Alex Ballinger MP: written questions

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Written questions

Motorcycles: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to consult on introducing licence upgrade courses for powered light vehicles.
Answer: The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, taking account of long-standing Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency plans and recent sector proposals.Those wi...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Motorcycles: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total number of passes for the AM moped licence was in 2024; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of conducting a review of user licensing for powered light vehicles.
Answer: The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, taking account of long-standing Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency plans and recent sector proposals.Those wi...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Transport: DocumentsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle issues related to falsified (a) driving licences and (b) other transport-related documents created by AI.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has processes in place to identify fake and forged documents including genuine documents that may have been altered. These measures help to make original documents difficult to counterfeit and forgeries easie...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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NHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle medication shortages.
Answer: We have inherited ongoing global supply problems that continue to impact medicine availability. We know how frustrating and distressing this can be for patients, and we are working closely with industry, the National Health Service, manufacturers, and oth...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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Drugs: WasteDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce medication wastage.
Answer: Medicine wastage can be reduced by ensuring that medicines are not overprescribed and those that are prescribed are taken as intended, resulting in the best outcomes for patients.Overprescribing can be addressed by taking a shared decision-making approach...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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Dangerous Driving: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to enforce stricter penalties for (a) unsafe driving and (b) speeding.
Answer: Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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Roads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of road fatalities.
Answer: Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
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Breast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early detection of breast cancer in women under 50 who do not routinely undergo mammogram screenings.
Answer: Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. We will improve cancer survival rates and hit all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets, so that no patient waits longer than they should.Screening ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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BTEC QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to consult (a) teachers and (b) students in relation to its planned phase-out of BTEC qualifications.
Answer: This government has not set out plans to phase out applied general qualifications.In July, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced the review of qualifications reform. The rapid review is focused on Level 3 qualifications cur...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
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