Sarah Green MP: written questions
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Endometriosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase public awareness of the symptoms of thoracic endometriosis.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant challenges faced by women with endometriosis, and is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service. Information for the public on endometriosis symptoms and treatments can be fo...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2024 to question 4269 on Qualifications, what progress her Department has made on it's review of 16-19 qualification reforms at Level three and below.
Answer: The department is making good progress with the review of qualifications reform. The review is focused on Level 3 qualifications that are due to have funding removed on 31 July 2025. The review will aim to ensure that there are a range of high quality qua...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSanctions: RussiaTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8990More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure effective enforcement of the UK's financial sanctions regime for UK companies suspected of breaching sanctions on Russian oil.
Answer: The action taken by the UK and its Coalition partners to limit Russian energy revenues is having a significant impact, with data from Russia’s Ministry of Finance showing there was a 30% reduction in Russian government tax revenues from oil in 2023 compar...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: BuckinghamshireDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to maintain the current level of Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for Buckinghamshire after March 2025.
Answer: Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission. We are determined to deliver better services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. The Government will empower local transport authorities and refor...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRussia: OilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) G7 and (b) EU counterparts on increasing enforcement of the price cap policy on Russian oil.
Answer: The action taken by the UK and partners to limit Russian energy revenues is having a significant impact, with Russia forced to shoulder a 24 per cent reduction in oil and gas revenues in 2023 compared to 2022. We are working to close loopholes and crack d...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOil: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning imports of oil products from refineries using Russian crude.
Answer: The UK has worked closely with international partners to constrain Russian oil revenues while maintaining energy market security. The Government does not speculate on future sanctions measures as to do so could reduce their impact. We continue to monitor ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for laying regulations under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to increase standard lease terms to 990 years.
Answer: The Governments intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. These include a new right to a lease extension for leas...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on establishing an independent inquiry into HS2.
Answer: The Government is currently reviewing the position it has inherited on HS2 and wider rail infrastructure and will set out more detailed plans in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Not for EU labelling requirements on British businesses that export to the European Union but not to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The previous Government carried out a consultation on extending Not-for-EU labelling requirements across Great Britain, including assessing the impacts on those businesses who export to the European Union but not to Northern Ireland. After reviewing that ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProperty 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
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