Bobby Dean MP: written questions
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NaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the impact of government-funded Naloxone programmes.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the consultation outcome entitled Expanding access to naloxone, published on 24 January 2024, whether he plans to increase the number of organisations able to distribute Naloxone.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a programme of naloxone provision in the NHS.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNaloxoneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of health care services in the England and Wales to provide take home Naloxone kits to people at risk of opioid overdose.
Answer: The Government has amended the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to expand access to naloxone. This means that more professionals and services than ever before can give out take-home supplies of naloxone to those at-risk of overdose. This follows the Depar...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Carshalton and WallingtonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to expand Start for Life services to include Carshalton and Wallington constituency.
Answer: In 2025/26, £57 million will be made available to 75 local authorities with high levels of deprivation to provide a range of Start for Life services.Due to the challenging fiscal context, we have had to make difficult decisions for 2025/26, and only those...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to extend the Targeted Retention Incentive to specialist SEND teachers.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes and is therefore essential to delivering the government’s mission to break down the barriers to opportunity for every child.We are committed to ensuring ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to specialist education colleges to help mitigate the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The department is receiving compensation in recognition of the increase in National Insurance contributions (NICs) paid by institutions it funds, including colleges, schools and other state-funded special education needs and disabilities provision. Work i...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22402More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Q36 of the oral evidence given by the Office for Value for Money to the Treasury Select Committee on 11 December 2024, HC 521, which Departments have not (a) defined and (b) commenced their zero-ba
Answer: Phase 2 of the Spending Review launched on the 10th December 2024. At launch, I asked each department to carry out a line-by-line review of existing day-to-day budgets to identify where spending is no longer aligned with this government’s priorities or is...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of military support in the context of conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: We keep our military engagement in the Middle East under continuous review and any changes are discussed with relevant Departments as appropriate.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the potential for the Child Maintenance System to be used as a tool of economic abuse.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes the issue of domestic and economic abuse extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that victims of abuse get the help and support they need.CMS Staff receive training to ensure they are able to respond appr...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the feedback from the consultation on the Child Maintenance System.
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the Child Maintenance System (CMS) was published by the previous Government on 8 May 2024. These proposed reforms included removing Direct Pay and managing all CMS cases in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-c...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people with diagnosed HIV who are not currently in care; what research it has conducted into the reasons for disengagement from care; and what
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has estimated that the number of people with diagnosed HIV who are not currently in care, which is defined as not attending care for at least 15 months, in 2023 was 4,960. This represents 5.3% of people diagnosed with...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend opt-out HIV testing beyond emergency departments.
Answer: On 28 November 2024, the Prime Minister announced a further £27 million of funding for the continuation of the HIV Emergency Department opt-out testing programme for 2025/26. As part of the extension, more than 90 sites will be offered funding to continue...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordViral Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to continue funding for the opt-out blood-borne virus testing programme at (a) St George's, Epsom and (b) St Helier Hospitals and Health Group beyond March 2025.
Answer: On 28 November 2024, the Prime Minister announced a further £27 million of funding for the continuation of the HIV Emergency Department opt-out testing programme for 2025/26. As part of the extension, more than 90 sites will be offered funding to continue...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to tackle changes in rates of HIV diagnoses among heterosexual men and women.
Answer: HIV is a priority for the Government, and we have commissioned a new HIV Action Plan for 2025 to 2030, to achieve no new HIV transmissions within England by 2030, which we aim to publish in summer 2025.The new action plan will include a focus on ensuring ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of facilities staff are on Agenda For Change contracts.
Answer: Facilities staff in the National Health Service may be employed both directly by NHS bodies but also by separate companies who are contracted to deliver services. The Department does not hold information on the number of staff who are employed by companie...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of shortages of building inspectors on (a) repairs and (b) maintenance projects across the NHS Estate.
Answer: Building inspectors working on National Health Service estate repairs or maintenance projects may be employed by NHS trusts, local councils, private companies, or contractors working on behalf of the NHS. Their work ensures that buildings are safe for use...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDown Syndrome Act 2022Department of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the prior consultation on the Down Syndrome Act 2022; and when he plans to publish the statutory guidance.
Answer: The Down Syndrome Act 2022 started as a Private Members Bill, introduced into the House of Commons in summer 2021. As such, this specific assessment has not been made.A national call for evidence was launched on 19 July 2022 to inform the development of t...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Climate Change education in schools.
Answer: The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) is currently reviewing the existing national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England, to ensure they are fit for purpose and that the curriculum is rich and broad, inclusive and innovati...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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