Vikki Slade MP: written questions
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Driving Tests: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the process for booking a driving test through the DVLA test booking system on the mental health of young people.
Answer: As part of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) plan to reduce driving test waiting times, announced in December 2024, the agency launched a call for evidence seeking views and experiences of booking and managing practical car driving tests, w...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency's consultation entitled Improving car driving test booking rules, published on 28 May 2025, what her Department's planned timeline is for making change
Answer: As part of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) plan to reduce driving test waiting times, announced in December 2024, the agency launched a call for evidence seeking views and experiences of booking and managing practical car driving tests, w...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: AppealsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that it conducts a full review of the requester's (a) case and (b) complaint when Access to Work reconsideration requests are made.
Answer: The Access to Work process for reviewing reconsideration requests, as well as complaints, includes a full review of the original case, including all relevant documentation and communications relating to the original decision. To help ensure impartiality, ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with the Food Standards Agency to (a) review the standards for baby food products and (b) ensure that those standards are updated to include (i) new baby foods mad
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we hav...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCensusCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60662More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Office for National Statistics has had with local government stakeholders on the 2031 census.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Lady’s Parliamentary Question of 17th June is attached.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Optical FibresDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of duplicate fibre broadband cabling on the (a) distribution of fibre coverage nationally, (b) environment and (c) infras
Answer: Competition in the broadband market leads to positive outcomes for consumers, including widespread coverage and competitive pricing. We do not intervene in commercial deployment decisions.We are aware that having multiple operators can mean deployment of ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Self-employedDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that self-employed people are adequately supported when using the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: Access to Work is a personalised discretionary grant that provides support with workplace adjustments beyond an employer’s obligation as outlined in the Equality Act 2010, to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people into employment. In 23/...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps with the Food Standards Agency to align the labelling of early-weaning baby food sold as suitable for babies aged four months and older with NHS guidance on i
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life. Government dietary advice is that babies should be introduced to a healthy and varied diet, alongside their usu...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCensusCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58809More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of the 2021 census, in the context of covid-19 lockdown measures.
Answer: I have met with UK Statistics Authority / Office of National Statistics leadership regarding the future of the census and the 2031 census twice: in October 2024 and April 2025. As is longstanding practice, we do not publish minutes of such meetings.The Of...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCensusCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58808More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the UK Statistics Authority on (a) the future of the census and (b) the 2031 census; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
Answer: I have met with UK Statistics Authority / Office of National Statistics leadership regarding the future of the census and the 2031 census twice: in October 2024 and April 2025. As is longstanding practice, we do not publish minutes of such meetings.The Of...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for dispensing GPs to offer electronic prescribing.
Answer: Following its launch in 2005, the Electronic Prescribing Service (EPS) is now used in more than 96% of general practices (GPs). While GP IT services and funding do not cover dispensing services provided by dispensing doctors, EPS is used in prescribing an...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of dispensing GPs matching the terms of the drug reimbursement agreement in place for pharmacies.
Answer: Dispensing doctors are reimbursed in line with the Statement of Financial Entitlement Directions, which sets out the reimbursements general practices (GPs), including dispensing GPs, are entitled to.Dispensing practices receive a dispensing fee, approxima...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Mid Dorset and North PooleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to resume the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme in Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, broadband suppliers are delivering contracts designed to connect a greater number of premises than the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. Nonetheless, the voucher scheme is still being used on a targeted basis. Building Digital ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with the Electoral Commission on potential provisions for the planned elections bill.
Answer: The Government has engaged with, and continues to engage with, various stakeholders, including the Electoral Commission, ahead of the publication of the Government's Strategy for Elections. As the independent regulator, the Electoral Commission offers val...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday AccommodationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to require (a) tree houses, (b) shepherds huts, (c) farm buildings and (d) other properties not suitable for (i) long-term and (ii) residential letting to be added to
Answer: Decisions on the specific scope of accommodation types covered by the registration scheme are still being finalised. Now that the second phase of development is underway, the Government is collaborating with industry leaders, including platforms, local au...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDoors: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned transition period for moving from the fire door safety testing standard BS 476-22 to standard EN 1634-1 on tim
Answer: The government recognised the potential economic impact that could result from the withdrawal of testing standard BS 476-22 and the transition to the European Standard (BS EN 13501), including on timber fire door manufacturers, through the consultation re...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) include support for adults with autism and (b) help support (i) Integrated Care Boards and (ii) local hospital trusts with supporting adults with autism through the N
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts the National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to supporting people wit...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to extend Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to apply to housing associations undertaking public sector contracts; and whether her
Answer: The government is committed to increasing accountability and transparency in the social rented sector.We will direct the Regulator of Social Housing (‘the regulator’) to introduce new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) for private p...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoie Gras: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the proposed UK-EU common veterinary agreement would allow the UK to ban the importation of foie gras produced by force-feeding.
Answer: The details of the Agreement are subject to negotiation, but the Government has been clear with the EU about the importance of being able to set high animal welfare standards.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Electoral Commission on automatic voter registration since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Government officials are in regular contact with the Electoral Commission on a range of electoral matters including registration topics. The government is committed to improving electoral registration. We are exploring a wide range of options to deliver o...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFires: BarbecuesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department holds up-to-date data on the number of fires linked to (a) disposable and (b) single-use barbecues.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of pub...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBarbecues and Sky LanternsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to Eunomia's report entitled Sky Lanterns, Single-Use Barbecues and Helium Balloons Risks and Mitigation Options, published on 9 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is currently not planning a formal response to Eunomia's report on sky lanterns, single-use barbecues and helium balloons. This report was commissioned by the previous administration.Local authorities already have powers to apply local cont...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to set a limit on the number of holiday lets on the national mandatory register for short-term lets within each local authority area.
Answer: The registration scheme will provide local authorities with valuable data to identify short-term lets in their area and help them address community and housing impacts. We continue to work closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gove...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to begin public testing of the digital platform for the national mandatory short-term let registration scheme.
Answer: DCMS has commenced the second phase of digital development for the short-term lets registration scheme legislated for in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. During this phase, we will test the user interface with a small number of users to ensure ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVLA self-reporting process for (a) age-related and (b) other health conditions.
Answer: The law requires all driving licence holders, regardless of age, to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of any medical condition that could affect their fitness to drive. When renewing their driving entitlement at the age of 70, licence ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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