Mike Amesbury MP: written questions
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Patients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance on Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, published in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing, Commu
Answer: The Department is committed to promoting safe and timely discharge for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness to appropriate accommodation. Every acute hospital has access to a care transfer hub to manage discharge for people with more complex n...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital.
Answer: The Department is committed to promoting safe and timely discharge for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness to appropriate accommodation. Every acute hospital has access to a care transfer hub to manage discharge for people with more complex n...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of people experiencing homelessness discharged from hospital to the street and (b) the readmission rates of people discharged from hospital t
Answer: There is currently no available data to identify the number of patients experiencing homelessness who are discharged to the street or equivalent, or to accurately measure readmission rates. We can make an assessment of the number of admissions where a pat...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential relationship between the height of letter boxes and back injuries for post men and women.
Answer: I recognise that postal workers may be at risk of repetitive strain injury or inconvenience caused by letterboxes or letterplates that are inappropriately positioned in doors. Guidance on letterplate specifications is already referenced in Approved Docume...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adopting European Standard EN 13724 on letter boxes.
Answer: I recognise that postal workers may be at risk of repetitive strain injury or inconvenience caused by letterboxes or letterplates that are inappropriately positioned in doors. Guidance on letterplate specifications is already referenced in Approved Docume...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of banning low level letter boxes on levels of sick leave in postal workers.
Answer: I recognise that postal workers may be at risk of repetitive strain injury or inconvenience caused by letterboxes or letterplates that are inappropriately positioned in doors. Guidance on letterplate specifications is already referenced in Approved Docume...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst Aid: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024WithdrawnUIN 9938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing mental health support to people who have administered first aid on a casualty in the street.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIncinerators: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the impact of incinerators on air quality (a) in Halton and (b) nationally.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) are responsible for issuing permits to allow new incinerators (also known as energy from waste or EfW plants) to operate in England. When the EA receives a permit application for a new EfW plant, or to change the operation of a...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring all new build developments to include (a) solar panels, (b) heat pumps and (c) sufficient insulation.
Answer: Future standards next year will set our new homes and buildings on a path that moves away from relying on volatile fossil fuels and ensures they are fit for a net zero future. These homes and buildings will be future proofed with low carbon heating, such ...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department will enact the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Act 2024.
Answer: The Government intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. We will set out details in due course about the extensiv...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free bus passes to blind passengers for travel before 9.30am.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. Local authorities in England have the power to go beyond their statutory ob...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisadvantaged: HaltonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices of recent trends in levels of deprivation in Halton.
Answer: This Government will work hand in hand with councils like Halton and ensure the sector gets back on its feet by moving towards multi-year funding settlements, ending competitive bidding processes and reforming the local audit system.Future local authority...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's support for (a) Halton Borough Council and (b) other smaller councils.
Answer: This Government will work hand in hand with councils like Halton and ensure the sector gets back on its feet by moving towards multi-year funding settlements, ending competitive bidding processes and reforming the local audit system.Future local authority...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: HaltonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices of Halton Borough Council's financial position.
Answer: This Government will work hand in hand with councils like Halton and ensure the sector gets back on its feet by moving towards multi-year funding settlements, ending competitive bidding processes and reforming the local audit system.Future local authority...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish a draft of the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill.
Answer: The Government intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. We will set out details in due course about the extensiv...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInce and Elton StationDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for Ince and Elton train station.
Answer: The Government believes that local transport authorities and local leaders are best placed to prioritise and take forward transport projects which are most appropriate for the areas they serve, particularly where they will support economic growth, job cre...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPodiatry: CheshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the average waiting time for podiatry appointments in (a) Halton' b) Cheshire West and (c) Cheshire.
Answer: Podiatry services are commissioned locally. The podiatry services catchment area for Halton, Cheshire West, and Cheshire is split between the Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Cheshire and Wirrall Partnership NHS Foundation Tru...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: CheshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to defibrillators in (a) Halton and (b) Cheshire West and Cheshire.
Answer: No assessment has been made on the adequacy of access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the Halton and Cheshire West and Cheshire. The Government is committed to improving access to AEDs in public spaces, and reducing inequalities in access t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ask the Health and Safety Executive to issue guidance on the potential impact of low-level letter boxes on back injuries among postal workers.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not currently intend to produce guidance for postal workers on preventing the potential impact of back injuries from low-level letter boxes. HSE already publishes a range of guidance to help employers understand ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount Scheme: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people are in receipt of the warm home discount in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: The most recent published statistics on Warm Home Discount can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/warm-home-discount-statistics-2023-to-2024 The published statistics use parliamentary constituency boundaries as defined prior to the 20...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: CheshireDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with (a) Halton Council and (b) Cheshire West and Cheshire Council on the adequacy of SEND provision.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sits with local authorities.The department supports local authorities to meet this duty by providing annual capital funding. In Marc...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: North WestDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase foreign investment in the North West.
Answer: Growth is the government’s central economic mission and we are currently developing an Industrial Strategy which aims to drive growth across the UK through investment in key sectors and regions. We are also hosting the International Investment Summit in O...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Extended ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of wraparound care provision for children with SEND in (a) England, (b) Cheshire West and Chester Council area and (c) Halton borough.
Answer: The department knows know that parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) need childcare provision that meets their needs. The department has funded the national wraparound programme to support working families and improve ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFarms: TheftHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the reasons for thefts of farming GPS equipment.
Answer: This Government is committed to reducing crime and disorder in rural areas, given the devastating impact rural crime can have on communities. Under our reforms, rural communities will be safeguarded, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social beha...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFarms: TheftHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, i if she will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of changes in the level of thefts of farming GPS equipment.
Answer: This Government is committed to reducing crime and disorder in rural areas, given the devastating impact rural crime can have on communities. Under our reforms, rural communities will be safeguarded, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social beha...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
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