Sarah Hall MP: written questions
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Livestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to phase out low-welfare farming practices.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Prime Minister announced that we will be publishing an animal welfare strategy later this year. This will build on the support al...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: Gender and SexualityHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Law Commission’s report entitled Hate crime laws: Final report, published on 7 December 2021, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the recommendation to extend agg
Answer: We have a robust legislative framework in place to respond to hate crimes.The Government has committed to ensuring parity of protection for aggravated offences and will bring forward a suitable amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill at the Lords' Commit...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: PovertyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the water industry in meeting its commitment to end water poverty by 2030; and whether he has plans to introduce regulatory measures to e
Answer: The Government expects companies to hold themselves accountable for their commitment to end Water Poverty by 2030 and will work with the sector to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to this end. We expect water companies to put robust support in p...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability and Special Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities continue to have reliable access to home-to-school transport.
Answer: The department’s home-to-school travel policy aims to make sure no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home-to-school travel for eligible children. This includes children of compulsory sc...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to adapt the Syria sanctions regime to enable (a) humanitarian access and (b) economic stabilisation while maintaining targeted
Answer: In April, the UK lifted sanctions on some sectors, including trade, energy production, transport (aircraft) and finance, to help facilitate essential investment into Syria and support the Syrian people to rebuild their country and economy. Sanctions impos...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: International AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international partners to (a) help tackle the (i) humanitarian and (ii) security conditions that cause displacement and to (b) streng
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office tackles forced displacement through a wide range of interventions which aim to: reduce the drivers of displacement; protect people once they are displaced; support host communities; find long term solutions...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiver Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional disparities in the early diagnosis of liver (a) disease and (b) cancer; and if he will provide additional support to (a) the North West and (b
Answer: Early detection of liver disease and cancer is vital to enable interventions and encourage behavioural change that can potentially lead to recovery. Except for liver transplant services, which are commissioned by NHS England, the commissioning of services...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of modular hospital construction methods in delivering additional NHS capacity; and whether he has plans to incre
Answer: We recognise the benefits and opportunities of modern methods of construction (MMC), including modular construction, faster construction times, cost savings, minimised disruption, higher quality and safety standards, and the use of sustainable materials a...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhlebotomy: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) waiting times and (b) access to phlebotomy services.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first. This means making sure that patients are seen on time and ensuring that people have the best possible experience during their care.We also recognise that care, including phlebotomy, should be more eas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the volume of substandard goods entering the UK market from (a) Temu and (b) other cheap import companies.
Answer: UK product safety law requires all products to be safe before being placed on the market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards coordinates targeted and intelligence-led interventions at our ports and borders with Local Authority Trading Standards, ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTofersenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that all eligible patients with SOD1-related Motor Neurone Disease can access Tofersen.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: SportsgroundsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to support the introduction of safe standing to professional football grounds.
Answer: ‘Safe standing’ has been a licensing option for all professional football grounds currently subject to the all-seater policy since July 2022.
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: OwnershipDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support fan ownership in sports.
Answer: Fan ownership can be a model of success for many sporting clubs and organisations, as can other models incorporating appropriate fan engagement. The Government is committed to supporting investment into sports clubs and organisations, whether that is fan ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the branded school uniform cap on families from less affluent backgrounds.
Answer: For too many families, the cost of school uniform remains a financial burden. This is why the department has introduced legislation to limit the number of branded items of uniform and PE kit that schools can require, to bring down costs for parents and r...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for when Northern Powerhouse Rail will be complete.
Answer: As announced in the Autumn 2024 Budget, which can be accessed on the following webpage: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024, the Government is maintaining momentum on Northern Powerhouse Rail by progressing planning and design wo...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: Care LeaversHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce missing incidents and (b) provide additional support to people at risk of going missing who are care experienced.
Answer: Effective multi-agency working is the key to reducing missing person incidents, particularly for vulnerable cohorts, such as children with care experience who are at more likely to go missing repeatedly.The Missing Persons Authorised Professional Practice...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce missing incidents and (b) provide additional support to people at risk of going missing from BAME communities.
Answer: Effective multi-agency working is the key to reducing missing person incidents, particularly for vulnerable cohorts, such as children with care experience who are at more likely to go missing repeatedly.The Missing Persons Authorised Professional Practice...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Missing PersonsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department's work on reducing suicide rates includes measures to help those that have been reported missing.
Answer: The actions set out in the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England will apply to missing people where relevant. However, we are not taking any specific actions targeted at measuring and reducing suicide rates among people reported missing. As par...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Missing PersonsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the correlation between trends in the number of people (a) going missing and (b) committing suicide.
Answer: The actions set out in the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England will apply to missing people where relevant. However, we are not taking any specific actions targeted at measuring and reducing suicide rates among people reported missing. As par...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMissing People: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of repeat missing incidents amongst children.
Answer: The government takes the issue of missing children extremely seriously. The existing statutory guidance, ‘Children who run away or go missing from home of care’, outlines what local authorities and their partners must do to prevent and protect missing chi...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMissing People: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has plans to update the statutory guidance on children that (a) run away and (b) go missing from home or care.
Answer: The government takes the issue of missing children extremely seriously. The existing statutory guidance, ‘Children who run away or go missing from home of care’, outlines what local authorities and their partners must do to prevent and protect missing chi...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on establishing Attendance Hubs; what datasets her Department is collecting to measure the success of that programme; and if she will publish the data collected in relation
Answer: The attendance hubs are established and led by schools with strong practice and intended to give senior leaders in schools a forum to discuss and share effective attendance practice. To date 31 hubs have been established and these have offered support to ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to compensate employees of (a) the Post Office, (b) sub-postmasters and (c) shops that fulfilled Post Office functions who were (i) prosecuted, (ii) arrested and (ii
Answer: Regardless of employment status, individuals who had their Horizon-related convictions overturned, or were prosecuted but not convicted, are eligible to apply for redress through the Overturned Convictions Scheme or Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme. Pos...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what account her strategy to tackle homelessness takes of the findings of the report published by Centrepoint entitled Human costs and lost potential: the real cost of youth home
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, including young people.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term so...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prioritise ending youth homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected, including young people.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term so...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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