Mike Amesbury MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Podiatry: 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
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to accelerate Government-funded remediation schemes in the context of the major fire incident in Dagenham on 26 August 2024; and if she wil
Answer: Speeding up the remediation of buildings is absolutely critical. Seven years on from Grenfell, action has been far too slow and the fire in Dagenham is a horrific reminder of the risk unsafe cladding still poses to far too many people. This Government wil...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of specialist education in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answer: Receiving the support to succeed is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to give every child the best start in life, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative pro...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Runcorn and HelsbyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
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 Mar...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Cost of school uniforms, published on 19 November 2021, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending that guidance to reduce the number of
Answer: The government has committed to legislate through the Children’s Wellbeing Bill to limit the number of items of branded uniform and PE kit that schools can require. This proposed legislation will go further than the current statutory guidance, which only ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of recent trends in the number of Section 21 notices that have been issued in (a) the UK, (b) the North West a
Answer: Figures relating to Section 21 eviction proceedings in individual constituencies in England are not held by the department, but we know that chronic insecurity in the private rented sector in the North West have real-life consequences for individuals and ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTown and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of repealing the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Reg
Answer: The Government has not announced plans to remove or curtail permitted development rights. We will keep recent changes to permitted development rights under review.
Answered 30 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme funding to employ GPs.
Answer: The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme is subject to annual review as part of the consultation on the GP Contract, with both professional and patient representatives. NHS England works closely with the Department to implement any changes identified as ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will he make an assessment of the adequacy of NHS employment opportunities for newly qualified GPs.
Answer: NHS England has made a number of recruitment and retention schemes available to boost the general practice (GP) workforce. While many newly qualified practitioners will subsequently take roles in GPs, others will contribute to the National Health Service ...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the regional disparities in Housing First services.
Answer: The previous Government commissioned an evaluation of the Housing First pilots, which is currently ongoing. Reports are made available here.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a strategy to help tackle youth homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with mayors, councils and other key s...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHalton HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of when Halton Hospital Campus will be completed.
Answer: The Government is concerned by the condition of healthcare infrastructure at Halton Hospital, and across the National Health Service estate. We recognise that change is desperately needed to tackle unsuitable facilities, and to deliver an NHS that is fit ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: HaltonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of dentistry in Halton in the last (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) 12 months and (d) two years.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebui...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: HaltonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024WithdrawnUIN 1025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dentistry provision in the last (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) year and (d) two years in Halton.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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