Damien Egan MP: written questions

Written questions

• Infected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9801More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on establishing the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

  Answer: In August, we laid regulations that give the Infected Blood Compensation Authority the powers necessary to pay compensation through the core route to the infected, both living and deceased. On 17 October, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority began to...

  Answered 24 Oct 2024

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• Plastics: TreatiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9584More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to secure an (a) ambitious and (b) legally binding target to cut plastic production at the UN Global Plastics Treaty.

  Answer: As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution and a signatory to the Bridge to Busan Declaration, the UK is pushing for an ambitious treaty that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, including reducing production and consumption ...

  Answered 23 Oct 2024

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• Steiner Schools FoundationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2024WithdrawnUIN 8505More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits to pupils of the Steiner school education system.

  Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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• Multiple Occupation: Private Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5219More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) adequacy of the regulation of houses in multiple occupation in the private rented sector.

  Answer: Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are subject to mandatory licensing in properties where five or more persons in two or more households share facilities. Local authorities also have the power to introduce additional licensing for smaller HMOs which are...

  Answered 23 Sept 2024

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• Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5218More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of 25 April 2024 by the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Official Report, column 387WH, what steps his

  Answer: Ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) is in line with this Government'...

  Answered 16 Sept 2024

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• Dental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1421More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reform the NHS dentistry contract.

  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 30 Jul 2024

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• Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1418More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty by June 2025.

  Answer: Ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) is in line with this Government'...

  Answered 1 Aug 2024

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