Mark Sewards MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Pharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that independent community pharmacies have adequate funding to sustain their (a) businesses and (b) services.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities. They provide an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.We have now conc...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing stronger regulation for e-bikes, including full registration and insurance requirements.
Answer: The Government has no intention of requiring cyclists, including those who ride Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles, to be registered or to have insurance. This would require a national registration scheme for all cycles which would be complex and expensiv...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: New BusinessesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that small AI startups in the UK receive adequate support and resources to compete effectively.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the digital economy, removing barriers to inclusive economic growth, and ensuring that the UK remains one of the best places in the world for our great tech businesses to start, scale and stay.Programmes such as t...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: GrantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the timelines for grant disbursement to ensure that AI startups have the cash flow they need to grow.
Answer: The Government is committed to building an AI sector that can scale and win globally The AI Action Plan sets out how we will support the growth ambitions of businesses across the AI sector.Innovate UK awards the majority of DSIT’s business-facing R&D ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: New BusinessesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support AI startup businesses outside of London and the South East with investments and funding.
Answer: The Government is committed to removing barriers to growth for SMEs and ensuring that they have access to resources and expertise needed to develop and scale. Over the last 2 years, Innovate UK has awarded £5.2 billion funding to more than 7,000 businesse...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that social care providers are receiving the £600 million pounds allocated for social care in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: The Government is making available up to £3.7 billion of additional funding for social care authorities in 2025/26, which includes an £880 million increase in the Social Care Grant, £600 million of which was announced at the Autumn Budget 2024. Overall, c...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DrivingDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle dangerous driving.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are currently considering policy options in this area.THINK! is the Government’s flagship road safety campaign. It aims t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that there are adequate electric vehicle charging points for properties that do not have a driveway.
Answer: The Government and industry have supported the installation of over 74,000 public charging devices across the UK. The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund will transform the availability of electric vehicle (EV) charging for drivers without off-stre...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: DisabilityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that football stadiums are accessible to fans with disabilities.
Answer: The government recognises the great importance of sport and physical activity for disabled people at both the grassroots and elite levels.The Government recently ratified the St Denis Convention. In doing so, we committed to providing an integrated safety...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to improve consumer rights protections.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is implementing the new consumer rights introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The new consumer enforcement regime – which we will commence in April – gives the CMA new direct enforceme...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing ImprovementTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26758More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) tax incentives and (b) other methods to encourage people to renovate older properties.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of our housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels, and batteries. As the first step of our Warm Homes Plan, at the Autumn Budget, the Go...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance Allowance: MotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recommending the inclusion of Attendance Allowance recipients to the Motability scheme.
Answer: Attendance Allowance is intended to help those with a severe disability who have long term care or supervision needs which arise after reaching State Pension age. It has never included a mobility component, and so cannot be used in payment for a leased Mo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people with (a) fibromyalgia, (b) ADHD and (c) other invisible disabilities are supported back into work.
Answer: Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. As a Government, we want to support all...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that childcare providers are not able to charge for childcare costs on days where they are unable to deliver the service.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, improving the life chances for every child and the work choices for every parent.Eligible children are entitled to 570 or 1140...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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