Olly Glover MP: written questions 2025
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Midwives: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of midwife training with respect to (a) pay and (b) conditions and (i) the impact to the profession and (ii) the care that expectant parents recei
Answer: In addition to the student loans system, there is supplementary financial support available from the Department to midwifery students through the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF). The LSF provides eligible midwifery students with a non-repayable training g...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) Thames Water on increases to consumers' water bills.
Answer: Under the Conservatives, our sewage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies divert customers’ money to line the pockets of their bosses and shareholders. The public are right to be angry after they have been left to pay the price of Conser...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for consumers with increases to water bills.
Answer: Under the Conservatives, our sewage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies divert customers’ money to line the pockets of their bosses and shareholders. The public are right to be angry after they have been left to pay the price of Conser...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out the amounts of dedicated funding she has allocated for active travel in England for (a) 2024/5 and (b) 2025/6, each broken down into (i) capital and revenue funding and (ii) funding for loca
Answer: The dedicated funding allocated for active travel in England is (a) £111.2 million in 2024/25 and (b) £246.4 million in 2025/26, broken down in the table below. The remaining funding covers Active Travel England (ATE) operational costs. Funding type2024/2...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForensic Science: NationalisationHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of re-nationalisation of forensic services in England and Wales.
Answer: The forensics market plays an important role in the provision of services in England and Wales and we have no plans to nationalise it, but we are looking at whether a new National Centre of Policing might include national capabilities such as forensics.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Forensic ScienceHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Eurofins Forensic Services Limited on the market for forensic services to police forces in England and Wales.
Answer: The Home Office has routine discussions with commercial forensic providers on issues relating to the forensics market, including through the Association of Forensic Science Providers which represents companies including Eurofins Forensic Services.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Urban AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that infrastructure service suppliers do not leave areas of poor broadband connection in fully connected urban areas.
Answer: We aim to achieve nationwide gigabit capable coverage by 2030, connecting a minimum of 99% of premises across the UK. The regulatory regime has helped create a competition-friendly environment in commercially viable areas, supporting market entry and expa...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: Didcot and WantageDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Building Digital UK on the existing levels of (a) fibre and (b) gigabit capable broadband of premises included in Project Gigabit in Didcot and Wantage
Answer: The latest data from the independent website Thinkbroadband.com shows that in the Didcot and Wantage constituency, over 52% of premises have access to full fibre broadband, and 86% can access a gigabit-capable broadband connection (>1000 Mbps).To impro...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that disabled children from all socio-economic backgrounds receive appropriate therapy.
Answer: The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people, and will break down the barriers to opportunity and ensure that every child has the best start in life. This includes all children and young people with Special Educational Needs an...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RecruitmentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30488More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring companies to record age-related data in their recruitment practices as means of ensuring compliance with the 2010 Equalities Act.
Answer: Recruitment practices are a matter for individual employers, provided that they comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, including the age discrimination provisions. We would encourage larger employers to monitor their recruitment patterns i...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is adequate competition in the domestic veterinary care insurance sector.
Answer: Pet insurance providers are private businesses and are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Cost EffectivenessDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the value for money of education, health and care plans.
Answer: For too long, the education system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve, particularly through long...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress she has made on reducing the time taken for Access to Work applications to be processed.
Answer: We are committed to reducing wait times for Access to Work, and we have deployed additional staff to process claims and streamlined our delivery processes. We prioritise applications from customers starting a job in four weeks, and renewals. Access to Wor...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase assistance to states affected by (a) fragility, (b) conflict and (c) violence.
Answer: The UK helps states affected by fragility, conflict, and violence using a range of development and diplomacy levers to support those best placed to build peace. UK funded programmes through Official Development Assistance (ODA) and the UK Integrated Secur...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen partnerships with (a) humanitarian organisations, (b) women-led organisations and (c) local civil society in development wor
Answer: A vibrant civil society is one of the most important ingredients of a healthy democracy. The FCDO recognises that stronger, more inclusive engagement with partners and local organisations can better empower those that development and humanitarian efforts ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Conflict ResolutionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make international conflict resolution in Sudan a foreign policy priority.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have both made addressing the situation in Sudan a priority, and are actively working together with a range of regional and international partners towards ending the suffering of the Sudanese people. On 24 January, the Foreign ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support the restoration of peatlands and (b) deliver the targets in the England Peat Action Plan.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands, and in our manifesto, we committed to expanding nature-rich habitats such as peatlands. This will contribute to ensuring nature’s recovery, one of Defra’s five priorities. We have ambitions ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: OxfordshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the proportion of people who die in poverty in South Oxfordshire constituency.
Answer: The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: OxfordshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to tackle the proportion of people who die in fuel poverty in South Oxfordshire constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer and healthier lives. The Govern...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make funding available for Local Authorities to clear the backlog of young people waiting for their EHCP to be implemented.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision (AP) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The departmen...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to improve the inclusivity of mainstream schools for autistic and neurodivergent young people.
Answer: The government is committed to taking a community-wide approach, improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special schools cater to children and young people with the most complex needs. The special educational needs a...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AutismDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to (a) understand and (b) support autistic pupils.
Answer: The government is committed to taking a community-wide approach, improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special schools cater to children and young people with the most complex needs. The special educational needs a...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of GBRX.
Answer: GBRX has been allocated up to £4m annually through Network Rail’s existing budget.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will outline the (a) role and (b) responsibilities of GBRX.
Answer: Network Rail has established GBRX to drive innovation and overcome the barriers to adoption of advanced technologies on Britain’s railway. It aims to unlock strategic innovation where this is most challenging, at the crossroads of track and train, partner...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 18 November 2024 and (b) 16 January 2025 from the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage on a request for a meeting on AEAT pensions.
Answer: My office has been in touch to arrange a meeting, and I look forward to it taking place soon.
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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