Sarah Hall MP: written questions

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Written questions

Renewable Energy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing levels of standing charges paid by consumers who mainly use energy generated by their own solar panels and wind turbines.
Answer: Standing charges cover the costs energy suppliers take on to provide consumers with electricity, which vary by location, and although these levies are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of th...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to standardise data systems for prescriptions between (a) health authority areas, (b) the NHS and (c) GP community services.
Answer: Approximately 95% of all primary care prescriptions are standardised using the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). The EPS allows prescribers to send prescriptions electronically to a dispenser, such as a pharmacy, nominated by the patient. This makes ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for processing asylum seekers currently resident in hotels.
Answer: The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes our accommodation sites, as the Home Office clears the backlog, increases removals and continues to identify a range of option...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
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Assistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people with an assistance dog require documentation to enter food retail outlets and licensed premises.
Answer: There are no rules or regulations that make it a requirement for people with assistance dogs to have documentation to enter retail outlets, licensed premises or any other premises of businesses or service providers. The Equality Act 2010 places a general ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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Huntington's Disease: PrisonersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of prisoners diagnosed with Huntington's disease in the last five years.
Answer: Neither the Department nor NHS England holds the information requested centrally.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
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Schools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commission a review into the potential impact of school uniform pricing on the average price of school uniforms.
Answer: The department keeps the price of school uniforms under regular review and recently published its latest research on the cost of school uniforms, which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-school-uniforms-survey-2023.The d...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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Electronic Cigarettes: LicensingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Vape Licensing Scheme.
Answer: The Government is concerned about the access of vapes to children, with a quarter of children aged between 11 and 15 years old having ever tried vaping in 2023, and acknowledges that a licensing scheme for the retail sale of vapes could help to strengthen...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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Mandatory Provident Fund: British National (Overseas)TreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9326More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the denial of acess to the Mandatory Provident Fund by people from Hong Kong who are living in the UK on a British National (Overseas) visa on the financial we
Answer: This government is deeply committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK. We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British National (Overseas) route are having difficulties accessing their Manda...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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