Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Police: North EastHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on expanding multi-agency safeguarding hubs across police forces in the North East.
Answer: Multi-agency working is critical to safeguarding children, and multi-agency safeguarding hubs (or ‘multi-agency front doors’) play an important role in the safeguarding system. However, the Government is going further to better protect children, including...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with fire and rescue services on recruitment and retention.
Answer: Responsibility for the recruitment and retention of firefighters rests with individual fire and rescue authorities.Since the transfer of Ministerial responsibility for all fire functions from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Loc...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in tackling illegal encampments.
Answer: The police and local authorities are equipped with a range of powers to respond to unauthorised encampments. These include long-standing provisions under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, as well as additional powers introduced through the P...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: North EastHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of fraud-related crime rates in the North East.
Answer: The Home Office holds data on incidents of fraud reported to Action Fraud by Police Force Area (PFA), which is published each quarter by the ONS and is available at the following link: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/da...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Calls: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve emergency call handling times by forces.
Answer: The process handling of emergency and non-emergency calls to the Police is determined by operationally independent local forces, however The Home Office and Policing have undertaken work in support of national consistency and to reduce wait times for the ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: Tees ValleyHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of knife crime incidents in the Tees Valley.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of offences involving a knife or sharp instrument recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area level only.The latest published information for Cleveland Police, published by the Of...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCleveland PoliceHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional police officers have been deployed in Cleveland Police since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the data requested.The Home Office collects and publishes data biannually on the number of police officers, as at 31 March each year, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed her...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Operation Soteria on the prosecution of sexual offences.
Answer: The new Centre for VAWG and Public Protection, which launched in April 2025, has brought together three existing victim orientated policing programmes, including Operation Soteria, to oversee the response to all forms of VAWG and child sexual abuse. This ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available to police forces tackling rural crime in (a) County Durham and (b) North Yorkshire.
Answer: Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why this Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas. Under our Safer Streets Mission reforms, rural communities will be safeguarde...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: North EastHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce levels of antisocial behaviour in town centres in the North East.
Answer: This Government wants town centres to be vibrant, welcoming places where businesses thrive and people feel safe and come to shop, socialise and live.Police and Crime Commissioners are leading on targeted action to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour th...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of unfilled NHS roles in the North East.
Answer: NHS England publishes a compendium of NHS Vacancy Statistics each quarter. The information currently provides four measures of the level of vacancies in the National Health Service, one of which presents management information collected by NHS England fro...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in digitising patient records in NHS trusts in Teesside.
Answer: University Hospitals Tees (UHT), comprising of the North Tees and Hartlepool and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, continues to progress its ambitions in digitising patient records across Teesside, North Yorkshire, and County Durham.A recent dig...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to community mental health transformation programmes in the North East since 2022.
Answer: The following table shows the funding allocated to community mental health transformation programmes in the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board area:YearAllocated Funding2022/23£17.4 million2023/24£21.7 million2024/25£22.1 millionSource: NH...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: Stockton on TeesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with local authorities on health inequalities in Stockton-on-Tees.
Answer: The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with life expectancy and healthy life expectancy varying widely across and between communities. The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer, ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase training placements for (a) nurses and (b) allied health professionals in the North East.
Answer: Clinical practice placements are mandatory for healthcare education and training, in order to support and embed the skills, values, and behaviours for the future National Health Service workforce. Financial support is currently available to placement prov...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS estates are in need of (a) major repairs and (b) replacement in the North East.
Answer: National Health Service trusts are legally responsible for managing and maintaining their estates using their operational capital allocations, and as part of this, they regularly assess the physical condition of their estate.The NHS England Estates Relate...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of cancer (a) referral and (b) diagnosis rates in Tees Valley.
Answer: Cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and treatment on the NHS, including in Tees Valley. It is crucial that patients with cancer have access to treatment as quickly as possible after their diagnosis.The NHS is working with local providers to...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support Integrated Care Boards to improve patient access in areas with high levels of deprivation.
Answer: Ensuring that funding for core services, provided via integrated care boards, are fairly allocated across practices nationwide is crucial and we recognise the importance of prioritising areas with high levels of deprivation. This is why we have committed ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the retention of social care workers in areas with a high rate of vacancies.
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. Skills for Care data suggests the adult social care workforc...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of workforce shortages on ambulance response times in rural areas of the North East.
Answer: North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is fully staffed at present across their patient-facing roles in emergency care. When vacancies arise, recruitment is targeted in those areas. The NEAS works closely with universities to support the 3-year education pro...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Tees ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to support mental health crisis response services in the Tees Valley since 2021.
Answer: The following table shows the nationally allocated funding to support mental health crisis response services in the Tees Valley area:YearAllocated Funding (,000)2023/24£8442024/25£8542025/26 (planned spend)£1,079Source: NHS England Notes:Information for 2...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include specialist assessments by dementia nurses as standard evidence in NHS Continuing Healthcare eligibility decisions.
Answer: There are no plans to update NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) guidance regarding mobility assessments or specialist assessments by dementia nurses. The CHC assessment process is supported by the Decision Support Tool. This provides practitioners with a way...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Continuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS Continuing Healthcare for people with (a) young onset dementia and (b) other forms of dementia.
Answer: Our national statutory guidance, the National framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, outlines that access to NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment, care provision, and support should be fair, consistent, and free from di...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Community NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for (a) Admiral Nurses and (b) other dementia specialist nurses in the delivery of the proposed neighbourhood health service.
Answer: The Neighbourhood Health Service will bring together teams of professionals closer to people’s homes to work together to provide comprehensive care in the community. We expect neighbourhood teams and services to be designed in a way that reflects the spec...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce elective care backlogs at hospitals in the North East.
Answer: As of May 2025, the latest available data, the total waiting list in the North East and Yorkshire region stood at 990,884, with 67.1% waiting within 18 weeks, which is better than the national average of 60.9%.Since May 2024, the waiting list in North Eas...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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