Navendu Mishra MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Parkinson's Disease: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Produodopa treatment for people with Parkinson’s in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.
Answer: The Department is not aware of a supply issue affecting Produodopa.The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information on stock levels within Stockport and ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for patients with Parkinson's disease to see a neurologist in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department does not hold data at the required level of granularity to provide the average waiting time for a first neurology appointment for patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has allocated to medical research into Parkinson's disease in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: The Department delivers research into Parkinson’s disease via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between the financial years 2022/23 and 2024/25, the NIHR has allocated over £24 million to medical research into Parkinson’s disease...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the British Transport Police.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals fr...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of improving diabetes care on reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Answer: The relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well known, as adults with diabetes are two to three times more likely to develop CVD and are nearly twice as likely to die from heart disease and stroke compared to those without.We kn...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordManchester Airport: RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of rail (a) capacity and (b) performance of Manchester Airport Station.
Answer: I recognise that Manchester Airport station needs to be improved, both in terms of its capacity and its passenger experience. That is why Network Rail is working with TransPennine Express as the station operator and local stakeholders including Manchester...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Parkinson's DiseaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on people with Parkinson's disease.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’. Impacts of the proposed changes depend on many facto...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: CompetitionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on updating the designations under the Controlled Land Order to help promote fair competition in the grocery sector.
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority has a general duty to monitor the effectiveness of the Controlled Land Order. This includes regularly assessing whether any grocery retailers meet the criteria for designation that are outlined in the Order. The CMA i...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Direct PaymentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities on enabling direct payment to care workers where providers have collapsed or ceased operations.
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. That is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This inc...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCareer Breaks: Re-employmentDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) initiatives and (b) retraining opportunities are available for people returning to work after a career break for caring responsibilities.
Answer: The government will provide approximately £1.4 billion in funding for the adult skills fund in the 2025/26 academic year. This includes funding the ‘Free courses for jobs’ offer, which gives eligible adults the chance to access high value level 3 qualific...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: North WestMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of defence equipment collaboration between the UK and Germany on levels of investment in (a) infrastructure and (b) innovation in the North West.
Answer: Collaboration with Germany on defence equipment will have a positive impact on infrastructure and innovation in the North West. Specifically, recently announced programmes with KNDS UK in Stockport, which build on the existing investment for Bridging, as ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that social care providers recruiting (a) internationally and (b) within the UK comply with British (i) legal obligations and (ii) ethical standar
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with regulators, local authorities, other departments, and enforcement bodies to share concerns and intelligence about illegal or unethical practices in adult social care. The Gangmasters and Labour A...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Pay and Workplace PensionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to enforce compliance among social care providers based (a) in the UK and (b) abroad that fail to pay (i) wages and (ii) pension contributions.
Answer: The law is clear: if you are a UK-based worker, you are entitled to rights under UK employment law, regardless of where your employer is based.HMRC enforces the minimum wage on behalf of DBT. It considers all complaints from workers and where it finds und...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect migrant social care workers from (a) substandard accommodation, (b) non-payment of wages, (c) contracts containing repayment clauses and (d) other e
Answer: The Government condemns the exploitation of international care workers by rogue employers in the adult social care sector and continues to take robust action against this unscrupulous behaviour.We have recently implemented a prohibition on Skilled Worker ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAvanti West Coast: Ticket OfficesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether permission from her Department was required by Avanti West Coast to undertake its station rostering review.
Answer: Permission is not required to undertake a review of working practices made in the ordinary course of business. If potential staff rostering affected changes to ticket office opening hours, the train operator would need to follow the process of the Ticketi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAvanti West Coast: Ticket OfficesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will make an assessment of the impact of (a) unfilled station staff vacancies and (b) use of fixed-term contracts at Avanti West Coast-managed railway stations on (i) trends in the length
Answer: The Department expects all train operating companies to use reasonable endeavours to meet their obligations for regulated staffed ticket office opening hours under Schedule 17 of the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement. As such, we regularly review ticket ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: StockportDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to including Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in the cohort for the pilot on the kinship allowance trial scheme.
Answer: The government announced a £40 million package to trial a new kinship allowance. The pilot will begin in autumn 2025 and the department will evaluate the pilot to build an evidence base on how best to deliver financial support for kinship families. We wil...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Strategy Advisory Board: ConsultantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to introduce representation of independent (a) environmental experts and (b) clinicians on the Food Strategy Advisory Board.
Answer: A range of representatives from the food sector and NGOs were invited to sit on the Food Strategy Advisory Board. We kept it deliberately small, whilst reflecting the scope of the food supply chain. The Board represents the first step in a wider stakehold...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many scientific procedures involved the use of dogs from 2020- 2024.
Answer: The number of animals used in scientific research and testing, including dogs, is published annually at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit#statistics. Statistics for 2024 are scheduled for publication in July.The ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will ask (a) local authorities and (b) combined authorities to undertake an audit of bus stops in order to identify those that fall below the standard.
Answer: The Government recognises the value that high-quality public transport infrastructure provides to passengers, including bus stops. Local authorities are responsible for the bus stops in their area, and the government has allocated over £712 million to loc...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main Line: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with Avanti West Coast on the (a) reliability and (b) speed of wifi connectivity on west coast mainline passenger railway services.
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Rail Minister met with Avanti West Coast (AWC) in January to discuss industrial action and performance. They did not specifically discuss Wi-Fi connectivity however, officials meet with AWC regularly to discuss services for ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: StockportDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing adequate passenger services to Reddish South railway station.
Answer: The Department expects operators to match capacity and frequency of their services to demand, though these must also be operationally sustainable and deliver value for taxpayers. Rail North Partnership, through which the Department and Transport for the N...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many physician associates were employed by the NHS in England in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the num
Answer: We do not hold data on physician associate (PA) numbers for each of the last ten years, but the table below provides figures for the number of full time equivalent (FTE) PAs employed in both National Health Service trusts and primary care from 2017 to 202...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordValuation Office AgencyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42865More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the backlog at the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and (b) improve the efficiency of VOA services.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is currently on target to deliver the next business rates revaluation in 2026 across England and Wales. The VOA is committed to continually learning and further improving its services. It is replacing IT systems with mode...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to improve Passenger Assist service for rail users in England.
Answer: We have recently invested over £10 million to enable the Rail Delivery Group to deliver the next phase of the Passenger Assist Improvement Programme. This 25-month programme will deliver a series of improvements including the capability to book a ticket, ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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