Sarah Green MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Property Development: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the plann
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that local residents are adequately informed about planning applications, particularly those involving large developments that may significantly impact their communities.Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudit: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of planned increases to audit exemption thresholds on rates of tax evasion.
Answer: The proposal to increase the monetary thresholds for company size are based on findings from a call for evidence on non-financial reporting, which the Department for Business and Trade undertook last year. Most respondents supported amending the qualifyin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudit: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities.
Answer: It is for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to decide whether the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities (ISA for LCE) provides proper and proportionate scrutiny of financial statements. The Gove...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating brain tumours as a clinical priority.
Answer: While the Department has not made a formal assessment, it spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer the largest area of spend at over £121.8 million...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSmoking: HospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the enforcement of no smoking policies on NHS hospital grounds in England.
Answer: Smoking has been prohibited by law in virtually all enclosed and substantially enclosed workplaces and public places, including hospital buildings, throughout the United Kingdom since July 2007. Smoke-free legislation in England forms part of the Health A...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of third party apps to assist in booking practical driving tests on waiting times for people not using those apps.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recru...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support further research into levels of prostate cancer amongst black men.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer. The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer the largest area of spend at more than £121.8 milli...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to further education (FE) providers to support a pay increase for FE teachers commensurate with the pay increase provided t
Answer: The department recognises the vital role that further education (FE) teachers and providers play in developing the skills needed to drive the government’s missions to improve opportunity and economic growth. The government does not set or recommend pay in...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme eligibility criteria to allow people to apply for a free bus pass at 60 years old.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. Local authorities in England have the power to go beyond their statutory ob...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: GazaHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a sponsorship visa scheme for people in Gaza.
Answer: The government is keeping all existing pathways under review in response to events in Gaza. Currently, Palestinians who wish to join family members in the UK can do so via the existing range of routes available.Any application for a UK visa will be asses...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBeer: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6656More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to reduce beer duty in line with cider.
Answer: Alcohol duties collectively raise over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services and addressing the harms caused to society and public health by excessive or irresponsible drinking.Under the recent alcohol duty reforms, there remains a small num...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Overseas StudentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for the British Council’s Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians scheme.
Answer: The Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL) programme is delivered by the British Council, with funding and support from the Department for Education, UK universities and a range of other UK and international funders. The decision to incre...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Chevening Scholarships ProgrammeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of Chevening scholarships available for students from Gaza.
Answer: The Chevening programme is currently open for applications and closes on 5 November. Given the difficulty potential applicants from Gaza face and evolving situation on the ground, the FCDO will review exact numbers from Gaza for the 2025/26 academic year ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free NHS prescriptions to people with Parkinson's disease.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there are a wide r...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: BuckinghamshireDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.As of 9 September 2024, there were 556,774 car practical driving tests booked, and 91,059 driving ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the sale of a proportion of new homes to those under 30.
Answer: This Government wants to help first-time buyers of all ages. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme and to giving first-time buyers the...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of interstitial lung disease specialist centres, in the context of increased eligibility for antifibrotic treatment.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of interstitial lung disease (ILD) services and funds the high-cost, anti-fibrotic treatments. Access to these treatments was widened to people with non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, with the publication o...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the accessibility of treatment for terminal lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on the NHS.
Answer: NHS England is committed to improving outcomes for people with respiratory conditions, particularly through early and accurate diagnosis, which is a priority area under the NHS Long Term Plan.A key component of an early and accurate diagnosis for a number...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMeat: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to require meat produced from animals not stunned before slaughter to be clearly labelled.
Answer: A consultation on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. The consultation sought views on options for the production standards behind the label...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of airspace development to help tackle housing shortages.
Answer: The Government recognises the value of upward extensions in delivering urban intensification where appropriate. We are consulting on further support for upward extensions as part of our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Fram...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on airspace development.
Answer: The Department conducted an impact assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2022 which included the impact of the Act’s provisions on development and housing supply. The assessment can be found here.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBeavers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening the reintroduction of beavers to the wild in England.
Answer: The Government supports species reintroductions where there are clear benefits for nature, people and the environment. All reintroductions in England are expected to follow the Code for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations. We will contin...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs, and is looking at next steps regarding measures to ban horticultural peat. The Depart...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Disabled people should be able to travel easily, confidently, and with dignity. I know that in some areas it can be difficult for wheelchair users to obtain a suitable wheelchair accessible taxi or PHV when they need one. Best practice guidance, published...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxis: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on (a) schemes and (b) initiatives to fund wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles.
Answer: Disabled people should be able to travel easily, confidently, and with dignity. I know that in some areas it can be difficult for wheelchair users to obtain a suitable wheelchair accessible taxi or PHV when they need one. Best practice guidance, published...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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