Written questions by Charters.

What steps his Department is taking to address shortages of Co-careldopa medication.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for children with neurodegenerative brain conditions.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for children born with Congenital Anomalies and rare diseases; and what steps his Department is taking to improve support available to young people with those conditions when they are transitioning to adult care pathways.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to support people migrating to Universal Credit from legacy benefits.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of current regulatory arrangements for the training of healthcare support workers; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all staff receive the training, supervision and support they need to deliver safe, high‑quality care.

Awaiting answer.

How her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.

Awaiting answer.

What steps she is taking to ensure (a) safeguarding standards and (b) accountability are applied consistently across all types of schools.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence usage in schools on safeguarding.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the revised National Planning Policy Framework supports the creation of (a) safe, (b) inclusive and (c) accessible public spaces for everyone.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department will consider introducing a supported entry pathway into PIP and Work Capability Assessment roles for newly qualified nurses.

Awaiting answer.

Whether there are plans to review the NHS medical exemption criteria for prescription charges, and assess the merits of adding asthma to the medical exemption list.

Awaiting answer.

How her Department ensures effective oversight where safeguarding concerns are raised about independent schools.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What steps she is taking to ensure safeguarding standards and accountability are applied consistently across all types of schools.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to cochlear implant services across England.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What steps she is taking to ensure that the Student Loans Company is operationally effective.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence usage in schools on safeguarding.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What steps she is taking to ensure that primary schools offer a broad range of after school clubs.

The government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people across England can access a variety of enrichment opportunities at school, including after school clubs, as part of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity. A new Enrichment Framework will be published this academic year. It will set out benchmarks to help schools and colleges plan high-quality enrichment more strategically, with case studies and signposting to tools and resources. The framework will support schools to provide accessible and inclusive enrichment opportunities to those less likely to participate, such as pupils on free school meals.

What steps he is taking to ensure that commissioning policies for bilateral cochlear implants for adults take account of individuals who experienced inadequate access to cochlear implantation during childhood.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What steps she is taking to encourage more zebra crossings near primary schools.

The Department does not set mandatory criteria for the installation of zebra crossings. Local authorities are best placed to decide whether a zebra crossing is appropriate, including outside primary schools, taking into account local traffic conditions, vehicle speeds and patterns of pedestrian movement. The Department provides national good practice guidance in Chapter 6 of the Traffic Signs Manual, which includes advice on the assessment and design of pedestrian crossings. This is available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manualChapter 6 is guidance and it is for authorities to consider how to apply it to their own roads.

What steps she is taking to ensure that national guidance on traffic flow and speed does not inhibit local authorities from installing zebra crossings outside primary schools.

The Department does not set mandatory criteria for the installation of zebra crossings. Local authorities are best placed to decide whether a zebra crossing is appropriate, including outside primary schools, taking into account local traffic conditions, vehicle speeds and patterns of pedestrian movement. The Department provides national good practice guidance in Chapter 6 of the Traffic Signs Manual, which includes advice on the assessment and design of pedestrian crossings. This is available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manualChapter 6 is guidance and it is for authorities to consider how to apply it to their own roads.