Luke Charters MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: York OuterDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet (a) the hon. Member for York Outer and (b) the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education in City of York Council to discuss SEND provision in schools in York Outer constituency.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, is very keen to meet with stakeholders in the coming months. If you contact her office directly to request a meeting, they will gladly consider and respond to your request.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1065More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that SME suppliers are paid on time.
Answer: The Procurement Act 2023 introduces a range of reforms to make it easier for SMEs to access public sector supply-chains, and we will be ensuring that the powers in the Act are utilised to support the new government’s priorities. A new duty will require co...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1064More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to help SMEs access new Government procurement opportunities.
Answer: The Procurement Act 2023 introduces a range of reforms to make it easier for SMEs to access public sector supply-chains, and we will be ensuring that the powers in the Act are utilised to support the new government’s priorities. A new duty will require co...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordRussia: OilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on helping to implement sanctions on Russian crude oil exports.
Answer: Sanctions are at their most effective when countries work together. We continue to work closely with G7 and other partners to ensure our sanctions have the maximum impact on Russia, including by restricting the energy revenues fuelling its war machine. Th...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve outcomes for patients who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England. Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, especially pancreatic due to the non-spec...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: York OuterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in the York Outer constituency currently accepting (a) adult and (b) children NHS patients.
Answer: As of 10 July 2024, there were eight open dentistry practices in the York Outer constituency, none of which were showing as currently accepting new adult or child patients. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist website, and is matched to constituen...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: ApplicationsTreasuryTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 851More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of the system for applying for tax-free childcare.
Answer: Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) provides financial support for eligible working parents in paying their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the government adds £2. It takes around 20 minutes for an eligible customer to open an...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice of Financial Sanctions ImplementationTreasuryTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 850More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to enforce the UK’s sanctions regime.
Answer: The Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is responsible for civil enforcement of the UK’s financial sanctions regimes. OFSI is committed to ensuring that the UK has the strongest possible capability to implement and enforce the U...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBereavement BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to implement the second bullet point of recommendation two in section seven of the report by the UK Commission on Bereavement entitled Bereavement is everyone's business, pu
Answer: This recommendation concerns extending Bereavement Support Payment to 6 years or until completion of secondary education for the youngest child, from its current duration of 18 months. However, BSP is not a cost-of-living benefit but is intended to help w...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFraud: Yorkshire and the HumberHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of businesses in the Yorkshire and the Humber region that experienced fraud in the last financial year.
Answer: Home Office does not hold data on the number of businesses in the Yorkshire and the Humber region that experienced fraud in the last financial year.The Economic Crime Survey 2024 is a representative survey of businesses, which is currently conducting fiel...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMoney: York OuterTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 352More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the (a) access to and (b) availability of cash for (i) businesses and (ii) consumers in York Outer constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The most recent analysis undertaken by the FCA on cash access coverage across the UK found that in Q2 2023, over 99% of people in urban areas are within 1 mile of a c...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: FraudHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle business fraud.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. We will tackle the criminals responsible for fraud at home and overseas, work with industry to make it much more difficult to com...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFraudHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take further steps to tackle consumer fraud.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.We will tackle the criminals responsible for fraud at home and overseas, work with industry to make it much more difficult to comm...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 347More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support the provision of bank hubs in local communities across the UK.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The most recent analysis undertaken by the FCA on cash access coverage across the UK found that in Q2 2023, over 99% of people in urban areas are within 1 mile of a c...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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