Luke Evans MP: written questions
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Civil Servants: RedundancyTreasuryTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43587More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Statement 2025, which Departments will be impacted by the £150 million for Government employee exit schemes.
Answer: As announced at Spring Statement the government has allocated £150 million for government employee exit schemes. Information can be found in the Spring Statement supporting documentation here:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3ec2df356a2dc...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the Right to Choose policy for ADHD medication.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions on a wide range of matters with NHS England.Patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) benefit from the Right to Choose their provider. Patient...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS England's Right to Choose policy.
Answer: The Government is committed to giving patients greater choice and control over their care. Patients have a legal right to choose where they go for their first appointment, when referred to consultant-led care as an outpatient.Currently, however, less than...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 33086 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the recent
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government. The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets out a whole system approach to hitting the 18-week referral to treatment target by March 2029, and ...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) adults and (b) children currently waiting for an diagnosis of autism.
Answer: In England, in December 2024, the Autism Waiting Time Statistics show that there were a total of 212,964 patients with an open suspected autism referral. 129,179 of these patients were aged zero to 17 years old, and 83,837 of these patients were aged 18 y...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to publish an updated national autism strategy.
Answer: The Department has not currently made an assessment of the effectiveness of the National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026. Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published September 2024, highl...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026, published in July 2021.
Answer: The Department has not currently made an assessment of the effectiveness of the National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026. Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published September 2024, highl...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to monitor outputs arising from the £1bn for guaranteed personalised employment support to help people get back to work.
Answer: We anticipate that we will assess effectiveness of Pathways to Work measures in the usual way, including through evaluation of their implementation and the impacts that they have on employment, incomes, benefit receipt and other indicators. We will publis...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on best practice in joined up systems supporting people with long term health issues to (a) find work and (b) achieve long term employment.
Answer: Regular cross government collaboration takes place at both Ministerial and official level. Examples of this can be seen through the publication of the Get Britain Working White Paper and the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits, Support to Get Britain Wor...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have withdrawn from the Free School Daily Breakfast Club pilot in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England.
Answer: The evidence is clear on the impact breakfast clubs can have to support children to arrive at school ready to learn. That is why this government is committed to introducing free and universal breakfast clubs in every state funded school with primary aged ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have pulled out of the Free School Daily Breakfast club pilot in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England.
Answer: The evidence is clear on the impact breakfast clubs can have to support children to arrive at school ready to learn. That is why this government is committed to introducing free and universal breakfast clubs in every state funded school with primary aged ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Domestic VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private schools she has visited since 5 July 2024; and which schools.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and the wider ministerial team visit a wide variety of education settings, including private schools. The Secretary of State for Education prioritises visits to our state schools, which serve 93% ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Finance: ConstructionDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her plans for over £600 million of funding over four years to train up to 60,000 skilled construction workers, announced on 23 March 2025, how much of that funding she plans to allocate to (a)
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced an additional £625 million of funding to support construction skills training, with the detail set out in Spring Statement 2025. This is expected to deliver up to 60,000 additional skille...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the cross-Government motor insurance taskforce plans to next meet with the stakeholder panel of industry experts; and what the subjects for discussion will be.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce met for the first time on 16 October 2024 and the Secretary of State is keen to reconvene again soon. We will provide updates on the Taskforce in due course. The taskforce is supported by a separate stakehold...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance TaskforceDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the cross-Government motor insurance taskforce last met; what the outcomes were of that meeting; and what the date is for the next meeting of the taskforce.
Answer: The cross-Government Motor Insurance Taskforce met for the first time on 16 October 2024 and the Secretary of State is keen to reconvene again soon. We will provide updates on the Taskforce in due course. The taskforce is supported by a separate stakehold...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 34655 on Department of Health and Social Care: Workplace Pensions, by what date all affected individuals will be contacted under the revised deli
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS566 which I gave on 31 March 2025.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 34655 on Department of Health and Social Care: Workplace Pensions, by what date her Department plans to communicate the revised delivery plan for
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS566 which I gave on 31 March 2025.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 34655 on Department of Health and Social Care: Workplace Pensions, by what date his Department plans to finalise production of the revised delive
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS566 which I gave on 31 March 2025.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: SecondmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staff seconded from NHS England to a transitional operations team in his Departent will focus solely on the transfer of responsibilities from NHS England to the Department for Health and So
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to determine the structure and requirements of the team required to support the creation of a new centre for health and ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37715, which (a) local authorities, (b) police forces and (c) animal welfare groups his Department has had discussions with on respo
Answer: Defra continues to work with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to explore measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on producing a plan for musical education.
Answer: On 18 March 2025, the department announced its intention to launch a National Centre for Arts and Music Education to promote opportunities for children and young people to pursue their artistic and creative interests in school, including through the gover...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory bodies her Department is consulting on her plans for musical education.
Answer: On 18 March 2025, the department announced its intention to launch a National Centre for Arts and Music Education to promote opportunities for children and young people to pursue their artistic and creative interests in school, including through the gover...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to formulate the National Youth Strategy.
Answer: We are co-producing the National Youth Strategy with young people and cross-sector experts. We have already conducted Ministerial roundtables with young people as well as in-person and online focus groups. We have also launched a national survey to ask yo...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) the National Police Chiefs Council and (b) Leicestershire Police on a rural crime strategy.
Answer: The Home Office is working closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) to develop the next interim of the Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy, and I recently met with the NPCC lead for rural crime to discuss that strategy, and related issues.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFlexible WorkingTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41142More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with HMRC on the potential impact of flexible working arrangements on (a) length of call wait times, (b) stability of phone and WiFi connections, (c) privacy and (d) ease of call escalat
Answer: HMRC supports flexible working. HMRC expects most colleagues to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. They can spend up to 40% of their time working at home if they wish, provided they can do their job effectively from home and this ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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