Samantha Niblett MP: written questions 2025
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Medical Equipment: TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Health Innovation Network and (b) other regional networks to help (i) support health technology SMEs and (ii) increase economic gr
Answer: The Government continues to fund the Health Innovation Network to support health and social care teams to identify, test, and scale new solutions – including new health technologies – to major NHS challenges. Since 2018, HIN programmes have created or sec...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with the Health Innovation Network to support digital innovation in local NHS services.
Answer: The Government continues to fund and support the Health Innovation Network to help the adoption of local innovation into National Health Service care pathways, and digital innovation into local NHS services. Each of the 15 regional networks deliver servic...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to collaborates with the Health Innovation Network to support local innovation in NHS care pathways.
Answer: The Government continues to fund and support the Health Innovation Network to help the adoption of local innovation into National Health Service care pathways, and digital innovation into local NHS services. Each of the 15 regional networks deliver servic...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: SoftwareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on Government software procurement.
Answer: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has enhanced the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to promote competition in digital markets for the benefit of businesses and consumers.Government software procurement is negotia...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) usage, (b) year-over-year spend and (c) potential dependencies of the Government's current software assets on cost efficiencies.
Answer: His Majesty's Government monitors the usage of individual and enterprise licenses across a wide variety of products
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of restrictive software licensing on the ability to achieve the digital transformation of public services.
Answer: Government procures software via a number of agreed frameworks which are tendered via the Crown Commercial Service and are awarded under the relevant procurement regulations. The introduction of the new procurement act 2023 will provide government with an...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVetting: Self-employedHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on what steps self employed professionals should take to obtain Enhanced DBS checking to enable them to provide services to vulnerable clients where there is no
Answer: The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent from the Home Office. Guidance published on gov.uk informs applicants and employers that:· A self-employed person who is eligible for a standard or enhanced DBS check due to the role th...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WaterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication entitled Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premises, updated on 27 August 2024, what processes are in place to help support the (a) NHS a
Answer: The Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premises was last updated in 2016, and is currently being reviewed for the publication of an update in 2026.The NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (NETB) No.2024/3: Designing safe spaces for pati...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFreehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) abolish and (b) impose a (i) freeze and (ii) maximum cap on increases in service charges for freehold properties.
Answer: The government remain committed to protecting residential freeholders on private and mixed-tenure housing estates from unfair chargeWe will consult this year on implementing the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act’s new consumer protection provisions for th...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: OvertimeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Access to Work funding is not provided for overtime.
Answer: Access to Work aims to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment. The grant supports workplace adjustments that go beyond what would normally be expected from an employer through their duty to provide reasonable adjustments as...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDirectors: DebtsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to prevent company directors from dissolving indebted businesses and then establishing a similar business without paying former debts.
Answer: The Government expects directors to act lawfully and responsibly in respect of the companies they run and that includes ensuring that liabilities and other obligations are discharged before they apply for a company's voluntary dissolution. Those who fail ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: South DerbyshireDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when decisions will be made on the future of (a) Infinity Park Spencer Academy and (b) New House Farm Church of England Primary in South Derbyshire constituency.
Answer: The mainstream free schools review is ongoing and departmental officials are in the final stages of working through the evidence gathered from Derbyshire County Council, Derby Diocesan Academy Trust and the Spencer Academies Trust. No decisions have been ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) develop a circular economy for historically un-recyclable waste streams, (b) tackle the composite waste burden and (c) support the recycling
Answer: This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy – a future where we keep our resources in use for longer, waste is reduced, we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs, our economy prospers,...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to allow pensioners not in receipt of benefits to access ECO4 scheme funding for solar panels.
Answer: Pensioners not in receipt of benefits may be able to access the Flexible Eligibility element of the ECO4 scheme (ECO Flex) which allows those with a gross combined household income of up to £31,000 to seek support. ECO Flex also has additional routes whic...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure good quality therapy for care experienced children in a timely manner that meets the needs of families.
Answer: The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 require an assessment of the health needs for every child when they enter care and a plan devised to address their needs. Together with the Department of Health and Social Care, the d...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMobility Scooters: BusesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure people using mobility scooters (class 2) have the right to ride on all buses.
Answer: The Department is committed to delivering a transport network which puts passengers and their needs at its heart. We want to see disabled passengers able to make the journeys they want and need, and we recognise the importance of mobility scooters in supp...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2025 to Question 46303 on Visas: Ukraine, what steps Ukrainian people who will have been living here for four and a half years by the end of the extension need to ta
Answer: We keep the Ukraine schemes under continuous review in line with the ongoing conflict and the Ukrainian government’s desire for the future return of its citizens to Ukraine. This is why the Ukraine Schemes are temporary and do not lead to settlement in th...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to enable all day booking at GP surgeries.
Answer: The 2025/26 GP Contract has been updated to give patients the right to access help electronically, including requesting appointments, throughout the duration of core practice hours.All practices in England are required to offer online and video consultati...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public BodiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to abolish (a) Primary Care Support England and (b) any other NHS organisations, in the context of the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: Work is progressing at pace to map functions, appraise options, and inform decision making on where NHS England’s functions will best sit.There are important choices to be made, and ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executiv...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is available for young people where a temporary break in post 16 education due to mental health leads to the removal of the child and disability element of Universal Credit.
Answer: There is no guidance available for the young person, however, their parent or guardian who loses the child element and any disabled child addition payable can speak to colleagues in their local Jobcentre or use their UC Journal to ask about how a temporar...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support Ukrainians whose visas are due to expire without automatic renewal.
Answer: The UK has offered or extended sanctuary to over 300,000 Ukrainians and their families under the Ukraine Schemes, thanks to the immense generosity of the British public. We are determined to continue to provide stability for those we have welcomed to the ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out a 7-point plan to reduce driving test waiting t...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that purchasers are not financially disadvantaged by incorrect EPC certificates.
Answer: The Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2012 place a duty on accreditation schemes to ensure that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are produced in a consistent and accurate manner and the energy assessors are suitably qualified and experienc...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLevetiracetamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 40872 on Epilepsy: Drugs, what steps he is taking to support patients whose neurologist has specified that Levetiracetam must come from Millfarm.
Answer: The Department is not aware of any supply issues with levetiracetam tablets from the manufacturer, Milpharm. Pharmacies can obtain stocks from their usual wholesalers.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of (a) Levetiracetam and (b) other medications in the supply chain.
Answer: The Department is aware that some manufacturers of levetiracetam tablets are facing supply issues. However, alternative suppliers can fully support the market during this time.Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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