Samantha Niblett MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Special Educational Needs: South DerbyshireDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for delays in processing education, health and care plans in South Derbyshire constituency; and whether her Department is taking steps to provide additional support
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 is...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by flooding caused inadvertently by flood relief schemes.
Answer: When building flood defences there is a legal requirement that any development cannot increase the flood risk to communities either upstream or downstream, and if an increase in risk is identified, it must be mitigated.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support disabled people seeking to enter or return to work and (b) ensure those unable to work continue to receive financial support.
Answer: Appropriate work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions, are a diverse group so access to the right work an...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: East MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport connections in (a) South Derbyshire constituency and (b) the East Midlands.
Answer: The government knows that a modern public transport network is vital to providing access to services and keeping communities connected. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December to put the power over local bus services back int...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending pension entitlements to Army reservists who were excluded from the Armed Forces Pension Scheme between July 2000 and March 2015.
Answer: Following legal advice, the Ministry of Defence has lodged an appeal against the Milroy employment tribunal ruling. We are unable to comment further on the payment of military reservist pensions for pre-2015 service whilst the appeal is ongoing.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: South DerbyshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to shift towards a preventative healthcare model in South Derbyshire constituency; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the preventative
Answer: The Health Mission sets out our plan to shift the National Health Service away from a model geared towards late diagnosis and treatment, to one where the NHS focuses on prevention, and where more services are delivered in local communities. Our core objec...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South DerbyshireDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase specialist educational provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities in South Derbyshire constituency.
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. We want more chil...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to coordinate the roll out of (a) the Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine and (b) other vaccines across all English regions to maximise effectiveness.
Answer: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programmes for pregnant women, to protect newborns, and adults aged 75 to 79 years old began in England on 1 September 2024. The programmes are being delivered by general practices and commissioned maternity s...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: South DerbyshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) public health and (b) adult social care services in reducing the demand on (i) primary and (ii) acute services in South Derbyshir
Answer: The NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for meeting the healthcare needs and demands of South Derbyshire's population.There is evidence that public health and adult social care interventions of different kinds can be effect...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: South DerbyshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made the adequacy of the number of local authority planning officers in South Derbyshire to help support the Government's wider planning reform
Answer: While it is for individual local authorities to make their own assessments of their workforce, the government appreciate that planning departments across the country are experiencing challenges with recruitment, retention, and skills gaps and that in many...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of council run youth centres in tackling youth crime in South Derbyshire constituency.
Answer: This government recognises the vital role youth services play in reducing a young person’s likelihood of becoming involved in crime. This will be a vital element of our Young Futures Programme which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: PylonsTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26183More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with mortgage lenders on the adequacy of their lending criteria for homes within 200 metres of a pylon.
Answer: The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for mortgage lenders in which the Government does not intervene. However, the Government is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their business, including the provi...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 23992 on Primary Health Care: Standards, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) elderly and (b) digitally-challenged people to
Answer: Digital health tools should be part of a wider offering that includes face-to-face support, with appropriate help for people who struggle to access digital services. NHS England has successfully run a number of programmes to support patients, carers, and ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with long term physical disabilities to access secondary care including (a) hydrotherapy, (b) physiotherapy and (c) acupuncture without re-referrals.
Answer: The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people. Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. NHS England has developed ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLearning Disabilities: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to promote the recruitment and retention of people who have a learning disability in the (a) private and (b) public sectors.
Answer: Our specialist initiatives to support people with learning disabilities and other disabled people into work include support from Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres. £12.3 million has also been invested into 23 lead Local Authori...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support primary care to reduce the time it takes to receive (a) results and (b) appointments from secondary care services.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, launched as part of the Government’s Plan for Change, sets out plans to improve patients’ experience, so that it is as smooth, supportive, and convenient as possible. This includes giving them more control and flexibility, and de...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIncinerators: Planning PermissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds, published 30 December 2024, whether inc
Answer: Rights to appeal planning decisions are unaffected by the Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note and accompanying statement. The accompanying statement set out that Government will only back new Energy from Waste projects that meet strict conditions....
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgages: PylonsTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with mortgage lenders on ensuring mortgage offers are maintained for properties near electricity pylons, in the context of proposals to increase the number of electricity pylons.
Answer: The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for mortgage lenders in which the Government does not intervene. However, the Government is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their business, including the provi...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DerbyshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for Tier 3 weight management services in Derbyshire.
Answer: Local authorities and the National Health Service provide weight management services to support their communities to achieve and maintain a healthier weight. These range from behavioural weight management programmes to specialist services for those living...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to extend the assurances provided on funding for the increase in employer National Insurance costs to NHS Trusts to general practice.
Answer: We have made necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the Autumn Budget. Resource spending for the Department will be £22.6 billion more in 2025/26 than in 2023/24, as part of the Spending Review settlement. The employers’ Nati...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were classified as educated otherwise than at school in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many children receiving educated otherwise than at school funding received le
Answer: The department collects a range of data on children being educated in contexts other than school. This includes data on children and young people with education, health and care (EHC) plans who, as part of their education, are receiving ‘Special education...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to return the (a) areas and (b) activities of private estate management in the private sector to local authorities.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFreehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps with local authorities to remove the requirement for households on freehold estates to pay estate management charges, in the context of the
Answer: As set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 21 November (HCWS244), the government remain committed to protecting residential freeholders on private and mixed-tenure housing estates from unfair charges. Next year we will consult on implementing the A...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22178More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the independent review of the loan charge will cover the (a) current and (b) historic roles of (i) promoters, (ii) umbrella companies and (iii) HMRC; what steps she is taking to ensure the independence of th
Answer: At Budget, the Government committed to an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. Further details will be set out in due course.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities hold a legally binding bond to ensure new housing developments are completed if the developer declares bankruptcy.
Answer: Local planning authorities already have powers to issue a completion notice which requires a developer to complete their development if it is left uncompleted. If they fail to do so, the planning permission for the development will no longer be valid.In o...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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