Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP: written questions
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Written questions
Physician Assistants: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to physician associate students approaching qualification (a) in general and (b) who have self-funded training to help them enter employment in the NHS.
Answer: In response to the Independent Review of Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (the Leng Review), NHS England wrote to the individuals most affected by the recommendations, setting out where they can find support if required. Further information...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Pay: Living WageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising statutory maternity and paternity pay to match the National Living Wage.
Answer: The Government has committed to review the parental leave and pay system. All current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements are in scope of the Parental Leave and Pay Review.
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, published on 31 August 2020.
Answer: The Department has been considering all the views expressed in response to the 2020 pavement parking consultation and is currently working through the policy options and the appropriate means of delivering them. We will announce the next steps and publish...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMothers: HomicideWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906213More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support people affected by matricide.
Answer: Matricide is a terrible crime, which we are committed to tackling. Our VAWG strategy will set out how we will halve violence against women – including domestic abuse – over the next decade. A Government funded project is capturing information on domestic ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysician AssistantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accurate communication of the responsibilities of physician associates to (a) patients, (b) healthcare professionals and (c) the general public.
Answer: Individual employers and professionals are responsible for ensuring that patients and other healthcare professionals understand their role. Professor Leng published her review into the safety of the physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesth...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many job vacancies there were for (a) Foundation Year 1 doctors, (b) Foundation Year 2 doctors and (c) specialty training posts in (i) England and (ii) Suffolk NHS region at the most recent dat
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of vacancies for Foundation Year 1, Foundation Year 2, and specialty training posts in England or in the Suffolk National Health Service region.NHS England collects and publishes data relating to the ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: FarmsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of qualified engineers to certify the construction of agricultural reservoirs; and what steps her Department is taking
Answer: Reservoirs capable of holding over 25,000m3 water above ground level are regulated under the Reservoirs Act 1975. Not all agricultural reservoirs will fall into this category. Anyone building one which does must appoint an engineer to oversee the construc...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: FarmsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Environment Agency regulation on farm reservoirs, and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that on-farm water storage c
Answer: The National Framework for Water Resources sets out the potential scale of action to secure sustainable levels of abstraction. Many abstraction licences reservoirs are sustainable because they include conditions to protect the water environment. If not, t...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking through the Building Digital UK programme to improve broadband access in rural areas; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of progress to
Answer: Project Gigabit is the government’s programme to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to UK premises that are not included in suppliers' commercial plans.According to the independent website, Thinkbroadband.com, 89% of premises in the UK already have access ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hospitals provide (a) (i) access to specialist support and (ii) appropriate medication management for people with Parkinson's disease and (c)
Answer: NHS England has established a Neurology Transformation Programme, a multi-year, clinically led programme, which has developed a new model of integrated care to support integrated care boards (ICBs) to deliver the right service, at the right time for all n...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of regulations relating to private parking enforcement companies.
Answer: The government is aware of concerns about poor practice from a number of parking operators and is determined to raise standards. In accordance with the Private Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the government is preparing a code of practice containing ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFoster Care and Kinship Care: LeaveDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to ensure that (a) kinship and (b) foster carers have the same employment leave rights as (i) adoptive, (ii) maternity and (iii) paternity carers.
Answer: The government has committed to conducting a review of the whole parental leave system. This review was launched on 1 July and represents a much-needed opportunity to consider our approach to the system of parental leave and pay.The department will also c...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity and Natural Gas: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the price disparity between electricity and gas.
Answer: I refer my hon Friend to the answer given to my hon Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Simon Opher) on 20th October to question UIN (14374).
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that lower wholesale costs of renewable generation are reflected in consumer electricity bills; and whether he plans to review (a) the appli
Answer: Delivering lower bills and a secure energy supply for families and businesses is at the heart of the Government’s sprint towards homegrown, clean energy. The quicker we transition to homegrown clean power, the quicker we can build a system that will bring...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective coordination between energy infrastructure projects.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is taking a more strategic approach to energy infrastructure. Through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, we are ensuring National Policy Statements remain up to date and streamlining decision-making, whil...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on practical support for households affected by flooding.
Answer: Improving resilience to flooding is a priority for the government, as it recognises the devastating impact being flooding can have on households. The Government established the Floods Resilience Taskforce, which includes representatives from Local Authori...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide (a) guidance and (b) support to farmers on water efficiency measures to help protect future food supply.
Answer: Defra works closely with the Environment Agency on water resourcing and smart farming. The Environment Agency’s recently published National Framework for Water Resources sets out how water efficiency is being promoted in collaboration with farmers and gro...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with farming representatives on the potential impact of water security on domestic food supply.
Answer: The Environment Agency’s recently published National Framework for Water Resources sets out the pressures on each of the water using sectors, including the food industry. It sets out how we are engaging with the sector and promotes actions to support the ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support communities that are affected by energy infrastructure projects.
Answer: In the Clean Power Action Plan, we made it clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, they should feel tangible and enduring benefit of doing so. The Government has already announced bill discounts for communities living nearest to new...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of water shortages on food security.
Answer: Drought has caused an early harvest with reduced crop quality and yields. Livestock farmers face risks with forage and winter feed supplies. The Environment Agency’s (EA) measures to support farmers include: Improving water access outside of licenced cond...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment in on-farm (a) water storage and (b) irrigation infrastructure.
Answer: The Environment Agency’s National Framework for water resources highlights a number of actions that will help farmers and growers improve water supply resilience. These include: Promoting and facilitating the establishment of Water Abstractor Groups to en...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the role of (a) parish and (b) town councils in the context of Local Government reorganisation; what assessment he has made of the potential merits
Answer: Town and parish councils are not in scope for local government reorganisation and will continue to operate as they do now. Councils may wish to collaborate with their town and parish councils to determine how they can most effectively contribute to the de...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCaravan Sites and Holiday ParksDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect consumers from exploitative practices in the (a) holiday park and (b) static caravan sector.
Answer: Consumers who purchase holiday and static caravans, often for significant sums, are protected under consumer legislation such as the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 strengthens consumer law enforcement by ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to require local planning authorities to consider the financial viability and track record of developers as part of the planning process.
Answer: On 25 May, the government published a Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out (which can be found on gov.uk here) which included proposals to implement a new power for authorities to decline to determine planning applications made by develope...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve support for Blue Badge holders and (b) ensure that applications are processed without delay across local authorities.
Answer: Whilst the Department for Transport (DfT) is responsible for the legislation that sets out the Blue Badge scheme framework, it is local authorities who are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the scheme. This includes implementing assessment ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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