Luke Taylor MP: written questions
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Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming National Cancer Strategy will outline what steps the NHS will take to work with cancer support charities to support people with cancer (a) physically and (b) mentally (i) befor
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has announced that a National Cancer Plan for England will be published this year. The Prime Minister’s health mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to limit the brightness of LED car headlights.
Answer: All types of road vehicle headlamps are designed, tested, and approved to internationally recognised standards to help prevent undue glare and ensure safety on a broad range of roads and environments. However, noting increased public concern, Government h...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStalking: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is planning to introduce any new guidelines or regulations for dating app providers to address the risks of online stalking.
Answer: This government has set an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The Online Safety Act forces in scope services to reduce the risk of illegal content being encountered on their services. Platforms must focus on ‘prio...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCharity Research Support FundDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much has been spent on the Charity Research Support Fund since 2010; and what the average income reported from charities by universities is in the same period.
Answer: This data is publicly available. Charity income for universities can be found in the HESA website (HE Finance Data | HESA). CRSF allocations can be found on the Research England website (e.g. Research England grant allocations basis 2024 to 2025 – UKRI) a...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCharity Research Support FundDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the charity research support fund to (a) sustaining research investment from charities in universities and (b) supporting the financia
Answer: UKRI Research England is undertaking a review of their approach to their formula-based research funding, delivered in England through Quality-related Research (QR). This activity is called the Strategic Institutional Research Funding (SIRF) review. The re...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: CharitiesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve the financial sustainability of charity funded research in universities.
Answer: The Government is determined to work with the sector to transition to sustainable research funding models, including by increasing research grant cost recovery. Charity funded research forms a vital part of the UK's R&D landscape, creating valuable re...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Equipment Theft (Protection Act) 2023 will cover tradesperson's tools.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics publishes estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales on the proportion of theft from vehicle incidents that involved tools being taken as part of a broader breakdown of items stolen. These estimates are availa...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish official crime statistics on tool theft, specifying the types of property stolen from vehicles during offences.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics publishes estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales on the proportion of theft from vehicle incidents that involved tools being taken as part of a broader breakdown of items stolen. These estimates are availa...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31571More
Question: SUGGESTED REDRAFT: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the Overseas Scale Rates to better reflect current economic conditions.
Answer: As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rates expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review. Any decisions on future changes in this area will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with train operators on the level of demand for train services at Worcester Park station post Covid-19.
Answer: Department officials are in regular conversation with South Western Railway regarding their service provision in response to demand. When reviewing train services, the Department needs to assess business cases and balance demand with value for the taxpaye...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle global child malnutrition.
Answer: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger, and tackling malnutrition, is essential to our mission of a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of 45% of child deaths and 20% of maternal deaths and the...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: VaccinationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the global immunisation of children living in poverty.
Answer: The UK is one of the largest donors to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. We have supported Gavi to immunise 300 million children and save up to 8 million lives from vaccine-preventable diseases. Since 2000, Gavi has vaccinated more than 1 billion children, savi...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times at women's health hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to encouraging integrated care boards (ICBs) to further expand the coverage of women’s health hubs and to support ICBs to use the learning from the women’s health hub pilots to improve local delivery of services to women.Women’...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards create more women's health hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to encouraging integrated care boards (ICBs) to further expand the coverage of women’s health hubs and to support ICBs to use the learning from the women’s health hub pilots to improve local delivery of services to women.Women’...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS 10-year plan will incorporate the Women’s Health Strategy for England, published on 20 July 2022.
Answer: We are committed to the Women's Health Strategy, which will be taken forward as part of the 10-Year Health Plan.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle health inequalities affecting women.
Answer: We have committed to develop a 10-year plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future. We will carefully be considering policies, including those that impact women’s health, as we develop the plan.We want to ensure that the 10-Year Health Pl...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting lists for gynealogical referals in London.
Answer: Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. At the end of November 2024, the gynaecology waiting list in London stood at 99,018, with 57.1% of patient pathways waiting less than 18 weeks.As set out in the Plan for Cha...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: MalaysiaDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department recognises the use of Malaysian driving licenses.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently working towards putting in place a driving licence exchange agreement with Malaysia. This is subject to public consultation and the introduction of domestic legislation. Currently, holders of a driving ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to stop the reselling of stolen tools.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact theft has on victims who rely on the tools of their trade to earn a living, including small businesses.We are continuing to work with the police-led National Business Crime Centre and industry via the Combined Industries T...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle tool theft in Sutton and Cheam constituency.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact theft has on victims who rely on the tools of their trade to earn a living, including small businesses.We are continuing to work with the police-led National Business Crime Centre and industry via the Combined Industries T...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides to small businesses impacted by tool theft.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact theft has on victims who rely on the tools of their trade to earn a living, including small businesses.We are continuing to work with the police-led National Business Crime Centre and industry via the Combined Industries T...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTools: TheftHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects data on the (a) frequency and (b) geographical distribution of tool theft in London.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact theft has on victims who rely on the tools of their trade to earn a living, including small businesses.We are continuing to work with the police-led National Business Crime Centre and industry via the Combined Industries T...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on the solitary confinement of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the Government. We continue to press for consular access, which the Hong Kong Prison Authorities have refused. The Government has consistently raised our concerns around Mr Lai's case with the Chinese and Hong Kong autho...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordJapan: SS TilawaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps to encourage the Japanese government to formally (a) acknowledge and (b) apologise for the sinking of the SS Tilawa in 1942.
Answer: The sinking of the S.S. Tilawa is a tragedy which has touched the lives of so many. Alongside the Prime Minister, I reiterate my heartfelt condolences to all the victims and families affected. The Government of Japan has apologised several times for its w...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure fair and competitive pay for people working in further education.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring there is a thriving further education (FE) sector, which is vital to our missions to break down the barriers to opportunity and boost economic growth.FE colleges, rather than government, are responsible for setting...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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