Luke Myer MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Life ExpectancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the disparity in healthy life expectancy between the North East and South East.
Answer: Tackling health inequalities is central to our Health Mission, which is why the Government has committed to halve the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions by addressing the social determinants of health. Work is currently un...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish Health and Prosperity Improvement Zones with targeted interventions in communities with the lowest healthy life expectancy.
Answer: Tackling the gap in healthy life expectancy is at the heart of our Health Mission, which is mobilising action across all parts of the Government to address the root causes of ill health and inequality, delivering targeted interventions at every stage of l...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLifelong Learning: North of EnglandDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local businesses to ensure that (a) schools and (b) colleges in the north of England have adequate resources to provide effective lifelong learning opportunities.
Answer: This government recognises the value of lifelong learning and creating opportunities for individuals across their working lives. That is why the department has committed to introducing the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), a transformation to the exist...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices and Vocational Education: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase funding for (a) vocational education and (b) apprenticeships for young people in Teesside.
Answer: The department is investing over £7.5 billion in 16 to 19 funding during the 2024/25 academic year, and announced an additional £100 million investment in 16 to 19 education in the 2025/26 financial year on top of the £300 million announced at the Autumn ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's trade policies promote resilience in (a) steel, (b) energy, (c) advanced manufacturing and (c) other strategically important domestic supply chai
Answer: This government recognises the importance of secure and resilient supply chains to the UK’s growth and economic security. DBT is strengthening the UK’s resilience both through sector programmes and the upcoming Trade and Industrial Strategies. These Strat...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCapital Gains Tax: ReformTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49587More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for reform of Capital Gains Tax.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government increased the main CGT rates to 18% and 24%. The new CGT rates strike the right balance between raising revenue to repair the public finances and improve public services, while remaining internationally competitive, w...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure that teaching on the climate emergency is given greater priority in the revised national curriculum; and whether existing guidance that encourages teaching of the positive
Answer: The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The Review’s interim report sets out that rapid social, environmental and technological change necessitates that ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on whether bereaved families are liable for (a) rent and (b) other costs following the death of a Universal Credit claimant during an assessme
Answer: The liability of bereaved families of someone who may have been in receipt of Universal Credit will depend on whether they have entered into any legal agreements as a part of their relative's tenancy.If individuals are unclear on whether they, or another ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBathing Water Regulations 2013Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Bathing Water Regulations on (a) fish spawning sites, (b) riparian rights and (c) the r
Answer: The consultation on the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 closed on 23 December 2024. Many organisations have called for the Regulations to be updated to reflect the modern ways in which the public uses bathing waters so that they continue to support public ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: RegulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to bring forward a revised regulatory framework for the nuclear sector.
Answer: As the Prime Minister announced, the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce will be undertaking a review of nuclear regulation, and it would be inappropriate to comment further until that review has concluded.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure jurors are adequately compensated for loss of earnings; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of jury service on jurors that receive compensa
Answer: This Government has not made any specific assessment of the impact of jury service on jurors who receive compensation less than their usual income. However pursuant to my answer to PQ 36911, the Government will keep under review all support provided to ju...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect the (a) creative, (b) video game and (c) animation industries from the potential impact of AI-generated content on jobs and educational programs.
Answer: Our consultation on the impact of AI on the copyright regime, which was published on 17 December and closed on 25 February, received over 10,000 responses. We will now consider the full range of responses we have received and will continue to develop our ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles and Lithium: Supply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the (a) electric vehicle and (b) lithium salts supply chains.
Answer: We support the Automotive sector via the Automotive Transformation Fund to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain, including gigafactories and their supply chains. The Budget committed over £2 billion of capital and R&D funding to ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: HygieneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure cleanliness in NHS hospitals to prevent infections and (b) address instances where contractors responsible for cleanliness fail to meet their oblig
Answer: Hospitals are responsible for ensuring that third-party service providers (e.g., cleaning, catering, maintenance staff) adhere to infection prevention and control (IPC) standards. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) evaluates whether hospitals have effectiv...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to (a) review the adequacy of juror compensation for loss of earnings, (b) ensure compensation reflects wages, (c) require employers to cover shortfalls and (d) provide additional support f
Answer: Jury service is an important civic duty, and we want to help jurors feel supported as they undertake this important job. The Government will keep under review all support provided to jurors throughout their service. People who are not paid by their employ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support kinship carers in (a) financial and (b) other ways.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland to the answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31239.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent NHS clinical staff from experiencing (a) verbal and (b) physical abuse at work.
Answer: The Government takes a zero-tolerance approach to any kind of abusive behaviour. All National Health Service staff, including those in clinical roles, should be able to care for patients without fear of verbal or physical abuse.Individual employers are re...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of community pharmacy closures on patient access to NHS services in deprived areas.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible front door to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.We are aware of the reductio...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to engage with independent pharmacy owners to (a) address financial pressures and (b) prevent pharmacy closures.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.The Government is committe...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the illegal use of off-road bikes.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.On 25 February 2025, the Crime and Policing Bill was introduced in Parliament. The Bill includes proposals to give the police greater powers t...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FootballHome OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the (a) Football Association and (b) Football Association of Wales on increasing the level of football clubs' contributions to policing costs at
Answer: We are aware of the pressures that football policing places on police force budgets. We agree that large, highly-profitable businesses should make a reasonable contribution to the costs of policing their events and we are considering options for how to ma...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: WomenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the role of social media platforms in facilitating (a) paid-to-party and (b) yachting modelling schemes; and what steps he is taking with the
Answer: The Government continually assesses online service providers’ duties to tackle harmful content and activity on their services, including content relating to sexual exploitation. Under the Online Safety Act, social media platforms need to assess the risk o...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: AdvertisingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to reform regulations on social media advertising to prevent the promotion of products that breach UK product regulations.
Answer: UK product safety law is clear that all products placed on the market must be safe. However, the Government keeps regulatory frameworks under regular review. The Department for Business and Trade has recently introduced the Product Regulation and Metrolog...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce (a) targets and (b) incentives to reduce the number of long-term vacant social housing properties in (i) Middlesbrough and Redcar, (ii) Cleveland a
Answer: Units are likely to be reported as temporarily unavailable when works are being carried out as part of Private Registered Providers’ stock condition remediation and energy efficiency works.This is set out in the Regulator of Social Housing’s “Private Regi...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: MiddlesbroughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Regulator of Social Housing's statistics entitled Private registered provider social housing stock and rents in England 2023 to 2024, published on 29 Octobe
Answer: Units are likely to be reported as temporarily unavailable when works are being carried out as part of Private Registered Providers’ stock condition remediation and energy efficiency works.This is set out in the Regulator of Social Housing’s “Private Regi...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
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