Olivia Blake MP: written questions
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Written questions
Postgraduate Education: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has any plans to increase the yearly income threshold for postgraduate student loans to above £21,000.
Answer: The postgraduate loans schemes were introduced to help remove the financial barrier faced by those wishing to step up to achieve a postgraduate level qualification. They are part of the long-term commitment to make the UK more globally competitive by in...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCyclewaysDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to increase the number of dedicated cycle lines.
Answer: The Spending Review in June 2025 allocated £616 million for Active Travel England to support local authorities to build and maintain walking and cycling infrastructure from 2026/27 onwards, including dedicated cycling routes. This comes on top of £222.5 m...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling and Pedestrians: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the size of car bonnets on (a) pedestrian and (b) cyclist safety.
Answer: The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to include changes to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders, including guidance on safe passing distances and speeds and the introduction of a hierarchy of road users. The Department ran a THINK! ca...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department are taking to ensure drivers leave at least 1.5 metres of space when overtaking cyclists.
Answer: The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to include changes to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders, including guidance on safe passing distances and speeds and the introduction of a hierarchy of road users. The Department ran a THINK! ca...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of cyclists.
Answer: The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to include changes to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders, including guidance on safe passing distances and speeds and the introduction of a hierarchy of road users. The Department ran a THINK! ca...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: SheffieldDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the waiting time for ADHD prescription under Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental Service.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays accessing such assessments.It is the responsi...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysician AssistantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Physician Associates are supported to transition into new roles within the NHS on equal bands to their current roles.
Answer: The principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician assistants (PAs) and physician assistants in anaesthesia, still legally known as physician associates and anaesthesia associates, are safe and effective. The review’s f...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excluding unpaid carers from the covid-19 booster shot scheme.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).In its advice for autumn 2024, the JCVI advised that in the era of highly ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the eligibility criteria for covid-19 boosters has changed for unpaid carers.
Answer: The Government’s policy on eligibility for vaccination programmes is based on advice from the independent scientific advisory committee, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). For autumn 2025, the JCVI advised that COVID-19 vaccinatio...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPaternity PayDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) increase statutory paternity pay and (b) extend the duration of protected paternity leave.
Answer: The standard rate of Statutory Pay, including Statutory Paternity Pay, is reviewed annually at the discretion of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. From April 2025, the rate increased from £184.03 to £187.18 per week. When considering calls to ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to increase legal aid rates.
Answer: We have confirmed we will be uplifting housing and immigration legal aid fees. Overall spending in these categories will increase by 24% for housing work and 30% for immigration work. This represents a significant investment – the first since 1996 – resul...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) asylum seeking families, (b) asylum seeking unaccompanied minors and (c) all types of asylum seekers would be eligible for transfer from asylum hotels to military barracks.
Answer: The Home Office is firmly committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are provided with safe, secure, and appropriate accommodation, and that they are treated with dignity throughout the asylum process.Any requests to be accommodated in a particul...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Statement of 1 September 2025 on Borders and Asylum, Official Report, col 26, what steps she plans to take to tighten the test for asylum accommodation.
Answer: We are reviewing our processes, policies and legislation to ensure that only those who need support receive it. We will set out reforms to the asylum system later this year in the Asylum Policy statement.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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