Rebecca Paul MP: written questions
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Ovarian Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure all women across England with ovarian cancer get access to the best possible treatment.
Answer: NHS England runs the Help Us Help You campaigns to raise public awareness, increase knowledge of cancer symptoms, and address barriers to acting on them to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. Previous ph...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOvarian Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to launch a campaign to raise public awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Answer: NHS England runs the Help Us Help You campaigns to raise public awareness, increase knowledge of cancer symptoms, and address barriers to acting on them to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. Previous ph...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Infrastructure LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of Community Infrastructure Levy spent on each category of infrastructure listed in subsection 2 of s216 of the Planning Act 20
Answer: Local planning authorities are required to publish an Infrastructure Funding Statement annually. These should include information on the items of infrastructure on which the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been spent, and the amount of CIL spent o...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPornography: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to prevent children being exposed to pornography in Reigate constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to keeping children safe online. Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that children benefit from its wide-reaching protections.The Act requires that all in scope services that allow pornograp...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstitution: ReigateHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the scale of commercial sexual exploitation in Reigate.
Answer: The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. This Government has set out a mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and we will use all of the levers available to us to deliver this.The Govern...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordM25: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, how much Next Generation Concrete Surfacing is expected to reduce noise levels by.
Answer: Trials conducted on the M1 suggest that Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) could yield a reduction of between 3.4 and 3.7 dB(A) in the noise generated between the vehicle tyre and the concrete road surface.
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department's Notification of Child Death Form asks about the gender with which the child identified at the time of their death in cases where the child was over 10; and whether
Answer: The Notification of Child Death Form, part of the National Child Mortality Database, continues to capture the sex of the child for anyone under the age of 18 years old, in line with sex being a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.Although...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReigateDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in Reigate constituency.
Answer: The department is continuing to support and challenge Surrey to improve the delivery of its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services, following the most recent local area SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in Septe...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9366More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of independent schools recovering VAT through the Capital Goods Scheme on the benefit to the public purse of charging VAT on school fees.
Answer: Following scrutiny of the Government’s costing by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, the Government will confirm its approach to these reforms at the Budget on 30 October, and set out its assessment of relevant expected impacts in a Tax Inf...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9365More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure HMRC is adequately resourced for changes in the level of VAT registrations by schools from 1 January 2025.
Answer: HMRC is putting in place extra measures to support schools and ensure they can register for VAT on time. This includes new bespoke guidance, hosting webinars, updating VAT registration systems and training additional staff to manage increased demand for r...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: ReigateDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support pubs in Reigate constituency.
Answer: Pubs, including those in Reigate, are at the heart of our communities and vital for economic growth. That is why the Government is creating a fairer business rate system by introducing permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure busin...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5796 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, if she will set a target date to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement Parking: options for change, which closed i
Answer: We are currently considering the views expressed in the consultation responses. Our plan is to publish a formal response to the consultation, summarising the views received and announcing the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy in due cour...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of families with children about whom (a) care and (b) protection issues have been raised who are offered a family group conference.
Answer: The department does not hold this data Statutory guidance for local authorities, such as ‘Working together to safeguard children’ and the ‘Children’s social care national framework’, encourages local authorities to consider family group decision making, s...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordM25: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, when Next Generation Concrete Surfacing will take place between Junctions 8 and 9 on the M25.
Answer: A section of the M25 between Junction 8 and Junction 9 was treated with Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) in September 2024 and wider implementation of NGCS on the M25 is expected to be undertaken from 2026. At present, National Highways is unable...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the draft regulations proposed following the UK fresh produce sector: review of the supply chain, published on 14 De
Answer: The Government will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal that ensures fairness in the supply chain across all sectors, including the fresh produce supply chain. Farmers should always receive a fair price for their products and the ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress she has made on progressing prisoners who remain in custody on Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences and who have served their minimum term towards release from incarceration.
Answer: This Government is focused, as a matter of urgency, on ensuring that all serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) prisoners have the opportunity to reduce their risk, via effective and deliverable sentence plans, as well as supporting them to enga...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the new NHS Commercial Framework allows for increased use of indication-specific pricing agreements to support patient access to future cancer innovations.
Answer: As part of the 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth, NHS England committed to undertake two consultations on amendments to the NHS Commercial Framework for New Medicines. The first of these launched on 31 July 2024 for ei...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK maintains funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Answer: The UK is proud to be a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. The UK continues to be a supportive partner to the GPEI and will take every opportunity to ensure every child eve...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: War Widow(er)sDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting war (a) widows and (b) widowers from changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners. Everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the Governmen...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInflammatory Bowel Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a strategy for ensuring people living with (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) other forms of inflammatory bowel disease are able to access treatment in a timely manner.
Answer: NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time Programme on gastroenterology aims to reduce variations in care, increase early diagnosis and proactive management of Crohn’s disease and colitis, and increase access to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to adjust the upper limit on house purchases using a Lifetime ISA in line with inflation.
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index demonstrates that the average price paid by first-time buyers remains below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK.Any unauthorised withdrawals are subject to a 25% withdrawal charge. This recoups th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the list of conditions for exemption from prescription charges; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including cystic fibrosis on that list.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there is a wide ra...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Serious Shortage Protocols in place for?Creon?10,000 and 25,000 capsules limiting prescriptions to one months’ supply; and what steps he is t
Answer: The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), including Creon, to help ensure patients, including children with cystic fibrosis, have access to this medicine. The supply ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: ReigateDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of children who may move from independent to state sector schools as a result of the planned introduction of VAT on independent schools in Reigate constituency; an
Answer: In line with research from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, the government does not anticipate the ending of the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy to prompt notable movement into the state sector, and any movement is expected to take p...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: ReigateMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men have been released from prisons in Reigate constituency under the early release scheme in September 2024.
Answer: Data on SDS40 releases in specific areas such as Reigate forms a subset of data intended for future publication. The number of prison places projected to be saved nationally is in the Impact Assessment published on 17 July 2024.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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