Layla Moran MP: written questions
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Rodenticides: ReviewsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the findings of the review of rodenticide stewardship.
Answer: The Government Oversight Group for Rodenticide Stewardship will meet in June to address the conclusions from working groups established to make recommendations for strengthening stewardship. Further discussions will take place over the summer, with final ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide regular screening for people exposed to Diethylstilbestrol in utero.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises the Government on screening programmes, has never been asked to consider the evidence for screening people exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.Any individual or organisation can submit a topic...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDiethylstilbestrolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to identify people exposed to Diethylstilbestrol.
Answer: In 1971, it was identified in a US study that DES could cause a distinct type of cancer in the daughters of women who took DES in early pregnancy. It was subsequently contraindicated in pregnancy, pre-menopausal women, children and young adults. The issu...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DiethylstilbestrolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exposure to Diethylstilbestrol on children of women who took that drug while pregnant.
Answer: The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency continuously assesses the benefit and risk balance of all medicines, at the time of initial licensing and throughout their use in clinical practice, carefully evaluating any emerging evidence on their...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Data ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (a) guidance and (b) training is adequate to ensure that NHS staff are compliant with the UK General Data Protection
Answer: The main source of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and information governance (IG) guidance and advice for health and care is the NHS England IG portal, which is available at the following link:https://transform.england.nhs.uk/informat...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vacancies for (a) administrative staff, (b) clinical staff and (c) managers there are in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and what the average time was for a vacancy t
Answer: The Department does not hold information on trust level vacancies by staff groups, or information on the lengths of time that vacancies have been open at a local or national level.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: OxfordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support hospitals to (a) recruit and (b) retain clinical staff in Oxfordshire.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective car...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that ICBs are providing clear and consistent guidance on help for deaf children in developing language and communication skills.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local populations, including services for non-hearing children. NHS England supports ICBs to make informed decisions about the provision ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance on services for children with hearing loss.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local populations, including services for non-hearing children. NHS England supports ICBs to make informed decisions about the provision ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of certified Auditory Verbal Therapists.
Answer: Audiology services in the National Health Service, including provision of therapies for children with hearing loss, are locally commissioned. In summer 2025, we will publish a refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan to deliver the transformed health service we...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford Station: Flood ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department consulted the Environment Agency on the flooding components of the Oxford Rail Station Phase 2 project.
Answer: Network Rail consulted the Environment Agency on its Environmental Impact Assessment as part of the planning approval process for the Oxford Rail Station Phase 2 project.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Flood Resilience SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open the Property Resilience Repair Grant Scheme in the context of the floods in Oxfordshire on 22-24 November 2024.
Answer: The Property Flood Resilience (PFR) grant scheme can provide up to £5000 for eligible households and businesses to install PFR measures. The PFR grant scheme is typically activated alongside the Flood Recovery Framework (FRF) coordinated by MHCLG and only...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFloodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of frequent flooding on the (a) economy and (b) social cohesion of areas impacted.
Answer: Flood defences are critical to the protection of life and property and the effective functioning of the economy. Resilience and adaptation to the changing climate provide economic resilience and are key to supporting the government’s mission to kickstart ...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue Severe Shortage Protocols for (a) methylphenidate, (b) dexamfetamine, (c) atomoxetine, (d) lisdexamfetamine, (e) guanfacine, (f) oestrogel, (g) buproprion and
Answer: Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) enable community pharmacists to supply a specified medicine or device in accordance with a protocol rather than a prescription, with the patient’s consent, and without needing to seek authorisation from the prescriber. SS...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a timeframe for implementing the findings of the research by Ofsted entitled Best start in life part 3: the 4 specific areas of learning, published on 8 October 2024.
Answer: Ofsted is an independent non-ministerial government department and, as such, we are unable to comment on its processes or on specific issues. The department has responsibility for policy on inspection and registration, but how it is implemented is for Ofs...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the referee requirement for UK citizenship applications, in the context of the introduction of biometric identity checks.
Answer: The application process for British citizenship is kept under regular review with a view to making it as efficient and straightforward as possible while upholding necessary security requirements.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation entitled Smarter regulation: proposed changes to legislation for electrically assisted pedal cycles, which closed on 25 April 2024, what assessment her Department has made of
Answer: The Department is carefully considering the responses to the consultation, and will make an announcement on the way forward as soon as possible.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProtective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much unusable PPE has been disposed of since November 2023.
Answer: The Department holds all pertinent contractual detail on those companies who provided personal protective equipment (PPE) products that were considered unsuitable for use. Between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, approximately 432,700 pallets of unu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of storing PPE unsuitable for NHS use; and which companies are contracted to provide such storage services.
Answer: The Department holds all pertinent contractual detail on those companies who provided personal protective equipment (PPE) products that were considered unsuitable for use. Between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, approximately 432,700 pallets of unu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on companies involved in supplying PPE which was subsequently marked as do not supply due to being unsuitable for use in the NHS.
Answer: The Department holds all pertinent contractual detail on those companies who provided personal protective equipment (PPE) products that were considered unsuitable for use. Between 1 November 2023 and 30 September 2024, approximately 432,700 pallets of unu...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEgypt: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure consular access to British tourists in Egypt who have been arrested.
Answer: The FCDO, via our consular staff, is available 24/7 to provide consular support to British nationals abroad. Whenever the FCDO is informed of the arrest of a British national in Egypt, our consular officials aim to make contact as soon as possible to seek...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeprivation of Liberty SafeguardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguards and (b) had discussions with relevant stakeholders on a timetable for replacing the De
Answer: The implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards was paused by the previous government. The previous government decided to focus on other priorities. No assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguar...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural communities benefit from hosting ground-mounted solar farm infrastructure on agricultural land.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, such as solar farms, they directly benefit from it. The relaunched Solar Taskforce, which will set out how Government and industry can radically increase the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVictims and Prisoners Act 2024Cabinet OfficeTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8671More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) payments are made to affected persons within three months of the passage of the Prisoners and Victims Act 2024 and (b) its compliance with other provisions of th
Answer: The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 required the Government to lay regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme within three months of the passing of the Act. On 23 August, we laid regulations that will give the Infected Blood Compensati...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: OxfordshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pathways of care for young people with ADHD in Oxfordshire.
Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments and care pathways.It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make appropriate provision to meet the healt...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
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