Allison Gardner MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ministry of Justice: HomelessnessMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking as part of its role within the Interministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to reduce and prevent homelessness.
Answer: We are working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and other Departments through the Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to develop a new long-term cross-government strategy to put us back ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing FirstMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing an expanded national programme of Housing First to tackle homelessness.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 72851 on 15 September 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the post-decision move on period on levels of homelessness.
Answer: We closely monitor the impact of all our policies, including the move on period, on the number and occupancy of asylum hotels, the overall costs of the asylum accommodation estate, the wider effect on local communities, and any pressures placed on local a...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of (a) Access to Work and (b) other employment support programmes amongst employers.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. Access to Work aims to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people into employment. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the NHS app for visually impaired users.
Answer: We are working to improve access to digital services, outcomes, and experiences for all. Patients unable to use digital channels can continue to access services via telephone and through traditional face-to-face services.We conduct user research on an ong...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the inclusivity of the NHS app for disabled users.
Answer: We are working to improve access to digital services, outcomes, and experiences for all. Patients unable to use digital channels can continue to access services via telephone and through traditional face-to-face services.We conduct user research on an ong...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help tackle illegal sales of semaglutide and (b) regulate unlicensed pharmacists.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of all medicines and medical devices in the UK by ensuring they work and are acceptably safe. This also includes applying the legal controls on the retail sal...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: CateringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty on local authorities to provide meals to local authority funded clients of adult social care.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility threshold, they can get support from local authorities...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning ObligationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve enforcement of agreements under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Answer: Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPotassium ChlorideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the supply of liquid potassium chloride.
Answer: The Department is aware of supply issues affecting potassium chloride 375mg/5ml syrup (Kay-Cee-L® syrup). We issued comprehensive communications to healthcare professionals which includes guidance on how to manage affected patients during the shortage.Alt...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of retrospective planning applications to regularise unauthorised development; and whether she plans to close loopholes
Answer: Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: StaffordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support local planning authorities to improve the (a) capacity and (b) resourcing of their planning enforcement teams in North Staffor
Answer: Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Domestic AbuseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Vulnerable people given greater access to social housing, published on 19 June 2025, whether the new regulations will apply to victim
Answer: The regulations in question will apply to domestic abuse victims over the age of 16, as defined by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Only those aged over the age of 16 can hold a social housing tenancy.The regulations will also apply to care leavers within the...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSevern Trent Water: Water PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the performance of Severn Trent Water and (b) potential impact of water pollution on the environment.
Answer: Severn Trent has delivered a 4-star EPA performance for the past 5 years which is sector-leading. However, 2024 data demonstrated an increase in pollution incidents. The EA demands improved performance by implementing their action plans to improve their W...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring that new build estates include adequate provision of (a) bungalows, (b) ramp access and (c) other acce
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers to Questions UIN 50375 on 23 May 2025 and UIN 53184, on 27 May 2025.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Visual ImpairmentCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58499More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of workplace disability adjustments for visually impaired employees.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) provides protection against disability discrimination. This protection ensures any person with a condition that meets the Act’s definition of disability - that is, “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial an...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: EmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58498More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made on (a) preventing discrimination in (i) agencies and (ii) small recruiters when hiring disabled applicants and (b) monitoring employers' compliance with the Equal Opportun
Answer: The Government is clear that equality and opportunity for all are at the heart of our programme of national renewal. The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace, including in recruitment. Guidance has been published...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Stoke-on-Trent SouthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to (a) PIP eligibility and (b) the Daily Living component on claimants in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.
Answer: Estimates of the volumes of PIP claimants affected by the reform in the future are forecast for England and Wales only and therefore have not been broken down by Parliamentary Constituency or any other geographic area. There will be no immediate changes. ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Stoke-on-Trent SouthDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of auto-enrolling eligible children on to free school meals in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It wi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnology: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions his Department has had with businesses on investment in technology in Northern Ireland.
Answer: I am a passionate advocate for Northern Irish tech companies and for investment by international tech companies in Northern Ireland.I recently attended the Big Data New York Conference – a spin off of Big Data Belfast – to highlight the international inve...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public OpinionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the opinions of people on (a) low and (b) middle incomes are adequately heard in the development of the food strategy.
Answer: A key priority for the food strategy is to improve access to healthy food for everyone, including children and those on low and middle incomes, in order to give all children the best start in life and help adults live longer healthier lives. We are formin...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are covered by the transitional protections for eligibility for free school meals; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending those protections in March 2025 on the chi
Answer: As with all government programmes, including free school meals, we keep our approach under continued review. Support for children to access free school meals, has additionally been considered as part of the Child Poverty Taskforce’s consideration of how t...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: StaffordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families are receiving support from Healthy Start in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Stafford.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. 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 ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a phased introduction of extended producer responsibility fees.
Answer: We have taken a phased approach to implementing Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR). Reporting obligations for this scheme were introduced in 2024, and fee obligations for large producers introduced on 1 April 2025. From April 2026 PackU...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish a breakdown of how extended producer responsibility fees will be allocated, in the context of transparency in funding for local authority waste managemen
Answer: PackUK will publish annual reports and financial statements, which will provide transparency on the allocation of funds received through the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees. These reports will clarify how the collected fees are distributed and...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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