Maya Ellis MP: written questions
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Social Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue updated guidance to local authorities on minimum contact standards for adult social care front-door services, including call handling, voicemail and email tria
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is assessing how well local authorities in England are meeting the full range of their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, including local authorities’ front doors. The assessments identify local authorities’ streng...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMelatoninDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory classification of melatonin in the UK compared with other countries.
Answer: The Department has not undertaken a formal assessment comparing the United Kingdom’s prescription-only classification of melatonin with its status in other countries. In the UK, melatonin is regulated as a prescription only medicine. Decisions on how medi...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProbate Service: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to increase staffing in specialist probate teams to reduce waiting times.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness and open caseload in our quarterly Family Court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.HMCTS publishes recent management information (which does not go through t...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProbate Service: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve transparency and reduce delays in the probate service.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness and open caseload in our quarterly Family Court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.HMCTS publishes recent management information (which does not go through t...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordProbate Service: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve transparency and communication in the probate service; and whether the Government plans to increase staffing in specialist probate teams to reduce delays in straight
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness and open caseload in our quarterly Family Court statistics bulletin: Family Court Statistics Quarterly - GOV.UK.HMCTS publishes recent management information (which does not go through t...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBile Acid Malabsorption: TirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will request that NHS England and NICE evaluate the use of Tirzepatide, currently prescribed for weight loss on the NHS, as a potential treatment for Bile Acid Malabsorption.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, medicines need to have a licence before they can be marketed, and these are granted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. To get a licence, the manufacturer of the medicine must provide evidence which shows tha...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, whether she plans for parents to receive a draft report of the home vi
Answer: The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, whether she plans that visits must be pre-booked; and what systems wil
Answer: The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, whether she plans to sanction parents if they cancel an arranged visit
Answer: The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, whether parents will be sanctioned if they do not respond to requests
Answer: The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, what methods will be used to contact parents and to ensure that the re
Answer: The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to sections 38 and 39 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 on local authorities visiting home educated children, whether she plans for local authorities to send advance notification o
Answer: The Children Not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, when implemented, will require the government to pilot mandatory meetings in selected local authorities for parents wishing to withdraw their child from school for home ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWorking Hours: Ribble ValleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that workers in Ribble Valley constituency have the right to a guaranteed hours contract.
Answer: The Employment Rights Act 2025 will ensure people can have the security they need by giving eligible workers the right to guaranteed hours.The next stage in implementation is a full public consultation on how the measures are implemented. Consultation wil...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: CooperativesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of agricultural co-operatives.
Answer: The Good Food Cycle recognises the key role that co-operatives and community initiatives can play in supporting delivery of the growth, health, sustainability, and food security / resilience outcomes. As Defra develops a food strategy, the department will...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: FinesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the prescription payment penalty charge system.
Answer: There are no plans for such a review. NHS Penalty Charge Notices are issued in accordance with the National Health Service (Penalty Charge) Regulations 1999.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data collection exists on the outcomes of people with a dementia diagnosis in care home settings.
Answer: NHS England collects and publishes data about people with dementia registered at each general practice (GP) in England. Dementia diagnosis counts are published with ethnicity and age breakdowns, prescriptions of anti-psychotic medications, and record of r...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the validity of online evidence submitted to the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation Call for Evidence, including the verification methods for submission
Answer: The call for evidence only collects personal category data that is necessary to support its analysis and further our understanding of the experiences of different groups of women and families, in line with United Kingdom data protection proportionality pr...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Ribble ValleyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers other than additional funding she has to ensure Lancashire County Council fills potholes in Ribble Valley in a timely and thorough way.
Answer: In addition to providing funding, the Department uses a range of non-financial levers to drive improvement. These include requiring local highway authorities to publish annual highway maintenance transparency reports and to demonstrate compliance with bes...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the performance, environmental impact, and scalability of peat-free alternatives within horticulture.
Answer: Using the Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Growing Media methodology to assess the environmental impact of different types of growing media, it has been shown that all materials have an environmental impact, but for the most part, peat-alternatives have a ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption: Health ProfessionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to implement mandatory trauma-informed training and accreditation for all professionals working with adopted children.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Ribble Valley to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 102909.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (i) whether Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) claims are matched to assessors with condition-specific expertise, (ii) whether the Department for Health and Social Care holds audits or quality as
Answer: Each claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) is assessed on a case-by-case basis by a medical assessor. All medical assessors are General Medical Council registered doctors, who have undertaken specialised training in vaccine damage and disabili...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including digital devices in the (a) Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021 and (b) related statutory guidance.
Answer: Where a school may require a pupil to possess a digital device, such devices are covered by existing school charging rules. Sections 449-462 of the Education Act 1996 set out the law on charging for school activities in schools maintained by local authori...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation outcome on fairer food labelling entitled Summary of responses and government response, updated on 12 June 2025, what assessment her Dep
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Putney, Fleur Anderson, on 29 January 2026, PQ UIN 106592.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCountryside: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of measures taken to raise public awareness of The Countryside Code.
Answer: The Department has not conducted a formal effectiveness assessment of action to raise awareness of the Countryside Code. However, through Natural England, we continue to promote the Code via public information campaigns, including educational outreach wit...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRural Areas: Departmental ResponsibilitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will appoint a Minister for Rural Communities.
Answer: Ministerial appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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