Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with local authorities in (a) rural areas and (b) Devon on (i) reducing the time taken for patients to be seen by and (ii) expanding SEND hubs.
Answer: The department has worked closely with statutory partners in Devon since the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection in May 2022, which found insufficient progress on four significant weaknesses identified in the previous inspection i...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase levels of access to (a) educational psychologists, (b) speech and language therapy and (c) child and adolescent mental health services in Devon.
Answer: We know that too many children and young people are not receiving the support they need, including in Devon, and that waits for accessing mental health services and community health services, such as speech and language therapy, are too long. We are deter...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Self-harmDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that safeguarding teams in schools follow up with young people who have self-harmed.
Answer: The Department for Health and Social Care is primarily responsible for child mental health, including self-harm. Schools and colleges also have an important role to play in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils. ‘Keeping children safe...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for ADHD treatment in Devon.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment, in line with relevant ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of additional funding required for SEND support in schools in Devon.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Overall schools funding is increasing by £3.2 ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase SEND funding in Devon.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Overall schools funding is increasing by £3.2 ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClass Sizes: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to schools in Devon with class sizes over 35 pupils.
Answer: In Devon, the average infant class size is 24.9 pupils and the average primary class size is 25.5 pupils. These are both less than the national average of 26.6. The average secondary class size is 22.6 pupils, which is similar to the national average of 2...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to ensure that the proposed pay award for teachers does not adversely impact (a) staffing levels and (b) educational provision.
Answer: The overall core schools budget (CSB) is increasing by £3.2 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning the CSB will total over £64.8 billion.Final decisions on the teachers’ pay award for 2025 will be made following recommendations from the independen...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase per-pupil funding in Devon to the national average.
Answer: The purpose of the national funding formula (NFF) is not to give every school the same level of per pupil funding. It is right that schools with more pupils with additional needs, such as those indicated by measures of deprivation, receive extra funding t...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the National Funding Formula on (a) rural areas and (b) Devon.
Answer: The purpose of the national funding formula (NFF) is not to give every school the same level of per pupil funding. It is right that schools with more pupils with additional needs, such as those indicated by measures of deprivation, receive extra funding t...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48666 on NHS: Disclosure of Information, whether his Department plans to begin collecting data on the number of National Health Service staff who ha
Answer: The Department has no plans to begin collecting information from National Health Service bodies on the use of non-disclosure agreement, or instances where confidentiality clauses are included in a local settlement agreement.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 2 May 2025 to Question 48655 on Shellfish; Animal Experiments, for what reason her Department is awaiting a decision from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affai
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which provides a framework for animal protection and welfare. It is therefore within Defra's expertise to consider if decapods should come under ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school based nurseries will be located in the (a) Plymouth Unitary Authority, (b) Torbay Unitary Authority and (c) Devon County Council area.
Answer: Under the School-Based Nurseries Capital Grant 2024 to 2025 schools could apply to create or expand school-based nursery provision. Three schools received funding in Plymouth Unitary Authority, two in Torbay Unitary Authority and five in Devon County Coun...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46277 on Forests: Commodities, what his planned timetable is to set out plans for tackling deforestation.
Answer: The Government recognises the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46274 on Schools: Uniforms, if she will take steps to provide further support for low income households to assist in the purchase of school uniforms.
Answer: This government recognises that parents are struggling with the cost of uniform and that in England some local authorities provide discretionary grants to help with buying school uniforms in cases of financial hardship.Rather than subsidising expensive un...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national cardiovascular disease plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that fewer lives are lost to the biggest killers, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). That is why, building on the 2019 NHS Long-Term Plan’s commitment to prevent 150,000 heart attacks, strokes, and dementia cas...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46252 on Cars: Lighting, if she will send a copy of the report to the hon. Member for Newton Abbot when it is complete.
Answer: Once the independent research on headlamp glare completes, the research organisation will publish a report on their website which will be accessible to the public. The Department will provide the Honourable Member for Newton Abbot with the weblink to the ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45218 on Competition and Markets Authority: Public Appointments what steps is he is taking to help ensure adequate (a) scrutiny and (b) accountabilit
Answer: As set out in the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) Framework Agreement, the performance of the CMA Chair is reviewed annually by the responsible Director General within the Department for Business and Trade in accordance with the Chair’s duties a...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional differences in access to pharmacies.
Answer: For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increased to £3.073 billion. This represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26.The Pharmacy Acc...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of pharmacies above 10,000.
Answer: For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increased to £3.073 billion. This represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26.The Pharmacy Acc...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that planned reforms to social care help tackle barriers for (a) deafblind people and (b) other disabled people with complex needs.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges facing the adult social care system, and that people are suffering without the care they need or fighting a complicated system just to receive poor quality care.The independent commission into adult social care, ch...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Hearing Impairment and Visual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people are able to access care needs assessments.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that deafblind people in their area access the right care and support. This includes making contact with, and keeping a record o...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Hearing Impairment and Visual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people are able to access appropriate social care.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that deafblind people in their area access the right care and support. This includes making contact with, and keeping a record o...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMetals: ImportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of (i) lithium, (ii) nickel, (iii) cobalt, (iv) manganese and (v) graphite entering the UK from international
Answer: The UK is committed to promoting responsible business practice to reduce and prevent human rights violations. We work through a number of international mechanisms to deliver on this, including supporting the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Deve...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMetals: ImportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of (a) lithium, (b) nickel, (c) cobalt, (d) manganese and (e) graphite imports come from mining operations that commit human rights violations.
Answer: The UK is committed to promoting responsible business practice to reduce and prevent human rights violations. We work through a number of international mechanisms to deliver on this, including supporting the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Deve...
Answered 8 May 2025
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