Alison Bennett MP: written questions
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Written questions
Carer's Allowance: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2025 to Question 30627, if he will provide updated figures on the number of carers with Carer's Allowance overpayment debts as a result of breaching the earnings li
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMercaptamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of levels of access to Procysbi for people with Cystinosis in England compared to other parts of the UK.
Answer: The Government does not plan to undertake a comparative assessment of access to individual medicines across the United Kingdom. Health is a devolved matter and each UK nation is responsible for making its own decisions on the funding and use of medicines ...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPaediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all paediatric departments have access to specialists trained in the diagnosis and treatment of Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (
Answer: The Government recognises that paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) can be distressing conditions for children, young people, and the...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve acute mental health inpatient units.
Answer: Anyone receiving mental health treatment deserves safe, high-quality care. We have fulfilled our manifesto commitment to reform the Mental Health Act. We set a national expectation to eliminate inappropriate out of area placements by March 2028, to ensure...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish individual allocations per children’s hospice in 2026-27 from the funding announced in October 2025.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices will receive at least £26 million, adjusted for inflation, in revenue funding for 2026/27. NHS England has now communicated the details of this funding allocation and dissemination to 35 individual children and young p...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOsteoporosis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in access to early diagnosis services for osteoporosis.
Answer: On 1 March, the Government announced funding for 20 new bone density, or DEXA, scanners across England, supported by £2.4 million of investment. Tens of thousands of patients will benefit from faster access to bone scans as a result. It will help ensure t...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on developing a national implementation plan for the roll-out of Fracture Liaison Services.
Answer: Fracture Liaison Services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which are well-placed to make decisions according to local need.Our 10-Year Health Plan committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.Offic...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of introducing financial support, including vouchers, for people with Coeliac disease who are unable to access gluten-free prescr
Answer: Prescribing decisions are made by the responsible clinician, who is accountable for ensuring that prescribing is clinically appropriate and consistent with national and local guidance. NHS England’s guidance on prescribing gluten-free (GF) foods sets out ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the annual average cost of a gluten-free diet for individuals with Coeliac disease compared with a standard diet.
Answer: Gluten‑free staple foods are available on prescription in line with the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Category 1 Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2004, which support access to essential items such as gluten...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCoeliac Disease: Gluten-free FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that GP practices comply with guidance on prescribing gluten-free foods for patients diagnosed with Coeliac disease.
Answer: Prescribing decisions are made by the responsible clinician, who is accountable for ensuring that prescribing is clinically appropriate and consistent with national and local guidance. NHS England’s guidance on prescribing gluten-free (GF) foods sets out ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of, a) pupils recorded as young carers and, b) pupils not recorded as young carers were eligible for Free School Meals in the January school census returns for 2023 to 2025.
Answer: The department holds data on young carers and pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM), which is published in the ‘Schools, pupils and characteristics’ publication. The most recent version was published in June 2025 and the next is scheduled for summer...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unpaid carers received a Carer’s Allowance overpayment in the last 12 months, according to the latest available data his Department holds.
Answer: We cannot provide statistics on Carer’s Allowance overpayments where the carer is not in employment/earning, due to the sample sizes being too small. Our latest published statistics on Carer’s Allowance overpayments can be found using the link below. Tabl...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Client Level Data on unpaid carers, collected by local authorities, has not yet been published this year; what steps are being taken to publish this information; and when he expects
Answer: Client Level Data was mandated from 2023 and is a data collection that draws directly from local authorities’ own administrative records. The first time that Client Level Data was used to inform the adult social care activity report was in October 2025. T...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have had a Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt as a result of breaching the earnings limit in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer: Data on fraud and error overpayments is published annually and can be found using the following link: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings/employment represented 1....
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBBC World Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned levels of funding for the BBC World Service on women and minority groups in countries with limited press freedo
Answer: Grant-in-Aid funding for the next three years for the BBC World Service will be decided through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office allocations process. We will not speculate in the interim on the impact of those allocations.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to inform each children's hospice of its share of NHS funding; and what his planned timetable is for this.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices and integrated care boards will be informed of their children and young people’s hospice grant allocations for 2026/27 imminently. Communication regarding future allocations, for 2027/28 and 2028/29, will be sent once ...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out how the violence against women and girls strategy will address misogynistic behaviour in schools; and what guidance, resources and funding her Department will provide to support intervention
Answer: Education is a significant part of the cross-government strategy to keep women and girls safe, focusing on prevention by instilling early the values and skills needed to protect young people, disrupt dangerous attitudes, and stop harmful behaviours escala...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology about the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework to improve the UK’s life scie
Answer: The Government will consider the long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including for respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for r...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department’s timeline is for deciding on the second wave of Modern Service Frameworks, and whether respiratory conditions will be considered.
Answer: The Government will consider the long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including for respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for r...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of role of a respiratory Modern Service Framework on winter pressures in the NHS.
Answer: The Government will consider the long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including for respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for r...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Mid Sussex constituency; and w
Answer: The Government will consider the long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including for respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is potential for r...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: TurkeyHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Appendix ECAA visa holders will be affected by retrospective changes to settlement requirements.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. The consultation seeks views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for those already o...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will provide a guarantee that any changes to settlement rules will not have an adverse impact on families that are on the five-year pathway to remain.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026.The consultation seeks views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for those already on a...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to implement the legislative changes proposed in the 'Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England' cons
Answer: The government published its response to the consultation “Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England” in November 2025. We intend to legislate on local government standards reforms when parliamentary time allows.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the potential merits of waiving interest on student loans for people who withdraw from university due to health conditions or other mitigating circumstances.
Answer: Students may defer or withdraw from their studies for different reasons including due to health conditions and other mitigating circumstances. Interest will continue to accrue even if a student suspends or withdraws from their course, but current students...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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