Yuan Yang MP: written questions
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Written questions
Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of the PIP daily living component are (a) in work and (b) self-employed at (i) regional, (ii) constituency and (iii) local authority level; and what proportion of those recipients we
Answer: The information requested is provided in the excel workbook attached. A content of the tables provided in the attached workbook is below: aiVolume of employees in receipt of PIP Daily Living by region and maximum point score (March 2024)aiiVolume of emplo...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access by disabled people to cancer screening; and what information his Department holds on such access.
Answer: NHS England is committed to improving the accessibility of the three cancer screening programmes which it commissions under the Public Health Services (S7a) agreement, particularly for under-served groups in society.Contractually, providers of National He...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of exempting British National (Overseas) visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying period from five to
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 12025, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting British Nationa
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Codes of PracticeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost for (a) universities and (b) students of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
Answer: The Equality and Human Rights Commission is updating its code of practice for services, public functions and associations and seeking views from affected stakeholders through their consultation which closes on 30 June. We would encourage all interested pa...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 45355 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will make an assessment of the (a) causes of the increase in claims for PIP to include (i) health relat
Answer: The number of new claims registered for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) increased from around 41,000 a month in 2019 to 74,000 a month in 2024.The number of economically inactive people who cite long-term sickness or disability as their main reason fo...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMoog ReadingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help support employees facing redundancy at Moog Reading.
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper focuses on building a thriving labour market, reducing economic inactivity and increasing the number of people in work, which is central to growing the economy.DWP provides Rapid Redundancy Support (RRS) to both Employe...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has conducted quantitative analysis into the potential causes of increases in claims for Personal Independence Payment into shares attributable to (a) underlying ill health, (b) f
Answer: The Department has not conducted quantitative analysis exactly as described; however, we do regularly monitor potential drivers of new claims demand for PIP and how this compares with changes in disability prevalence in the population. It is likely that b...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and TelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the recovery of the film and TV industry since the strikes in 2023.
Answer: The current market is very challenging for the film and TV sector, including broadcasters and independent producers, but we have high ambitions for the industry and are already taking steps to incentivise production activity.We have brought in a 5% tax re...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming Carer’s Allowance are caring for a person who scores fewer than four points for each individual descriptor in the daily living part of Personal Independence Payment (a) by sex,
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the daily living part of Personal Independence Payment scored fewer than four points in each of the daily living activities (a) by sex, (b) by age, (c) by ethnicity and (d) in t
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the uptake of Carer’s Allowance as a result of proposed tightening of PIP eligibility criteria on (a) rates of poverty among
Answer: No assessment has yet been conducted. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeframe is for the chronic fatigue syndrome delivery plan.
Answer: We have listened to key myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), stakeholders to allow for more time to develop the plan, to help ensure we can be as ambitious as possible and make the most impact for those living with M...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: GenderDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's data on the gender pensions gap in private pensions of the ONS's latest release of the Wealth and Assets Survey, publish
Answer: The Department is committed to both monitoring and narrowing the Gender Pension Gap and we are currently exploring the latest Wealth and Asset survey, provided by the ONS, with the aim of publishing an update on the Gender Pension Gap publication in due c...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's consultation outcome document entitled Provisional local government finance settlement 2025 to 2026 consultation: summary of responses, publish
Answer: The government is pursuing a comprehensive set of reforms for public services to return the local government sector to a sustainable position. We know that the sector has long called for long-term certainty on its budgets. That is why the government is co...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of future funding allocations to NHS eating disorder services.
Answer: Funding for eating-disorder services has increased each year, from £46.7 million in 2017/18 to a planned spend of £101 million in 2024/25.The Government is committed to ensure that those living with eating disorders are given the support they need, includ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) pay and (b) other conditions of teaching assistants in schools.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education.Most school support staff, including teaching assistants, are currently employed on National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services pay and conditions. The NJC is a negotiating body ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the work of the Rare Disease Action Plan 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. The 2025 England Rare Diseases Action Plan was published on 28 February 2025 and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-r...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of shortages of ADHD medication.
Answer: As a result of intensive work, some issues with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines have resolved. All strengths of lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine capsules, atomoxetine oral solution and guanfacine prolonged-release tablets are now av...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility requirements for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.
Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is the United Kingdom’s expert committee that advises the Government on immunisations programmes.In June 2023, JCVI advised on introducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programmes...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of domestic abuse on levels of knife crime.
Answer: Physical abuse, violent or threatening behaviour often form part of controlling or coercive behaviour. As set out in the statutory guidance under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 on controlling or coercive behaviour, this can involve use, or threats of use, of...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance: CostsTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32307More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in levels of renewal premiums for insurance.
Answer: The Government has not made an assessment. The Government does not set the terms, conditions, or prices for insurance policies. Insurers make commercial decisions about pricing based on their assessment of the relevant risks. The Government is determined...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of increases in airport drop off charges since 2021.
Answer: Most airports in the UK are managed and operated as private businesses. The provision of and charging for car parking at airports, including drop-off and pick-up charges, is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative estimate of the funding allocation provided to (a) Thames Valley Police and (b) other regional police forces.
Answer: In December 2024, the Government published the 2025-26 provisional police funding settlement, which proposed funding of up to £19.5 billion for the policing system in England and Wales.Total funding to police forces will be up to £17.4 billion, an increas...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLabour Force SurveyTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15397More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11774 on Labour Force Survey, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the designation of Labour Force Survey data as official statistics in devel
Answer: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) has observed falling response rates, resulting in increased volatility in labour market data [1]. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is undertaking work to address these quality issues and continuing to develop the Tran...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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