Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions
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Means-tested Benefits: Armed ForcesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of not including military compensation as an income on means-tested benefit applications.
Answer: There are already special rules in place for how War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) awards interact with State Pensions and benefits. These payments are already fully ignored in the State Pension and in Universal Credit.The first £10...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordInfectious Diseases: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of preparedness for future pandemics.
Answer: The Department is embedding lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic within its approach to pandemic preparedness. This includes amending the approach to cover all five routes of communicable disease transmission, rather than focusing on planning for specific t...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSouthern Africa: DroughtsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle drought in southern Africa.
Answer: Severe drought has tipped Southern Africa into a food security crisis, where acute humanitarian needs are already emerging. The UK is a major contributor to humanitarian funds which have made allocations totalling £36 million to tackle drought and disease...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: PolioForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing emergency humanitarian assistance to help prevent a polio outbreak in Gaza.
Answer: The UK is supporting humanitarian agencies including UNRWA, UNICEF and UK Med to provide essential healthcare to civilians in Gaza. This includes activities to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - which is important to help prevent the spread of...
Answered 9 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to (a) reform or (b) replace the Work Capability Assessment.
Answer: The government is committed to reforming or replacing the Work Capability Assessment, alongside putting in place a proper plan to support disabled people into work. We will also give disabled people the confidence to start working without fear of an immed...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential mental health impact of benefit sanctions.
Answer: Under the previous administration, no assessment was made of the mental health impacts of benefits sanctions. The new government will reform labour market policy and operations with the aim of increasing employment and integrating work and health support....
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle health inequalities in the North East of England.
Answer: As part of our health mission, the Government is committed to ensuring people live well for longer. This includes tackling the determinants that underpin stark health inequalities to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential health impact of the two-child benefit cap on children's (a) mental and (b) physical health.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made. We recognise the wide-ranging causes of child poverty, and we will explore how we can use all the available levers we have across government and wider society to drive forward the change our children need.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: City of DurhamDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of special educational needs and disability services for children in City of Durham constituency.
Answer: Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission inspected local arrangements for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in County Durham in June 2024. The report is due to be published in August 2024. County Durham is part of the departmen...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordTravellers: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1365More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what account she plans to take of the inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities in the development of the draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill; and if her Department will consult w
Answer: Our Equality (Race and Disability) Bill will include a range of measures to tackle racial inequality We will engage with a wide range of stakeholders while developing the Bill, and will ensure that Gypsy, Traveller and Roma civil society have the opportun...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to meet with the Durham Miners' Association to discuss the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
Answer: The Scheme Rules and their operation are agreed between the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees and the Government. I will be meeting the Trustees shortly to discuss how best to deliver on our manifesto commitments.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has received from the (a) Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme since 1994.
Answer: As of today, the Government has received £4.8bn from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme and £3.1bn from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme since 1994.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMineworkers' Pension Scheme: North EastDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in (i) City of Durham constituency and (ii) the North East of England.
Answer: As at June 2023, there were 756 Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme members in the City of Durham constituency and 17,483 members overall in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme North East of England. The breakdown between former miners and widows is not available.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: County DurhamDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) help build new grassroots football facilities and (b) renovate existing pitches for grassroots football in County Durham.
Answer: This Government recognises that grassroots sports clubs are at the beating heart of communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help clubs to get more people active and, by backing these clubs, the Government will support more ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordWomen against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to meet with representatives from the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
Answer: As a newly formed Government, we need time to review the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. We will listen to all views, including those of 1950s-born women as we take this work forward. The WASPI organisation ha...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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