Melanie Ward MP: written questions
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Migraines: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a supply shortage of Aimovig on people who experience migraines.
Answer: The Department is aware of a recent short term supply issue with one strength of Aimovig. We worked with NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and the devolved administrations to expedite resupply and have confirmed that st...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DiscriminationTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56680More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle ageism in the provision of financial services.
Answer: The Government works closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the independent regulator of the UK’s financial services sector, to ensure that all customers get the right support with their financial products and services. The FCA requires firms...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: StandardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to review the current accreditation process for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.
Answer: While the Government works closely with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), the Secretary of State does not formally review its accreditation process, given MCS’ independent status. MCS is introducing a wide-ranging reforms programme, and the ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport S...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Voucher SchemesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum expiry dates on gift vouchers.
Answer: The Department asked the Law Commission to examine the protection given to consumer prepayments, including gift cards and vouchers, and consider whether such protections should be strengthened. The Law Commission concluded that that there was no need to i...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCounselling and Psychiatry: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not made a formal assessment of the adequacy of the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists. The Government is clear that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportiona...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIbuprofen and ParacetamolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring guidance on the sale of (a) paracetamol and (c) ibuprofen into law.
Answer: Paracetamol and ibuprofen are well-known medicines for pain, which, when taken in line with the recommended posology, have well-established safety profiles. The vast majority of patients use paracetamol responsibly, as an effective pain-reliever. However,...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on restarting civil-military cooperation with UNRWA.
Answer: The UK has repeatedly set out our grave concern about the Government of Israel's legislation on the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and our support for UNRWA's vital work to provide essential services...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency have received compensation through the Post Office Horizon redress schemes.
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the total amount of redress paid has increased by more than three and a half times since the beginning of July 2024, with £892 million having now been paid to over 6,200 claimants. We do not provide information about redress recipient...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount Scheme: Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people are eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency.
Answer: The latest published Warm Home Discount statistics are for 2023/4 and use the constituency boundaries operating prior to the 2024 General Election. Most (84%) of the residential premises in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency come from Kirkcaldy and Co...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAhmad Muna and Mahmoud MunaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on the arrest and detention of (a) Mahmoud Muna and (b) Ahmad Muna.
Answer: We are concerned by reports of the detention of Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna by the Israeli authorities. Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv, and the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, tweeted to express concern at the police raid, and to reiterate our support for ...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDormant Assets Scheme: ScotlandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money released by the Dormant Assets scheme has been allocated to Scotland in each year since the scheme began.
Answer: To date, the Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked over £1 billion for good causes across the UK. The National Lottery Community Fund distributes all funding between the four nations in the UK. This is done in accordance with the Distribution of Dormant Acco...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDormant Assets SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money has been released through the Dormant Assets scheme in each year since it began.
Answer: The Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked over £1 billion of dormant assets for good causes. The National Lottery Community Fund distributes all funding between the four nations in the UK. This is done in accordance with the Distribution of Dormant Account M...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce average waiting times to access independent tribunals to hear appeals from parents against Child Maintenance Service decisions.
Answer: Appeals against Child Maintenance Service decisions are heard by the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, which is part of the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Reducing the outstanding caseload is the key measure to bring down...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with the Manchester Breast Centre on the potential merits of providing additional support for their research into lobular breast cancer.
Answer: Cancer research is a critical priority for the Government. The Government does not ringfence funding for specific cancer types but is committed to supporting cancer research such as that conducted at Manchester Breast Centre. The Department for Science, I...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Broadcasting: RadioDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that all communities have access to local radio stations.
Answer: There are a wide range of local commercial and community radio services across the UK operating on analogue (FM/AM) and on digital radio. In addition, there are increasing numbers of commercial and community radio stations which are digital-only and have ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolling Stations: Visual ImpairmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of procuring (a) audio and (b) tactile voting solutions at every polling station to guarantee blind and partially sighted people a secret
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring eligible disabled electors are supported in being able to register and vote in elections.The current law requires Returning Officers to take account of what electors want in terms of support and the Electoral Commis...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Broadcasting: RadioDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support community radio.
Answer: In December 2024, the Community Radio Order 2025 was laid in draft in Parliament. It enables Ofcom to extend community radio licences for a fourth time and to remove restrictions that limit the amount of income a community radio licence can receive from a...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902347More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.
Answer: As my Rt. Hon friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, set out in his statement to the House last week, we continue to make improvements to strengthen our national resilience. In April the UK Resilience Academy will be launched and will train ove...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to tackle websites which (a) promote and (b) normalise suicide.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, websites that allow user-generated content must proactively prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide content, and children of all ages from encountering legal content which encourages, promotes or provides instructi...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli government on the attack on Balata refugee camp in December 2024.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has regularly raised issues of International Humanitarian Law compliance with the Israeli Government. Stability in the West Bank is crucial to ensure that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza can last. All sides should work to ensure a lowe...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum by country of origin in each month of 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims, by nationality, is published in table Asy_D01 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets’. The...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her planned timetable is for allocating the next round of Access for All funding.
Answer: Improving the accessibility is an important element of our plan to fix Britain’s broken rail system. The Department is carefully considering the best approach to station accessibility and recognises the huge social and economic benefits it brings to commu...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership Fund: ScotlandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of funding from the most recent round of the Community Ownership Fund was allocated to bids from Scotland.
Answer: In Round 4 Window, this government awarded £36.2 million to 85 projects across the UK, with £5 million allocated to 11 projects in Scotland.The full list of successful projects can be found on GOV.UK.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-harm: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of self-harm using (a) paracetamol, (b) ibuprofen and (c) aspirin by 16 and 17-year-olds were recorded in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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