18 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children from Eastbourne constituency to access support from Sussex CAMHS.
ReplyIt is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long, including in areas such as the Eastbourne constituency. That is why we will ...
15 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment NHS England has made of the potential impact of the Royal Marsden Man Van project on prostate cancer testing in areas with high rates of late diagnosis.
ReplyNHS England has not made a specific assessment.We will find the safest and most effective way to screen for prostate cancer. The Department is investing £16 million into the Prostate Cancer UK led Transform screening trial, which seeks to diagnose prostat...
11 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhether she plans to take steps through Great British Railways, once the network is nationalised, to reduce the role of commission-charging railway ticketing websites.
ReplyWe have no plans to reduce the role of independent retailers once rail operators are brought into public ownership. Independent retailers add significant value to the marketplace in driving innovation and the Government wants to see them continuing to do ...
28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has taken recent steps to implement an advanced brain injury strategy.
ReplyThe Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported.We will change the Nati...
28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat plans he has to reduce levels of stigma experienced by people with HIV within the health and social care system.
ReplyThe latest Positive Voices Report published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in January 2024 made it clear that stigma continues to be experienced by people living with HIV.HIV Prevention England, funded by the Department, hosted a HIV Stigma Symp...
28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve NHS workforce training on HIV (a) awareness and (b) treatment.
ReplyThe standard of training for doctors is the responsibility of the independent, statutory health care regulatory bodies and higher education institutions who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and determine the content of their curri...
15 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat support her Department plans to provide to tackle bullying in schools based on (a) perceived difference and (b) protected characteristics.
ReplyThe department’s most recent anti-bullying grants, which totalled over £3 million and ran between August 2021 and March 2024, were procured to support schools to target bullying related to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The departm...
15 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the impact of her Department's anti-bullying funding on schools; and whether she plans to reinstate that funding.
ReplyThe department’s most recent anti-bullying grants, which totalled over £3 million and ran between August 2021 and March 2024, were procured to support schools to target bullying related to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The departm...
15 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of bullying in schools based on (a) perceived differences and (b) protected characteristics.
ReplyThere is no legal requirement for schools to record and report incidents of bullying to the government. However, the department does monitor evidence on the impact of bullying on children and young people through robust national surveys. According to the ...
15 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of bullying in schools and (b) the potential impact of those trends on the (i) mental wellbeing of and (ii) performance of young people in schools.
ReplyThere is no legal requirement for schools to record and report incidents of bullying to the government. However, the department does monitor evidence on the impact of bullying on children and young people through robust national surveys. According to the ...
10 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support art galleries with financial pressures.
ReplyMuseums and galleries enrich communities, creating thriving places for people to live and visit.We’re working with Arts Council England and others to understand the sector’s priorities and needs, looking at the sector as a whole: from our commitment to re...
9 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require all wind turbines in England to use bio-based lubricants.
ReplyThe Department has no plans to require wind turbines to use bio-based lubricants. The small amounts of lubricants used in modern turbines means the environmental risks from release of lubricants are very small.
9 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to accelerate the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme.
ReplyThis Government remains committed to delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers in October 2027, as agreed with the devolved Governments of the UK, and in accordance with the Joint Policy Statement published in April 2024. There are ...
9 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat steps he plans to take to support (a) households and (b) organisations to reduce their carbon footprint.
ReplyThe Government’s Warm Homes Plan will transform homes across the country by making them cheaper and cleaner to run, rolling out upgrades from new insulation to solar and heat pumps. We have already announced the new Warm Homes: Local Grant to help low-inc...