Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
High Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects building remediation works carried out through the Building Safety Fund to be completed.
Answer: As of 31 October 2024 (note this is the department's last published data release) a total of £1.742 billion expenditure has been paid from the Building Safety Fund. The Government has committed £5.1 billion to fund the removal of unsafe cladding.As of the...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) cladding and (b) insulation manufacturers on financial contributions to building safety remediation works.
Answer: The department is clear that all those responsible for unsafe cladding being used on buildings should take responsibility for paying to remove it.The Cabinet Office has written to organisations named in the Inquiry, who bear different levels of responsibi...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Down's SyndromeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve employment rates for adults with Down’s syndrome.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, including Down’s syndrome, with their employment journey. The Government has ambitious plans around employment, including disability employment, set out in the Ge...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Down's SyndromeDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support teachers of pupils with Down's syndrome in mainstream schools.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department is committed to improving inclu...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Down's SyndromeDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help children with Down's syndrome attend mainstream schools.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department is committed to improving inclu...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTruancyDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) implications for her policies of trends in the level of unauthorised term time absences and (b) impact of unauthorised absence rules on families who are unabl
Answer: The new government has inherited a crisis in school attendance. Thanks to the hard work of schools, local authorities and system leaders there is evidence of slight progress but we must go much further to get children back to school. This government is ac...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Runcorn and Helsby constituency in fuel poverty.
Answer: The latest statistics for the number of households in fuel poverty in 2022 in parliamentary constituencies in England, can be found in the published sub-regional fuel poverty statistics, in Table 4: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-s...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14640More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason Agricultural Property Relief will be reduced by 50% for farms worth more than £1 million.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. The Government published information about the refo...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of social housing with disability access.
Answer: This government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.Local authorities are responsible for managing the adequacy of social housing with disability access. Local authorities also have a statutory duty ...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNurses: ResignationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review of the reasons that registered nurses have left the NHS in the past 10 years.
Answer: The Department has no specific plans at present to commission further research on reasons why National Health Service registered nurses leave their roles. We have already commissioned research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (N...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its guidance on Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness published with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Lo
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 October 2024 to Question 10124.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that homeless people are discharged safely from hospital.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published guidance and supporting materials for health and care staff on discharging people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness. This ensures ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of homeless people discharged from hospital to the street and (b) average readmission rates of people discharged from hospital to the street
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 October 2024 to Question 10122.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Young PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) young people and (b) new entrants into farming.
Answer: Attracting bright new talent into land-based careers and having a skilled workforce in place is vital for the future of UK food and farming. Defra works closely with The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH) which is encouraging young people a...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLong-term Plan for Towns: RuncornMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when Runcorn receive the initial allocation of funding from the Long Term Plan for Towns scheme.
Answer: As set out at the Autumn Budget, the Long-Term Plan for Towns will be retained and reformed as part of a new regeneration programme.Halton Borough Council received an initial £50,000 capacity payment in April 2024.Following feedback that the previous prog...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve palliative and end of life care in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, which covers the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approa...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children's mental health services in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long, including in areas such as the Runcorn and Helsby constituency. That is why ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the quality of water in river ways in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: The watercourses of the River Weaver, River Gowy, Peckmill Brook and Keckwick Brook and their tributaries, together with the Mersey Estuary, were classified in 2019 and 2022. They are mainly at ‘Moderate’ ecological status. The Environment Agency publishe...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential merits of including support for the wind industry in the Government’s industrial strategy.
Answer: Given the key interactions between the two departments, this Department is in regular discussions with the Department of Business and Trade regarding the Industrial Strategy Due in Spring 2025, the Industrial Strategy will channel support to eight key gro...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: National Wealth FundDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Wealth Fund on offshore wind supply chain development.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund builds on the success of the UK Infrastructure Bank, expanding its mandate, with an enhanced risk budget, to support the broader Industrial Strategy. The National Wealth Fund aims to address key barriers to investment and strength...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on offshore wind supply chain development.
Answer: The Chancellor has launched the National Wealth Fund, capitalised with £27.8bn, to mobilise billions of pounds of investment in the UK’s world-leading clean energy and growth industries. £8.3bn has also been announced for Great British Energy which will w...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership Schemes: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing grants to housing associations to buy back homes from shared ownership leaseholders unable to sell their homes
Answer: Social housing providers have the option to repurchase homes where shared owners are unable to sell due to building safety issues. This is not an automatic entitlement for shared owners and is available at providers’ discretion. Providers will have their ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of an industrial strategy for offshore wind.
Answer: As set out in the recent Invest: 2035 Green Paper, clean energy industries are a priority growth sector for the UK. The Government will set out its full Industrial Strategy in the spring to deliver the certainty and stability businesses need to invest in ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of continuing grant funding to the offshore wind supply chain investment.
Answer: The Government has just launched the Clean Industry Bonus, an addition to Contract for Difference (CfD) payments for fixed and floating offshore wind developers who invest in their supply chains. The Government has capitalised the National Wealth Fund wit...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: The 2021 Census found that there are approximately 4.7 million people of all ages in England who said they provided unpaid care. In the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, the Census showed that there were approximately 10,000 people of all ages who said the...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
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