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Written questions by Russell.

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

Department:All (27)Department of Health and Social Care (12)Department for Business and Trade (3)Home Office (2)Treasury (2)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2)Department for Education (1)Ministry of Justice (1)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (1)Women and Equalities (1)Department for Transport (1)Department for Work and Pensions (1)

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14 May 2025·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

If he will estimate how many four year-olds live in families that would be eligible for Healthy Start vouchers had their child not become ineligible on their fourth birthday.

Reply

The Healthy Start scheme helps to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from low-income households. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. The NHSBSA does not hold data relating to children aged four years old and over.Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at the following link:https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/healthcare-professionals/

30 Jan 2025·Women and Equalities·Answered
Asked

What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle workplace sexual harassment.

Reply

The Office for Equality and Opportunity is working closely with the Home Office to deliver on our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. We are also working with the Department for Business and Trade to progress the Employment Rights Bill. As part of this, we will strengthen protections against harassment and sexual harassment in the course of employment, by introducing three amendments to the Equality Act 2010.

5 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

Whether he plans to implement the provisions of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023.

Reply

The Government is committed to implementing the provisions of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 as soon as possible. Once in place, up to 12 weeks of paid leave will be available to all eligible parents of babies who are admitted into neonatal ca...

2 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What proportion of pressurised metered dose inhalers were manufactured in pharmaceutical production facilities (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in the last year for which data is available.

Reply

The information requested is not held.

2 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many pressurised metered dose inhalers were prescribed by the NHS in the last year for which data is available.

Reply

Information provided by the NHS Business Services Authority gives the quantities of each medicine dispensed in the community in England. The total number of pressurised inhalers that were dispensed in England from October 2023 to September 2024 was 42.3 m...

25 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What recent estimate her Department has made of the number of reported incidents of violence against retail workers employed in home delivery; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impac

Reply

Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, up 29% on year up to June 2024, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this.Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job and this government is committed ...

14 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Universal Credit minimum income threshold on trends in the level of childminder (a) recruitment and (b) retention, in the context of recent

Reply

There is no plan to assess the potential impact of the Minimum Income Floor specifically for self-employed childminders on Universal Credit. The department does not systematically collect data about the sector self-employed customers work in. Universal Cr...

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