Nadia Whittome MP: written questions
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Radiotherapy: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for radiotherapy.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving cancer care and reducing waiting times for treatment. To ensure the most advanced radiotherapy treatment is available to patients, we are investing £70 million in 28 new radiotherapy machines. The Department is com...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of AI-based auto contouring on radiotherapy waiting times.
Answer: No assessment has been made. However, the Department supports the National Health Service in reviewing opportunities to utilise artificial intelligence to transform performance, bring down waiting times, and support staff with their workload. We expect th...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCastes: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45939More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make caste-based discrimination illegal.
Answer: No one should suffer prejudice or discrimination on any grounds, including any perception of their caste. The judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Tirkey v. Chandhok shows that someone claiming caste discrimination may rely on existing statutory ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNicaragua: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Nicaraguan counterpart on the detention of (a) Carmen María Sáenz Martinez and (b) Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez Poveda.
Answer: We share widespread international concern about the relentless suppression of human rights in Nicaragua. We continue to urge the Nicaraguan authorities to re-establish democratic freedoms in our engagements with the Nicaraguan Embassy and in Managua, as w...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cutting ICB running costs by 50% on (a) Nottingham, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) other areas with higher levels of deprivation.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure, to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost all...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) recruitment of nurses and (b) availability of jobs for newly qualified nurses.
Answer: Decisions about the employment of newly qualified nurses are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to d...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a cross-government mental health strategy for children and young people.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking a cross-government strategic approach to children and young people’s mental health.We are currently co-developing the NHS 10 Year Health Plan with the public, staff and patients. We continue to listen to emerging insi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: West BankForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to help prevent the forced transfer of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta.
Answer: This government has been clear that stability in the West Bank is crucial. All sides should work to ensure a lowering of tension in the West Bank at this time. The risk of instability is serious and the need for de-escalation urgent. We continue to call o...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Personal Care ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support apprenticeships in the hairdressing industry.
Answer: Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to begin or progress a successful career in the hair and beauty industry. Employers in the sector have developed several apprenticeships, including the level 2 hairdressing professional standard, to help the...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: Off-payroll WorkingTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45143More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that those operating under disguised employment models in the hairdressing industry do not receive tax advantages compared to traditional employers since the Minister for Employmen
Answer: HMRC is committed to ensuring the tax system operates fairly and efficiently, creating a level playing field for all compliant businesses. Most businesses pay what they owe, but a minority fail to register or only declare a portion of their earnings for t...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: East MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for councils in the East Midlands to provide (a) accessible and (b) integrated family support services for children in the first 1,001 days of
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, measured by a record 75% of children starting school ready to learn and measured by the number hitting the early learning goals at the end of reception. Delive...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's Centres: East MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many council-run children’s centres have closed in the East Midlands since 2010.
Answer: Data on Sure Start children’s centres is supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get Information about Schools database portal at: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.Based on information supplied by local authorities in the Eas...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including absences for religious observances within the category of absences entitled unable to attend school because of unavoidable cause.
Answer: The department does not currently have plans to reclassify absences for religious observance.The law recognises that absences for a small number of circumstances, including for religious observance, are allowable. Where parents choose not to send their ch...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial ServicesTreasuryTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44615More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with (a) UK Finance, (b) individual lenders, (c) credit reference agencies and (d) other relevant organisations to ensure that (i) credit reference agencies and (ii) lenders differentiat
Answer: The Government recognises that credit, when provided responsibly, can be crucial for people facing unexpected expenses or managing their cash flow. That is why it is committed to expanding access to affordable credit, so that everyone has the opportunity ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) take steps to help reduce financial pressures on pharmacy students and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of including pharmacy students in the Learning Support Fund sche
Answer: The Government is committed to financially supporting healthcare students in England, including pharmacy students, throughout their studies. Support is predominantly provided through the Department for Education and the student loans system.For the 2025/2...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the level of funding for independent pharmacies.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities. They provide an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.We have now conc...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with independent pharmacy owners on the contracts offered to community pharmacies.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities. They provide an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.We have now conc...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: Nottingham EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families are receiving Healthy Start support in Nottingham East constituency.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRacial Discrimination: PalestiniansDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of incidents of anti-Palestinian racism (a) on university campuses, (b) in further education colleges and (c) in schools in each of the last 18 months.
Answer: The department does not hold data on the number of incidents of anti-Palestinian racism in education.
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRacial Discrimination: PalestiniansDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March to Question 38689 on Racial Discrimination: Palestinians, if she will hold discussions with Educate against Hate on developing resources to tackle anti-Palestinian racism.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring that teachers, parents, and young people are equipped with the guidance and resources designed to develop critical thinking, logical reasoning, and empathy, to build resilience to, and reject hateful narratives.The...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClass Sizes: East MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on reducing school class sizes in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Nottingham East constituency.
Answer: The average class size for state-funded primary schools in the East Midlands is 26.3 pupils, which is below the national average of 26.6 pupils, and 26.7 for Nottingham East, which is a fraction higher than the national average. The average class size for...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: ConstructionDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to expand the availability of evening school classes for (a) plumbing, (b) bricklaying, (c) electrical work and (d) other building trades in Nottinghamshire.
Answer: Skills are crucial to this government’s mission to grow the economy under our Plan for Change and deliver our commitment to build 1.5 million homes across this Parliament.On 23 March, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced measur...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force and Army: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time it takes for (a) Army and (b) RAF applicants to complete the recruitment process.
Answer: This Government inherited a recruitment crisis, with targets being missed every year for the past 14 years and is taking decisive action to get recruitment back on track. This has included the largest pay rise to personnel in decades and scrapping 100 out...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRacial Discrimination: PalestiniansDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle anti-Palestinian racism in (a) schools and (b) universities.
Answer: There is no place for racism in our education system or anywhere else in society. Students, regardless of their background, should be able to study in a safe and supportive environment that allows them to thrive.The Equality Act 2010 enshrines in law that...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlternative Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a new funding stream for students who have been educated in registered alternative provision to continue in that setting after t
Answer: The statutory duty on local authorities to provide alternative provision applies to children of compulsory school age. If any alternative provision schools would like to offer post-16 placements, they should approach the department to discuss this. Funded...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
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