Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions
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Diabetes and Eating DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with (a) diabetes and (b) eating disorder charities to support national campaigns tackling (i) stigma and (ii) media representation of Type 1 Diabetes and Eating D
Answer: The national diabetes programme works closely with charity partners including Diabetes UK who take a multi-pronged approach to reducing stigma experienced by those with all types of diabetes. This includes raising awareness of the complex and serious natu...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes and Eating DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders among healthcare professionals in diabetes and eating disorder services.
Answer: NHS England is currently funding five Type 1 Disordered Eating (T1DE) pilots, with the aim of increasing understanding of the characteristics and care needs of people with T1DE, assessing the feasibility of the service delivery model and build the evidenc...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes and Eating Disorders: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards will be required to provide sustainable funding for successful pilot projects on Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders so that they can become regional centres of exce
Answer: NHS England has provided up to £1.5 million a year for the five current Type 1 Disordered Eating pilots for three years. This funding is transferred to integrated care boards on an annual basis and in 2025/26 has been ringfenced.Decisions on funding for f...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: WarwickshireDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help deliver (a) reliable and (b) timetabled bus services for (i) school and (ii) college students in (A) Stratford-on-Avon constituency and (B) Warwickshire.
Answer: The Government knows how important reliable and affordable bus services are in enabling people to access education, and is committed to delivering better buses throughout the country, including for school and college students. The Government introduced th...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is considering the potential merits of extending concessionary bus fare schemes to people aged 19 to 25 in (a) encouraging public transport use and (b) establishing long-term sustainable
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the planned termination of the Minor Eye Conditions Service in Coventry and Warwickshire from 1 November 2025 on (a) GP workloads,
Answer: The responsibility for the delivery, implementation and funding decisions for services ultimately rests with the appropriate National Health Service commissioner. All service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver better outcomes...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: CompensationTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75777More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure consumers have access to redress where firms fail to comply with decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service by (a) creating a compensation fund and (b) strengthening enforcement po
Answer: Businesses that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are required by its rules to co-operate with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), including by complying with any determination that it may make, if that determination is accepted by...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct Authority: PowersTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75776More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Financial Conduct Authority’s powers to sanction regulated firms that fail to comply with decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: Businesses that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are required by its rules to co-operate with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), including by complying with any determination that it may make, if that determination is accepted by...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75775More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department has issued for banks on reporting customer account closures while complaints remain unresolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: In June 2025, the Government legislated to introduce stronger protections for customers in cases of bank account closure. The measures we have introduced extend the minimum notice period of termination from two months to 90 days and place a new requiremen...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75774More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether customer account closures made while complaints remain unresolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service must be reported to (a) the Financial Conduct Authority, (b) the Financial Ombudsman Service and (c) any o
Answer: In June 2025, the Government legislated to introduce stronger protections for customers in cases of bank account closure. The measures we have introduced extend the minimum notice period of termination from two months to 90 days and place a new requiremen...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered into English GCSE exams at the age of (a) 16 and under and (b) post-16 in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021, (v) 2022, (vi) 2023, (vii) 2024 and (viii) 2025.
Answer: The department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who entered GCSE English from the 2017/18 to 2023/24 academic year.The department also publishes the number of students at the end of 16 to 18 study who entered for GCSE English from ...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the policy on compensation for families of nuclear test veterans.
Answer: This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a dedicated compensation scheme for UK nuclear test veterans.
Answer: This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of involvement in UK nuclear weapons testing programmes between 1952 and 1991 on the long-term health of veterans.
Answer: This Government recognises the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to national security and is committed to working with Veterans and listening to their concerns. We have amended the criteria for the commemorative Nuclear Test Medal and...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people over 25 with suspected ADHD in Coventry and Warwickshire have timely access to (a) assessment and (b) treatment.
Answer: NHS England, not my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, engage directly with Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), on this matter.It is the responsibility of ICBs in England to make appropriate provision to...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients over 25 in (a) Coventry and Warwickshire and (b) Stratford-on-Avon constituency are on waiting lists for ADHD (i) assessment and (ii) treatment.
Answer: There is, at present, no single, established dataset that can be used to monitor waiting times for assessment and diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for individual organisations or geographies in England. Although the data reques...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board on suspending ADHD referrals for people over 25.
Answer: NHS England, not my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, engage directly with Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), on this matter.It is the responsibility of ICBs in England to make appropriate provision to...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the current capital threshold of £23,250 for eligibility for local authority support with residential care costs.
Answer: The capital limits for support with adult social care costs are reviewed annually. The rates for the next financial year (2026/27) will be published via a Local Authority Circular in due course.The capital limits represent minimum thresholds, and local au...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) England, (b) Warwickshire and (c) the Stratford-on-Avon District Council area sold their homes to pay for care costs in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold data on the number of individuals who have sold their homes to pay for care costs.
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the Children's Hospice Grant.
Answer: Funding arrangements for children and young people’s hospices for 2026/27 will be confirmed in due course. The Government wants a society where every child receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life.Whilst most pal...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that health professionals are able to refer patients directly to a mental health unit.
Answer: The intensive support provided by an inpatient admission is an important part of the mental health pathway. However, a decision to admit a patient needs to be made by mental health professionals who can assess the needs and preferences of an individual al...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is she taking to ensure that ECP assessment reports include the full list of recommendations.
Answer: The recommendations included within an EPC are generated automatically by the software used, based on the information collected during an assessment. The department sets out a number of requirements to ensure that EPCs are accurate and therefore contain a...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support residents’ associations in securing completion of outstanding works on housing developments.
Answer: The government recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities. Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preferences, we expect to see them built out as ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure developers complete (a) roads and (b) pavements on new housing developments in a timely manner.
Answer: The government recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities. Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preferences, we expect to see them built out as ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCurriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review will include personal financial literacy from Key Stage 1-3.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon to the answer of 09 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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