Neil Hudson MP: written questions
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General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to GP appointments in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) England.
Answer: We know that patients across the country are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs. Our plan to restore GPs will require both investment and reform. We will increase the proportion...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCentral Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with the Mayor of London and Transport for London on improvements to the quality of service on the central line.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and TfL. Government has regular discussions with TfL on a range of issues, however, it is for them to assess the quality of their services and make decisions on investment.
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: Epping ForestDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sports clubs in Epping Forest.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Lengt...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing the cap on adult social care costs on the cost of adult social care.
Answer: We inherited a commitment to implement charging reform in October 2025, which included the cap on care costs. The full policy would have cost government an additional £4bn by 2030 on adult social care spend per year.Public finances are in their worst posi...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate access to to Omnipod 5 insulin pumps for people with type 1 diabetes.
Answer: Omnipod 5 is one of several insulin pumps that are available through the Insulin Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Closed Loop Insulin Delivery Systems and Associated Products Framework hosted by NHS Supply Chain. NICE Technology Appraisal TA943 recom...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's guidance for local authorities entitled Travel to school for children of compulsory school age, published in January 2024, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Pa
Answer: The department’s home to school transport policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education due to a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free travel to school for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who att...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that parents of children with special educational needs can find work that meets their needs.
Answer: One of the Government’s primary missions is to grow the economy, getting more people into work and helping those in work get better paid jobs is central to achieving this. The Government recognises and appreciates the vital contribution made by informal c...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: Epping ForestDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote access to sports for (a) young people and (b) people with disabilities in Epping Forest.
Answer: The Inclusion 2024 programme is available to all schools in the country, including Epping Forest. It provides both expert support and free resources, and can help schools enhance opportunities for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabiliti...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local councils reduce waiting times for education, health and care plans.
Answer: The department knows that parents often struggle to get the right support for their children, including having to go through long and difficult education, health and care (EHC) plan processes. We want to ensure that EHC plan applications are processed pro...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local councils support children with special educational needs.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or in alternative provision, receive the right support to achieve and thrive including as they move into adult life. The department is...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: National SecurityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK's biosecurity.
Answer: The department remains vigilant to potential global disease threats and has in place robust measures to prevent and detect disease incursion, as well as maintaining capacity to contain and eradicate outbreaks, should they occur. Our robust, risk-based bor...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food Programme: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on future funding for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
Answer: The future of the Holiday Activities and Food programme, beyond 31 March 2025, is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn. The department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4047More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of pupils moving from independent to state schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential publ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of Winter Fuel Payments on pensioners' standards of living.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSwine Fever: AfricaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of African swine fever on the pig industry.
Answer: Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the risk level for an incursion of ASF is currently assessed as medium and we continue to prepare for an outbreak. The practical impacts of a reasonable worst-case scenario outbr...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBluetongue Disease: East of EnglandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help manage recent cases of bluetongue virus in East Anglia.
Answer: Following the initial findings of cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) virus in August 2024, Defra implemented a Temporary Control Zone (TCZ) around the affected premises and humanely culled infected animals to prevent potential spread. Following confir...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the number of pensioners who will have winter fuel payment withdrawn in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) England.
Answer: In Epping Forest constituency, the estimated number of pensioners who will have Winter Fuel Payments withdrawn is 15,744. In England, the estimated number of pensioners who will have Winter Fuel Payments withdrawn is 8,609,778. This is based on Feb-24 Pen...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on state school capacity in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) England.
Answer: HM Treasury is considering the potential impact of VAT on school fees on state schools as part of its development of an economic case. It is anticipated this impact will be minimal. Projections by the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggest that the number o...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to consult local communities on (a) definition of the green belt and (b) planning reforms.
Answer: The Government has set out changes to how we plan for the homes we need and in relation to grey belt and the Green Belt as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework launched today.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic Centres: Epping ForestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Community Diagnostic Centre at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping will go ahead as planned.
Answer: West Essex Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is not yet fully open and is planned to be completed by summer 2025. Currently, St Margaret’s Hospital is being funded to deliver additional out of hours and weekend activity while work on completion of the CDC...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will continue the (a) Hospital Rebuilding Programme and (b) implementation of Community Diagnostic Centres.
Answer: The Government recognises that strategic, value for money investments in capital projects are critical to providing good quality care. Specific commitments regarding the future of existing capital programmes are subject to the next Spending Review, with t...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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