Robin Swann MP: written questions
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Sovereignty: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria he will use to assess the need for a border poll in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The responsibility for a referendum sits solely with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, as set out in the Good Friday Agreement. In accordance with that Agreement and the principle of consent, Northern Ireland will remain part of the United King...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBees: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42062 on Bees: Conservation, whether he has received a request from the Northern Irish Minister of Agriculture for mutual assistance
Answer: It is confirmed that no request from the Northern Irish Minister of Agriculture for mutual assistance with bee inspecting has been received by APHA’s National Bee Unit.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Hungary and SlovakiaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ letter of 8 April 2025 to Northern Ireland Executive colleagues, what assessment he has made of the implic
Answer: Although I was not an addressee of the letter mentioned and therefore cannot reference it directly, this Government will be decisive and take the necessary action to ensure the UK’s biosecurity measures protect our farms from the risk posed by Foot and Mo...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the abolition of NHS England will impact the (a) role and (b) structure of the Getting It Right First Time programme.
Answer: Ministers and senior Departmental officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation.As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ensure ...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Rural Crime Unit and National Wildlife Crime Unit: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of funding allocated to the (a) National Rural Crime Unit and (b) National Wildlife Crime Unit will be for (i) operations and (ii) activities in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Chief Constables have operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities; these decisions will inform the support that they request and receive from the units in question.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBees: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspectors his Department has trained to (a) inspect and (b) assess the health of (i) bees and (ii) their hives.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit has 50 trained inspectors which includes the National Bee Inspector and 8 Regional Bee Inspectors. All of these inspectors are trained to inspect and assess the health of bees and the hives in England...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the devolved Administrations to (a) increase the children’s palliative care workforce and (b) improve access to specialist services.
Answer: Healthcare funding and administration, including in relation to palliative and end of life care services, is a devolved matter across the four nations of the United Kingdom, and, therefore, is the responsibility of the devolved administrations.In England,...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41705More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be Barnett consequentials from the £3.25bn Transformation Fund announced in the Spring Statement.
Answer: The Transformation Fund will be allocated to UK Government departments through the Spending Review process. The Barnett formula will apply in the normal way, as per the Statement of Funding Policy.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a dedicated communications budget within his Department for sepsis awareness.
Answer: The Department does not currently have a dedicated communications budget for sepsis awareness.NHS England has several training programmes aimed at improving the diagnosis and early management of sepsis among healthcare professionals. These programmes are ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAntimicrobial ResistanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of including rapid diagnostics as part of the five-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance.
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP), published in May 2024, highlights the importance of accurate diagnostic testing to guide effective antibiotic use and tackle antimicrobial resistance. Supporting ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to people who survive sepsis to be signposted to commissioned services in sepsis (a) after-care, (b) support and (c) rehabilitation.
Answer: It is important that there is sufficient and comprehensive post-sepsis support in the National Health Service.Most people make a full recovery from sepsis. However, the Government and the NHS recognise the physical and emotional complications that can las...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mechanisms to support the (a) adoption and (b) clinical systems integration of (i) novel and (ii) rapid diagnost
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan (ERP), published in January 2025, sets out the productivity and reform efforts needed to return to the 18-week standard, including reforms to diagnostic care to reduce waiting times for tests and scans.The plan announced that inte...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to help develop a national Sepsis Registry using (a) interoperable and (b) patient-level data.
Answer: The Government understands the clear need for reliable data on sepsis. Currently, the Office for National Statistics publishes data on the number of death registrations where sepsis was the underlying cause of death, and where sepsis was mentioned anywher...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help develop a dedicated diagnostic pathway for sepsis.
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP), published in May 2024, highlights the importance of accurate diagnostic testing to guide effective antibiotic use and tackle antimicrobial resistance. Supporting ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Public Sector Transformation BoardNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Public Sector Transformation Board has (a) permanent o (b) interim status.
Answer: The Board structure used to provide recommendations for the first tranche of projects held interim status. The Northern Ireland Minister of Finance has proposed expanding the membership of the Public Sector Transformation Board and moving toward a permane...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of the 14 March 2025 to Question 37022 on Business: Northern Ireland, whether his Permanent Secretary briefed him prior to the announcement.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous answer (UIN 37022).
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will take steps to prepare for temperature rises that could reach 4C by the end of the century.
Answer: The latest UN Environment Programme Emissions Gap Report estimates that current policies will limit peak global warming to 3.1°C by 2100, with further reductions possible through full implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) (https://w...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the French Government's Third National Climate Adaptation Plan.
Answer: The UK approach to managing climate risks is set out by the Climate Change Act 2008 and involves a Climate Change Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Programme. Similar to the French approach our National Adaptation Programme is developed on a 5 yearl...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCredit UnionsTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37065More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to (a) support and (b) expand credit unions.
Answer: The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing products and affordable credit. We continue to engage regula...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 34541 on Business: Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Office Permanent Secretary briefed him on Board meetings prior to the announcement of
Answer: Officials advised the Secretary of State on the recommendations made by the interim Board to the Northern Ireland Executive on transformation projects. These projects and their respective funding allocations were announced by the Northern Ireland Minister...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 34541 on Business: Northern Ireland, when the remainder of the Transformation Fund will be allocated.
Answer: The Public Sector Transformation Board will run a further process to assess proposals from Northern Ireland departments and will make recommendations on those that are judged to have potential for transformation. Following a decision by the Executive, the...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support parents with recent trends in the cost of daycare facilities.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.It is the department’s ambition that parents have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and childcare.Next year alone, the department plan...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood and Livestock: AshfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34165 on Food and Livestock: Transport, how many times the Border Control Post has contacted people responsible for a load in relatio
Answer: Due to the intelligence led and dynamic nature of our biosecurity controls, and to ensure operations are not impacted, we are unable to share this data.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood and Livestock: AshfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34165 on Food and Livestock: Transport, how many vehicles containing (a) live animals and (b) food products attended Sevington for fu
Answer: Due to the intelligence led and dynamic nature of our biosecurity controls, and to ensure operations are not impacted, we are unable to share data on inspection volumes.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAirportsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32525 on Airports, which airports are designated Level 3.
Answer: There are currently 9 Level 3 coordinated airports in the UK: London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London City, London Stansted, London Luton, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Leeds Bradford. Leeds Bradford is Level 3 coordinated for summer season only, t...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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