Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Pets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle human health risks associated with spot on pet treatments containing (a) fipronil and (b) imidacloprid.
Answer: Veterinary Medicinal Products (VMPs) undergo a thorough assessment by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) before they are authorised for marketing in the UK. This includes a product-specific user risk assessment that considers all those that may co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase levels of funding available for farmers.
Answer: We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. We are investing more than £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery, the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s hi...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support food security.
Answer: Food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers, fishers and food producers. As part of the Government’s Plan for Change we are delivering on the Government’s New Deal fo...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasAttorney GeneralTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73841More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of rural crime.
Answer: This Government is committed to working with the police and other partners to address the blight of rural crime.The National Police Chiefs’ Council Wildlife and Rural Crime Strategy 2022-2025 provides a framework through which policing, and its partners, ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73840More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer: Equalities Ministers and their officials are working closely with the Home Office, and other Government departments to develop a cross-government strategy on tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), to be published in the Autumn.
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including pet treatments as a significant source of pesticides as part of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025.
Answer: The UK pesticides National Action Plan 2025 (NAP) was published in March 2025. The NAP relates to plant protection products and therefore does not cover pet treatments. The NAP introduces a UK domestic target to reduce the potential harm from pesticides t...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what interim regulatory measures will be introduced before a successor regulator to Ofwat is established.
Answer: This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. We have increased accountability by giving the regulators more teeth through the Water (Special Measures) Act with a ban on unfair bonuses, severe and automatic p...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to apply sufficient (a) regulatory and (b) financial pressures on water and sewerage companies to ensure the provision of drainage connections to rural communit
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of having a robust drainage and wastewater system both now and for future demand. As part of the Environment Act 2021, a new duty has been created for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales to produce Drainage a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the human health risks to (a) children and (b) adults of spot on pet treatments containing (i) fipronil and (ii) imidacloprid; and if he will take steps to address
Answer: Veterinary Medicinal Products (VMPs) undergo a thorough assessment by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) before they are authorised for marketing in the UK. This includes a product-specific user risk assessment that considers all those that may co...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will include pet treatments as a significant source of pesticides as part of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025.
Answer: The UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025 relates to plant protection products, and therefore does not cover pet treatments. Veterinary medicines are regulated under a separate legislative framework to pesticides: the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (V...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) support is provided for claimants with (i) severe health conditions and (ii) daily-living needs who score zero on a Personal Independence Payment assessment,
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on thei...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help increase awareness of (a) Access to Work and (b) other employment support programmes.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. Access to Work aims to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people into employment. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS dental services will receive increased funding from the Spending Review.
Answer: The Department settlement announced at the 2025 Spending Review means that annual National Health Service day-to-day spending will increase by £29 billion in real terms, a £53 billion cash increase, by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. This will take the NHS r...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the proportion of NHS funding allocated to dentistry over the remainder of this Parliament.
Answer: The Department settlement announced at the 2025 Spending Review means that annual National Health Service day-to-day spending will increase by £29 billion in real terms, a £53 billion cash increase, by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. This will take the NHS r...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on primary care NHS dental services per head of population in England in real terms in each of the last 10 years (a) inclusive and (b) exclusive of the patient charge revenu
Answer: Dental expenditure and patient charge revenue data is published each year in NHS England’s annual accounts. The annual accounts for 2024/25 have not yet been published, and so the latest published accounts data is for 2023/24.The following table shows the...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of investment in rural VCSE infrastructure on inequalities in access to (a) GP, (b) mental health, (c) community and (d) o
Answer: The Department recognises the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector as a valuable partner in improving people’s health and wellbeing.The Government is committed to resetting the relationship with civil society and to unlock its potenti...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArchives: Tiverton and MineheadDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the (a) preservation and (b) public accessibility of the legacy photographic archives documenting the (i) industrial and (ii) cultural heritage of Tiverton and
Answer: Since 2013, The National Archives has served as the archive sector leader in England, and is responsible for providing guidance and support to archives.The National Archives is a non-ministerial government department which is sponsored by the Department f...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to establish a ring-fenced research fund for studying the reproductive safety of sodium valproate.
Answer: The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), commissions a range of research to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. For example, the NIHR is currently funding a £2.7 million award which aims to improve outcomes, fo...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting concessionary bus travel to journeys after 9:30am on disabled people's employment prospects; and if she will make an assessment of the potenti
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations, such ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) sustainable funding and (b) fair commissioning of (i) hospice and (ii) palliative care services take into account the higher cost of delivering services in
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs mu...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming (a) NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and (b) National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme will include policies on staffing in rural areas.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will be published later this year. We will work with partners to make sure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills, to ensure the National Health Service has access to the workforce it needs to treat...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Foods: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations on the (a) composition, (b) marketing and (c) labelling of commercial infant and toddler foods.
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we hav...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce NHS staff burnout.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a top priority. NHS organisations have a responsibility to create supportive working environments for staff, ensuring they have the conditions they need to thrive, including access to high quali...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of Community Interest Companies to the provision of day care services for people with early-stage dementia.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards and may include day care services.Local authorities are best placed...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVAT: Dementia and DisabilityTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65660More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of support services for people with (a) permanent disabilities and (b) dementia.
Answer: Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. When developing policy, including on VAT on...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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