Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of an annual state pension increase for British pensioners living outside the UK.
Answer: No assessment is planned. The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK state pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality and is uprated abroad where we have a legal re...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: North WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase investment in high streets in (a) the North West and (b) Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high street and supporting the businesses and communities that make our town centres successful.The North West has benefitted from £486.2 million through the Towns Deals, £168.7 million through the Fu...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes to employers National Insurance contributions on the financial situation of hospices.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, which enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The ris...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make assessment of the adequacy of diagnosis times for bowel cancer.
Answer: Bowel cancer patients are waiting too long for diagnosis and treatment. However, we will improve survival rates and hit all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets, so no patient, including those with bowel cancer, waits longer than they shoul...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving health and care workers on Tier 2 visas a certificate of common sponsorship.
Answer: The Skilled Worker immigration route, which includes the Health and Care visa, relies on the sponsorship system to ensure that international recruits are coming to a guaranteed job and will not be abused in terms of salary and conditions. A core tenet of ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Temporary AccommodationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a tracking coding system to record people in temporary accommodation that access health services.
Answer: There is no central requirement on what information is captured in local clinical or Patient Administration Systems about people’s housing status and whether they are in temporary accommodation.The NHS Data Model and Dictionary, however, provides a refere...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: HomelessnessDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering free bus travel for homeless (a) children and (b) adults living in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Local authorities have responsibility for support for homeless people in their areas and are best placed to assess the needs of their communities. At the Budget, the government confirmed over £1 billion in funding to improve services, protect vital routes...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: ProfitsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that private firms do not profit from out of area looked after children's residential care placements.
Answer: The needs of the child are paramount when deciding the right care placement. Though the department wants to reduce out of area placements, they will always be part of the care landscape. Sometimes circumstances make it the right decision for a child to be...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a housing ombudsman service for the private sector.
Answer: The Renters’ Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, will introduce a new Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman service to provide quick, fair, impartial and binding resolutions for tenants’ complaints about their landlord. This will bring tenant-lan...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle rural homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected. We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessnes...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected. We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessnes...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEngineering: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support women in the engineering sector.
Answer: According to Engineering UK, the engineering and technology industry employed approximately 6.3m people in 2023, with approximately 15.7% women. There are a number of services supporting women into engineering, for example, Royal Academy Engineering and t...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make assessment of the adequacy of diagnosis times for endometriosis.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health and improving the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care for gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis.National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines support healthca...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of having an awareness raising campaign on endometriosis.
Answer: Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition, estimated to affect one in 10 women of reproductive age. Endometriosis can significantly impact women and girls’ physical and mental health, and anyone with symptoms of endometriosis should contact their...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of having an awareness raising campaign for NHS clinicians on endometriosis.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health and improving the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care for gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis. A number of measures are in place to raise awareness of endometriosis among clinici...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConstruction: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of having a single construction regulator.
Answer: It is important that government carefully considers the findings and recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report in full. When the report was published in September, the Prime Minister indicated that the government will respond to the Gre...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ConstructionCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17593More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on awarding contracts to companies responsible for the 2017 Grenfell fire.
Answer: The Cabinet Office is undertaking a review of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s findings for evidence of supplier failures, and is identifying if organisations involved in the tragedy are still in government supply chains as subcontractors. The government will...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the penalties will be for landlords who do not follow the Remediation Acceleration Plan.
Answer: There must be consequences for inaction. The Government will return with proposals in due course.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will she make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a Building Works Agency to assist with building safety remediation.
Answer: We have a new Cladding Safety Scheme for the private sector with standardised assessment, tendering, technical support, funding and sign-off.The scheme has for some time been consolidating other funds where this will help buildings go faster.The Remediati...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting building remediation targets for non-cladding building defects.
Answer: Our assessment remains that building safety related remediation works are required in a very small number of buildings under 11m in height. We already expect building owners to undertake assessments of their buildings to identify internal and external wal...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting building remediation targets for (a)buildings under 11 meters and (b) non qualifying leaseholders.
Answer: Our assessment remains that building safety related remediation works are required in a very small number of buildings under 11m in height. We already expect building owners to undertake assessments of their buildings to identify internal and external wal...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the level of employer National Insurance contributions on homelessness charities.
Answer: The government has received representation from the homelessness sector about their concerns on the potential impact to the changes in National Insurance Contributions. We welcome feedback from charities who do so much to help those experiencing homelessn...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Pay and Prize moneyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the disparities in (a) pay and (b) prize money on the future development of (i) men’s and (ii) women’s football.
Answer: The Government is fully committed to supporting and growing women’s sport and ensuring that women’s sport is on an equal footing with men’s sport.The ambition of equal prize money where possible across sport is absolutely the right one. The FA took steps ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCPR: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making CPR training more available to members of the public.
Answer: NHS England has partnered with St John Ambulance to co-ordinate skills development to significantly increase the use of Automated External Defibrillators by individuals in community settings. This includes a national network of Community Advocates to cham...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the (a) minutes and (b) list of attendees for the first inter-ministerial group for ending homelessness.
Answer: The Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, includes ministers from across government and is focused on developing a long-term strategy to get us back on track to ending homelessness. This includes ministers from the Ministry of Hou...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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