James Frith MP: written questions
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Horticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the horticultural sector in the peat free transition.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs, and is looking at next steps regarding measures to ban horticultural peat including h...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect the health of (i) women and (ii) the public generally from chemical pollution and (b) promote (A) research, (B) regulation and (C) pu
Answer: This Government is committed to protecting human health and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals. We do this by monitoring, assessing chemical risk and banning or highly restricting certain chemicals. The UK Regulation concerning the Registra...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the Women's Health Strategy in relation to (a) healthy lifestyle choices, (b) breast cancer and (c) women's health generally.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future.The Government and the NHS provide a range of services to support people, including women, to make healthy lifestyle choices. For example, ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address health inequalities in breast cancer prevention by ensuring that women in disadvantaged areas have (a) safe and (b) affordable access to (i) facilitie
Answer: Tackling health inequalities, including in breast cancer prevention, requires a whole-Government effort. That is why there is ongoing work across the Government, from housing and education to employment and welfare, to ensure that health is built into all...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the average amount of money families would receive if the two-child limit was rescinded.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit policy on recent trends in the levels of child poverty.
Answer: The Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics show trends in poverty, including child poverty. The latest statistics cover years up to and including 2023/24: Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2024 - GOV.UK Deliver...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Early Language Support for Every Child pilot programme on improved outcomes for deaf babies and children.
Answer: The department knows that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities frequently require access to additional support from a broad specialist workforce across education, health and care.Early Language Support for Every Child ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) investing in auditory verbal therapy and (b) expanding access to support for deaf children and their families.
Answer: Audiology services are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners. It is important that local commissioners have the discretion to decide how best to mee...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance to ICBs on providing equality of access to auditory verbal therapy for deaf babies and young children.
Answer: Audiology services are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners. It is important that local commissioners have the discretion to decide how best to mee...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that fees under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme are sustainable for businesses using glass packaging.
Answer: The 2024 pEPR impact assessment assessed the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole and the transfer of monies from producers to Local Authorities and impacts on other market actors such as Government for tax implications,...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36445More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) investment and (b) growth in the beer and pub sector through reforming business rates.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including pubs and breweries, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: TaxationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) extended producer responsibility fees and (b) other tax increases on the viability of UK breweries.
Answer: The 2024 pEPR impact assessment can be found here.The impact assessment estimated the pEPR producer fees would generate over £1 billion annually to support local authority collection and disposal services, including recycling services. We expect Greenhous...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol DrinksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the alcohol-free threshold from 0.05% ABV to 0.5% ABV.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, the government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.While the Government has not made a specific assessment of changing the alcohol-free threshold, the...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey Report 2024, published on 6 February 2025, if her Department will take steps to recognise live comedy as an art form, in the context of eligibil
Answer: Comedy is a vital performing art and contributes to the mental health and wellbeing of people, not just in the UK, but around the world. It forms part of our cultural landscape, enriching lives, shaping our collective identity.Arts Council England funds n...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLive Comedy Association: EmploymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide support to the Live Comedy Association's initiative to consult with the sector on (a) introducing a code of conduct and (b) improving working conditions.
Answer: Comedy is a vital performing art and part of our cultural landscape. It enriches lives. It shapes our collective identity. And it provides a much-needed corrective to pervasive political pomposity and prolixity, especially from ministers.The government we...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33967More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of (a) accountants and (b) tax advisers to disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating these schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33965More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the role of recruitment companies in the use of disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33964More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the role of umbrella companies in the use of disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisguised Remuneration Loan Charge ReviewTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33963More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Loan Charge review does not include the (a) role and (b) conduct of people who profited from recommending and operating disguised remuneration schemes in its scope.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech on the NHS at the King's Fund on 12 September 2024, whether his Department has plans to move allergy services to primary care.
Answer: We have committed to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future, by driving three shifts in the way health care is delivered. The plan will set out bold ambitions to provide more care in the community, make great...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies and DieteticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with health stakeholders on the potential merits of introducing (a) allergy nurses and (b) dietitians in every integrated care system.
Answer: We have committed to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future, by driving three shifts in the way health care is delivered. The plan will set out bold ambitions to provide more care in the community, make great...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCats and Dogs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend standards for cat and dog pens.
Answer: The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 require businesses providing the following activities to hold a licence issued by their local authority: selling dogs or cats, dog breeding, boarding for dogs or cat...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has targets for the time it takes to complete evaluations of new medicines.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aims wherever possible to publish recommendations for the National Health Service on new medicines within 90 days of the date of a marketing authorisation. NICE uses key performance indicators t...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what discussions he has had with NICE on the potential impact of its approval of medicines for use in the NHS on (a) economic productivity, (b) health outcomes and (c) reducing the burden of disease
Answer: Departmental officials regularly discuss a range of issues with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), including the impact of its recommendations.NICE develops its guidance independently and based on an assessment of ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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