Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions

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Written questions

Tiverton High SchoolDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead on the (a) condition of Tiverton High School and (b) school community.
Answer: Ensuring schools have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is unable to meet at pres...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
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Breast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the National Care Institute for Health and Care Excellence severity modifier in 2022 on the (a) appraisal of Enhertu for H
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for developing the methods and processes it uses in its evaluations independently, and in consultation with stakeholders. The severity modifier that the NICE introduced in 2022 is...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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Alcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8056More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to (a) review the planned changes to alcohol duty rates before their implementation in February 2025, notwithstanding an extension of the current duty freeze and (b) publish an impact assessment of
Answer: As with all taxes, the Government keeps alcohol duty rates under review during its Budget process. Any substantive tax changes would be accompanied by a relevant Tax Information and Impact Note. The current temporary duty easement for wine is due to end o...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Youth Services: Tiverton and MineheadDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided to youth groups in Tiverton and Minehead constituency in the two latest periods for which data is available; and if she will take steps to increase th
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving young people’s life chances and wellbeing. As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Weedkillers: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will restore the license for ASOLUX; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the restoration of that license on the growth of bracken in (a) the Quantocks an
Answer: Asulox is a herbicide containing the active substance asulam, which is not approved for use in the UK. For some years, use of Asulox to control bracken has been allowed under strictly controlled conditions under emergency authorisation arrangements. In 20...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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Inland Waterways: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of funding for waterways.
Answer: The Canal and River Trust is the largest inland waterway navigation authority in England and Wales, responsible for the 2,000 miles of canals and rivers it owns. The Government is currently providing the Trust with a 15-year grant (2012-2027) totalling ab...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Coronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide covid-19 vaccinations to the (a) families and (b) carers of patients with immunosuppressant diseases.
Answer: The primary aim of the autumn 2024 COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illness, hospitalisations, and deaths, arising from COVID-19. On 2 August 2024 the Government accepted the advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vacc...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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Great Western Railway: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of overcrowding on Great Western Railway trains from Tiverton Parkway; and whether she plans to take steps to reduce overcrowding on those trains.
Answer: Officials continually monitor the performance of Great Western Railway services, including instances of overcrowding, and actively hold operators to account through their contracts when they run less capacity than agreed. The Rail Minister additionally me...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Trastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make representations to NICE on their decision to no longer offer Enertu for women suffering from metastatic HER2-LOW breast cancer.
Answer: Decisions on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England are taken by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the basis of an evaluation of a treatment’s costs and benefits. NICE’s met...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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Public Houses: Tiverton and MineheadDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Exmoor National Park Authority on change of use for rural pubs in Tiverton and Minehead constituency.
Answer: Planning permission is always required to change use of a pub, ensuring that local consideration can be given to any such proposals through the planning application process, in consultation with the local community. Defra cannot comment on individual plan...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Bus Services: Tiverton and MineheadDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding community shuttle bus services in Tiverton and MInehead constituency.
Answer: Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will pass the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right ac...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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