Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Clubs and Leisure CentresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the long-term financial stability of local sports clubs and community leisure centres.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting grassroots sport and ensuring everyone has access to leisure centres and sport clubs, which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities acro...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: EmploymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to encourage young people to pursue careers in the creative and digital sectors.
Answer: High-quality careers guidance helps young people make informed choices about their futures, so they can develop their interests and potential, and follow the path that is right for them to progress into work. Making creative careers accessible for everyon...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal PressDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of local journalism; and what plans she has to provide support to help sustain local news providers.
Answer: Resilience of local journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government, including in Stockton West and more broadly across County Durham. The Government understands the important work that local news providers do across the...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Public ParticipationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in grassroots sports, including in communities with lower activity levels.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone should have access to, and benefit from, quality sport and physical activity opportunities.In England, the Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sports through our Arm’s Length Bod...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: North EastDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of (a) cultural and (b) creative industries on regional growth, including in the North East.
Answer: There are thriving creative businesses and cultural organisations across the UK and they play a key role in regional growth. Unleashing the full potential of our city regions and clusters across the UK is a core objective of our Creative Industries Sector...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedomsley Detention CentreMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that lessons are learned from the systemic failings at Medomsley Detention Centre to prevent similar abuse in youth detention facilities in the future.
Answer: The Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s investigation published on 12 November set out in stark detail the horrific abuse that boys and young men experienced at Medomsley Detention Centre (MDC). The PPO asked the Government to consider three issues – that th...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedomsley Detention CentreMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures are currently in place, or planned, to provide ongoing support and redress for survivors of abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
Answer: The Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s investigation published on 12 November set out in stark detail the horrific abuse that boys and young men experienced at Medomsley Detention Centre (MDC). The PPO asked the Government to consider three issues – that th...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedomsley Detention CentreMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to establish a statutory public inquiry into the abuse of young men at Medomsley Detention Centre and the systemic failures highlighted in the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s report.
Answer: The Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s investigation published on 12 November set out in stark detail the horrific abuse that boys and young men experienced at Medomsley Detention Centre (MDC). The PPO asked the Government to consider three issues – that th...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedomsley Detention CentreMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What steps the Government has taken or plans to take to implement the recommendations of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report into abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
Answer: The Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s investigation published on 12 November set out in stark detail the horrific abuse that boys and young men experienced at Medomsley Detention Centre (MDC). The PPO asked the Government to consider three issues – that th...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of net zero policies on (a) the chemical industry on Teesside and (b) the existing industrial base.
Answer: Just last month [13th November]], I was delighted to accept invitations from the chemicals sector in Teesside, and met with over 15 firms from the sector and their supply chain. I was able to see first-hand some of the outstanding firms, facilities, proje...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will revoke the ban on North Sea Oil and Gas exploration.
Answer: On 26 November, the Government published its North Sea Future Plan.The plan implements the Government’s manifesto commitments to manage existing fields for the entirety of their lifespan, and to not issue new licences to explore new oil and gas fields.We ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: Tees ValleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will visit Teesside to hear personally from leaders in the chemical industry on support for the industry.
Answer: Just last month [13th November]], I was delighted to accept invitations from the chemicals sector in Teesside, and met with over 15 firms from the sector and their supply chain. I was able to see first-hand some of the outstanding firms, facilities, proje...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: Chronic IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand preventative health programmes in communities with high chronic-disease prevalence.
Answer: Our mission is to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between rich and poor, through the 10-Year Health Plan. Our 10-Year Health Plan sets out how a shift to prevention will deliver healthier, more prosperous lives for all, but particularly for those...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing delayed discharges from hospitals.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling delayed discharges, to ensure patients do not remain in hospital longer than necessary and to free up hospital beds for patients that need them.The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 sets as a priority that ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support social-care providers to increase workforce numbers.
Answer: English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs and statutory guidance directs them to ensure there is sufficient workforce in adult social care (ASC).The Government recognises the scale of the reforms neede...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enhance digital interoperability between NHS services.
Answer: Digital interoperability between National Health Services will be supported through the use of information standards, published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. This has been amended by the Health and Care Act 2022, and the Data (...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of ambulance response times in rural and semi-urban areas.
Answer: We acknowledge that ambulance performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to improve performance across the country including rural and semi-urban areas. That is why we published our Urgent and Emerge...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: ModernisationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to modernise primary care estates.
Answer: In May, we announced schemes which will benefit from the £102 million Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund (UMF) to deliver upgrades to a thousand general practice surgeries across England this financial year. The NHS Capital Planning Guidance ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Health Professions: Labour Turnover and TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to expand training and retention of allied health professionals.
Answer: We are expanding routes into clinical professions, including allied health professions, through apprenticeships. Apprenticeships provide new routes into professional work, help boost retention, and give existing staff new ways to progress in their career,...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional cancer survival outcomes; and what steps he is taking to reduce regional disparities.
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to reduce the disparities in cancer survival. We remain committed to making improvements across different cancer types and reducing disparities in cancer survival. Early cancer diagnosis is also a specific priority withi...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve local mental-health crisis support.
Answer: Nationally, progress has been achieved in building more robust crisis care pathways across all ages and in all regions, ensuring that people in a mental health crisis can receive the right care. This includes the introduction of the ‘mental health’ option...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Energy and Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS Trusts with energy and estate maintenance costs.
Answer: The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan commits to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and we recognise the importance of supporting NHS trusts to manage and maintain their estates using operational capital allocations.The Govern...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community diagnostic centres in reducing pressure on hospitals.
Answer: As set out in the Elective Reform Plan and the 10-Year Health Plan, community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are key to delivering on the Government’s ambition to move more planned care from hospitals to the community, reducing pressure on hospitals and delive...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on reducing waits for elective procedures.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment, to help ensure patients get ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP appointment availability in regions with rising demand.
Answer: We have invested an additional £1.1 billion in GPs to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, the largest increase in over a decade. Of this, £160 million has been directed to employ more GPs via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
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