Connor Naismith MP: written questions
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in (a) hospitals, (b) schools and (c) local authorities.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including those with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders.The Government recognises that foetal alcohol spectrum disorders can...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support Officers: Crewe and NantwichHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police community support officers in Crewe and Nantwich constituency.
Answer: In January 2025, the Government announced a total of £200 million in 2025/26 to support the first steps of delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel in communities across the country.Our approach to delivery in 2025/26, which will be year 1 ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential contribution of cash ISAs to the economy.
Answer: The Government is committed to incentivising greater saving and investment. Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) help people save for their future goals and build greater financial resilience. The Government recognises the important role that cash savings p...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to ensure the Integrated Transport Strategy prioritises road safety.
Answer: The Integrated National Transport Strategy will be published this year and set the long-term vision for transport in England, recognising the key role transport must play in driving growth and opportunities. The exact scope of the Strategy is being develo...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the newly built homes her Department is planning will be smaller than (a) three and (b) four bedrooms in the next four years.
Answer: As set out in Chapter 5 of the National Planning Policy Framework, it is for each local authority to assess the size, types and tenures of new housing needed for different groups in the community, and reflect this in their Local Plans. As such, the size a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure students who would have benefitted from the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme are still provided with the same opportunities they may have otherwise had.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring all children and young people have a strong foundation in mathematics, both so they can thrive in the modern economy, and also so that they can understand and participate in modern society to the greatest extent, re...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to inform members of the teachers pension scheme who are in (a) final salary and (b) career average schemes of their right to retire at 55.
Answer: The administrator for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme provides a new starter guide for all new members. The guide can be accessed here: https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/-/media/documents/member/guides/new-starter-guide-2024.ashx?rev=9c420691700a46cf9d66618...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land RegistryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the Land Registry’s backlog.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 23772 on 27 January 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the consequences will be for landlords who do not raise their EPC rating to C when it is unfeasible to do so.
Answer: The Government is currently consulting on raising minimum energy efficiency standards to EPC C or equivalent. Current regulations already include a number of available exemptions and we are looking to ensure appropriate exemptions are in place for any new...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that research into long-COVID is adequately funded.
Answer: The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR remains committed to funding high-quality research to understand the causes, consequences, and treatment for long COVID. W...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Cheshire EastDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) help improve road infrastructure and (b) tackle traffic congestion around the Nantwich Bypass.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the local transport authority to determine investment priorities for its transport network. The Nantwich Bypass (A51/A500) is a local highway and therefore falls under the jurisdiction Cheshire East Council, the local highway a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Small BusinessesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support small independent SEND providers.
Answer: The department is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools to break down barriers to education whilst ensuring that all specialist settings are equipped to support children with the most complex needs. We want to drive a cons...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to include people with mental health problems in the disability criteria for disabled railcards.
Answer: The Disabled Persons Rail Card (DPRC) supports over 300,000 with disabilities to travel more affordably, recognising that people with a disability often face additional costs and barriers to participating in day-to-day activities such as travel. Although ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVasa Praevia: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include vasa praevia screening as part of antenatal care within the NHS.
Answer: Based on the UK National Screening Committee’s last review in 2023 of screening women for vasa praevia during pregnancy, screening is not currently recommended, because:- it is not known how many babies are affected by it in the United Kingdom;- it is not...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Older PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure airlines do not discriminate against elderly people who are not able to digitally check-in.
Answer: Nobody should be discriminated against because of their age when travelling by air.All passengers have the choice to check in for their flight at the airport.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) comply with the McCloud remedy and (b) provide assurances to members of the Police Pensions Scheme.
Answer: While the Home Office has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to the police pension regulations, the police pension scheme is locally administered by individual police forces. The regulations governing the McCloud remedy for the ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure unpaid carers claiming carers allowance over the retirement age on behalf of a disabled spouse below retirement age continue to receive benefits.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to question UIN 6904As explained in UIN 6904 these rules are based on the circumstances of the carer, not those of the disabled person.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has plans to mandate a standard platform height for train stations.
Answer: Ensuring accessibility for all passengers is at the heart of the Government’s passenger-focused approach and we will work to deliver a more reliable and consistent customer experience for everyone with accessibility needs. Level boarding is an important f...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to ensure that (a) commercial and (b) retail units utilise (i) solar panels and (ii) other renewable energy sources.
Answer: Future building standards this year will set new homes and buildings on a path that moves away from relying on volatile fossil fuel markets and ensures they are fit for a net zero future. Changes have been introduced to permitted development rights, enabl...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of the railways for disabled people.
Answer: We are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. Since April 2024, 13 stations have been completed with a further 18 due to be completed by April 2025. This will be the most stations completed in one year since the programme...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) Community First Responders and (b) Emergency Medical Technician use blue light vehicles.
Answer: This data is not held centrally by the Department. Community First Responders (CFRs) are community volunteers who respond to incidents, supporting ambulance services. CFRs are not trained to drive under blue light emergency conditions, and must follow all...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOfsted: ComplaintsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Ofsted's complaints procedure; and what her Department's policy is on its future.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordT-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help raise awareness of the (a) potential merits of T Level qualifications for employers and (b) differences between T Levels and apprenticeships.
Answer: All T Levels provide students with direct experience of the workplace through a 45-day industry placement, offering employers a unique opportunity to build their talent pipelines and fill skills gaps. Almost a third of the first cohort of T Level students...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCrewe Station: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of Crewe Railway Station.
Answer: There is a clear need for interventions at Crewe station including to ageing roof and canopies. The Department expects Avanti West Coast, which manages the day-to-day running of the station, to work closely on behalf of passengers with Network Rail, which...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Cheshire EastDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a shortfall in SEND education provision within Cheshire East on SEND children; and whether she plans to take steps to increase this provision.
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) sits with local authorities.The department supports local authorities to provide suitable school places for children and young peopl...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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