Kirith Entwistle MP: written questions
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Dangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of orders requiring dogs to be muzzled in public.
Answer: Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to encourage responsible dog ownership, to ensure dog control issues are addressed before they escalate and to make sure the full force of the law is applied. As part of this wo...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the monitoring of orders requiring dogs to be muzzled in public.
Answer: Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to encourage responsible dog ownership, to ensure dog control issues are addressed before they escalate and to make sure the full force of the law is applied. As part of this wo...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties in place for dog-on-dog attacks involving service dogs.
Answer: It is an offence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow a dog to attack an assistance dog. The maximum penalty for such an offence is three years imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both. Defra is working with the police, local authorit...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place to prevent service dogs from attacks by other dogs.
Answer: It is an offence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow a dog to attack an assistance dog. The maximum penalty for such an offence is three years imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both. Defra is working with the police, local authorit...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect service dogs from attacks by other dogs.
Answer: It is an offence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow a dog to attack an assistance dog. The maximum penalty for such an offence is three years imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both. Defra is working with the police, local authorit...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of gambling adverts on people living in Bolton North East constituency.
Answer: Gambling adverts can appear across a significant range of channels from out of home billboards and social media, to complex dynamic or targeted adverts online. As such, the Department does not hold data on the number of gambling adverts published.This gov...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many gambling adverts were published in each year from 2019 to 2025.
Answer: Gambling adverts can appear across a significant range of channels from out of home billboards and social media, to complex dynamic or targeted adverts online. As such, the Department does not hold data on the number of gambling adverts published.This gov...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposals on gambling outlined in the letter sent to him by the Health and Social Care Committee on 8 May 2025.
Answer: The Department has responded to the letter from the Health and Social Care Committee in full. A copy of the Department’s response is attached.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling adverts on people living in Bolton North East constituency.
Answer: Gambling adverts can appear across a significant range of channels from out of home billboards and social media, to complex dynamic or targeted adverts online. As such, the Department does not hold data on the number of gambling adverts published.This gov...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: ReligionDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 52388 on Teachers: Religion, what the first degree subjects the 80 percent of entrants to RE Initial Teacher Training who did not have their first degree in The
Answer: The following table shows the subject for the first degree of new entrants to religious education initial teacher training (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year. Subject is as specified in the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s Common Aggregation Hierarchy...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55006More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government will release its publicly accessible dashboard that charts the progress of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The Government is committed to continuing to drive forward the implementation of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s 2024 recommendations, and the progress made on responding to these recommendations will be publicly available via a dashboard which is due to be ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: ReligionDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of religious education teacher trainees held degrees in subjects other than religious education in the 2024-25 academic year; and if she will make an assessment of the potential imp
Answer: Religious education (RE) is not a degree subject recognised by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The closest subject in HESA’s Common Aggregation Hierarchy is theology and religious studies. In 2024/25, there were 444 new entrants to RE initi...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAntenatal CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pregnant women were accompanied by (a) the child's father and (b) their partner during (i) antenatal booking-in appointments and (ii) antenatal scans in the most recent 12 month period for
Answer: The Department does not hold information on how many pregnant women were accompanied by the child's father and their partner during antenatal booking-in appointments and antenatal scans.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal DepressionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times were the partners of women diagnosed with postnatal depression (a) engaged with and (b) assessed for their mental health by NHS mental health services in the most recent 12 month per
Answer: NHS England collects some management data on the mental health service offers made to partners. However, this data is not centrally validated.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of routinely (a) recording and (b) matching new fathers’ health records to those of their children.
Answer: The Department has not carried out a recent assessment of the merits of routinely recording and matching new fathers’ health records to those of their children.The Personal Demographics Service (PDS) can record many relationships, including 'mother', 'fat...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FathersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) create a pathway for (i) expectant and (ii) new fathers and (b) ensure that NHS staff are trained to (A) engage with and (B) provide (1) information and (
Answer: Listening and responding to all women and families, including expectant and new fathers, is an essential part of providing safe and high-quality care. There are multiple actions in place that recognise and involve new and expectant fathers. These include:...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FathersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of (i) fathers and (ii) their (A) partners and (B) families in the perinatal period.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the support available to mothers, fathers, and partners who experience mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression, during the perinatal period.Fathers and partners of women accessing specialist peri...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903975More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates in cases of violence against women and girls.
Answer: This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. A key part of this will be delivering effective prosecutions, and we continue to see improvements in the prosecution of VAWG offences.As Solicitor G...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities linked to the (a) diagnosis and (b) management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the NHS Greater Manchester Integrat
Answer: Respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a clinical priority and the National Health Service is investing in the provision of more and better rehabilitation services for respiratory patients. This has the objective o...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in (a) Greater Manchester ICB and (b) England are waiting for an appointment with a specialist respiratory clinician following a referral from their GP.
Answer: The number of cases where patients on a consultant-led referral to treatment pathway were waiting for a first appointment under the Respiratory Medicine or Paediatric Respiratory Medicine treatment functions as of 20 April 2025 in the Greater Manchester I...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Greater Manchester ICB to increase the speed of access to diagnostic tests for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Answer: Data on the number of people waiting to receive a spirometry test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) is not held centrally.The Government is committed to putting patients first, including...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are waiting to receive a spirometry test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Greater Manchester integrated care board.
Answer: Data on the number of people waiting to receive a spirometry test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) is not held centrally.The Government is committed to putting patients first, including...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGazaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet Colleagues and (b) his Israeli counterpart on ending hostilities in Gaza.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has raised the Israeli operations in Gaza with his Israeli counterparts. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretary met with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in London. During the conversation, he pressed Israel to restore humanitarian a...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that aid can reach people in Gaza.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar on 15 April to press Israel to restore the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza and raise concerns about the safety of aid workers in the region. On 21 March, the UK issued a joint statement with...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGazaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to secure an end to the violence in Gaza.
Answer: In recent weeks, the Foreign Secretary has spoken to Secretary Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, EU High Representative Kallas and the UN emergency relief co-ordin...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
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