Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions
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Written questions
Statutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the Fourth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Statutory Sick Pay, HC148, published on 28 March 2024, in the Employment
Answer: The Government will be providing a response to the Fourth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2023-24 on Statutory Sick Pay in due course and once the Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee has been appointed.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to Statutory Sick Pay take account of (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating conditions.
Answer: No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship, which is why we plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), so it provides a safety net for those who need it most. The Plan to Make Work Pay commits to remove the Lower Earni...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to review the prescription charge medical exemption list annually.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there is a wide ra...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people (a) on lower incomes and (b) who are living with a long-term health condition with the cost of prescription charges.
Answer: There are a wide range of exemptions already in place to help people afford prescriptions. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and those with chronic illnesses may already be eligible for an ex...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) return on investment, (b) improved outcomes and (c) opportunities from tackling the speech, language and communication needs of (i) babies, (ii) children and
Answer: This government’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with speech, language and communication needs, is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to achieve well in their early years...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the specialist workforce needed for (a) babies, (b) children and (c) young people with speech, language, and communication needs.
Answer: This government’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with speech, language and communication needs, is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to achieve well in their early years...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the specialist workforce needed for (a) babies, (b) children and (c) young people with speech, language and communication needs.
Answer: This government’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs, including those with speech, language and communication needs, is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to achieve well in their early years...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that speech, language and communication (a) needs and (b) development are supported as early as possible including for children whose needs are identified pre-school age.
Answer: Early language skills are vital in enabling children to thrive in the early years and later life, as well as for all aspects of later attainment in school.The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and requirements that...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on Ofcom’s advice entitled Categorisation - research and advice, in the context of the Online Safety Act
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is carefully considering Ofcom’s research and advice and will make Regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.The Secretary of State for the Home Department meets regularly with the Secretar...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOnline Safety Act 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is to decide whether to accept Ofcom’s advice on extending category 1 regulation of schedule 11 of the Online Safety Act 2023 to small online forums containin
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is carefully considering Ofcom’s categorisation research and advice and will make Regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the citizenship status of individuals with British National (Overseas) visas.
Answer: British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders may apply for a BN(O) visa which entitles them and their dependent family members to reside in the UK. After completing 5 years’ qualifying residence in the UK, and being free from immigration time restri...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to remove the requirement for photo ID at elections.
Answer: The Electoral Commission is the independent electoral regulator and will be reporting on the administration of the May elections and the recent General Election. This will include the proportion of individuals turned away for lack of accepted identificati...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of medicines for ADHD.
Answer: The Department has been working with industry to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a result of intensive work, so...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect workers travelling home late at night who are at risk of sexual violence.
Answer: This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and will use every tool to target perpetrators and address the root causes of violence on our streets.We want women to feel safe and will use every lever to halve...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Prison Service: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the financial impact of outsourcing within prisons.
Answer: In June 2019, the Ministry of Justice put in place the Prison Operator Services Framework to manage a pipeline of operator competitions for new build prisons, and existing private prisons as they expire. To date, nine operator competitions have been launc...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people were turned away from polling stations due to lack of voter identification on 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Electoral Commission is the independent electoral regulator and will be reporting on the administration of the May elections and the recent General Election. This will include the proportion of individuals turned away for lack of accepted identificati...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Highways: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether civil service pay remit guidance applies to National Highways workers.
Answer: National Highways was established in 2015 with a requirement to have regard to the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance when setting pay awards for its staff. National Highways must also ensure its pay deals are affordable and in line with its budget and pay ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSquirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce red squirrels in parts of England.
Answer: The leading causes of red squirrel decline in England include competition from non-native grey squirrels, squirrel pox virus, and habitat availability. Conservation of red squirrels is therefore targeted to red squirrel stronghold areas in the north of En...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will allow contacts of people with immunosuppression to be eligible for the covid-19 vaccination programme in autumn 2024.
Answer: The primary aim of the autumn 2024 COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illness, hospitalisations, and deaths, arising from COVID-19. On 2 August 2024 the Government accepted the advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vacc...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Take-upDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to encourage take up of Pension Credit.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need. As part of the current Pension Credit Week of Action, we have joined forces with national charities, broadcasters and local authorities to encourage pensioners t...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the requirement for identification at polling stations.
Answer: The Electoral Commission is the independent electoral regulator and will be reporting on the administration of the May elections and the recent General Election. This will include the proportion of individuals turned away for lack of accepted identificati...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Departments holds on the leasehold-related costs for the average leaseholder in an apartment block.
Answer: The English Housing Survey contains data on service charge costs and ground rents. The latest data available for 2022-2023, published on 18 July 2024, found that owner occupier leaseholders paid on average £419 in ground rent per year and £1650 per year i...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDoctors: North of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help registrars find work in the North of England.
Answer: As we continue to expand the medical workforce, we will ensure there is growth in registrar and specialty training places, to meet the demands of the National Health Service. NHS England will continue to work with stakeholders to ensure this growth is foc...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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