28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to improve mental health service provision for young people in Buckinghamshire.
ReplyIt is unacceptable that too many children and young people, including in Buckinghamshire, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long.The Department is working across Government to...
28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the availability of community mental health services in Buckinghamshire.
ReplyWe recognise that too many people in places like Buckinghamshire are not receiving the mental health care they need.The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Integrated Care Board is responsible for providing health and care services, including com...
8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department plans to take to help incentive retail investment in domestic public companies.
ReplyThe Government is committed to reinvigorating our capital markets to deliver growth across the UK and is pursuing ambitious reforms to make our markets even more competitive. This is why we supported the implementation of the Financial Conduct Authority’s...
8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat further fiscal steps she is taking to help increase the international competitiveness of the UK's listing regime.
ReplyThe government is committed to reinvigorating our capital markets to deliver growth across the UK and is pursuing ambitious reforms to make our markets even more competitive. The Chancellor will announce any fiscal decisions at the Budget in the usual way...
8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to increase private investment in scale-up companies.
ReplyThis government has been clear: our number one mission is driving economic growth to improve the lives of the British people. To grow our economy, we need more high quality, long-term investment. This means creating a new partnership with businesses and m...
8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhether the Government plans to accept all recommendations of the Digitisation Taskforce Interim Report, published July 2023.
ReplyThe work of the Digitisation Taskforce is ongoing and it has not yet made any recommendations to government. The government looks forward to the taskforce providing its final report and will set out its response after that.
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking at (a) the G7, (b) the G20 and (c) other multilateral forums to promote (i) sustainable finance and (ii) climate-related investments.
ReplyThe government is committed to leading the world in sustainable finance by making the UK a global hub for green and transition finance activity, and delivering a world-leading sustainable finance regulatory framework. The 2023 Green Finance Strategy commi...
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedIf her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of support provided to (a) high growth start-ups and (b) entrepreneurs by the (i) Enterprise Investment Scheme, (ii) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (i
ReplyThe Enterprise Investment Scheme, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trust Scheme were all recently evaluated, with reports published in November 2023. These are available on gov.uk.
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedIf she will take steps improve accessibility for high-growth SMEs to the research and development tax credit system.
ReplyThe Government recognises the important role that R&D plays in driving innovation and economic growth as well as the benefits it can bring for society. The UK’s R&D tax reliefs have a key role to play in supporting R&D investment in a fiscally...
11 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment her Department has made of (a) the (i) quality and (ii) accessibility of special educational needs support services in Buckinghamshire, and (b) the adequacy of funding received by Buckinghamshir
ReplyThe department is continuing to support and challenge Buckinghamshire to improve its delivery of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services.The last local area SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for Buckinghams...
11 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she has had recent discussions with Buckinghamshire Council on (a) the adequacy of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Buckinghamshire and (b) the level of funding fo
ReplyThe department is continuing to support and challenge Buckinghamshire to improve its delivery of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services.The last local area SEND inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for Buckinghams...
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote the UK financial services industry in (a) Asia, (b) Africa and (c) other countries.
ReplyThe financial services sector is one of the UK's greatest assets and will be at the heart of delivering the sustainable economic growth that is this government’s core mission. Promoting the financial services sector abroad will be central to our efforts t...
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat plans her Department has to help expand financial services trade with other key international financial centres.
ReplyAs set out in the Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, this government are committed to developing a trade strategy that will drive economic growth. That is why we intend to deliver the UK’s Free Trade Agreement ...
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the adoption of sustainability disclosure requirements in line with global standards.
ReplyThe government is committed to leading the world in sustainable finance by making the UK a global hub for green and transition finance activity, and delivering a world-leading sustainable finance regulatory framework. The 2023 Green Finance Strategy commi...
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to track green finance flows into the UK; and how will this data be used to promote investment in the green economy.
ReplyThe government is committed to leading the world in sustainable finance by making the UK a global hub for green and transition finance activity, and delivering a world-leading sustainable finance regulatory framework. The 2023 Green Finance Strategy commi...
11 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedIf her Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the regulation of securities tokenisation.
ReplyThe government recognises the potential of tokenisation to transform the UK’s financial services sector by enhancing efficiency, increasing liquidity, and strengthening risk management. The government is taking forward the new Digital Securities Sandbox, ...
11 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat data she holds on the number of children in Buckinghamshire who are on waiting lists for education, health and care plan assessments; and what steps she is taking reduce waiting times.
ReplyThe department publishes official statistics on education, health and care (EHC) plans annually, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans. This includes data at local auth...
11 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to provide financial education in schools.
ReplyFinancial education currently forms a compulsory part of the National Curriculum for mathematics (at key stages 1 to 4) and citizenship (at key stages 3 and 4). The primary mathematics curriculum includes arithmetic knowledge that supports pupils’ ability...
11 Sept 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat recent discussions her Department has had with Buckinghamshire Council on the provision of specialist school places for children with special educational needs; and what steps she plans to take to increase
ReplyThe department is engaging with Buckinghamshire Council to discuss the current provision of and future demand for specialist school places, with a view to supporting them in delivering places where needed and improving outcomes for children with special e...
11 Sept 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help encourage (a) women and (b) people from ethnic minorities to found start-up companies.
ReplyThis government is working to advance equality of access to start-up opportunities irrespective of gender or race. Everyone who can and wants to set up a small business should have access to support to do so, whether through direct government support or t...