Steve Race MP: written questions
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PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase referral rates to the Pharmacy First service.
Answer: In February 2025, approximately 75% of general practices (GPs) in England made at least one referral into the NHS Pharmacy First Service.There are regional differences in terms of GP engagement, NHS 111, and urgent and emergency care settings with the Pha...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: USADepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the US National Institutes of Health's new initiative to expand human-based science while reduc
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternat...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: National Clinical DirectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the British In Vitro Diagnostics Association entitled Unlocking our communities diagnostic potential: the case for supporting the adoption of community diagnostics f
Answer: The Department regularly reflects on and reviews the most appropriate structure for senior civil servant roles, to ensure it aligns with Governments priorities, including the delivery of the three big shifts, such as moving from hospital to community serv...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022; and what further consultations
Answer: Discussions on the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 have focused on the Government’s intention to commence the provisions, and to hold public consultations. Stakeholders have also been asked to pr...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Table 10 of the technical annex entitled The combined environmental land management offer, published on 19 March 2024, whether graziers grazing (a) cattle, (b) ponies
Answer: The publication cited has been superseded by the following: Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme: expanded offer for 2024 - GOV.UKCountryside Stewardship Higher Tier: get ready to apply - GOV.UK The moorland offer is designed to help deliver our environme...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: MoorlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 43103 on Livestock: Moorland, what sources of (a) qualitative and (b) quantitative data his Department considered when setting the t
Answer: All prospective Environmental Land Management scheme offers have been assessed for their potential impact against a range of environmental and cultural services, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity indicators. These have included qualitative a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP surgeries have signposted patients to the Pharmacy First scheme.
Answer: Every month approximately 75% of general practices refer at least one patient to a pharmacy under Pharmacy First.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: MoorlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidential basis was used to underpin his Department's policy on Moorland grazing densities (grazing livestock units per hectare).
Answer: The Environmental Land Management scheme actions were designed and appraised using a variety of qualitative and quantitative data. Geomorphology, climate and historic management practices all combine to make each moorland unique. The offer therefore inclu...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: MoorlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data analysis took place before Environmental Land Management scheme Low Grazing densities were published, to measure the difference or similarity in biodiversity enhancement achi
Answer: The Environmental Land Management scheme actions were designed and appraised using a variety of qualitative and quantitative data. Geomorphology, climate and historic management practices all combine to make each moorland unique. The offer therefore inclu...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: MoorlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the efficacy of the grazing densities (Livestock Grazing Unit Per Hectare) on the enhancement of Moorland biodiversity was discussed with Natural England's expert Science Advis
Answer: The actions were developed in liaison with specialists from Arms Lengths Bodies (Natural England, Forestry Commission, Environment Agency, Historic England and the Rural Payments Agency) and were assured by Arm’s Lengths Bodies to ensure they are effectiv...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Environmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation took place before setting the grazing densities (Livestock Grazing Unit Per Hectare) for all tiers of the Moorland Low Grazing Actions in Environmental Land Managemen
Answer: The actions were developed in consultation with stakeholder organisations from the agricultural and environmental sectors and through workshops with groups of farmers as well as with Arm’s Length Bodies (Natural England, Forestry Commission, Environment A...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to add specific protections for young people to the Homelessness Code of Guidance.
Answer: Our Homelessness Code of Guidance provides a summary of the homelessness legislation duties, powers and obligations on housing authorities and others towards people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, including young people. We keep the Home...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Economic GrowthDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.
Answer: Growth is the priority Mission of this government. Transport provides the connectivity needed to achieve it. We are improving connectivity through infrastructure programmes such as HS2, East West Rail, and the Transpennine Route Upgrade. We are empowering...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills Levy: ICT and TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Skills England on the use of the growth and skills levy to support people to reskill in the technical and digital fields.
Answer: The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills to break down barriers to opportunity and support employers to develop the skilled workforces they need to help drive economic growth.Skills England has been establishe...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to expand AI apprenticeships.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring both learners and employers have access to crucial digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills that have the potential to increase productivity and create new high value jobs in the UK economy. To achieve this, ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People: ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving multi-agency teams to improve (a) early intervention and (b) support for young people.
Answer: Effective joint working, at both a cross-Government and local agency level, is critical to ensuring that effective early intervention and support for young people is delivered.These values are at the heart of the Young Futures Programme, which is bringing...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Young Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through Young Futures Hubs to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer: The government has set an ambitious target to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. To achieve this, we plan to reduce the current levels of offending and reoffending and prevent abuse from happening altogether.This focus on prevention also ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Conditions of Employment and EnvironmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is offering to businesses to alter articles of association to align the interests of (a) people, (b) the planet and (c) profit.
Answer: Under section 21 of the Companies Act 2006, a company may alter its articles of association by special resolution (requiring 75% approval of its shareholders), and under section 172(2) of the Act, a company may set out a distinctive purpose that its direc...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Conditions of Employment and EnvironmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that company directors consider the interests of (a) workers and (b) the environment.
Answer: Under section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006, company directors are required to have regard to the interests of the company’s employees and the impact of the company’s operations on the environment. Since 2019, directors of large companies have been req...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the spend per grant recipient is from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio on the economy.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of Net Zero Innovation Portfolio funding has been allocated to small businesses.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much money has been allocated from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
Answer: The Government has provided innovation funding through the £1.3 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and Advanced Nuclear Fund (ANF) to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative, low-carbon technologies, systems and business models in power, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenge Porn Helpline and StopNCII.org: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for funding the (a) Revenge Porn Helpline and (b) StopNCII.org website in the next five years.
Answer: Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including so-called ‘revenge porn’ can have devastating consequences on victims. We have set out an unprecedented mission to halve VAWG in a decade, and we have committed to ban the creation of sexually explicit de...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Safer Internet CentreDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to support the UK Safer Internet Centre after March 2025.
Answer: The government recognises the important work of the three organisations that form the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) in improving online safety. We are committed to continued engagement with UKSIC in support of its aim to establish a sustainable funding...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
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