Satvir Kaur MP: written questions

Written questions

• Brain Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8063More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve outcomes for glioblastoma brain tumour patients.

  Answer: NHS England and the Department are taking several steps to help improve outcomes for glioblastoma brain tumour patients. NHS England has worked with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission to designate centres of excellence in the management of brain tumour...

  Answered 31 Oct 2024

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• Right to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8062More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with local authorities to (a) freeze and (b) reform the Right to Buy.

  Answer: The Government is currently reviewing the increased Right to Buy discounts that were introduced in 2012, with a view to better protecting existing social housing stock. The Government will also review the Right to Buy more widely, including looking at eli...

  Answered 16 Oct 2024

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• Social Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8061More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting (a) national and (b) regional targets to build social homes within the 1.5 million homes that hav

  Answer: The Government has committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is ris...

  Answered 16 Oct 2024

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• Electronic Cigarettes: LegislationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8060More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require all vaping products to be (a) sold in plain packaging and (b) kept out of sight behind the counter.

  Answer: As set out in the Kings Speech, the Government will soon introduce legislation which will impose limits on the sale and marketing of vapes, and stop future generations from becoming hooked on nicotine.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will give ministers’ powers...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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