Sarah Olney MP: written questions 2025
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Private 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
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23402More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a youth mobility system between the United Kingdom and European Union.
Answer: The Government set out clear priorities for the reset with the EU in the manifesto. There are no plans for a Youth Mobility Scheme
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23401More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve relations with the European Union.
Answer: The Government is resetting the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties and tackle shared challenges. The Prime Minister and President of the European Commission have agreed to strengthen the relationship between the EU and UK, putting i...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: SubversionCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23400More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the security of domestic elections from foreign interference.
Answer: Protecting the UK and our democratic processes from foreign interference is a priority for this Government and we have a number of mechanisms in place to do this. The National Security Act 2023 provides the security services and law enforcement agencies w...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: DemocracyDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase democratic education.
Answer: For secondary schools, democracy is currently taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which covers parliamentary democracy, the key elements of the constitution of the United Kingdom, the power of government and how c...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that eligible voters are on the electoral register.
Answer: The electoral register is the foundation of our democratic processes, showing who is eligible to vote in which elections. The Government is committed to improving how registration works, including the use of data and online services to help increase regis...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitics: Public ParticipationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on steps to improve public engagement with politics.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the Question UIN 901650 on 5 December 2024.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with the care sector to establish a (a) National Care Agency to (i) set minimum standards of care and (ii) act as a regulator and (b) Royal College of Careworkers to (A) improve rec
Answer: We are launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of delivering a National Care Service and adult social care reform. The Secretary of State has invited representatives of the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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