Freddie van Mierlo MP: written questions

Written questions

• Special Educational Needs: Henley and ThameDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7242More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Henley and Thame constituency; and if she will have discussions with Oxfordshire County Council on (a) the level of and (

  Answer: The last local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for Oxfordshire was in July 2023, which identified widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about t...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Internet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7241More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what further steps he plans to take to help ensure the safety of children on (a) social media apps and (b) other online platforms, in the context of the use of virtual private networks

  Answer: The Online Safety Act makes search and user-to-user services, including social media services, responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms. The Act contains strong protections for children, safeguarding them from harmful and illegal activities ...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Alzheimer's DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7240More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) prepare the NHS for innovative medicines for the treatment of and (b) increase the use of MRI scanners for (i) detection and (ii) diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

  Answer: The National Health Service is a world leader in rolling out innovative treatments, including personalised cancer and life-saving gene therapies. A dedicated team is in place overseeing the NHS’s preparations for the potential arrival of new Alzheimer’s t...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7239More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Third Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2022-23 on The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976, HC270, published on 6 July 2022,

  Answer: The department has the deepest sympathy with everyone affected by historic forced adoption. The practice was abhorrent and should never have taken place. The department is committed to supporting adopted adults. Regulations have already been changed to ma...

  Answered 11 Oct 2024

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• River Thames: BridgesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900427More

  Question: If he will meet the hon. Member for Henley and Thame and the Environment Agency to discuss the repair of Marsh Lock bridge on the Thames Path between Henley and Shiplake.

  Answer: I would be happy to meet with the honourable Member alongside the Environment Agency to discuss this matter.

  Answered 13 Sept 2024

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