Gareth Snell MP: written questions
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Youth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's Statutory guidance for local authorities’ youth provision, published on 27 September 2023, what progress local authorities have made on conducting Needs assessm
Answer: Local Authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people in their area. Although there is no legal requirement for local authoriti...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities that have been issued a section 114 notice with the provision of youth work.
Answer: Local authorities hold the statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. Local Authorities fund youth services from their Local Government Sett...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of recorded deaths due to anaphylaxis in the last 10 years.
Answer: Data regarding anaphylaxis-related deaths in England and Wales is documented by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology also holds a register to capture and learn from fatal cases of anaphylaxis, t...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of hospitalisations due to allergies that have occurred by (a) age and (b) type of allergy in the last 10 years.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of 999 emergency calls that mention anaphylaxis. Neither does the Department hold data on the number of paediatric allergists employed in the National Health Service.The Department has not made an estimate o...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of adults that are currently diagnosed with an allergy.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of 999 emergency calls that mention anaphylaxis. Neither does the Department hold data on the number of paediatric allergists employed in the National Health Service.The Department has not made an estimate o...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of children under the age of 18 that are currently diagnosed with an allergy.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of 999 emergency calls that mention anaphylaxis. Neither does the Department hold data on the number of paediatric allergists employed in the National Health Service.The Department has not made an estimate o...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies: PaediatricsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many paediatric allergists are employed in the NHS.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of 999 emergency calls that mention anaphylaxis. Neither does the Department hold data on the number of paediatric allergists employed in the National Health Service.The Department has not made an estimate o...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies: Emergency CallsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of 999 emergency calls that mentioned anaphylaxis in the last 10 years.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of 999 emergency calls that mention anaphylaxis. Neither does the Department hold data on the number of paediatric allergists employed in the National Health Service.The Department has not made an estimate o...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdrenaline Auto-injectorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adrenaline auto-Injector (AAI) prescriptions were issued in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) data release gives items and quantities of each medicine dispensed in the community in England. The following table shows the total number of National Health Service prescription items dispensed in the community in Eng...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: AllergiesDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many anaphylaxis incidents on the rail network were recorded by Network Rail over the last 10 years.
Answer: Network Rail do not record this information centrally.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing tuition fees for foundation year in-classroom-based subjects on the finances of universities.
Answer: On 20 January 2025, the department published a regulatory impact assessment covering the reduction in tuition fee and loan limits for higher education foundation years in classroom-based subjects, which is available here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uk...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing core standards for animal welfare; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer: The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. All agri-food products must comply with our import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. This includes ensuring import...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Animal WelfareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include core standards for animal welfare within his planned trade strategy.
Answer: We are currently developing the trade strategy, closely engaging with stakeholders as we refine its content. The trade strategy will set out how we can achieve long-term sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth through trade. The development of the tr...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether planned funding arrangements for Young Futures Hubs will include provision for long-term funding.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to success and opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from poor mental health, and, in some cases, end up b...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to provide ring-fenced revenue funding for universal and open-access youth services for all young people all year round.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential.Next financial year, in 2025/26, we are increasing...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to continue funding for research into shared impact measurements for youth services.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential.We are also committed to improving the evidence ba...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024, when he plans to respond to that consultation; and whether he plans to bring
Answer: A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling. The consultation also sought views ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Teachers Pension Scheme on delays in providing Remediable Service Statements to retired teachers.
Answer: Delays have been encountered with the approach to calculating the remediable service statement (RSS) values for retired members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme whilst cross-scheme issues were resolved.130,000 retired teachers require a rectification RSS. ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArts: CopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s report entitled, UK Visual Artists a survey of earnings and contracts, p
Answer: My department has made no recent assessment of the potential impact of digital copying on artists' and performers' remuneration. However, the Government wants to see remuneration arrangements that create the right conditions for sparking and driving innov...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Education: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children’s Wellbeing Bill will include provisions to help schools provide up to date allergy awareness education for pupils and staff.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing Bill will ensure our education and children’s social care systems transform life chances for millions of children and young people in England.The precise content of the Bill will be confirmed upon the Bill’s introduction, which wi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary schools have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.
Answer: The department does not hold statistics on the proportion of primary schools or secondary schools that have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.School governing boards are responsible for setting their school food policies, including food br...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary schools have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.
Answer: The department does not hold statistics on the proportion of primary schools or secondary schools that have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.School governing boards are responsible for setting their school food policies, including food br...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regulatory requirements for food exporters trading with the EU.
Answer: The UK and EU are like-minded partners with similarly high standards. The Government has committed to seek to negotiate a veterinary/sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to help boost trade, reduce trade friction and deliver benefits to businesses and con...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making an assessment of (a) core food and drink production standards, (b) environmental sustainability and (c) animal welfare standard before co
Answer: The Government is firmly committed to upholding our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food safety standards, areas in which the UK is a world leader. We assess environmental and food production impacts in our published FTA scoping assessme...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the food and drink industry on the impact of their products on public health.
Answer: The Department engages with the food and drink industry through policies that are aimed at encouraging them to make their products, or overall product portfolios, healthier, by reducing levels of sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt, reducing portion ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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