Sarah Olney MP: written questions
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Domestic Abuse: RefugesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what target she has set for the total number of dispersal accommodation centres available to victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls and supporting victims of domestic abuse. Since 2021, local authorities in England have a duty to ensure domestic abuse victims and their children who need to flee their homes have ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Pharmacy First funding had been spent as of 26 November 2024.
Answer: Verified data to the end of November 2024 shows that £82 million has been spent in the 2024/25 financial year on the seven common clinical pathways and associated incentive payments, and on expanding blood pressure and contraception services. A comprehens...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Routes: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of living under a flight path on people's (a) health and (b) wellbeing.
Answer: My Department seeks to minimise the impact of aviation on people’s health and wellbeing, in the context of other government priorities. My officials are in regular contact on this issue with other government departments and their agencies, including the D...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the threshold level for eligibility for (a) 30 hours of free childcare and (b) tax-free childcare on working parents who earn between £100,000 and £125,00
Answer: The government is committed to delivering the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare offer so that from September 2025 eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week, over 38 weeks of the year, from the te...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Parks: PoliceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of proposed cuts to the Parks Police on ensuring the protection of the (a) nature and (b)
Answer: The Royal Parks are Crown Land managed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by The Royal Parks Charity. The policing of the parks is an operational matter for the Metropolitan Police Service, who are in regular contact with The...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33052More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to young people in the UK wishing to study and work in the EU.
Answer: The Government recognises the value to young people of the opportunity to experience different cultures and work or study elsewhere. UK nationals can travel visa-free to the EU, for example for short-term study, for up to 90 days in a rolling 180-day peri...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of First Generation Sustainable Aviation Fuels on the environment.
Answer: Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the key measures required to decarbonise aviation. The SAF Mandate could deliver up to 6.3 million tonnes of carbon savings per year by 2040. The SAF Mandate encourages a diverse range of feedstocks and technologi...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: Greater LondonHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many constituencies in London do not have a police station located within them.
Answer: The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the number or location of police stations.It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents) to make decisions on local resourcing and estates, including pol...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Richmond Upon ThamesHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average police response times were to reported incidents in the SW13 postcode area in Barnes in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data centrally on police response time at a national or local level.Chief Constables are responsible for determining the allocation of resources for operational policing and managing their response times, in line with the pri...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Richmond upon ThamesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for ambulances in the SW13 postcode in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.NHS England publishes monthly official statistics for ambulance response times at a national level and at ambulance trust level. This information is available at the following link:https://www.england...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how frequently deaf awareness training is provided to (a) decision-makers, (b) people in customer-facing roles and (c) other staff in her Department.
Answer: Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is mandatory learning completed by all staff as part of their induction into the department and can then be revisited at any time. Within the learning there is a scenario-based activity around deaf awareness. In addition...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) benefit cap and (b) two-child limit on single parents.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at all available ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were evicted from their properties in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly data on possession claim actions in the county court. It can be found on gov.uk here.The data includes the volumes of repossessions carried out by county court bailiffs in mortgage and landlord possession cases....
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRainforests: AmazoniaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 21168 on Amazonia: Rainforests, if he will provide a breakdown of the funding to the Andes-Amazon Biodiverse Landscape Fund.
Answer: The UK funded Biodiverse Landscapes Fund supports developing countries to fight poverty, protect nature, and tackle climate change in six landscapes, spanning 18 countries. In the Andes Amazon landscape, covering parts of Ecuador and Peru, the £12.3 milli...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many single parents with more than two children have been evicted through a Section 21 notice in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold granular data on Section 21 evictions, either year by year or by the demographics of those affected.However, the English Private Landlord Survey 2024 indicated that Section 21 notices are the most common way landlords evict te...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many single parents that have been evicted through a Section 21 notice in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold granular data on Section 21 evictions, either year by year or by the demographics of those affected.However, the English Private Landlord Survey 2024 indicated that Section 21 notices are the most common way landlords evict te...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Section 21 evictions have taken place in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold granular data on Section 21 evictions, either year by year or by the demographics of those affected.However, the English Private Landlord Survey 2024 indicated that Section 21 notices are the most common way landlords evict te...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReformCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26853More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on the review to look at government wide reform at a local level led by the Parliamentary Secretary.
Answer: The Government is committed to reforming the state to deliver better public services which revolve around the needs of the users. At the heart of those reforms is a place-based approach. A significant programme of work is underway with departments, local ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNoise: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people living in London that have recorded (a) physical and (b) mental illnesses linked to noise pollution.
Answer: A specific estimate of the number of people living in London that have recorded physical and mental illnesses linked to noise pollution has not been completed.In 2023, the UK Health Security Agency published the findings from a new study that maps the eff...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: Greater LondonHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 100 wards in London are the furthest distance from a police station.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold centrally, and could only collate and verify it for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners to make decisions on local r...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the funding allocated for Pharmacy First has been spent as of 15 January 2025.
Answer: Funding for Pharmacy First is drawn from the additional pharmacy funding announced in January 2024, to cover activity delivered across the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years.The plan announced additional spend on blood pressure checks, contraception, and...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to improve protections for homeowners facing damage to their homes from neighbouring buildings.
Answer: The Party Wall Act 1996 currently provides that a building owner carrying out work must not cause unnecessary inconvenience to adjoining owners. This is taken to mean inconvenience over and above that which will inevitably occur when such works are proper...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: AdvertisingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a searchable public database of political adverts to improve transparency for political (a) adver
Answer: Under UK law, those promoting eligible digital campaigning material targeted at the UK electorate are required to include an imprint with their name and address, supporting the transparency of political material online.Political parties, candidates and th...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting BehaviourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase participation in elections.
Answer: The Government is committed to increasing participation in elections by improving voter registration and addressing inconsistencies in voter ID rules that have prevented legitimate voters from voting.We are also reducing the voting age to give 16- and 17-...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23403More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce trade barriers with the EU.
Answer: The Government is committed to resetting our EU relationship, including by reducing barriers to trade. We will seek a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement to reduce unnecessary border checks and mutual recognition for professional qualifications, as...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
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