Every parliamentary written question tabled by Luke Taylor this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What information his Department holds on the average change in (a) stroke and (b) heart attack ambulance waiting times as a result of the London drop and go ambulance policy.
The Department does not hold the information requested. Category 2 ambulance calls are emergency responses, which can include serious time-sensitive incidents such as strokes and heart attacks. The following table shows the national and London Ambulance S...
If he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations made in the UK Blood Cancer Action Plan, published by Blood Cancer UK on 4 September 2024.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Liverpool Walton to question 4539 on 19 September 2024.
If she will extend the 75% business rates relief for pubs beyond March 2025 in the Autumn Budget.
Any decisions on future tax policy will be announced by the Chancellor at a fiscal event.
If she will reduce the level of duty on (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs.
The current alcohol duty system supports pubs through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pay less duty. Draught Relief helps to level the playing field between pubs and supermarkets, allowing pubs and brewers to price their ...
What steps he is taking to increase access to medicines for patients receiving (a) palliative and (b) end of life care.
Local integrated care boards (ICBs) can commission out-of-hours dispensing locally if there is a need for patients to access medicines outside of the core pharmacy hours, including as part of any palliative and end of life arrangements that the ICB is req...
If he will make palliative care training mandatory for health and social care workers.
The training of health care professionals is the responsibility of independent statutory health care regulatory bodies such as the General Medical Council (GMC), the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and the Health and Care Professions Council. The training ...
Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a consultation on banning the use of (a) cages and (b) close confinement systems in animal farming.
We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue we will want to fully consi...
If he will publish independently-verified projections of future demand for the palliative and end of life care workforce at least every two years; and if he will take steps to ensure a properly res
At this time, there are no plans to publish independently verified projections of future demand for the palliative and end of life care workforce. We will want to assure ourselves, and the National Health Service, that the current plan will deliver the re...
What estimate she has made of the timeframe within which the renationalisation of rail franchises will result in improvements to rail services.
Public ownership will end the failed franchising system, allowing operators to serve the interests of passengers, not shareholders. The failures of the past three decades cannot be fixed overnight, and bringing train operations into public ownership is on...
What steps she plans to take with local authorities to encourage pensioners to check their eligibility for Pension Credit.
The Government wants everyone eligible for Pension Credit but not currently claiming it to receive the benefits they are entitled to. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20th August....
Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to community warm banks in winter 2024-25.
Warm banks are locally led initiatives run by local authorities, charities and voluntary and community organisations.The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 made available up to £64.7 billion, the majority of which is un-ringfenced in re...
What steps he plans to take to help fill staff vacancies in the hospice sector.
The Government is going to shift the focus of healthcare out of the hospital and into the community, and we recognise that it is vital to include palliative and end of life care, including hospices, in this shift.Whilst much palliative and end of life car...
What estimate she has made of the number of people that will be affected by the proposed changes to pensioners' eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment in Sutton and Cheam constituency.
The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payment statistics. It is estimated that around 14,000 pensioners in Sutton and Cheam constituency...
Whether she plans to make additional support for food banks available.
Whilst food banks are independent, charitable organisations and government has no role in their operation, we are committed to tackling poverty and reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels. On 30th July, the Secretary of State held the first foo...
What steps she is taking to ensure there is adequate funding for transport to specialised educational facilities for SEND students.
The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home to school travel for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who atten...