Marie Tidball MP: written questions
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Written questions
Universal Credit: Disability PremiumDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to roll out backdated payments for enhanced disability premium for claimants who transferred to Universal Credit before 14 February 2024; and whether these payments will be ongoing fo
Answer: We are providing transitional protection to some customers who moved to Universal Credit following a change in their circumstances and not via the “managed migration” process.To end the losses new customers to Universal Credit were facing, new regulations...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to publish a response to her Department's report entitled, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children, published in June 2020.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has published a full implementation plan and various updates to the report entitled “Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases”, which is known as the Harm Panel report. The latest delivery update...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBayer: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure products receive financial compensation.
Answer: Manufacturers can generally be held liable for any harm caused by a defective product under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, but claims must be brought within 10 years of the product being supplied.NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBayer: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure sterilisation devices manufactured over 10 years ago can claim financial compensation.
Answer: Manufacturers can generally be held liable for any harm caused by a defective product under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, but claims must be brought within 10 years of the product being supplied.NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a redress scheme for people harmed by sodium valproate.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902349More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.
Answer: As my Rt. Hon friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster set out in his statement in the House last week, the Government continues to make improvements to strengthen our national resilience.In April the UK Resilience Academy will be launched and will...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin Diseases: Steroid DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to speed up diagnosis times for patients with topical steroid withdrawal.
Answer: General practitioners are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge, including of topical steroid withdrawal, remains up-to-date, and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should inc...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSkin Diseases: Steroid DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to support scientific evidence gathering for topical steroid withdrawal including (a) patient involvement in research (b) research into mechanisms underlying the condition, (c)
Answer: The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including topic steroid withdrawal. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSkin Diseases: Steroid DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help increase knowledge of topical steroid withdrawal for (a) GPs, (b) Dermatology departments and (c) medical schools.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reviewed topical steroid withdrawal reactions, and first communicated about these reactions in September 2021 via our Drug Safety Update, which is read by a wide range of health care profe...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.
Answer: Over the fourteen years the previous Government was in office thousands of vital bus services disappeared across the country, and local bus services were left in a shocking state.Improving local bus services is a key part of this government’s growth missi...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour on high streets and in town centres.
Answer: Town centres and high streets are the heart of our communities but for far too long rampant antisocial behaviour, shoplifting and street crime has been corroding people’s sense of safety in their communities.That’s why this Government will put thousands o...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Low IncomesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024WithdrawnUIN 4833More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of winter fuel payments on low income non-pension credit recipient pensioners.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024WithdrawnUIN 4832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of winter fuel payments on disabled non-pension credit recipient pensioners.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on disabled non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.
Answer: Disability benefits provide a tax free, non-income-related contribution towards the extra costs people with a long-term health condition or disabilities can face, such as additional heating costs. Attendance Allowance can be worth up to £5,600 a year. Ent...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Low IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on banning the payment of bonuses to the executives of water companies that are found to have polluted waterways.
Answer: The opposition had 14 years to legislate to ban the bonuses of water bosses – and they didn’t. This Labour Government has done it in less than 70 days. Through our Water (Special Measures) Bill, water companies will be put under tough special measures. Th...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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