Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions 2025
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Freehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to help tackle unregulated service charges in freehold developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgagesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36897More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of interest only mortgages on financial planning for borrowers.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the residential mortgage market, including the regulation of interest only mortgages. Following research and analysis published in August 2023, the FCA is reviewing i...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArthritis: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support women living with arthritis.
Answer: We are committed to prioritising women's health, and we know that musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, including arthritis, disproportionately impact women.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: WomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36508More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on supporting research into women’s health.
Answer: We are a mission-led Government and women’s equality is at the heart of all of our missions. As part of that work Equalities Ministers have regular conversations with colleagues on a range of women’s health issues, including on the implementation of the W...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: WomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36507More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on supporting women living with a musculoskeletal condition.
Answer: We are a mission-led Government and women’s equality is at the heart of all of our missions. As part of that work Equalities Ministers have regular conversations with colleagues on a range of women’s health issues, including on the implementation of the W...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review autism assessment questionnaire to be inclusive of female autism.
Answer: Autistic characteristics in women and girls may differ from those of other autistic people. Integrated care boards and health professionals should have due regard to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines when commissioning an...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of WayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on access reform.
Answer: We are currently developing policy to improve access to nature, working closely with other Government departments and key stakeholders, and further information will be available in due course.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of WayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to expand public access to land under the Right to Roam provisions.
Answer: Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride and which boost public health and wellbeing, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public access...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to make a decision on the future of the Adoption Support Fund.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-upon-Avon to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26025.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that visual artists with limited financial means and technical know-how can determine (a) whether and (b) how their works have been used by AI f
Answer: The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI has just closed. This included a proposal to require AI model developers to be more transparent about how they obtain their training material, whether from web crawlers and other forms of training for AI m...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that visual artists can identify (a) when and (b) from where their work has been ingested by operators of web crawlers and general-purpose artif
Answer: The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI has just closed. This included a proposal to require AI model developers to be more transparent about how they obtain their training material, whether from web crawlers or other forms of training for AI mo...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Arts: Artificial Intelligence and CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of an opt-out for AI and copyright on (a) visual artists sharing their works online and (b) museums and galleries display
Answer: The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI, which sought views on proposals to support the development and use of AI technology while continuing to reward human creators, has just closed The Government published an assessment of options alongside t...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of recruiting people with experience of raising children into child protection roles.
Answer: The department recognises the importance of recruiting individuals with a range of skills, knowledge and lived experiences into child protection roles. While formal qualifications and specialist training are essential for safeguarding children effectively...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that social workers receive adequate training to (a) recognise and (b) investigate cases where children may be at risk of harm.
Answer: Provision of continuous professional development for employed social workers is a matter for their employer. The regulator for the social work profession, Social Work England, sets the professional standards which all social workers must meet. These inclu...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the UK copyright framework in tackling AI-generated content that infringes upon copyright protections.
Answer: AI generated content will infringe copyright in the UK if it reproduces a substantial part of a protected work unless a copyright exception applies.The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI, which closed on 25th February, covered a range of topics...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure that the responsibility for preventing intellectual property infringement by AI systems falls to AI companies rather than creators.
Answer: The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI, which sought views on proposals for a new regulatory model for text and data mining, has closed. Our priority now is to review the evidence from the consultation which will inform the Government response....
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ADHD patients' Right to Choose is protected.
Answer: The Government is committed to patients having the right to choose their provider when referred to consultant-led treatment, or to a mental health professional, for their first appointment as an outpatient. A patients right to choose is set out in legisla...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a Cancer Care Plan for (a) children and (b) young people.
Answer: We are committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more children and young people survive, and we will improve the experience of young cancer patients across the system.That’s why on 4 Februar...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: WarwickshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays in accessing cancer treatment in South Warwickshire.
Answer: The Department is committed to reducing waiting times for cancer treatment and improving access to treatment across England, including in South Warwickshire. We will achieve this by delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week,...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) reintroduce a Subject Knowledge Enhancement Grant for Religious Education (RE) and (b) increase recruitment of teachers of RE more broadly.
Answer: The below tables show the number of candidates who received a religious education (RE) subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) grant in each month since October 2022.The previous government took the decision to cut funding for RE SKEs from April 2024 alongsid...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReligion: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the successful applicants to secondary teacher training for Religious Education received a Subject Knowledge Enhancement grant in each month since September 2022 .
Answer: The below tables show the number of candidates who received a religious education (RE) subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) grant in each month since October 2022.The previous government took the decision to cut funding for RE SKEs from April 2024 alongsid...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32536More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to issue guidance on the tax treatment of payments received under the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme; and what progress the joint working group has made on that issue.
Answer: The Government has established the joint HMT/HMRC working group with industry representatives to identify solutions that provide clarity on the tax treatment of ecosystem service markets, including the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme. The work of the group i...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32456More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to provide interim guidance on the tax treatment of payments received under the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme.
Answer: The Government has established the joint HMT/HMRC working group with industry representatives to identify solutions that provide clarity on the tax treatment of ecosystem service markets, including the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme. The work of the group i...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32454More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to issue guidance on the tax treatment of payments received under the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme.
Answer: The Government has established the joint HMT/HMRC working group with industry representatives to identify solutions that provide clarity on the tax treatment of ecosystem service markets, including the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme. The work of the group i...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32453More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress her Department's joint working group with HMRC has made on clarifying the tax treatment of payments received under the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme.
Answer: The Government has established the joint HMT/HMRC working group with industry representatives to identify solutions that provide clarity on the tax treatment of ecosystem service markets, including the Biodiversity Net Gain scheme. The work of the group i...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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