Olly Glover MP: written questions 2025
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Parish 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
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is provided to early intervention in psychosis teams on (a) recognising and (b) supporting people with bipolar.
Answer: We recognise how important it is for individuals with bipolar to get the right care and support they need. NHS England commissions training for staff working in early intervention in psychosis services to deliver cognitive behavioural therapy for both psy...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help establish specialist care pathways for people with bipolar to (a) improve treatment and (b) reduce the levels of misdiagnosis
Answer: We recognise that there can often be a long time taken to diagnose bipolar disorder because of under-reporting, the episodic nature of the condition, and the prevalence of comorbid conditions in individuals.We are committed to increasing access to communi...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the average time taken to diagnose bipolar disorder in line with early intervention targets for other conditions
Answer: We recognise that there can often be a long time taken to diagnose bipolar disorder because of under-reporting, the episodic nature of the condition, and the prevalence of comorbid conditions in individuals.We are committed to increasing access to communi...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCross Country TrainsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Arriva Cross Country under the terms of its contract.
Answer: CrossCountry performance was not good enough in 2024. A Remedial Agreement was in place from August 2024 to March 2025 when the operator took steps to improve services. The operator was monitored closely. In 2025 CrossCountry cancellations are now lower a...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that teachers are adequately trained on identifying dyslexia in the early years of primary education.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children in England with undiagnosed dyslexia; and what steps she is taking to help reduce that number.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of early dyslexia screening on literacy outcomes in primary school children.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Rights of WayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right to roam for waterways.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors including blue spaces for people’s health and wellbeing and is working to ensure this is safe and appropriate. This is why we have set out our ambitious manifesto commitments to ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: HandbooksDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the guidance entitled Manual For Streets 3.
Answer: The Department is working to bring together and update the Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2 to ensure the advice within them is still relevant and enables those designing streets to do so in a way that contributes to sustainable, healthy and ac...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the preparation of the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.
Answer: The Department’s officials are scoping out options for the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, and the Department will say more on this in due course. The Department will consult stakeholders before the publication of the Strategy, as required ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: DistributionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by National Infrastructure Commission entitled Electricity distribution networks: creating capacity
Answer: The government welcomes the overall thrust of the National Infrastructure Commission’s study and its focus on supporting strategic investment in the distribution network. We are reviewing the detail of the study with our key delivery partners and will pub...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 32531 on Active Travel: Finance, how much funding her Department allocated for active travel by (a) (i) capital and (ii) revenue funding and (b) funding fo
Answer: The below table sets out capital and revenue funding allocations to (a) local authorities (LA) and (b) non-government organisations (NGO), alongside funding for Active Travel England’s (ATE) operating costs from financial year 20/21 to 23/24. Final paymen...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 7 May 2024 to 24262, whether the Innovative Devices Access Pathway pilot will conclude in March 2025; and what his planned timetable is for assessing the findings of
Answer: The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot will conclude in March 2025. We are continuing to seek feedback from the pilot, which will capture key insights and learnings to help inform the feasibility and development of a future pathway. This will ...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost of the Great British Railways livery rebrand is.
Answer: We're delivering a once in a generation overhaul of the railways and will establish Great British Railways, a new body bringing track and train together, delivering reliable services for passengers and freight customers, and catalysing growth across the c...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the public health risks associated with high levels of nitrogen oxide pollution from diesel vehicles.
Answer: Despite significant progress, air pollution remains a significant environmental threat to human health. Leading our Health Mission, the Department of Health and Social Care is working across Government, including with the Department for Transport, to prom...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excess diesel emissions from vehicles using defeat devices on (a) the prevalence of respiratory diseases and (b) public health.
Answer: Diesel vehicles significantly impact air pollution in the United Kingdom, primarily through emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) and particulate matter. Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the UK, and epidemiologic...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiesel Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) recall diesel vehicles found to contain illegal defeat devices.
Answer: The Department for Transport is the department responsible for setting and enforcing standards for NOx emissions from diesel vehicles. The Market Surveillance Unit within the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is undertaking a programme looking at possib...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiesel Vehicles: Nitrogen OxidesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of excess nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel vehicles using defeat devices on UK air quality.
Answer: The Department for Transport is the department responsible for setting and enforcing standards for NOx emissions from diesel vehicles. The Market Surveillance Unit within the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is undertaking a programme looking at possib...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulation on UK medium-sized businesses exporting to the EU.
Answer: I appreciate that for some businesses, the updated EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) will require changes, and we take these concerns seriously. The Government is supporting medium-sized and other businesses to understand GPSR and engaging direc...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of funding for elective services on ADHD right to choose assessments.
Answer: Elective funding covers a range of planned health services, including elective ordinary and day cases, outpatient appointments, and diagnostics tests, although this does not include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services. ADHD patients c...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education and Sports: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations within the article entitled Transforming children and young people’s futures through PE, school sp
Answer: This government values physical education (PE) and sport as a way to improve not only the health, but the wellbeing and lives of all children and young people. Existing government-funded programmes look to address this with the primary PE and sport premiu...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education and Sports: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to develop programmes promoting active lifestyles for children and young people as recommended in the article by Sarah MacQuarrie and Alexandra Hennessey entitled Transforming children and you
Answer: This government values physical education (PE) and sport as a way to improve not only the health, but the wellbeing and lives of all children and young people. Existing government-funded programmes look to address this with the primary PE and sport premiu...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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