Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Leukaemia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve survival rates for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Wokingham on 20 January 2025 to Question 23624.
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of electric cars charging infrastructure.
Answer: A widespread, easy-to-use and reliable network of public chargepoints is crucial to support the electric vehicle transition. As of 1 February 2025, the Government and industry have supported the installation of 74,234 publicly available charging devices i...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support young people with mental health issues.
Answer: Too many young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are too long. As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people ne...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of having a dedicated mental health professional in every school.
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, we will provide access to a mental health professional in every school in England, so that mental health conditions can be identified early on and prevented from develop...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: MouldMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has she made of the impact on her policies of the levels of damp and mould affecting housing managed by Onward Homes in Halton.
Answer: The government is committed to working with social housing providers to ensure that homes are safe, decent, warm, and free from damp and mould.The Deputy Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 February (HCWS423) confirming that the gover...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she last met with families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire; and whether she consulted those groups before making a decision on the future of the tower.
Answer: Learning the lessons from the Grenfell tragedy and ensuring lasting change are key priorities for the government. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Building Safety Minister have hugely valued hearing directly from bereaved families, survivors and resident...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGrenfell Tower: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with survivors and families of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire on the future of the tower.
Answer: Learning the lessons from the Grenfell tragedy and ensuring lasting change are key priorities for the government. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Building Safety Minister have hugely valued hearing directly from bereaved families, survivors and resident...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage the aviation industry to use more sustainable aviation fuel.
Answer: The SAF Mandate – which came into effect at the start of this year - is the UK’s key policy to decarbonise jet fuel. It obligates the supply of an increasing amount of SAF in the overall UK aviation fuel mix; starting at 2% in 2025, reaching 10% in 2030 a...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing levels of production of sustainable aviation fuel in Runcorn and Helsby constituency on the environment.
Answer: The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate – which came into effect at the start of this year - could deliver up to 6.3 megatonnes of carbon savings per year by 2040. A supply of UK-produced SAF can help deliver those savings.In England, SAF production f...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of flights (a) to and (b) from the UK that use sustainable fuel.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Answer given on 5 February 2025 to PQ UIN 26884.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of progress in meeting sustainable aviation fuel targets.
Answer: The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Mandate – which came into effect at the start of this year - is the UK’s key policy to decarbonise jet fuel. It obligates the supply of an increasing amount of SAF in the overall UK aviation fuel mix; starting at 2% in ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the maritime trade unions to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of merchant seafarers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: Through their crucial work with the Royal Navy and our allies, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are vital to our national security, keeping us all safe. We thank the Maritime Trade Unions for their support in reaching a resolution to the recent pay dispute with ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring local government funding formulas reflect local (a) need and (b) funding levels.
Answer: We are making good on the previous government's commitment to improve and update the way in which local authorities are funded through “Fair Funding Review”. We will implement long-awaited reforms through a multi-year settlement in 2026-27, which will ref...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of targeting the Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant at (a) Halton Council and (b) other areas that are high on the deprivation index.
Answer: The Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant will be distributed using an interim needs-based formula, which allocates funding according to estimated need for children’s social care services. The department knows that deprivation is an important driver of ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: HaltonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new recovery grant on Halton Council.
Answer: Halton Borough Council will receive £4.5 million from the Recovery Grant in 2025-26. The Recovery Grant is targeted towards areas with greater need and demand for services and less ability to raise income locally. This grant is the first meaningful step t...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: HaltonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of funding provided to Halton council between 2010 and 2025 on public services in that area.
Answer: Halton Borough Council will receive £4.5 million from the Recovery Grant in 2025-26. The Recovery Grant is targeted towards areas with greater need and demand for services and less ability to raise income locally. This grant is the first meaningful step t...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the progress of building remediation work at The Decks in Runcorn.
Answer: We expect developers that signed the developer remediation contract with government to meet their obligation to remediate buildings for which they are responsible as quickly as reasonably practicable.Taylor Wimpey, the developer of The Decks, has advised ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the human rights situation in Syria.
Answer: Following the fall of the Assad regime, we continue to monitor the human rights situation closely. Accountability and protection of human rights are critical parts of a sustainable transition, and we continue to advocate for them to be part of the transit...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of instructing the emergency services to contact responders to traumatic emergency incidents within 24 hours to see if they require mental heal
Answer: The mental health of all National Health Service staff is taken seriously, including ambulance staff as responders to emergency incidents. At a national level, Ambulance Trust employees have access to the SHOUT helpline for crisis support alongside the Pr...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of (a) cardiac health and (b) physical activity increasing risk of strokes in young people in (i) schools, (ii) universities and (iii) sports facilitie
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered, with further information available at the following link:https:/...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding access to diagnostic (a) checks and (b) screenings to improve detection of undiagnosed heart conditions in young people.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered, with further information available at the following link:https:/...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve detection of undiagnosed heart conditions in young people.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under the age of 39 years old in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered, with further information available at the following link:https:/...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation she has undertaken with local communities on Heathrow airport expansion.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement in line with the requirements of the Planning Act...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on (a) noise pollution, (b) air quality and (c) carbon targets.
Answer: The Government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables: WeatherDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resilience of power lines in the event of extreme weather.
Answer: The Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C) work to identify lessons after all large energy incidents to ensure continuous improvement to the network. Network operators have completed a significant number of improvements to the resilience of Great Br...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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