25 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis times and (b) treatment of invasive lobular breast cancer.
ReplyWe will improve cancer survival rates and hit all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets so no patient waits longer than they should.Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for the Government. There are mul...
20 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat proportion of patients at (a) Upton Hospital and (b) Wexham Park Hospital have been discharged into social care in each of the last 12 months.
ReplyThe Department does not hold information on the proportion of patients that have been discharged into social care in individual hospitals in each of the last 12 months. NHS England publishes data detailing how many patients are discharged through each dis...
20 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to reduce levels of drug offences in Slough constituency.
ReplyReducing drug-related crime is a key priority for this Government and is part of our mission to drive down crime and antisocial behaviour.An additional £267 million in drug and alcohol treatment is being invested into services this year to improve quality...
20 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the financial support available to kinship carers.
ReplyThe government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children.The government recently announced a £40 million package to trial a new Kinship Allowance in up to ten local authorities to test whethe...
20 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of buildings have registered for the Cladding Safety Scheme in Slough constituency.
ReplyThe Cladding Safety Scheme is able to confirm how many buildings based in the Slough constituency have registered with the scheme. To date, there have been six applications to the Cladding Safety Scheme in the Slough constituency. Two buildings were confi...
20 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps he has taken to increase uptake of cervical screenings.
ReplyI refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 October 2024 to Question 8464.
20 Nov 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedIf he will make an estimate of the number of jobs created via foreign direct investment in Slough constituency in the last 12 months.
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade (DBT) works closely with local authorities and investment partners to monitor and support the impact of foreign direct investment in the Slough constituency. Foreign direct investment in the Berkshire Local Enterprise...
20 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to hold water companies to account for non-compliance with sewage management rules.
ReplyWe will not let companies get away with illegal activity and where breaches are found, the Environment Agency (EA) will not hesitate to hold companies to account. From 1 January 2025, water companies will be required to publish data related to discharges ...
20 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat proportion of patients referred to mental health services were seen within the target waiting time in Slough constituency in the last 12 months.
ReplyThe following table shows the latest available performance data on waiting times against the existing mental health waiting time standards for NHS Frimley, which covers the Slough constituency, for the latest available 12-month reporting period, from Octo...
19 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to help to reduce the average diagnosis time for endometriosis.
ReplyTackling waiting lists is a key part of the Government’s Health Mission, and we are urgently looking into waiting times for gynaecological issues, including for endometriosis.Funding has been confirmed to support the delivery of our commitment to an extra...
18 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent steps he has taken to reduce the waiting time for ADHD assessments.
ReplyIt is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, in line with relevant National Institute f...
18 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the (a) health and (b) welfare of farm animals.
ReplyThe Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course. This will build on the support already av...
18 Nov 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, what plans she has to extend the Listed Places of Worship Grants scheme beyond March 2025.
ReplyDepartmental settlements have been set following the Budget announcement on October 30. Individual programmes will now be assessed during the departmental Business Planning process.
18 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat the average waiting time is for an ADHD Assessment in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the South East.
ReplyThe data requested is not held centrally; it may be held locally by individual National Health Service trusts or commissioners.We are supporting a taskforce that NHS England is establishing to look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) servic...
18 Nov 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat recent estimate she has made of the average time taken to respond to hon. Members correspondence to her Department.
ReplyThe Department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence and keeps this under constant review. The Cabinet Office publishes statistics on Departmental performance which can be found on the gov.uk website and can be v...
18 Nov 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in Slough High Street.
ReplyThis government is committed to supporting businesses and communities that make our high streets, including those in Slough, successful. This means addressing anti-social behaviour and crime, rolling out banking hubs, stamping out late payments, empowerin...
18 Nov 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat support his Department is providing to businesses in Slough to increase levels of exports of (a) goods and (b) services.
ReplyDBT supports companies like Montmartre Patisserie in Slough to export to locations such as Japan, Singapore and Spain. UK businesses, including those in Slough, can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support o...
18 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the level of funding available for research into (a) Alzheimer's disease and (b) other forms of dementia.
ReplyThe Department funds research into dementia via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR continues to invest in dementia research across all areas, from causes, diagnosis and prevention to treatment, care and support, including...
6 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyArtificial Intelligence and data offer significant opportunities for the FCDO to enhance decision-making, productivity and increase the effectiveness of its interventions.The FCDO is implementing a multi-year Digital, Data, and Cyber Security Strategy to ...
6 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
ReplyHM Treasury (HMT) is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence (AI) and the effective use of data.HMT is implementing a multi-year Data and AI Strategy to make sure it adopts a modern data platform, upskills its pe...