatio...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 57372 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the costs were to his Department of the Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia.
Answer: As set out by the Secretary of State in his statement on 22 May 2025, the Agreement is at a cost of less than 0.2% of the annual defence budget and secures a base which is vital for UK national security for over a century. It represents good value for UK ...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 57372 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, what the costs to his Department were of the Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipela
Answer: The payments to Mauritius will be split between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence. They will be published in the normal manner alongside other departmental spend in the annual accounts.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with NICE on reducing overprescribing.
Answer: The Department has had no recent discussions with either the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on reducing overprescribing.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Royal Pharmaceutical society on reducing overprescribing.
Answer: The Department has had no recent discussions with either the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on reducing overprescribing.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the recovery pathways for the care of sudden cardiac arrest survivors.
Answer: In December 2024, to support local systems to commission high quality cardiac rehabilitation, NHS England published the document, Commissioning standards for cardiac rehabilitation, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is to respond to the consultation on potential further regulation in the non-surgical cosmetic procedure sector.
Answer: In considering options for further regulation of the non-surgical cosmetics sector, the Department has had discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes representatives from professional associations of practitioners operating in the sector...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54369 on Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Advertising, what options he is considering for further regulation in the non-surgical cosmetic procedur
Answer: In considering options for further regulation of the non-surgical cosmetics sector, the Department has had discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes representatives from professional associations of practitioners operating in the sector...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54369 on Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Advertising, which bodies his Department has had discussions with on further regulation in the non-surgi
Answer: In considering options for further regulation of the non-surgical cosmetics sector, the Department has had discussions with a wide range of stakeholders. This includes representatives from professional associations of practitioners operating in the sector...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) local councils and (b) other local government bodies on using existing powers to (i) restrict and (ii) enforce restrictions on pavement parking.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had discussions with local councils or other local government bodies on the issue of pavement parking. The Department held a consultation in 2020 and has been considering the responses to the consultation and working through...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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