Alicia Kearns MP: written questions

Written questions

• Farmers: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 225More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve mental health provision for farmers.

  Answer: People across the country are not getting the mental health support they need, which is why the Government will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health. This should help people in rural areas, ...

  Answered 23 Jul 2024

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• Health Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 224More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve healthcare (a) access and (b) outcomes in rural communities.

  Answer: The Department has asked distinguished surgeon Professor Lord Darzi to investigate the problems that are affecting the National Health Service. The Government will then begin work on an ambitious programme of action, a 10-year plan to put the NHS back on ...

  Answered 24 Jul 2024

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• A1Department for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 223More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve safety on the A1.

  Answer: National Highways has completed a number of safety improvements to the A1 near Stamford in recent years, such as resurfacing, associated road markings, and improved lighting and signage. National Highways will undertake further work south of Grantham comm...

  Answered 23 Jul 2024

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• Solar Power: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 222More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the use of Uyghur forced labour in the supply chains of the solar industry.

  Answer: No company in the UK should have forced labour in its supply chain. We will be working with colleagues across Government to tackle the issue of Uyghur forced labour in supply chains. We are also relaunching the Solar Taskforce, which will focus on identif...

  Answered 26 Jul 2024

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• Solar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 221More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) plans to monitor the (i) area, (ii) type by agricultural grade and (iii) geographical location of land proposed for solar development.

  Answer: The Department currently monitors the geographical location of solar developments through the Renewable Energy Planning Database. We plan to broaden the scope of this database to provide information on the area and types of agricultural land used by exist...

  Answered 26 Jul 2024

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• Solar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 220More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to require the solar industry to pay a standardised level of compensation to affected communities.

  Answer: It is important for this Government that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, they should directly benefit from it. We are aware that solar and other renewable developers currently offer a range of community benefit schemes including provid...

  Answered 26 Jul 2024

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• Solar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 218More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement on Solar and protecting our Food Security and Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Land, published on 15 May 2024, HCWS466, whether it is his policy to retain

  Answer: The Written Ministerial Statement made in May by the previous government did not change the policy on this matter that is set out in the relevant parts of the National Policy Statement (NPS) for Renewable Energy and the National Planning Policy Framework ...

  Answered 23 Jul 2024

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