Matt Bishop MP: written questions
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Storms: Government AssistanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to provide (a) grants and (b) funding support to people impacted by Storm Bert.
Answer: My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Bert, flooding is a devastating experience for those affected.Government support in the aftermath of flooding is only provided in exceptional circumstances. On this ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England officials on their role in supporting the development of a roll-out plan for universal Fracture Liaison Services.
Answer: Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) are a globally recognised care model for secondary fracture prevention. This government is committed to expanding access to these important preventative services.FLS provision is ultimately a matter for Integrated Care Boar...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support residential properties impacted by recent flooding.
Answer: My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after Storm Bert, flooding is a devastating experience for those affected.Government support in the aftermath of flooding is only provided in exceptional circumstances. On this ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure bus travel is accessible for people with disabilities.
Answer: The government wants everyone to have access to public transport and is committed to improving services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. On October 1st, the first phase of the Public S...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) safety of social care services for children at home.
Answer: Reforming children’s social care is critical to giving hundreds of thousands of children and young people the start in life they deserve. In November, through the ‘Keeping children safe, helping families thrive’ policy statement, this government set out i...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products and Food: Trade BarriersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle trade barriers to farming exports.
Answer: We are supporting businesses to capitalise on strong global demand for UK food and drink products by breaking down barriers to trade and maximising access to export markets. Since Labour took office, the UK now has a network of sixteen agrifood and drink ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Wealth FundsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Community Wealth Fund benefits (a) Cinderford West in the Forest of Dean and (b) other deprived communities.
Answer: The government has allocated £87.5 million of dormant assets funding to the Community Wealth Fund and is committed to ensuring it delivers meaningful benefits to communities across England. DCMS and MHCLG are working to shortly publish the government resp...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to financially support (a) nurseries and (b) early years providers for increases to (i) the National Minimum Wage and (ii) employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: Since July, this government has had to take some tough decisions to get our public finances back on track, but we are continuing to invest in the early years sector, supporting the delivery of the entitlements and recognising the vital role the sector pla...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBicycles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it mandatory for cyclists to have lights on their bikes.
Answer: It is already a requirement that cycles have white front and red rear lights lit when being ridden at night. Under The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 cycles must also be fitted with a red rear reflector and amber pedal reflectors (if manufactured...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOut of Area Treatment: WalesWales OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to provide (a) guidance and (b) training to healthcare providers on welsh health regulations when providing cross-border healthcare se
Answer: NHS Wales and NHS England have a Statement of Values and Principles that underpins the arrangements for treatment for patients living on the Wales England border. This supports better patient outcomes and avoids fragmentation of care for those people livi...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Rural AreasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) the most vulnerable and (b) other people living in rural constituencies can easily access her Department's support (i) digitally and (ii) through local office
Answer: All DWP colleagues are trained to support our most vulnerable customers and have access to a wide range of guidance and signposting to support them. Where further specialist help is required, DWP has a national network of Advanced Customer Support Senior ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: FloodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to support small businesses with flood damage (a) prevention and (b) mitigation.
Answer: Protecting communities and small businesses around the country from flooding is one of the Secretary of State’s five core priorities. That is why we have committed £2.4 billion to invest over the next two years to bolster the nation’s resilience, which is...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to collaborate with local authorities to ensure that infrastructure is swiftly repaired after the recent floods.
Answer: The Government inherited flood assets in their worst condition on record following years of underinvestment by the previous Government – just 92.1% of the Environment Agency’s 38,000 high consequence assets are currently at required condition. To ensure w...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare and Pre-school Education: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that early education and care providers are adequately supported to provide places for 70,000 more children by autumn 2025.
Answer: Giving children the best start in life is key to the government’s Opportunity Mission. Good parenting and high quality early education provide the foundation for children to achieve and thrive. This government is determined to ensure that parents have acc...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: GraduatesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 17053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether they are taking steps to financially support individuals who have already completed a university degree to retrain in another area at university.
Answer: Currently, the Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) rules prevent those studying for a second higher education course, at a level lower or equivalent to their first qualification, from receiving either tuition fee loans or maintenance loans for that co...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the suspension of firearm certificate grants by Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Answer: Chief Constables have operational responsibility for consideration of firearms licensing applications and the allocation of resources to firearms licensing units.However, we expect police forces to ensure that all applications for firearm certificates, wh...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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