Sarah Gibson MP: written questions
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Manufacturing Industries: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan, published on 23 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investment in advanced manufacturing is allocated to rural communitie
Answer: Deeper partnerships with mayors and devolved governments will deliver real change in local communities, ensuring Sector Plan gains across the UK.As part of this, we will support specific city regions and clusters through a new £600 million Strategic Sites...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor progress on the delivery plan for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Answer: The Government funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).We have assessed the myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), research portfolio fun...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) National Institute for Health and Care Research funding for biomedical research into (i) myalgic encepha
Answer: The Government funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).We have assessed the myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), research portfolio fun...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the delivery plan for ME/CFS will include a strategic framework to support research into treatment development.
Answer: The Government funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).We have assessed the myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), research portfolio fun...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGP Surgeries: WiltshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding has been allocated to GP practices in Wiltshire in each of the last three years; and how many bids for premises improvement funding were (a) submitted and (b) approved.
Answer: The Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund will deliver upgrades to more than a thousand general practice surgeries across England this year. This includes nine schemes in the Bath, Northeast Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGP Surgeries: WiltshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of GP premises in Wiltshire; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of practices operating in buildings considered unfit for purp
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, with world class infrastructure across the entire NHS estate and confronting the challenges posed by historic underinvestment in primary care.There are 8,500 b...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGP Surgeries: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of GP practices operating in premises not fit for purpose; and what steps his Department is taking to increase funding to address this issue.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, with world class infrastructure across the entire NHS estate and confronting the challenges posed by historic underinvestment in primary care.There are 8,500 b...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of GP funding relative to the proportion of NHS patient contact delivered in primary care.
Answer: The Carr-Hill formula, which underpins capitation payments to general practices (GPs), is designed to ensure that resources are directed to practices based on an estimate of their patient workload and unavoidable practice costs.It is a workload-based form...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: BereavementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to conduct a cross-sector review of business practices in supporting recently bereaved customers.
Answer: Government has no plans to conduct a cross-sector review of business practice in supporting recently bereaved consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority have considered this issue across financial services and have published guidance on the fair treatment...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to monitor compliance with consumer protection legislation by private parking companies.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns regarding the actions of some private parking operators and is determined to drive up standards across the sector. The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice co...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the operation of private parking management and appeals systems.
Answer: The government is committed to raising standards across the private parking sector. The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the government to prepare a Code of Practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private par...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to establish a regulator for private parking operators.
Answer: The government is committed to raising standards across the private parking sector. The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the government to prepare a Code of Practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private par...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: Supply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fair dealing improvements under Grocery Supply Code of Practice are extended to upstream suppliers who are not covered by the Code.
Answer: The Groceries Code is a competition measure owned by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA can only change the Code in ways which address the specific effects on competition found during its original market investigation, and not to address...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator: Groceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of consolidating the functions of the Grocery Code Adjudicator and the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator to create a unified regulator with
Answer: The government is currently undertaking the fourth statutory review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). The consultation to this review includes question about the GCA’s remit in relation to the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA), and addit...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughts: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate additional resources to help rural and farming communities adapt to increased drought risk.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has produced an updated irrigation prospects report for summer 2025. The report provides options to support irrigators now and in the longer term. The updated irrigation prospects across England for the summer season is ‘modera...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: WiltshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers in Wiltshire to (a) retain soil moisture and (b) protect (i) crops and (ii) livestock from high temperatures.
Answer: Defra is aware of current concerns around ongoing dry conditions, including in Wiltshire, and continues to closely monitor the situation. Defra has provided support through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), where many farmers are carrying out actio...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extreme heat and drought on harvest forecasts for summer 2025.
Answer: Defra does not forecast harvest yields. However, the UK Agricultural Market Monitoring Group monitors, alongside other issues, the impact of heat and drought on agricultural markets across the UK, while continuing to develop our understanding and analysis...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) school and (b) college funding per pupil in Wiltshire in 2024–25.
Answer: Through the dedicated schools grant (DSG), Wiltshire received £364.5 million for mainstream schools in the 2024/25 financial year. This represented an increase of 2.3% per pupil compared to 2023/24, excluding growth funding. On top of that, they received ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase (a) school and (b) college funding per pupil above the rate of inflation in each financial year until 2029.
Answer: Across the spending review, core schools funding, including special educational needs and disabilities investment, will increase from £65.3 billion in the 2025/26 financial year (including the additional funding announced in May 2025) to £69.5 billion by ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent data her Department holds on the prevalence of intimate partner violence among young people aged 16 to 19.
Answer: Acknowledging the complex nature of domestic abuse, the ONS recently revised a question module in the Crime Survey for England and Wales to improve the accuracy and depth of data collected on domestic abuse. According to the new survey module, 18.7% of 16...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of domestic abuse among 16 to 19 year-olds.
Answer: Acknowledging the complex nature of domestic abuse, the ONS recently revised a question module in the Crime Survey for England and Wales to improve the accuracy and depth of data collected on domestic abuse. According to the new survey module, 18.7% of 16...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to make Relationship and Sex Education mandatory in post-16 education settings.
Answer: The department recognises the importance of promoting healthy relationships to young people. This is why relationships and sex education (RSE) is a standard element of the personal development tutorial system in further education.These regular tutorials a...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of provision of Relationship and Sex Education for young people aged 16 to19 in post-16 education settings.
Answer: The department recognises the importance of promoting healthy relationships to young people. This is why relationships and sex education (RSE) is a standard element of the personal development tutorial system in further education.These regular tutorials a...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPerinatal Mortality: BurialMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds data on how many local authorities have complete and accessible records of historic stillbirth burials.
Answer: The government understands that tracing a baby’s grave or a record of cremation can be a very difficult time for people both mentally and emotionally. It is important, therefore, that parents searching for the final resting place of their child’s remains ...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPerinatal Mortality: CemeteriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to local authorities and families wishing to install memorials or markers on sites of historic communal graves of stillborn babies.
Answer: The government understands that tracing a baby’s grave or a record of cremation can be a very difficult time for people both mentally and emotionally. It is important, therefore, that parents searching for the final resting place of their child’s remains ...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
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