Richard Burgon MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Development Aid: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reduction in ODA spending on food insecurity in (a) Haiti, (b) Mali and (c) South Sudan.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). He has been clear that the government will continue to play a key humanitarian role. Detailed decisions on how...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of fraud in the social security system in financial year 2023-24 by benefit.
Answer: Estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for the financial year 2023-24 can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system, Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024 - GOV.UK
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the role of the Mental Health Investment Standard in (a) meeting his Department's priorities and (b) tackling historical disparities between mental and physica
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent meetings with mental health experts on the effectiveness of the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of Integrated Care Boards to meet Mental Health Investment Standard requirements.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Mental Health Investment Standard (a) on meeting his Department's priorities and (b) in tackling historical disparities between men
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to continue with the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Health Services and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the engagement of (a) disabled children and adults, (b) their families and (c) representative organisations, in consultations on health and social care
Answer: As part of the 10-Year Health Plan’s process, we are having the largest conversation in the National Health Service’s history. We are undertaking a range of activities, including deliberative events, focus groups, local system events, and partner engageme...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people employed in the health and social care sector are afforded (a) reasonable adjustments, (b) support in the workplace and (c) other
Answer: All health and social care employers are expected to comply with employment legislation such as the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Equality Act 2010, which includes considerations for reasonable adjustments. Most social care workers are employed by pr...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) adequate and (b) sustainable funding for (i) social care and (ii) disability care services.
Answer: To enable local authorities to provide vital services such as adult social care, the Government is making up to £3.7 billion of additional funding available for social care authorities in 2025/26, which includes an £880 million increase in the Social Care...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism and Learning Disability: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism in inpatient units; and what progress she has made on implementing (i) community-bas
Answer: Through our proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act, we want to ensure people with a learning disability and autistic people get the support they need in the community, improve care, and prevent admission to hospitals. We will engage with expert stakeho...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools are equipped to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities; and what additional (a) support, (b) resources and (c) traini
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department i...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
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