Valerie Vaz MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 2008 National Year of Reading, if she will make it her policy to organise a Year of Reading in 2026.
Answer: Excellent foundations in reading and writing are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.We know that reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a significant ran...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17058 on Holiday Activities and Food Programme, whether she plans to make a statement on continued funding of the Holidays Activities and Food Programme bef
Answer: The department’s budgets for 2025/26 will be confirmed in due course, including the exact funding available for this type of support for children, young people and families during the holidays.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8623 on Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, whether she plans to make a statement on continued funding of the Listed Places of Worship Gra
Answer: Yes, we will announce the outcomes of the Business Planning process, including any implications for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme soon.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in (i) rural and (ii) urban areas in the West Midlands in each year since 2019; and if she will make an estimate of th
Answer: The Home Office does not hold information on the number of police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) specifically in rural and urban areas of West Midlands.The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the distribution of Police Uplift Programme funding on the safety of poorer communities in the West Midlands.
Answer: West Midlands Police was allocated a total of £2,547.1m during the period covered by the previous Government’s Police Uplift Programme.By the end of the Police Uplift Programme West Midlands Police recruited 1,376 additional uplift officers (headcount) ag...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the policing funding formula for meeting need in the West Midlands.
Answer: This Government is determined to ensure the police have the resources they need to protect our communities.On 19th November, the Home Secretary announced that government funding for policing will increase by over half a billion pounds; this includes an in...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the level of funding that will be required for policing in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Walsall and Bloxwich constituency in each of the next three years; and how much f
Answer: This Government is determined to ensure the police have the resources they need to protect our communities.On 19th November, the Home Secretary announced that government funding for policing will increase by over half a billion pounds; this includes an in...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of additional (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) special constables there will be in each police force in each of th
Answer: As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. This includes delivering an additional 13,000 police off...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the horticultural industry on changes to phytosanitary certificates.
Answer: Defra engages with GB businesses well in advance of any such changes, through the Plant Health Portal and Plant Health Advisory Forum Any changes to the required content of phytosanitary certificates are communicated to third country trading partners via...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health Agency: StaffDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspectors work for the Animal and Plant Health Agency; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of inspectors for protecting the UK's biosecurity.
Answer: Below is the number of inspectors the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has in post at Executive Officer (EO) and Higher Executive Officer (HEO) grade, along with the number of Senior Executive Officers (SEO) who also support delivery. APHA also has a...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the horticultural industry on the potential impact of EU-UK border processes on biosecurity.
Answer: Defra continues to monitor and review the impact of the controls. We are working closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade, while continuing to protect our biosecurity. Defra engages with the ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: WalsallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the two year survival rate for patients with bowel cancer in Walsall; and what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of availability of robotics for cancer ope
Answer: The Department has not made a specific estimate on the two-year survival rate for patients with bowel cancer in Walsall, however, the Department is focused on improving survival rates for all cancers, and on meeting all National Health Service cancer wait...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWalsall Manor Hospital: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of robotics capability for cancer operations at Walsall Manor Hospital.
Answer: No specific assessment is planned. There is a robotic assisted surgery clinical strategy for the Black Country Provider Collaborative which has increased robotic surgery access for all patients in the Black Country, particularly for renal service.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses that trade with the EU on the potential impact of inconsistent application of border controls on the (a) time taken for goods to clear EU customs and (b) cos
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling barriers to trade, including reducing frictions at the UK Border.To do this we need effective dialogue with businesses. Minister Thomas and I recently hosted a roundtable to gather businesses’ views on how to improv...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900194More
Question: What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on removing barriers to trade.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the UK's trade and investment relationship with the European Union (EU). Only a few days ago I met the German Ambassador, and I recently has the pleasure of meeting with my Italian counterpart. The Secretary of Sta...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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