Paul Davies MP: written questions
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Prisons: ReadingMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to provide reading support in prisons; and what programmes her Department funds to provide such support.
Answer: All prisons assess prisoner literacy on entry, and deliver English Functional Skills qualifications via the main Prison Education Framework.HMPPS also fund 62 additional literacy and reading contracts across 80 prisons via the more locally commissioned Dy...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisons have a one-to-one literacy mentoring programme.
Answer: All prisons assess prisoner literacy on entry, and deliver English Functional Skills qualifications via the main Prison Education Framework.HMPPS also fund 62 additional literacy and reading contracts across 80 prisons via the more locally commissioned Dy...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: LiteracyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisons have a literacy programme.
Answer: All prisons assess prisoner literacy on entry, and deliver English Functional Skills qualifications via the main Prison Education Framework.HMPPS also fund 62 additional literacy and reading contracts across 80 prisons via the more locally commissioned Dy...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit and Universal Credit: Colne ValleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people that applied for Pension Credit in each of the last five years were in receipt of Universal Credit at the time of their application in Colne Valley constituency.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: SportsgroundsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Football Association on increasing funding for drainage works on grass pitches.
Answer: The Government is committed to helping all sports adapt to the impacts of climate change and works closely with the Football Association to improve the drainage facilities for grassroots football pitches. The Football Foundation, funded by the Government,...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with relevant football bodies to help increase British Asian representation in football (a) on and (b) off the pitch.
Answer: We welcome the football industry’s ongoing commitment to provide fair opportunities for all. Since the publication of the independent Fan-Led Review in November 2021, the football leagues and the sport’s national governing body, the Football Association (...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Colne ValleyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) help build new grassroots football facilities and (b) renovate existing pitches for grassroots football in Colne Valley constituency.
Answer: High-quality, inclusive facilities help clubs to get more people active and by backing these clubs, the Government will support more people to get onto the pitch wherever they live.Colne Valley constituency has benefitted from £40,798 of DCMS investment a...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMoorland: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department provides funding to local councils to enforce the ban on the use of barbecues and open fires on the moors during the summer.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government provides no specific funding to local councils to enforce the ban on the use of barbecues and open fires on moorland. The majority of the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced in ackn...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMoorland: FiresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the sharing of best practice at the (a) Peak District and (b) South Pennines fire operation groups on moorland fires.
Answer: Fire Operation Groups (FOGs) and similar networks across the country play a vital role in mitigating, preventing and responding to the risks and realities of wildfire. The government applauds the work they do. Defra supports the promotion of shared learni...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMoorland: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase collaboration between local councils and fire services to help tackle moorland fires.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government works closely with Local Resilience Forums, which include local councils and fire and rescue services to support local collaboration and preparation for a wide range of the resilience risks includi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: TrainingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to provide training to rangers on the use of firefighting equipment.
Answer: Fire Services are responsible for responding to and fighting fires. Defra will not provide training on firefighting equipment beyond the control of managed vegetation fires.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMoorland: FiresHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance on the criteria to be used to determine when to use a helicopter to help put out moorland fires.
Answer: Fire and Rescue Services are operationally independent in England. Each fire and rescue authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area (including wildfire), through their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) while having regard to ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMoorland: Fire PreventionHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) monitor and (b) prevent moorland fires through patrolling.
Answer: Fire and Rescue Services are operationally independent in England. Each fire and rescue authority is required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area (including wildfire), through their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) while having regard to ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Colne ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve prostate cancer (a) screening and (b) awareness in Colne Valley constituency.
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees. This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men, as some of...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7281More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the importance of banking hubs in rural areas.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to ensure that 350 banking hubs are deliv...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Gavi and (b) the Global Fund on the adequacy of their funding.
Answer: On 12 September, I [Minister for Development] met with the CEO of Gavi to discuss Gavi's recent Investment Case launch and replenishment timings. FCDO hosted the annual strategic dialogue with the Global Fund on 17 September, which focused on the UK's pri...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) UNAIDS, (b) UNITAID, (c) the Global Fund and (d) the Robert Carr Fund on tackling HIV and AIDS.
Answer: The FCDO regularly engages with key partners including the Global Fund, UNITAID, UNAIDS and grassroots organisation the Robert Carr Fund, as part of our ongoing commitment to the HIV response and advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and rights, inc...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUnitaidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UNITAID.
Answer: As a founding partner, the UK has been a proud supporter of UNITAID for nearly 20 years. We continue to highly value our partnership and have contributed more than half a billion pounds in funding.We assess UNITAID to be a highly impactful partner. More t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to deliver a national health inequalities strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, particularly for disadvantaged groups. We are dedicated to ensuring that people live well for longer, spending less time in il...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to deliver a sustainable childcare model that enables more women to access (a) education and (b) work opportunities.
Answer: It is this government’s ambition for all families to have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, thereby improving the life chances for every child and the work choices for every parent.Through the student loans company,...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) analyse data on cancer in the over 70s as part of the National Cancer audit.
Answer: The NHS England Cancer Programme commissions clinical cancer audits, which provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary, increase the consistency of access to treatments, and help stimulate improvement...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative to examine inequalities in cancer care.
Answer: There are currently no plans to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative. Making improvements across different cancer types is critical to reducing inequalities in cancer survival. Early cancer diagnosis is also a specific priority within the Nat...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Colne ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of dentistry practices that are accepting NHS patients in Colne Valley constituency.
Answer: As of 4 September 2024, there were nine National Health Service dentist practices in the Colne Valley constituency, and none of them were showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist webs...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport: West YorkshireDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport links in West Yorkshire.
Answer: My Department is committed to improving transport links in West Yorkshire, and across the country. West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has been allocated £830m of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements funding over a five-year period, to help ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Colne ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services in the Colne Valley constituency.
Answer: People with mental health issues in the Colne Valley constituency and across the country are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure that mental health is given the same attention and focus as phy...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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