Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of potential merits of the recommendation in the report entitled the Adoption Barometer, published by Adoption UK in May 2024, that the Adoption and Special Guardianship
Answer: Funding for Children’s Social Care, which includes the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF), is being considered as part of the current spending review.The department has been making a range of changes to improve the timeliness of the AS...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of charities.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charities have played in providing, often life-saving work in our society in increasingly difficult circumstances.DCMS is supporting charities with their financial sustainability in a number of ways. DCMS del...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: Older PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with representatives of charities on the funding of organisations that provide clubs for the elderly.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charities play up and down the country, providing crucial support to different groups across society, including the elderly.DCMS is supporting charities with their financial sustainability in a number of ways...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: Older PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with representatives of clubs for the elderly that are closing in autumn 2024 on their (i) financial situation and (ii) role in providing
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charities play up and down the country, providing crucial support to different groups across society, including the elderly.DCMS is supporting charities with their financial sustainability in a number of ways...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMpox: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the UK Health Security Agency has made of the level of risk of an Mpox outbreak.
Answer: The latest risk assessment is set out in the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) technical briefing, which was published on 16 September 2024, and is available at the following link:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e83b367f20ecc7ec3aa1db/m...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNitazenes: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the risks of nitazines use.
Answer: The Department is actively monitoring the threat posed by synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, and is working to increase awareness of their dangers. Information on synthetic opioids and the dangers they pose is available from the helpline and website Tal...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNitazenesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) ambulance call outs and (b) hospital admissions took place due to the use of nitazines in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department is actively monitoring the threat posed by synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, and is working to increase awareness of their dangers. Information on synthetic opioids and the dangers they pose is available from the helpline and website Tal...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: NitazenesMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscations of nitazines took place in prisons in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not collected in a format that would enable it to be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: NitazenesMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is recording the number of cases of nitazene use in prison which has required (a) on site medical attention and (b) an ambualance to be called in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested, which relates to the responsibilities of more than one Government Department, is not collected in a format that would enable us to do so without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners have required medical attention for (a) suspected overdoses and (b) drug-related ill health in each quarter of each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of prisoners requiring medical attention for suspected overdoses and drug related ill health.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of an increase in the public health grant.
Answer: Lord Darzi’s investigation into the National Health Service set out the impact of past reductions to local government public health funding. We will confirm 2025/26 public health grant allocations as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: Public HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the impact of covid-19 on public health.
Answer: From the week commencing 6 October 2023 to week commencing 20 September 2024, there have been an estimated 9,972 deaths from COVID-19, as measured by death registrations with COVID-19 on death certificates. Further information is available at the followin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirusDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of covid-19 on (a) the NHS and (b) mortality rates.
Answer: From the week commencing 6 October 2023 to week commencing 20 September 2024, there have been an estimated 9,972 deaths from COVID-19, as measured by death registrations with COVID-19 on death certificates. Further information is available at the followin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of covid-19 related deaths in the last year.
Answer: From the week commencing 6 October 2023 to week commencing 20 September 2024, there have been an estimated 9,972 deaths from COVID-19, as measured by death registrations with COVID-19 on death certificates. Further information is available at the followin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to ensure schools take account of the NHS five steps to mental wellbeing in their education provision.
Answer: The department is working to support children and young people to thrive and achieve at school as a critical part of its mission to break down barriers to opportunity. That is why this government is working to ensure the right support is available to ever...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: FinanceTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7798More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps through the forthcoming Budget to restore public health grants to real terms 2015 levels.
Answer: Detailed spending decisions are a matter for the Chancellor and will be announced at the Budget on 30 October. DHSC will confirm 2025/26 public health grant allocations following the forthcoming Spending Review.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason people who turned 80 before 1 September 2024 are not eligible for the RSV vaccine; and whether exceptions can be made.
Answer: The policy for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which is an independent expert advisory committee on vaccination and immunisation. That advice is provided...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans that pensioners will receive a letter from her Department on eligibility to sign up for pension credit.
Answer: Starting this month pensioners in England and Wales will receive a letter informing them of the change in eligibility to the Winter Fuel Payment and encouraging them to check their eligibility for Pension Credit. Similar letters to pensioners in Scotland ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the schedule is for the advertising campaign for pension credit sign up.
Answer: Alongside our continuing work with key stakeholders, for which the Pension Credit week of action (2 -6 September) was a focal point, DWP has also launched paid marketing activity to promote Pension Credit. The activity, which is aimed at potential pension...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed Pension Credit in each of the last 12 months.
Answer: Internal Pension Credit operational information is not currently produced monthly, but rather weekly. Please find data from 4th September 2023 up to the end of week commencing 30th September 2024. This data is a longer time series of the ad hoc statistics...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWitnesses: ComplaintsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to give indirect witnesses of criminal offences that have taken place on social media standing in law to complain to the (a) Police and (b) Independent Office for P
Answer: Any individual is entitled, and should be encouraged, to report anything they believe to be criminal behaviour, however they became aware of it, to the police.Section 12 of the Police Reform Act 2022 sets out that to use the police complaints system, a pe...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit PricesHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, this government is committed to prioritising public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.We are continuing to work closely across government to better understand what can be done to address the driver...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent alcohol use among children and young people.
Answer: Our mission-based approach will ensure that every child has the best start in life and that we create the healthiest generation of children ever. Statutory guidance on relationships, sex, and health education requires all primary and secondary schools to ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of funding available for the provision of harm reduction programmes by alcohol and drug services.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning services to prevent, mitigate and treat alcohol and drug related health harm, based upon local need. The Department is continuing to invest in improvements to local alcohol and drug treatment services to...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people who have alcohol dependencies.
Answer: A vital part of delivering the Health Mission shift to prevention will be action to reduce the harms from excess alcohol consumption. The Department is continuing to invest in improvements to local alcohol treatment services to ensure those in need can ac...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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