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Written questions by Nichols.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Charlotte Nichols this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (238)Department of Health and Social Care (69)Home Office (27)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (22)Department for Education (20)Department for Work and Pensions (14)Treasury (12)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (11)Ministry of Justice (11)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (10)Department for Transport (10)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (9)Department for Business and Trade (9)

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20 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to make public a full register of beneficial ownership of land.

Reply

On 27 December 2023, the previous government launched a consultation on how to make land ownership more transparent where trusts are involved. The consultation closed on 21 February 2024 and officials in my department are considering the responses receive...

19 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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What steps she plans to take to help increase the number of students entering the civil nuclear sector.

Reply

Nuclear power production is making a crucial contribution to the UK’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission. This contribution relies on a highly skilled workforce. The government and industry are working together to increase the number of students across acade...

15 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What treatments are (a) available and (b) due to become available in the next 12 months on the NHS for people who have experienced adverse side effects to Covid-19 vaccines.

Reply

In the very rare event where an individual may have suffered a severe adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine, care and treatment will be best met and managed by National Health Service local specialist services, augmented as appropriate by national specia...

13 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
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If she will take urgent steps to allow children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa holders who (a) were born before 1 July 1997 and (b) do not hold a BNO passport of their own to access the BNO

Reply

The Home Office publishes data on the BN(O) route as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ quarterly release, in the entry clearance visas and extensions detailed datasets. The Home Office does not currently hold data on the number of children of BN...

13 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
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What estimate she has made of the number of children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport holders who are unable to access the BNO visa scheme because they (a) were born before 1 July 1997 an

Reply

The Home Office publishes data on the BN(O) route as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ quarterly release, in the entry clearance visas and extensions detailed datasets. The Home Office does not currently hold data on the number of children of BN...

12 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10496 on Hong Kong: Travel, what steps his Department is taking to (a) clarify and (b) mitigate risks of British-born ch

Reply

The FCDO provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. In some cases, British Nationals of Hong Kong or Chinese descent may be considered Chinese by the Chinese authorities meaning the consular assistance we can provide may be limited. As per ...

11 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of revising the discount offered through the Right to Acquire scheme.

Reply

No such assessment has been made. Discount levels under the Right to Acquire scheme remain unchanged, and eligible tenants of housing association properties are able to apply for a discount of between £9,000 and £16,000 on the price of their property depe...

8 Nov 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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What data her Department holds on the number of people eligible for child maintenance who are not claiming it.

Reply

It is estimated that at the financial year ending 2023, there are 2.4 million separated families in Great Britain and 3.8 million children in those families. 41% of these did not have either a statutory arrangement with the Child Maintenance Service or a ...

6 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

If she will reintroduce the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill.

Reply

The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 gained Royal Assent on 20 July 2023.We are committed to implementing the Act, which aims to prevent the theft and re-sale of high-value equipment, particularly for use in an agricultural setting. I recently met wi...

4 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What level of indemnity is required for each NHS job category.

Reply

All regulated healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom are legally required to hold appropriate clinical negligence cover for the costs of claims and damages awarded to patients. This is set out under Section 44 of the Medical Act 1983.Most staff at...

1 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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Whether she plans to take steps to increase the amount of freight transported by rail.

Reply

The Government recognises that the economic and environmental potential of rail freight is significant and is committed to supporting its growth.There will be a statutory duty on Great British Railways to promote the use of rail freight and there will be ...

1 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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With reference to paragraph 4.72 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the proposed rolling stock strategy.

Reply

Once Great British Railways is established then it will be making integrated decisions on Rolling Stock, bringing together track and train. This will include a Rolling Stock Strategy which will include considerations around the timelines for new build, re...

1 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
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When she plans to publish the timetable for the consultation on the proposed infrastructure strategy.

Reply

Investment in Infrastructure is crucial for delivering the government’s missions, which is why the government is fundamentally reforming how it delivers infrastructure through a 10-year infrastructure strategy, establishing the National Infrastructure and...

1 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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With reference to paragraph 3.19 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, when she plans to publish further information on her plan to increase capacity on the West Coast main line.

Reply

The delivery of High Speed Two (HS2) is expected to nearly double seat capacity between London and Birmingham, which is the most congested section of the West Coast Main Line. We are taking into consideration the recent proposal from the Mayors of Greater...

28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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Whether he plans to take steps to enable Integrated Care Boards to draw on surge capacity from auxiliary organisations such as St John Ambulance to help support NHS emergency preparedness.

Reply

The independent investigation into National Health Service performance, published on 12 September, is helping to inform a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS and build a health service that is more resilient and fit for the future.It is for local integr...

28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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Whether his Department is taking steps to encourage community organisations in (a) Warrington and (b) the rest of England to register their automated external defibrillators onto The Circuit nation

Reply

The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...

28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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Whether his Department requires recipients of the Community Automated External Defibrillator Fund to register their automated external defibrillators onto The Circuit national defibrillator network

Reply

The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...

28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps his Department plans to take to (a) help increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in Warrington.

Reply

The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...

28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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If his Department will take steps under the NHS 10-Year Plan to improve public access to first aid (a) training and (b) equipment to help (i) increase the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival ra

Reply

The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals of; a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer: a National Health Service that is there when people need it; and fewer lives lost to the biggest kille...

28 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including first aid training in the national curriculum.

Reply

All state-funded schools in England are required to teach first aid as part of statutory health education, which is taught as part of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE). It includes basic first aid and dealing with common injuries. Pupils in s...

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