Olly Glover MP: written questions
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Recreation Spaces: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for parks and green spaces.
Answer: The government is firmly committed to creating better access to parks and green spaces for all sections of society. They are an essential part of local social infrastructure which supports more connected, stronger communities.Whilst responsibility for fun...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS Blood and Transplant are taking to increase the number of blood donations.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT has been using several initiatives to increase blood donations and in turn improve blood stocks.For instance, the Department provided seed-funding to support NHSBT’s work...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered launching a time-limited regional pilot of a blood-donor loyalty programme that awards perks to donors.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT has a Donor Recognition Scheme (DRS) that thanks donors, using personalised emails at various milestones, digital badges, and for higher donation thresholds, distributes ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing non-cash incentives for voluntary blood donors on donation volumes.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT has a Donor Recognition Scheme (DRS) that thanks donors, using personalised emails at various milestones, digital badges, and for higher donation thresholds, distributes ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Renewable FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote UK-sourced renewable fuels in public transport.
Answer: The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) supports the use of low carbon alternatives to petrol and diesel in surface transport and covers relevant public transport modes such as buses and diesel trains. The market for renewable fuels is competitive ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Saudi ArabiaDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of shipping biofuel for use in bus fleets from Saudi Arabia on carbon emissions.
Answer: The UK’s main scheme for supporting the use of low carbon fuels (LCF), such as biofuels, in surface transport is the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The RTFO delivers greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings by mandating the supply of renewable a...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: Saudi ArabiaDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing biofuels for public transport from Saudi Arabia on the environment.
Answer: The UK’s main scheme for supporting the use of low carbon fuels (LCF), such as biofuels, in surface transport is the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The RTFO delivers greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings by mandating the supply of renewable a...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to ensure that companies using self-employed food delivery riders comply with (a) their legal obligations as clients under the Health and Safety at W
Answer: Health and safety law provides comprehensive protection to all workers. Gig economy workers should be treated no differently to other workers, irrespective of their employment contract. An employer must assess the risks created by the work activity and pu...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the application of client duties by food delivery platforms who contract (a) self-employed riders and (b) self-empl
Answer: Health and safety law provides comprehensive protection to all workers. Gig economy workers should be treated no differently to other workers, irrespective of their employment contract. An employer must assess the risks created by the work activity and pu...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with app-based delivery companies on ensuring that health and safety protections in their workers' contracts are not undermined by the use of (a) substitution cla
Answer: Health and safety law provides comprehensive protection to all workers. Gig economy workers should be treated no differently to other workers, irrespective of their employment contract. An employer must assess the risks created by the work activity and pu...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the contractual right to substitution in gig economy delivery work on the Health and Safety Executive’s ability to monitor and en
Answer: Health and safety law provides comprehensive protection to all workers. Gig economy workers should be treated no differently to other workers, irrespective of their employment contract. An employer must assess the risks created by the work activity and pu...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the acceleration capability of trains powered by (a) batteries, (b) overhead catenary systems and (c) contact rail systems for operating speeds of up to 125 mile
Answer: The Secretary of State has not made an assessment of the acceleration of different types of traction for operating at speeds up to 125mph. It is a matter for operators, when procuring rolling stock, to ensure that the characteristics of their fleet can me...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the whole-life costs of (a) full and (b) partial railway electrification taking into account (i) infrastructure and (ii) rolling stock including (A) fully electr
Answer: The department is working closely with Network Rail to develop updated plans for where and when electrification is required to deliver a fully decarbonised railway, that considers both track and train, as well as the recent development of battery technolo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) discontinuous electrification and (b) battery locomotives on (i) the decarbonisation of rail freight and (ii) increasing the use of r
Answer: The department will consider all options, including battery locomotives and discontinuous electrification, when deciding on the best solution for decarbonising freight. Currently, it is unclear what role batteries will play in freight in the short term du...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the reliability of battery (a) bi-mode, (b) tri-mode and (c) battery/electric hybrid trains and fully electric trains; and if she will publish the data und
Answer: The Secretary of State has not made an assessment of the merits of different types of traction as this is a matter for operators when procuring rolling stock to deliver passenger services. The Rail Delivery Group collects common reliability data from oper...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railways are planned for (a) full and (b) partial electrification; whether these proposals are funded; what the target delivery dates are; and whether this information is published in tabular format.
Answer: The railway is already a green form of transport and the Department want to develop an integrated strategy that joins up infrastructure investment and rolling stock plans to decarbonise rail travel effectively and efficiently for as many people as possibl...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had recent discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEast Coast Main Line: TimetablesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on the December 2025 East Coast Main Line timetable.
Answer: The Department has been in regular discussion with Network Rail since 2018 on the new East Coast Main Line (ECML) timetable including through industry planning forums. Last year, the Department commissioned an industry taskforce, including Network Rail, t...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients continue to receive ADHD medication without cost when their shared care agreement has come to an unpredicted end.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including access to medication services for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)....
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the merits of introducing a statutory requirement for schools to screen children for dyslexia before the age of 7.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the Third Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Defined benefit pension schemes, HC 144, published on 26 March 2024.
Answer: The Government is grateful to the previous Work and Pensions Select Committee for their valuable report on defined benefit (DB) pensions schemes and to the Chair for her sustained focus on this important area. I will respond to the Committee in the coming...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help accommodate excess domestic renewable power within local power networks.
Answer: The Government is working to accelerate network infrastructure build, which will reduce constraints on the network by allowing low-cost renewables onto the system more quickly. We are also taking steps outlined in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan to suppo...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParish and Town Councils: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to maintain the roles of (a) parish and town clerks and (b) responsible financial officers on local councils.
Answer: Town and parish council clerks and responsible financial officers do vital work which enables councils to represent their communities. The department supports town and parish council officers by establishing clear frameworks for councillor standards and c...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish rates of sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983 by diagnosis of (a) bipolar and (b) other mental health conditions for each of the last five years.
Answer: An individual is detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 if they pose a serious risk to themselves or others and they require care in a hospital setting. Detentions are not made based on diagnoses of severe mental health conditions.NHS England is curren...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending Early Intervention in Psychosis services to include people with bipolar who do not experience psychosis.
Answer: Early Intervention in Psychosis services provide evidence-based, specialist interventions, and treatment for individuals presenting with psychosis. These services recognise that bipolar disorder diagnoses can be uncertain and are therefore available to in...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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