Sarah Gibson MP: written questions
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Bile Duct Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of cholangiocarcinoma (a) symptoms and (b) risk factors.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Strangford on 23 January 2025 to Question 24851.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBile Duct Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research funding has been allocated to cholangiocarcinoma through (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research in the last five years.
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority. T...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: WiltshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of flooding incidents reported in Wiltshire (a) since 2020 and (b) each of the previous five-year periods.
Answer: Since 2010, the Wiltshire Council area has experienced multiple flood incidents that have required the response of the Environment Agency and other Flood Risk Authorities. This included widespread flooding during 2023/24, resulting in two-thirds of towns ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: WiltshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £2.65 billion allocated under the Government’s flood defence investment programme is being directed to flood mitigation schemes in Wiltshire.
Answer: We’re investing a record £2.65 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The full list of over 700 schemes to benefit from fresh funding this year was announced on 31 March and can be...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cryptocurrency-related suspicious activity reports were filed with the National Crime Agency in each of the last three years.
Answer: The number of cryptocurrency-related suspicious activity reports filed in each of the last three years were: FY 2021/22 – 73,652FY 2022/23 – 78,132FY 2023/24 – 70,222 Figures for FY 2024/25 are not yet available.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60729More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the number of UK-based firms registered with the Financial Conduct Authority to provide cryptoasset services.
Answer: Since January 2020, certain cryptoasset firms have been required to register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations (MLRs). To date, 51 cryptoasset firms have been registered with the...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of cryptocurrency use in illicit finance; and what steps she is taking to reduce this activity.
Answer: Directed by the Economic Crime Plan 2 (and supported by an Economic Crime Levy funding) UK law enforcement is investing in improving both its capacity and capability to investigate the criminal use of cryptoassets. This includes:Investing in specialist ca...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60726More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps her Department has taken to strengthen consumer protection in relation to investments in unbacked cryptocurrencies.
Answer: Since January 2020, certain cryptoasset firms have been required to register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations (MLRs). To date, 51 cryptoasset firms have been registered with the...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60725More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) resourcing for the Financial Conduct Authority for effective regulation of the cryptoasset sector.
Answer: Since January 2020, certain cryptoasset firms have been required to register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations (MLRs). To date, 51 cryptoasset firms have been registered with the...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband and Mobile Phones: WiltshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of residents paying above 5% of household income on (a) broadband and (b) mobile services in Wiltshire; and what steps he is ta
Answer: The Government has not estimated the number of residents spending over 5% of household income on broadband and mobile services in Wiltshire.We regularly engage with Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, who publish research on affordabil...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: WiltshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of households without home internet access in Wiltshire; and what recent estimate his Department has made of levels of digital exclusion in (a) W
Answer: According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2025 Spring Update, in the Wiltshire local authority area, 104 premises had no mobile, fixed or wireless internet service provider coverage and in the Chippenham constituency, 14 premises. And through Project Gigabit...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total funding allocated to councils and businesses for electric vehicle charging infrastructure was in the 2025 Spending Review; and what this allocation was in the previous five years.
Answer: In the 2025 Spending Review £400 million of capital funding was allocated to support the rollout of charging infrastructure in the four financial years from 2026/27 to 2029/30. This includes along the strategic road network in England, charging infrastruc...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the commercialisation of circular economy innovations in UK supply chains.
Answer: Defra recognises that commercialising circular economy innovations in UK supply chains is critical to driving genuine circular change and economic growth. In taking a whole-economy approach, the Circular Economy Taskforce will consider how the Government ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in incentivising circular product design.
Answer: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are internationally recognised as effective tools for promoting more sustainable product design. As part of the development of packaging EPR (pEPR) scheme, we have engaged with industry stakeholders to better...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: RecyclingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department provides to support SMEs in the construction sector to adopt circular design and reuse practices.
Answer: Small and medium sized housebuilders are essential to meeting the government’s housing ambitions and supporting local economies.The government is acting to support SME housebuilders by increasing their access to land, providing further financial assistanc...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential economic merits of implementing circular economy models in the UK.
Answer: This Government has committed to transitioning to a circular economy to improve lives up and down the country, grow our economy, and protect our environment for generations to come. Recent economic modelling of illustrative measures suggests we could grow...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote the transition to a circular economy.
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy and has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Economy Strategy for England, for which we plan to publish for consultation in the co...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPensioners: FraudHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of fraud involving impersonation of government agencies targeting pensioners have been recorded in each of the last five years by region.
Answer: The Home Office collects data on the number of fraud and computer misuse cases reported to Action Fraud that have been recorded as crimes by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). Information on the victims of these cases is not held.Action Fraud ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the (a) guidance and (b) training provided to assessors conducting Work Capability Assessments for people living with ME.
Answer: When the FAS Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) contracts commenced, DWP Clinical Policy Group took over ownership of all the clinical Core Training and Guidance Materials (CTGM). These documents, amongst other things, contain clinical condition sp...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NICE document entitled Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management, published on 29 October 2021, what progress has been m
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), services that meet the needs of their population, subject to local prioritisation and funding. The proce...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis in primary care settings in Wiltshire.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), services that meet the needs of their population, subject to local prioritisation and funding. The proce...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Cystic FibrosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available through Access to Work for people with cystic fibrosis (a) with and (b) without (i) transport and (ii) rural connectivity barrier
Answer: The Access to Work Scheme provides grant funding for workplace adjustments that go beyond an employer’s duty to provide reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. The Scheme can provide support for those in work or about to start work for a wide ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCystic Fibrosis and Special Educational Needs: WiltshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of education, health and care plans for children with cystic fibrosis in Wiltshire; and what steps he is taking to help support local authorities to impr
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that people living with cystic fibrosis have access to appropriate support and services, so that they can fulfil their potential and lead happy, healthy and productive lives.NHS England commissions 47 specialised cystic fibros...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCystic Fibrosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much research funding his Department has allocated to cystic fibrosis research with clinical links to (a) hospitals and (b) research institutions in (i) Wiltshire and (ii) the South West in the
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research awarded £2,037,265 to six studies on cystic fibrosis in 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 to hospitals and research institutions in the South West region of England, including those in Wiltshire.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCystic Fibrosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) transport, (b) digital appointments and (c) other support to families managing the transition of cystic fibrosis patients from paediatric to adult
Answer: NHS England commissions 47 specialised cystic fibrosis (CF) centres for adults and children across England, in addition to supporting the optimal monitoring of patients with CF at home, and supporting best practice in remote consultations. Service specifi...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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