Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
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Foster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of people available to foster children in the care system.
Answer: This government is committed to working in partnership with local authorities to recruit more foster carers. This includes delivering ten regional fostering recruitment and retention hubs, covering 64% of local authorities in England. The hubs will transf...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdoption: Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help encourage more people to become adopters of children in the care system.
Answer: The government is committed to working with Regional Adoption Agencies, groups of local authorities joining up to deliver adoption services, to ensure that children waiting to be adopted are placed with a loving family as quickly as possible. In 2024/25, ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle longer waiting times for adoption experienced by (a) disabled children, (b) Black, Asian and ethnic minority children, (c) older children and (d) children with other prot
Answer: The government is committed to working with Regional Adoption Agencies, groups of local authorities joining up to deliver adoption services, to ensure that children waiting to be adopted are placed with a loving family as quickly as possible. In 2024/25, ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFast Food: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a ban on fast food outlets near schools.
Answer: As part of a consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, undertaken from 30 July to 24 September 2024, the Government sought views on how national planning policy could better support local authorities in promoting heathy c...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to identify good practice in interagency working between local authorities, the police and the voluntary sector in tackling anti-social behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We will put thousands of neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities. and crack down on those causing havoc o...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity health servicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to pilot the community delivery of secondary care services.
Answer: Some services traditionally delivered in secondary care, such as particular diagnostic tests, are already being delivered in the community. Services delivered in the community which can support reductions in acute care demand or hospital occupancy, for ex...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of services being delivered in the community instead of in secondary care;, and how he plans to take account of such monitoring in his response
Answer: Some services traditionally delivered in secondary care, such as particular diagnostic tests, are already being delivered in the community. Services delivered in the community which can support reductions in acute care demand or hospital occupancy, for ex...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he plans to provide for community mental health hubs in the next three financial years.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.Investment in NHS community services for children and adults is subject to the outcome of future spending reviews.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments and Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of capacity in (a) the ambulance service and (b) emergency departments on trends in the level of excess deaths in (i) York and (ii) the UK.
Answer: The method used by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and the Office for National Statistics, does not allow an assessment to be made of the potential influence of capacity in the ambulance service and emergency departments on estimates of ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to ban price surging in the taxi trade.
Answer: The Government keeps all policies under review and is aware of stakeholder concerns about the current legislative and regulatory framework for taxis and private hire vehicles. To increase consistency in standards, the Department for Transport issues guida...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce (a) enhanced and (b) consistent standards for taxi licensing across all local authorities.
Answer: The Government keeps all policies under review and is aware of stakeholder concerns about the current legislative and regulatory framework for taxis and private hire vehicles. To increase consistency in standards, the Department for Transport issues guida...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to end cross-border hiring practices by licensed taxis.
Answer: The Government keeps all policies under review and is aware of stakeholder concerns about the current legislative and regulatory framework for taxis and private hire vehicles. To increase consistency in standards, the Department for Transport issues guida...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that annual increases in fees paid by leaseholders to management are capped in line with inflation.
Answer: The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends on many factors, including the terms of a lease, and the age and condition of a building. As a result, the cost of repairs, maintenance of common areas, and management fees vary considerably. Placi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in establishing a network of youth hubs; and what steps she is taking to support existing youth provision to work with youth hubs.
Answer: This Government is committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential and we recognise the importance of early intervention to ensure young people can live safe and healthy lives.Fundamental to this is the delivery of the Young ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has on the negotiations for a new NHS dentistry contract.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Environment on reducing particulate matter in the air.
Answer: The Department works closely with departments across the Government to improve public health. The Department of Health and Social Care has regular engagement with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at both a ministerial and an official...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDiabetesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a strategy to reduce levels of (a) diabetes and (b) complications as a result of diabetes.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to publish a written strategy on the prevalence of, and complications arising from, diabetes. However, we are taking important steps to prevent type 2 diabetes and to improve care for people living with diabetes. The NH...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that health checks are available at all stages of life.
Answer: Health checks throughout all stages of life are important, from ensuring the best start in life, through five health and development reviews before a child reaches two and a half years old, to 12 screening programmes from birth through to adulthood that h...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place more mental health services in primary care.
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future, we will make sure mental health care is delivered in the community wherever possible, so that more people are prevented from needing to go into hospital, through new models of c...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to expand the scope of the Pharmacy First scheme to include the (a) management of long-term conditions and (b) provision of public health advice.
Answer: We are committed to expanding the role of community pharmacies. We want to develop and better utilise the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to improve access to care in local communities and address inequalities.That includes making prescribi...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the dental contract.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of local Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments.
Answer: We are committed to expanding the role of community pharmacies. We want to develop and better utilise the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to improve access to care in local communities and address inequalities.That includes making prescribi...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: YorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand community pharmacy provision in York.
Answer: We are committed to expanding the role of community pharmacies. We want to develop and better utilise the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to improve access to care in local communities and address inequalities.That includes making prescribi...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what capacity his Department has for monitoring the end-user destination of arms exported under the Open General license regime; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of those licenses w
Answer: The scope and terms of Open General Licences (OGLs) are chosen so they are consistent with the SELC. OGLs are typically offered for low risk destinations and low risk items. If our assessment of the risks relating to an OGL changes, then the OGL is amende...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is possible to introduce restrictions under the Open General export licensing regime to prevent export of arms to countries deemed at risk of using them for purposes that would violate inter
Answer: Open General Licences (OGLs) are pre-published licences that permit the export of specified items to specified destinations, following an online registration. These licences do not have any approved named recipients, however what they permit and to which ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
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