Maureen Burke MP: written questions

Written questions

• Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18738More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) reduce bureaucracy and (b) improve access to treatments.

  Answer: While health is a devolved matter, to reduce bureaucracy the Government and NHS England have launched a Red Tape Challenge, to address bureaucracy between primary and secondary care, to give our health professionals time back to do what they do best.We ar...

  Answered 18 Dec 2024

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• Minimum Wage: Glasgow North EastDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18737More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of people that will be impacted by the increase to the national minimum wage in Glasgow North East constituency.

  Answer: The Government will publish an Impact Assessment alongside the legislation that implements the increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in 2025. This will include analysis of the number of workers affected by region and country. More...

  Answered 17 Dec 2024

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• Maternity Leave: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900916More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for women on maternity leave in Scotland.

  Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring families have the best start in life.Through the Employment Rights Bill, we will strengthen the protections for pregnant women, and new mothers returning to work.These legislative measures aim to tackle maternity a...

  Answered 30 Oct 2024

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• SportsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900683More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB to build on their successes in 2024.

  Answer: We are fully committed to multi-year funding for our elite sport system and enabling our athletes to excel on the world stage.This means supporting them financially to match and build on their success in Paris, helping them to deliver at LA 2028. We will ...

  Answered 17 Oct 2024

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• Great British Energy: GlasgowDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7960More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to announce more detail on the establishment of Great British Energy offices in Glasgow.

  Answer: We are currently focused on making Great British Energy’s Aberdeen Headquarters a reality. Once Great British Energy is set-up in Aberdeen, we will work towards opening sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and we will provide further detail on this in due cour...

  Answered 16 Oct 2024

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