Luke Murphy MP: written questions
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Motor Vehicles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local police forces in Hampshire to tackle anti-social car meets and illegal street racing.
Answer: Acts of anti-social behaviour (ASB) - such as the arrangement of illegal car meets - cause great harm, distress and nuisance to our communities, and, if left unchecked, can lead to even more serious offending. That is why tackling ASB is a top priority fo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were seized under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 for offences related to anti-social car meets or street racing in (a) Basingstoke, (b) Hampshire and (c) England in each of
Answer: Acts of anti-social behaviour (ASB) - such as the arrangement of illegal car meets - cause great harm, distress and nuisance to our communities, and, if left unchecked, can lead to even more serious offending. That is why tackling ASB is a top priority fo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of prostate cancer diagnosis rates in (a) Basingstoke, (b) Hampshire and (c) England.
Answer: No comparative assessment has been made. However, data for prostate cancer diagnosis rates are collected by integrated care board (ICB), both Basingstoke and Hampshire are located within the Hampshire and Isle of White ICB. The following table shows this ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that men with risk factors for prostate cancer are encouraged to receive regular prostate-specific antigen tests.
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a national prostate-specific antigen screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK.
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, called the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards are currently in place to ensure the (a) well-being and (b) safety of children who are home-schooled; and whether her Department reviews these safeguards regularly.
Answer: Keeping children safe is an absolute priority for the government.The department’s elective home education data collection shows that in autumn 2024, local authorities reported 111,700 children in home education. While this data collection is mandatory for...
Answered 2 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the recording and monitoring of the number of children being home-schooled in England; and whether her Department has identified any gaps in this data coll
Answer: Keeping children safe is an absolute priority for the government.The department’s elective home education data collection shows that in autumn 2024, local authorities reported 111,700 children in home education. While this data collection is mandatory for...
Answered 2 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Smart Export GuaranteeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers facing consumers in completing the Smart Export Guarantee certification process; and what steps he plans to take to tackle these.
Answer: The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is a market-led mechanism that ensures individuals are guaranteed payment for any electricity exported to the grid. The Government is aware of consumers’ concerns about the length of time it is taking the District Network ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Smart Export GuaranteeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance and resources available to assist homeowners in the post-installation certification process for Smart Export Guarantee
Answer: Under the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) legislation, Ofgem must publish guidance to SEG generators and SEG licensees on the operation of the SEG. The guidance for homeowners provides information about how the SEG works, who can apply and how, the SEG contr...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of free school breakfast programmes on children's health outcomes.
Answer: This government is committed to delivering on our pledge to provide free breakfast clubs in every state-funded school with primary aged children. We have made early progress towards this, announcing that up to 750 early adopter schools will be delivering ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to implement the 2025 Future Homes Standard.
Answer: The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024; a government response, including implementation plans, has not yet been issued.Government fully supports the need for low carbon homes and build...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cumulative regulatory time spent on the processing of New Appointment and Variations applications for independent water networks in 2023-4.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussion with Ofwat on the implementation of a national New Appointment and Variations licence for independent water networks. Given the principle of regulatory independence, Ofwat conduct their functions at a dist...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Ofwat on the implementation of a national New Appointment and Variations licence for independent water networks.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussion with Ofwat on the implementation of a national New Appointment and Variations licence for independent water networks. Given the principle of regulatory independence, Ofwat conduct their functions at a dist...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity Generation: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of independent networks in delivering network investment.
Answer: Independent network operators have an important role to play in delivering electricity network investment and, as such, are an enabler of the Government’s clean energy superpower and economic growth missions. As well as supporting investment in clean ener...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity Generation: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to respond to the call for evidence entitled Land rights and consents for electricity network infrastructure, which closed on 15 September 2022.
Answer: The Government has made it a priority to review current land rights and consents processes and whether they are fit to facilitate meeting the government’s mission for clean power by 2030. We published our response to the Call for Evidence on 2 December, w...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity Generation: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the creation of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Taskforce; and whether his Department plans to bring forward reforms to landowner compensation for the delivery
Answer: The previous Government established an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Taskforce of experts and representatives from relevant sectors. This government has reconvened the Taskforce and it met on 27 November. The Taskforce will in due course deliver a ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the average processing time for Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (a) Basingstoke constituency, (b) Hampshire, and (c) England in the
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent. Standard and Basic checks are not referred by the DBS to police forces. For Enhanced checks, application details may be referred to any police force that holds potentially relevant inf...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) standard, (b) enhanced, and (c) basic Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (i) Basingstoke constituency, (ii) Hampshire, and (iii) England have taken over 100 days to complete in each
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent. Standard and Basic checks are not referred by the DBS to police forces. For Enhanced checks, application details may be referred to any police force that holds potentially relevant inf...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) standard, (b) enhanced, and (c) basic Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (i) Basingstoke constituency, (ii) Hampshire, and (iii) England have exceeded the police's target response t
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent. Standard and Basic checks are not referred by the DBS to police forces. For Enhanced checks, application details may be referred to any police force that holds potentially relevant inf...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil in mainstream schools was in (a) Basingstoke constituency, (b) Hampshire, and (c) England in each year since 2010.
Answer: The department cannot provide comparable funding back to 2010 due to the changes in the funding system since that time. The scope of the per pupil funding before and after the 2018/19 financial year are not directly comparable. In particular, funding for ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average staff-to-student ratio was in secondary schools (a) nationally and (b) in Basingstoke constituency in each year since 2010.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the pupil-to-adult and pupil-to-teacher ratios at national, regional, local authority and individual school level, is published in the 'School workforce in England' statistical publication, which is available...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: HampshireHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reports of, (b) charges for and (c) convictions for shoplifting there were in (i) Basingstoke constituency and (ii) Hampshire in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences and their investigative outcomes recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis.The proportion of shoplifting offences, broken down by Police Force ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of waiting times for ADHD in (a) Hampshire and (b) other NHS Trusts in England.
Answer: There is, at present, no single, established dataset that can be used to monitor waiting times for the assessment and diagnosis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) either nationally, or for individual organisations or geographies in Englan...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to reduce (a) the backlog of ADHD diagnosis and (b) improve waiting times for assessments.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of thei...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease for (a) younger patients and (b) broadly.
Answer: NHS England is working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The programme, which is available for everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 years old, who is not already on a chronic disease register, assesses pe...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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