Nadia Whittome MP: written questions
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Written questions
Leasehold: Service ChargesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit to pay service charge costs when they take up (a) part-time, (b) sho
Answer: The Department has not recently assessed the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit (UC) to pay service charge costs when they take up a) part time, b) short-term and c) seasonal work.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish guidance on cross-pavement EV charging solutions.
Answer: This Government is committed to accelerating the roll out of charge points for electric vehicles. Guidance for local authorities to develop policies on the safe use of cross-pavement solutions will be published in due course.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUtilities: BillingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) protect consumers who receive inaccurate bills from utility companies and (b) prevent utility companies from enforcing high usage bills witho
Answer: As a priority, the Government will support Ofgem to review the rules around billing accuracy and supplier billing practices to understand where improvement is needed and whether compliance action is required. Ofgem is also considering new rules to improve...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle digital exclusion among Arab women in the UK.
Answer: Digital inclusion is a priority for Government. It means ensuring everyone has the access, skills, support and confidence to engage in our modern digital society, whatever their circumstances. Digital exclusion disproportionately impacts certain demograph...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFire ExtinguishersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring the installation and retrofitting of sprinklers in (a) all buildings regularly used by vulnerable people and (b)
Answer: Building owners are required to ensure that existing care home buildings or warehouses have a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment. As part of this process, some owners may choose to retrofit sprinklers as part of their overall fire strategy, whil...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTravel Information: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing a list of LGBTQ+ friendly travel destinations in travel guidance to British citizens.
Answer: FCDO travel advice provides information to help British nationals, including those who are LGBT+, make informed decisions about their foreign travel.No travel is completely safe. We try to make objective judgements and we will advise against travel when w...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing English National Concessionary Travel Scheme bus passes to be used before 9.30 am.
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 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for the holiday activities and food programme.
Answer: The future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to decisions flowing from this autumn’s government Spending Review. The outcome of this process will be communicated in due course.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing auto-enrolment for Healthy Start.
Answer: The Healthy Start scheme is kept under review. The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from very low-income households. It can be used to buy, or put t...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure children from the most deprived households access free breakfast clubs.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering on its pledge to provide free breakfast clubs in every state-funded school with primary aged pupils. We have made early progress towards this, including announcing that up to 750 early adopters will be delivering ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her article in the Sun newspaper entitled We can’t pretend everything is OK: knife crime, anti social behaviour and people smugglers are plaguing our streets, published on 20 July 20
Answer: We have established a new Returns Transformation Portfolio, focusing on delivering a major surge in immigration enforcement and returns activity to safe countries, through swift decision making to remove people with no right to be in the UK. This is to en...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the election results in Georgia on the safety of LGBTQ+ people in that country.
Answer: We have not yet assessed the specific impact of the 27 October Georgian parliamentary elections on the safety of LGBT+ people. However, it is clear that the direction of the Georgian Dream party risks undermining freedom of expression and assembly and fur...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting single parents in part-time work with dependent children from the Administrative Earnings Threshold.
Answer: The Administrative Earnings Threshold determines the level of work coach support that Universal Credit customers receive. Customers on low incomes are able to access regular work coach advice and support to help them to increase their earnings, this can i...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help uphold international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in the context of the conference entitled Preparing t
Answer: This government is committed to upholding international law. The UK's position on all settlements is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. The Government ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of Israeli forces (a) starving and (b) killing Palestinian civilians in Northern Gaza.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary set out in his statement of 16 October, the humanitarian situation in Northern Gaza is dire. Israel must ensure civilians are protected and ensure routes are open to allow life-saving aid through. The UK is clear that Internationa...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that Israeli settlers plan to cross into Gaza and create outposts.
Answer: Settlements are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. The Government will challenge those who undermine the prospects of a two-state solution or use hateful rhetoric. We ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) promote brain health and (b) implement targeted interventions among those most at risk of dementia from South Asian communities.
Answer: NHS England’s Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme led the development of resources to raise awareness of the specific dementia care requirements for people from ethnic minority communities to improve access, experience, and outcomes for people l...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the written statement of 30 July 2024 on Adult Social Care Workforce, HCWS50, whether he plans to make a further statement about how funding for Adult Social Care Learning and Dev
Answer: On 6 September 2024, the Department launched the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme. This scheme is intended to help the non-regulated adult social care workforce to complete courses and qualifications, gain recognition for existing...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: ApprenticesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the written statement of 30 July 2024 on Adult Social Care Workforce, HCWS50, whether he plans to provide further funding for social work apprentice opportunities.
Answer: We take seriously our responsibility to help manage down the overall fiscal pressures in 2024/25, and therefore cannot commit further funding for social work apprenticeships at this time.Regarding the social care sector more generally, we are committed to...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that participation in disability sports does not affect eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended as a contribution towards the extra costs faced by people with a long-term health condition or disability. It is assessed on the basis of needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, rather...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: SportsgroundsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of defibrillators in sports stadiums.
Answer: The treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease is a priority for the Government. We want people to have the best chance of survival from cardiac arrest, and rapid intervention is central to improving outcomes. This is why the Government is increas...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8247More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether forthcoming legislation to ban conversion practices will include protections for those who are asexual.
Answer: This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped.Through the development of the Conversion Practices Bill, this Government will deliver on our manifesto commitment to bring forw...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the safety of LGBTQI+ people in Georgia following the On Family Values and Protection of Minors legislation being passed.
Answer: It is our view that, despite the title of the law, these laws undermine fundamental rights of freedom of expression and assembly, and risk discriminating against and stigmatising Georgia's LGBT+ groups. The UK works closely with our international partners...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolitics and Government: GeorgiaHome OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the legislative package on Family Values and Protection of Minors being signed into law in Georgia on that country's safe state designation unde
Answer: Our assessment of the situation in Georgia is set out in the relevant Country Policy and Information Notes, which are available on the Gov.Uk website. The latest update on sexual orientation and gender identity was issued in September 2024 following a rev...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of electric vehicle charge points for people who do not have off street parking.
Answer: The Government is committed to making EV charging infrastructure more affordable and accessible, particularly for those without off-street parking. The Local EV Infrastructure Fund is supporting local authorities in England to install tens of thousands of...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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