Sarah Edwards MP: written questions
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Written questions
Prisoners: Mental IllnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prisoners are diagnosed with mental health conditions by region.
Answer: The following table shows the mental health population by region and as a percentage of the prison population: RegionsPercentageEast Midlands8%East of England8%London7%North East and Yorkshire7%North West8%South East8%South West7%West Midlands8%Grand Tota...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory method of production labelling on all animal products.
Answer: The Government recognises the strong public interest in clearer animal welfare information on the food they buy. A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on prop...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: InspectionsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roadside inspections on Operator License Operated Mini Buses have been undertaken in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The table below shows volumes of roadside inspections the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has carried out for public service vehicle (PSV) minibuses that had an operator licence recorded. DVSA only holds records for this data as far back as 201...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: InspectionsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) school and (b) other minibuses have failed inspections under Section 19 of the Transport Act 1985 in the last 10 years.
Answer: The table below shows volumes of roadside inspections the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has carried out for public service vehicle (PSV) minibuses that had an operator licence recorded. DVSA only holds records for this data as far back as 201...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: FreightTreasuryTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9971More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to support the road haulage industry to meet government net zero targets through the National Wealth Fund.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund will invest in pursuit of the government’s growth and clean energy priorities to support the delivery of the Industrial Strategy and Britain’s acceleration to net zero. The National Wealth Fund will continue to invest in the UK In...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: InspectionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roadside inspections of Permit 19 Minibuses have been undertaken in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not record if any minibuses it inspects at the side of the road are subject to a section 19 permit. Roadside inspections of minibuses could be completed by DVSA, local Police or local authorities.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she had made of trends in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics estimate that nearly 1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training. This is 872,000 young people, a number which has risen by 74,000 over the last year.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
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