Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Mortgages: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10473More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support mortgage prisoners.
Answer: This Government understands the challenges that mortgage prisoners face and will work with regulators and the industry to ensure that this issue is properly considered. There are significant measures in place to protect vulnerable mortgage borrowers acros...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMortgages: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10472More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a moratorium on evictions for mortgage prisoners.
Answer: This Government understands the challenges that mortgage prisoners face and will work with regulators and the industry to ensure that this issue is properly considered. There are significant measures in place to protect vulnerable mortgage borrowers acros...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Property Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the establishment of a regulator of property agents to help tackle leasehold issues.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 5873 on the 14 October 2024.
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: The most recently published figures on free school meals (FSM) eligibility are from the January 2024 school census, which were published in June 2024 here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-charact...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dental provision in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023-24, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324The data for NHS Chesh...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on supporting the repair of potholes in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. This Government has a manifesto commitment to enable local highway authorities to fix up to a million extra potholes a...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: MortgagesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of leaseholders who are unable to get a mortgage because their lease is
Answer: Further to my answer to Question UIN 7185 on 10 October 2024, the Impact Assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act considered how the reforms will interact with the potential challenges faced by leaseholders with short leases. This is available...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of school support staff in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and the smooth running of schools. They are crucial to ensuring children are given the best possible life chances.In a survey conducted by the department in 2023, titled ‘Use of teaching assis...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPodiatry: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an estimate of the average waiting time for podiatry appointments in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: Podiatry services are commissioned locally. In Runcorn and Helsby, podiatry services are provided by Halton Podiatry hosted by Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The average wait for podiatry services is 18 weeks.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: 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
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