Olivia Blake MP: written questions
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Written questions
Hate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a Hate Crime Action Plan.
Answer: The Government is determined to tackle all forms of hate crime.We have a robust legislative framework in place to respond to hate crimes which target race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and transgender identity, and we back the police in takin...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the benefits of establishing a National Nature Service to oversee nature recovery work.
Answer: No.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of domestic steel production to the transition to net zero.
Answer: Steel was responsible for 3% of UK emissions in 2022, 16% of UK manufacturing emissions. The majority of these emissions were due to the production of steel via the Blast Furnace route at Port Talbot and Scunthorpe. Currently the only commercially viable ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for adult ADHD assessments.
Answer: Lord Darzi’s independent review of the National Health Service, published September 2024, highlighted the severe delays in access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments and that demand for assessments for ADHD has grown significant...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress NHS England’s ADHD Taskforce has made on improving access to (a) services and (b) support.
Answer: The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) taskforce, established by NHS England, is working to bring together those with lived experience with experts from the National Health Service, education, charity, and justice sectors, to get a better und...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the funding for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund beyond this spending period.
Answer: All funding after March 2026 is subject to the next spending review. This is no different from other grants and contracts. However, we recognise and value the positive impact of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in supporting families and...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce gaps in rehabilitation and long-term care provision for people living with acquired brain injury.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers also supported.We will change the...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Sheffield HallamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much new funding healthcare providers in Sheffield Hallam have received since the general election, by provider; and what impact this has had on the number of appointments available for people
Answer: Through Phase 1 of the Spending Review for 2025, the Government has reset public spending for 2024/25 and set departmental budgets for 2025/26. The Government has prioritised investment into the National Health Service, and this is reflected by a £22.6 bi...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a plan to support disabled children through education and social care.
Answer: The government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is wo...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to reform the social care system for disabled children.
Answer: The government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is wo...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development Rights: TreesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that contractors are not damaging trees during works.
Answer: Where development may impact a tree, owners are required to check if the tree is in a conservation area or subject to a Tree Preservation Order. If a tree is subject to either of these, owners are required to obtain the necessary permission to carry out a...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPermitted Development Rights: TreesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, what steps she is taking to help ensure that trees are not damaged during pe
Answer: Where development may impact a tree, owners are required to check if the tree is in a conservation area or subject to a Tree Preservation Order. If a tree is subject to either of these, owners are required to obtain the necessary permission to carry out a...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLloyd’s Act 1982TreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26968More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Lloyd’s Act 1982 to align the underwriting activities of that organisation with legally binding climate policies.
Answer: The Treasury has not made an assessment. The Government and relevant regulatory bodies will continue to engage with insurance industry representatives, including Lloyd’s of London, to ensure insurers' practices support the transition to a low-carbon econo...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: Insurance and InvestmentTreasuryTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26967More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with (a) Lloyd’s of London and (b) other insurance companies on the provision of (i) insurance and (ii) investment to fossil fuel companies in the context of the Government's climate pol
Answer: The Treasury has not made an assessment. The Government and relevant regulatory bodies will continue to engage with insurance industry representatives, including Lloyd’s of London, to ensure insurers' practices support the transition to a low-carbon econo...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve data collection on suicide rates of (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees.
Answer: The cross-Government suicide prevention strategy for England sets the direction for departments and a wide range of other organisations, and makes clear that nobody should be left out of suicide prevention efforts. This includes being responsive to the ne...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice of the Immigration Services Commissioner: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to (a) respond to and (b) implement the proposals set out in the consultation entitled Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner's fee structure, published on 14 Mar
Answer: The Home Office together with the Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (OISC) ran the fees consultation for a period of 12 weeks, which closed on 5 June 2024. The consultation was designed to help best understand the impact of proposals to amend...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 9238 on Immigration: Detainees, whether the Adults at Risk review will consider the (a) Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons)
Answer: The scope of the Adults at Risk review includes the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2024.The review forms part of the response to one of the recommendations of the Brook House Inquiry (Recommendation 9: Review of the ...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 4.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether she plans to hold a consultation on the rolling stock strategy.
Answer: The Government is in the early stages of formulating a rolling stock strategy. The strategy will include considerations around the timelines for new build, refurbishments, and potential cascades which will provide more visibility to the rolling stock mark...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12765More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.30 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether she plans to hold a consultation on the proposed Infrastructure Strategy.
Answer: I refer the Member for Sheffield Hallam to the reply given to the Members for Nuneaton and Warrington North, Parliamentary Questions Numbers 12277 and 12288.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish guidance on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 8491 on 18 October 2024.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State in her Department in debate on the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2024 in Grand Committee in the
Answer: We intend to complete the Adults at Risk review in Spring 2025, including Rule 34 and Rule 35 of the detention centre rules.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take once the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme is introduced to a) incentivise the continuation of people hosting and b) reduce the risk of homelessnes
Answer: More than two years on, we continue to stand firm with the brave people who remain in Ukraine, and to warmly welcome those who need sanctuary in the UK.We are greatly appreciative of the overwhelming generosity shown by sponsors in accommodating guests un...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will continue to provide thank you payments to people hosting displaced Ukrainians.
Answer: More than two years on, we continue to stand firm with the brave people who remain in Ukraine, and to warmly welcome those who need sanctuary in the UK.We are greatly appreciative of the overwhelming generosity shown by sponsors in accommodating guests un...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the adequacy of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence severity modifier in the context of secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The Department has no plans to conduct an equalities impact assessment on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) severity modifier, or to undertake a review of its adequacy in the context of secondary breast cancer.The NICE is respon...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an equalities impact assessment on the NICE severity modifier for secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The Department has no plans to conduct an equalities impact assessment on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) severity modifier, or to undertake a review of its adequacy in the context of secondary breast cancer.The NICE is respon...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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