Lisa Smart MP: written questions
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Dogs: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of re-introducing the imposition of dog licences.
Answer: We have no plans at this time to reintroduce an annual registration scheme or dog licenses. The old dog licence was repealed by the Local Government Act 1988 because it cost more to administer than the revenue it generated and was in effect an ownership r...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOsteoporosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to (a) develop and (b) implement a national roll-out strategy for fracture liaison services to support the (i) prevention, (ii) early identification and (iii) management o
Answer: Fracture Liaison Services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which are well-placed to make decisions according to local needs.Our 10 Year Health Plan is committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of issuing further reminders to parents who claim free childcare for working parents to reconfirm their details after the deadline has passe
Answer: It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. We are delivering more support to working families than ev...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reminding parents who are claiming free childcare for working parents to reconfirm their details by (a) telephone call and (b) letter.
Answer: It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. The department is delivering more support to ...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on ensuring the availability of support for parents of children with severe SEND needs who require two-to-one support during the school holidays.
Answer: Local authorities have a legal duty to complete an annual childcare sufficiency assessment. In this assessment, they must have regard to the needs of parents in their area for the provision of childcare which is suitable for disabled children. Where adequ...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 47877 on NHS dental professionals, what criteria his Department uses to identify which areas are in greatest need of increased numbers of NHS dental
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of local populations is delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.ICBs have started to recruit posts through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 47877 on NHS dental professionals, which (a) regions and (b) localities his Department has identified as being in greatest need of more NHS dental p
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of local populations is delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.ICBs have started to recruit posts through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS hospital trusts are fully funded to recruit all locally trained nursing graduates.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting nursing graduates. On 11 August 2025, the Government announced the Graduate Guarantee for nurses and midwives. The guarantee will ensure that there are enough positions for every newly qualified nurse in England. ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of newly qualified nurses in England are offered employment within the NHS within six months of graduation.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care does not hold the data requested.Nurses upon graduation may take up registered nursing roles in a range of organisations such as local authorities, social care providers, charities or private sector providers as w...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Hazel GroveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent excessive annual increases in household water bills in Hazel Grove constituency.
Answer: Ofwat assesses affordability for each water company through a five-yearly Price Review process, in which water companies must detail in their business plans how they will address affordability. Ofwat’s price controls for Price Review 2024 set out that the...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Disability and Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants with (a) severe mental health conditions or (b) physical disabilities are not penalised for non-attendance at in-person Universal Credit iden
Answer: DWP has committed to identifying and supporting claimants with complex user needs, including those with mental health conditions or disabilities.Where a claimant has received a migration notice they discuss what support they need with appropriately traine...
Answered 7 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has issued guidance to Jobcentres on making reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010 for claimants with complex disabilities which may prevent them from attending
Answer: Where customers need assistance to access our services and information, we will make reasonable adjustments to meet their individual needs, in line with our obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Guidance on reasonable adjustments is available for all s...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Hazel GroveDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in Hazel Grove constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport Se...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of illegally modified e-bikes confiscated from minors were initially bought by adults.
Answer: The Home Office does not centrally hold data on the number of illegally modified e-bikes that have been confiscated by police in England and Wales.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people (a) living in terrace housing and (b) who do not have access to off-street parking are able to access EV chargepoints.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of affordable and accessible charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle (EV). As of 1 August 2025, the Government and...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure continuity of weight-loss medication for people who have already demonstrated clinically significant (a) weight reduction and (b) health improvements from pri
Answer: As we shift the focus from treatment to prevention through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are determined to bring revolutionary modern treatments to everyone who needs them, not just those who can afford to pay.NHS England has worked with Eli Lilly to ensure...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for weight-loss drugs to people who are pre-diabetic.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that develops evidence-based recommendations on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service. The NHS in England is legally re...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that per pupil school funding is spread evenly across (a) Greater Manchester and (b) other regional areas.
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) distributes core funding for 5 to 16-year-old pupils in mainstream state-funded schools in England.The NFF allocates funding to local authority areas, based on schools’ and pupils’ characteristics. In the current...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the NHS eligibility criteria for tirzepatide on levels of access to treatment for people (a) with obesity and (b) who do not meet
Answer: The eligibility criteria for tirzepatide, under brand name Mounjaro, for the management of weight have been set independently by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) following a full appraisal of the clinical and cost effectiveness...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps and Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what safeguards are in place to assess the financial resilience of companies installing (a) solar panels and (b) heat pumps under government-backed schemes.
Answer: It is a requirement of the Government's microgeneration incentive schemes that installers must be a member of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) (or equivalent), and MCS currently mandate Consumer Code membership for their accredited installer...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces Compensation SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) is independently reviewed every five years through the Quinquennial Review (QQR) to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The most recent QQR report was published in July 2023, with the previous Government's respon...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPower FailuresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem on holding electricity providers accountable for persistent power outages experienced by households.
Answer: Great Britain has one of the most reliable energy systems in the world and maintaining a secure electricity supply is a key priority for Government. The Department works closely with industry, regulators and other stakeholders to continually improve and m...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54442 on Oxygen: Medical Treatments, whether the recompression chambers in (a) Wirral, (b) Hull, (c) the Midlands and (d) Whipps Cross will close.
Answer: The hyperbaric oxygen therapy services in Wirral, Hull and the Midlands will continue to be commissioned by NHS England.From 1 October, the service currently commissioned for the London and South East regions will be delivered by a provider in Chichester....
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients experiencing mental health problems are provided with comprehensive information on (a) potential side effects, (b) interactions with other medication
Answer: Any decision to prescribe a medicine should be made following a conversation between the prescriber and patient. This is known as shared decision making and should involve discussing with the patient the risks, benefits and possible consequences of differ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: Consent to Medical TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help support patients with mental health problems in exercising their right to refuse medication in NHS settings.
Answer: Any decision to prescribe a medicine should be made following a conversation between the prescriber and patient. This is known as shared decision making and should involve discussing with the patient the risks, benefits and possible consequences of differ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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