Elsie Blundell MP: written questions
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Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that education, health and care plans for SEND children are issued by local authorities within five weeks.
Answer: The department wants to ensure that education, health and care (EHC) assessments are progressed promptly and, if needed, high quality plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need.The overall ti...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing indefinite leave to remain for Ukrainian nationals that have fled to the UK since 2022.
Answer: On 1 September, the Government announced in parliament that the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme (UPE) would be extended for an additional 24 months to enable those eligible to obtain a further period of permission following their initial permission un...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the extension of visa for Ukrainian nationals in the UK who have fled the war since 2022.
Answer: On 1 September, the Government announced in parliament that the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme (UPE) would be extended for an additional 24 months to enable those eligible to obtain a further period of permission following their initial permission un...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMMR Vaccine: DisinformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to counter disinformation pertaining to the MMRV vaccine.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fylde on 5 September 2025 to Question 73639.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMMR Vaccine: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase uptake of the MMRV vaccine among children.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fylde on 8 September 2025 to Question 73633.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMMR VaccineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide up-to-date clinical guidance on the age groups that should receive the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ensures commissioners, providers, and relevant healthcare professionals have access to the necessary resources to communicate accurate information, including age groups, about the routine childhood immunisation progra...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72469More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to assess the potential merits of flexible visa arrangements with the European Union for British nationals who face challenges with the Schengen rules.
Answer: The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. UK nationals can travel visa-free within the Schengen Area for up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period; this is standard fo...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBridleways: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential potential impact of bridleways on supporting active travel in urban areas.
Answer: Decisions on measures to support active travel, including through the use of bridleways, are a matter for local authorities. Active Travel England encourages local authorities to consult with local groups, such as equestrians, where any proposed active tr...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient safety across the NHS in Greater Manchester.
Answer: The Department has been informed that, in 2023, the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) reviewed its approach to quality assurance and provider oversight and developed the Greater Manchester Quality Assurance and Escalation Framework. As a comm...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement a single patient record system across the NHS.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2022, the Data (Use and Access) Act, and the Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025 introduced a new legislative framework for mandatory information standards for public and private health ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve information sharing between GPs and hospital trusts in Greater Manchester.
Answer: Information sharing within the Greater Manchester region is supported by the Greater Manchester Care Record (GM Care Record), a digital resource for 3.4 million citizens, that is used to help improve health and care services and save lives. It brings toge...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the timely sharing of patient information between hospital trusts with different IT systems.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2022, the Data (Use and Access) Act, and the Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure) Regulations 2025 introduced a new legislative framework for mandatory information standards for public and private health ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPost-traumatic Stress Disorder: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for people who have been diagnosed with PTSD in Greater Manchester
Answer: The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning services to meet the mental health needs of people across Greater Manchester. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing is recommended as a treatment option for adults w...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: RunningHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the recommendations of the article entitled Abuse of Women Runners: implications for the violence agai
Answer: This Government has been clear that the level of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in our country is intolerable, and we are treating it as the national emergency that it is. Everyone should both be and feel safe whilst going about their day-to-day ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DevolutionDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and her Department's document entitled English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, whether she will bring forward legis
Answer: These subjects will be addressed in the Railways Bill, to be introduced later in this parliamentary session, and with accompanying guidance on the right to request. Guidance will outline the process for Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to make th...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support bereaved families who have lost loved ones as a result of serious and violent crimes committed by reoffenders.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring families bereaved by homicide receive the support they need to help them build resilience to cope with the impact of these devastating crimes.Families bereaved by homicide have rights under the Victim’s Code, which ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation: North WestMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of probation services across the North West of England.
Answer: The Probation Service in the North West has developed a Quality Improvement Plan which prioritises and focuses improvement activity across Probation Delivery Units in the region, and at regional level, and includes actions derived from internal audits and...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Mental HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the mental health needs of children in Ukraine.
Answer: The UK remains committed to supporting the mental health and psychosocial well-being of children affected by the war in Ukraine. This year, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will provide £9.4 million to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Mental HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support the mental health needs of children in Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire. We highlighted the critical situation for Gaza's children at a session of the UN Security Council which we co-called on 16 July, and at the International Development Committee on 16 July. We have provided £...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that men’s mental health organisations in the north of England are consulted on the forthcoming men’s health strategy.
Answer: The Men's Health Strategy will seek to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in England and will be informed by a call for evidence that is open to the public, academics, health and social care professionals, and stakeholder organisations in England...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the wider community utility of rail stations in the north of England.
Answer: The Department continues to support the community rail sector across the north of England, including through funding for station adoption groups and Community Rail Partnerships. This support is delivered via train operating companies and through the Commu...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Railways InitiativeDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to help support the long-term viability of community rail organisations in the context of (a) her Department's rail reforms and (b) the inception of Great British Rail.
Answer: As we move towards establishing Great British Railways (GBR), the Community Rail movement will be integral to helping us deliver our priorities and will continue to deliver for passengers and communities. We will continue to work closely with the Communi...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Railways Initiative: North of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support community rail in the north of England.
Answer: The Department continues to support the community rail sector across the north of England, including through funding for station adoption groups and Community Rail Partnerships. This support is delivered via train operating companies and through the Commu...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating BodyDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure collaboration between the School Support Staff Negotiation Body and academy trusts.
Answer: The School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) will have a remit for pay, conditions, training and career progression for support staff in all state-funded schools, including academies, in England. As half of schools are now academies, it is vital that...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Support Staff Negotiating BodyDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that recommendations made by the School Support Staff Negotiating Body are implemented.
Answer: The School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) is being established in primary legislation through the Employment Rights Bill, which was introduced in Parliament within the first 100 days of government on 10 October 2024. The Bill is currently in the H...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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