Chris Bloore MP: written questions
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Football: Governing BodiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Football Governance Code will stipulate requirements for independent directors to be included in a club's governance structure.
Answer: It will be the responsibility of the Independent Football Regulator to determine the key elements of the Football Governance Code, including whether independent directors should be included. This will be done in consultation with the FA and other stakehol...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the benefits of introducing statutory recycling targets for local authorities.
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing waste by transitioning to a circular economy. To support the Government in achieving this goal, a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts has been established from across the Government, industry, academia, and civil ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of a variable rate of deposit for the Deposit Return Scheme.
Answer: The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) regulations provide the powers for the Deposit Management Organisation (DMO) - who will be appointed by Government to administer the DRS. The regulations also set out what the DMO must consider and who they must consult in ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStalkingAttorney GeneralTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29937More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle stalking.
Answer: This Government is serious about tackling stalking, as part of our ambition to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade.For over seven years there have been yearly increases in the number of stalking offences which received a first hear...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFootballDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the contribution of football clubs to local economies.
Answer: Football clubs deliver significant economic benefits to their local economies. Analysis from 2024 showed that the Premier League and its clubs alone support over 90,000 jobs. Football clubs also deliver indirect economic benefits to the local communities ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupational Therapy: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to extend independent prescribing responsibilities to Occupational Therapists under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act (2021) where it is safe to do so.
Answer: Appropriately trained occupational therapists can already supply/administer medicines under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or a Patient Group Direction (PGD). A PSD is a written instruction from a prescriber for medicines to be supplied or administere...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many council houses were built in the West Midlands between 2010 and 2024.
Answer: Data on new affordable housing delivery by provider and region, including West Midlands, broken down by new build and acquisitions is available on gov.uk here. The number of new affordable housing delivered without provider information (unknown provider) ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBridges: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the safety measures and responsibilities of local authorities on water crossings.
Answer: Under the Highways Act 1980, local highway authorities are responsible for the maintenance and safety of the highway network in their area, which may include bridges, fords and other types of river crossing. The Act does not set out specific standards of ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTickets: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a review into event booking fees.
Answer: On 10 January, the Government launched a call for evidence on pricing practices in the live events sector, which closes on 4 April 2025.It is important that consumers experience openness and transparency when buying tickets. We are seeking evidence on the...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Pre-paymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote the use of Prescription Prepayment Certificates.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) promotes prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) as part of a wider communications plan for all of the Help with Health Costs services that it delivers. The NHS BSA and the National Health Service use soci...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the affordability of prescriptions on people with long-term conditions.
Answer: Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England. There are a wide range of exemptions from prescription charges already in place, for which those with long-term conditions may be eligible, to support the af...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for survivors of acquired brain injuries.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported.We will change the Nati...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22779More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the list price at which motorists are required to pay additional car tax.
Answer: The Expensive Car Supplement is an additional VED charge for new cars with a list price of £40,000 or more, which is payable in year 2 – 6 of a car’s lifecycle. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, the government recognises the disproportionate impact of the...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for the commencement of dentist contract renegotiations.
Answer: To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.There are no perfect payment systems and careful co...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to incentivise the building of television and film studios in the (a) regions and (b) West Midlands.
Answer: We are already incentivising film and TV production in the UK, with UK-wide funding programmes, infrastructure investment, competitive tax reliefs and direct support for independent British content.The British Film Commission (BFC) is supporting the growt...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWriting: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the standard of writing in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) universities since 2015.
Answer: High and rising school standards are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best life chances. The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review which will seek ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeavy Menstrual BleedingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Getting It Right First Time's guidance entitled Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, published in October 2021; and whether he pl
Answer: The Getting It Right First Time’s (GIRFT) 2021 report into maternity and gynaecology identified a key barrier in treating heavy menstrual bleeding as the commissioning arrangements for contraceptive and sexual health services. The report recommended the l...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Public ConsultationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with (a) civil society and (b) animal protection organisations on ending animal testing.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the use of alternative methods to the use of animals in science and the Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal ...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to abolish all Child Maintenance Service for parents with care who are victim-survivors of domestic abuse.
Answer: The Department has recently concluded a public consultation on policy changes. This included proposals to remove the Direct Pay service (where parents pay each other directly) and managing all CMS cases in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-compli...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a cancer strategy which includes measures on tackling (a) pancreatic and (b) other less survivable cancers.
Answer: The Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for the future. As part of that work, and in response to Lord Darzi’s report, we have launched an extensive programme of engagement to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to reform ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeavy Menstrual Bleeding: ContraceptivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the report by the Getting It Right First Time programme entitled Maternity and Gynaecology, published in September 2021, what steps his Department is taking
Answer: The 2021 Getting It Right First Time national report for maternity and gynaecology recommended that clinical commissioning groups, now integrated care boards (ICBs), commission contraceptive and sexual health services to provide intrauterine devices, whic...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeavy Menstrual Bleeding: ContraceptivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing access to long-acting reversible contraception for heavy menstrual bleeding in primary care on (a) waiting times and (b
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guideline on heavy menstrual bleeding recommends an intrauterine system or hormonal coil, which is a form of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), as a first line treatment. In the women’s hea...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on (a) renewing the national maternity safety ambitions beyond 2025 and (b) amending those ambitions to include reducing inequalities.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies received safe, personalised, equitable, and compassionate care. I am urgently considering, with my officials and NHS England, the immediate action needed across maternity and neonatal servi...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that students can continue to study applied general qualifications from September 2025.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that all young people can access a range of high quality vocational and technical qualifications which supports them to develop the skills they need to thrive at work and throughout life, including applied general q...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to improve the (a) safeguarding and (b) wellbeing of children with allergies in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. This includes allergies.The accompanying statutory guidance, 'Sup...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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