Sally Jameson MP: written questions

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Written questions

Social Workers: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of social workers; and what plans he has for a national social work recruitment campaign.
Answer: We support the supply of social workers with the right skills, knowledge, and values to support vulnerable adults, children and families. We currently fund the Social Work Bursary, Education Support Grant and the mental health graduate programme Think Ahe...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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Social WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a national workforce strategy for social work developed in partnership with the sector.
Answer: We know the challenges facing adult social care, from inconsistent standards of care to an undervalued and overstretched workforce, and that is why we are launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of our critical first steps towar...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Social WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the administrative burden on social workers.
Answer: We recognise and value the vital contribution of social workers, who are predominantly employed by local authorities. To support the administrative burden on social workers, the Department for Education has launched the Support for Social Workers virtual ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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Health Services: ArtsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Creative Health Review's report, published in December 2023.
Answer: The Department recognises the value that the creative arts can play in supporting peoples’ health and wellbeing. As part of the work on our missions, we will be reviewing the evidence and recommendations set out by stakeholders, including those in the Cre...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.
Answer: We are determined to rebuild dentistry for the long term.We will deliver an additional 700,000 urgent dental appointments; reform the dental contract; and introduce supervised toothbrushing for three- to five-year-olds in the most deprived communities.We ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
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Community EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the growth of community energy projects.
Answer: Community energy will play a pivotal role in our 2030 Clean Power Mission. Through Great British Energy’s Local Power Plan, we will partner with and provide funding to, community groups, local authorities, and others, to develop renewable energy projects ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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Children: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent from the public purse on private sector provision of children’s social care in each year since 2010.
Answer: The department publishes data on local authority spend on looked after children. The latest data is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure#explore-data-and-files.The attached table set...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
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Social Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations to help improve the experience of disabled people within the benefits system.
Answer: This Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that their views and voices will be at the heart of all that we do. The Health Transformation Programme (HTP) is modernising health and...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on the (a) glass, (b) aluminium and (c) plastic packaging sectors.
Answer: Under the previous Government, the 2022 Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) impact assessment made an assessment of the impact of introducing the scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment covered glass, aluminium, ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
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Air Passenger Duty: Regional AirportsTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7041More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of Air Passenger Duty on the growth of regional airports.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) exists to ensure that aviation makes a fair contribution to the public finances. The Government understands that regional airports tend to have a greater proportion of domestic and short-haul international passengers compared to l...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Audiology: DoncasterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for audiology appointments in Doncaster Central constituency.
Answer: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board has advised that Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals is temporarily adjusting its Adult and Children Audiology services to enable the trust to make key improvements to its information technol...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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