Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions
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Physics: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps taken to (a) recruit and (b) retain specialist physics teachers in state schools.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child or young person’s outcome in school and college. This government has inherited a system with critical shortages of teachers, especially in physics. In 2023/24, w...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArthritis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the 10 Year Health Plan will help people with arthritis.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving arthritis c...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce call waiting times for claimants.
Answer: DWP reviews forecasted telephony demand and plans resourcing accordingly to keep wait times down. Wait time performance is frequently reviewed and where DWP’s telephony is delivered by an outsourced provider we use the Key Performance Indicator of percent...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical Mesh Implants: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support services available to women affected by vaginal mesh implants in (a) Warwickshire and (b) the West Midlands.
Answer: There are nine specialist mesh centres across England, ensuring that women in every region with complications of mesh inserted for urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse get the right support. Each mesh centre is led by a multi-disciplinary team to ens...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to rural primary schools to provide breakfast club provision under the early adopter scheme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 03 June 2025 to Question 53170.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve post diagnostic support for people diagnosed with young onset dementia.
Answer: Everyone with dementia should have meaningful care following their diagnosis. This includes information on local services and access to relevant advice and support on what happens next.The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility o...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that dementia specialists are involved in NHS continuing healthcare assessments for people living with dementia.
Answer: The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care sets out the process for determining eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). This statutory guidance is clear that the multidisciplinary team involved in CHC assessm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is provided to NHS continuing healthcare assessors to support their understanding of the health needs associated with dementia.
Answer: The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care sets out the process for determining eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). This statutory guidance is clear that the multidisciplinary team involved in CHC assessm...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSizewell C Power Station: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has allocated to support Sizewell C nuclear plant in advance of the final investment decision for that plant.
Answer: The Sizewell C Development Expenditure Subsidy Scheme (DEVEX Scheme) has been made for £5.5bn for the Sizewell C company. Under this scheme to date, £3.9bn has been awarded to the company, in two tranches, one of £1.2bn and one of £2.7bn. Prior to these a...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens had been granted pre-settled status on 30 April 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in ‘Immigration System Statistics’.The published statistics can be found in the EU Settlement Scheme data tables. Data on grants of pre-settled status can be found in tables EUSS_03 and EUS...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in the 2019–20 academic year and remained in the teaching prof
Answer: The department publishes statistics on the proportion of initial teacher training (ITT) trainees with course outcomes each academic year who go on to be employed in the state-funded sector in England within 16 months of the end of the academic year. Howev...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) history, (b) geography, (c) religious education and (d) English secondary school teachers who began initial teacher training in the 2019–20 academic year remained in the teaching professi
Answer: The department publishes statistics on the proportion of initial teacher training (ITT) trainees with course outcomes each academic year who go on to be employed in the state-funded sector in England within 16 months of the end of the academic year. Howev...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on requiring imports of (a) eggs, (b) pork and (c) fur to meet UK animal welfare standards to be permitte
Answer: Ministers and officials meet regularly to address these important topics. The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. We will promote robust standards nationally and internation...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that social care reform supports (a) deafblind people and (b) other disabled people with complex needs.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges facing the adult social care system, and that people are suffering without the care they need or fighting a complicated system just to receive poor quality care.The independent commission into adult social care, ch...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that supply teachers are provided with up-to-date information on (a) pupils with (i) special educational needs and (ii) disabilities, and (b) behaviour managem
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a sta...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that supply teachers are provided with (a) appropriate access to staff facilities, (b) induction information on school policies, and (c) safeguarding procedure
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a sta...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including supply teachers in any forthcoming workforce strategy for (a) teacher recruitment and (b) teacher retention.
Answer: High quality teaching is the in school factor that has the biggest positive impact on children’s outcomes. Ensuring a high quality teaching workforce is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost life ch...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) pay and (b) conditions for supply teachers relative to permanent teaching staff.
Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a sta...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Public Order Act 2023 on (a) freedom of assembly and (b) peaceful protest.
Answer: We have committed to carry out post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 beginning in May 2025. This process will review how the legislation has operated since it came into force.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to support community pharmacies in the forthcoming 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and community pharmacies will have a big role to play in that s...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Stratford-on-AvonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of community pharmacy provision in Stratford-on-Avon constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies, including in Stratford-on-Avon, 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 professio...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: WarwickshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to prevent pharmacy closures in Warwickshire.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies, including in Warwickshire, 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 professional...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change and Nature Conservation: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that planning (a) policies and (b) decisions support UK (i) nature and (ii) climate targets.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 41339 on 3 April 2025.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing experiments on animals with non-animal methods.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. While it is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biologi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to mandate (a) allergy safety training, (b) the provision of spare epipens and (c) other allergy safety measures in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to schools what i...
Answered 1 May 2025
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