Deirdre Costigan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Digital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 901169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve digital inclusion in Ealing Southall constituency.
Answer: As set out in the Government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan, everyone, in every community, should be able to benefit from technology. That’s why we launched the £11.9m Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund, backing local projects across the country to help p...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written QuestionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of responding to written questions from the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answer: This Government welcomes scrutiny from all members of Parliament. In 2012 it was estimated that the average cost of answering a written question was £164. The Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton has tabled 2205 written questions in this Parliament, so the co...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903986More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates in cases of violence against women and girls.
Answer: This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. A key part of this will be delivering effective prosecutions, and we continue to see improvements in the prosecution of VAWG offences.As Solicitor G...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: DisabilityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904026More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for disabled people.
Answer: Tackling pay disparities for disabled people is a major focus, hence bringing forward measures to address them in the King’s Speech.In March, we launched a consultation on proposals to introduce mandatory disability pay gap reporting for large businesses....
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Community CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 902069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community.
Answer: It is vital to move services from hospital to community. The Chancellor made funding available for 380,000 more talking therapies for patients and put in place a £26 million capital investment scheme for mental health crisis centres. A lot of work has bee...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of NHS care at (a) weekends and (b) weekdays.
Answer: The National Health Service is committed to ensuring safe, high-quality care is available to patients seven days a week, whether they require emergency treatment or ongoing care. While there are natural variations in activity levels between weekends and w...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve safety for (a) children and (b) other vulnerable road users.
Answer: On 19 November 2024, Active Travel England and the Department for Transport published guidance for local authorities in England on how to set up and manage a School Streets scheme. The guidance can be viewed online at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/s...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPatients: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital in winter 2024-25.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have published guidance and supporting materials for health and care staff on discharging people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness. This ensures ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCurriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that the output of the Curriculum and Assessment Review includes a focus on schools adopting (a) inclusive and (b) nurturing approaches to education.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Ealing Southall to the answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 13149.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to require schools to make an assessment of the social, emotional and behavioural needs of pupils.
Answer: Schools and further education colleges are required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the children and young people they support. In the case of mainstream settings, they must use their best endeavours to make sure that a chil...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordColonoscopy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of colonoscopy procedures in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department does not publish data on future projections for colonoscopy procedures, including projections over the next five years. However, demand modelling is a routine part of our work.The Government is committed to transforming diagnostic services,...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the diagnosis of bowel cancer; and whether he has made an assessment of the barriers to effective adoption of that
Answer: We recognise the importance of innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) in improving cancer diagnosis. We are supportive of the use of AI to support the diagnosis of many types of cancer, including bowel cancer. New AI technologies are being developed ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBowel CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average overall cost for bowel cancer patients was in each of the last five years.
Answer: Information on the average overall cost for bowel cancer patients is not specifically recorded.My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has set out how the Department will receive an additional £22.6 billion in resource spending in 2025/26, comp...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordColonoscopyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was between referral for and receipt of a colonoscopy in each trust in each year between 2020 and 2024.
Answer: Data is not held centrally on the average waiting time between referral for and receipt of a colonoscopy in each National Health Service trust, each year between 2020 and 2024.Data is published on the median waiting times nationally for colonoscopies. The...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways and Outdoor Recreation: Youth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the social value of the use of (a) outdoor areas and (b) waterways for (i) the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and (ii) other youth services.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing, including that of young adults, and is working to ensure this is safe and appropriate. This is why we have set out our ambitious manifesto comm...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9670 on Sleeping Rough: Undocumented Migrants, whether her Department collects data on (a) no recourse to public funds among
Answer: As outlined in the response to Question UIN 9670 on 21 October 2024, MHCLG does not publish data on no recourse to public funds amongst people sleeping rough and on undocumented migrants sleeping rough.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the average length of time a rough sleeper spends rough sleeping.
Answer: Homelessness and rough sleeping levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. We must address this and deliver long-term solutions.The department does not hold an estimate on the average length of time a rough sleeper spen...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: Undocumented MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of undocumented migrants who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) Ealing Southall
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleepi...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been granted asylum who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) E
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleepi...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people with no recourse to public funds who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (
Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleepi...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: Ealing SouthallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that are rough sleeping in Ealing Southall constituency.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This has a devastating impact on those affected and harms our communities.In the Annual Rough Sleeping Snapshot 2023, the London Borough of Ealing had a 121% increase in the number of people sleeping rough on a single...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Private ProsecutionsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance to train operating companies on the use of private prosecutions for contraventions of conditions of carriage.
Answer: We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we pl...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Private ProsecutionsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the use of courts by train operating companies to pursue private prosecutions for the misapplication of railcards on fares under £12.
Answer: We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we pl...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to integrate active travel with public transport networks.
Answer: The Government agrees on the importance of a properly integrated transport system, and will be saying more on this in due course in a new Integrated Transport Strategy. The Government agrees on the importance of integrating active travel networks with pub...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCycling: CommutersDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of people choose cycling as a mode of transport for commuting to work in (a) England, (b) the borough of Ealing and (c) Ealing Southall constituency.
Answer: The Department holds information on the proportion of people in employment using a bicycle as their usual mode to commute to work by region of residence. In 2022, 3.6% of people in employment living in England used a bicycle as their usual mode to commute...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
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