Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Quetiapine: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure Quetiapine modified-release tablets are not in shortage for long.
Answer: The Department is aware of the supply issues affecting several brands and tablet strengths of quetiapine modified release tablets. Following the Department working with suppliers, there have been improvements in the supply through February and early March...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordQuetiapine: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to notify patients in need of Quetiapine modified-release tablets when the current shortage is expected to end.
Answer: The Department is aware of the supply issues affecting several brands and tablet strengths of quetiapine modified release tablets. Following the Department working with suppliers, there have been improvements in the supply through February and early March...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordQuetiapineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from the pharmacy sector on the supply of Quetiapine modified-release tablets.
Answer: The Department is aware of the supply issues affecting several brands and tablet strengths of quetiapine modified release tablets. Following the Department working with suppliers, there have been improvements in the supply through February and early March...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with international counterparts on changes to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement) to support (a) zoo
Answer: The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures sets the overarching international rules on food safety, animal and plant health. It does not contain specifics on the movement of live animals. For zoo...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordZoos: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the zoo sector on the potential impact of the UK's decision to leave the European Union on international breeding programmes.
Answer: Defra acknowledges the challenges faced by zoos and aquariums in Great Britain in transferring animals between GB and the European Union (EU) following the UK's exit from the European Union. The Department is in regular dialogue with the British and Irish...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordZoos: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the upcoming negotiation with the European Union on Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary arrangements will include zoo breeding programmes.
Answer: The Government is committed to resetting our EU relationship, including by seeking to negotiate a SPS agreement. We have been clear that an SPS agreement could boost trade and deliver significant benefits on both sides. It’s too early to discuss any speci...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAquariums and Zoos: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to support endangered species breeding programmes in (a) zoos and (b) aquariums.
Answer: Defra recognises the work modern zoos and aquariums do in promoting conservation and biodiversity, including participating in breeding programmes for endangered species. Under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, all licensed zoos in Great Britain must undertake c...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAddictions: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help patients with a (a) history and (b) risk of addiction; and if he will take steps to identify that risk before addictive medication is prescribed.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting those most vulnerable to experiencing harms from drugs and alcohol, and ensure they are supported to live healthier lives for longer. We are committed to ensuring that anyone with an illicit drug or alcohol depend...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase in secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions to 15% on (a) care provider employees, (b) the contr
Answer: The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process in 2024. To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring large pharmacies to hold several months of reserve stock of medication.
Answer: Pharmacies are independent businesses and are expected to maintain a reasonable stock holding to meet their legal obligations to dispense all prescriptions with reasonable promptness, recognising that it is not feasible for a pharmacy to maintain stock of...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordQuetiapine: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the shortage of quetiapine modified-release tablets on Bipolar patients.
Answer: The Department has made no such assessment. We are aware of supply issues affecting several brands and tablet strengths of quetiapine modified release tablets. Following the Department working with suppliers, there have been improvements in supply through...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the waiting times for (a) SEND assessments, (b) EHCP packages, (c) places at SEND schools and (d) total SEND provision in Devon.
Answer: Where a request is made, a local authority must decide within a statutory six-week deadline, unless exceptions apply, whether to conduct an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment for a child or young person. Where appropriate, the local authori...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of SEND places in schools in Devon.
Answer: Following the Autumn Budget 2024, the department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, bringing total high needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide wage support to the lowest paid teaching (a) staff and (b) assistants in SEND schools in Devon.
Answer: This government values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce, which is why we are reinstating the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) through the Employment Rights Bill, introduced in Parliament on 10 October 2024.The...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional SEND (a) funding and (b) assistance has been made available for Devon since 5 July 2024.
Answer: As announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, the department is providing an additional £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, bringing total high needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to increase (a) salaries for and (b) retention of teaching assistants in Devon.
Answer: This government values and recognises the professionalism of the entire school workforce, which is why we are reinstating the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) through the Employment Rights Bill, introduced in Parliament on 10 October 2024.The...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make additional increases in (a) funding and (b) placements for special schools in Devon .
Answer: Following the Autumn Budget 2024, the department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, bringing total high needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DevonDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of special school places available in Devon.
Answer: Following the Autumn Budget 2024, the department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, bringing total high needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity and Tourette's Syndrome: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of assessment times for (a) ADHD, (b) autism and (c) Tourette's syndrome in Devon.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including access to assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, and...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the level of (a) training, (b) standards and (c) pay required for (i) staff and (ii) clerks following local government restructuring.
Answer: There has been no assessment made of the level of: (a) training, (b) standards and (c) pay required for (i) staff and (ii) clerks following local government restructuring. Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the management and org...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Devon and SomersetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Connecting Devon and Cornwall's news story Airband’s full fibre broadband delivery for CDS scaled back, published on 31 October 2024, what assessment he has made of th
Answer: Last year, Airband and Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) took the decision to descope premises from their Superfast contracts in the region. Approximately 6,000 premises will remain under contract to gain access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: South DevonDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will have discussions with (a) the hon. Member for Newton Abbott, (b) Devon County Council, (c) Project Gigabit and (d) Airband on improving broadband speeds in (i) Ideford, (ii)
Answer: The hon. Member has recently met with Openreach and my officials in Building Digital UK (BDUK) and my officials are in the process of organising a further meeting with the hon. Member to discuss broadband connectivity across his constituency in greater de...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35862More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the rate of Beer Duty (a) in the UK and (b) in Europe.
Answer: There is significant variation in alcohol taxation policy amongst European countries, with some countries having lower alcohol duty rates and some having higher rates.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Pilot SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the NHS to offer pocket-sized trauma cards for patients to show during appointments.
Answer: There are currently no plans to assess the potential merits of introducing trauma cards in the National Health Service.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will offer indefinite right to remain for Ukrainians on the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Answer: The Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme opened to applications on 4 February 2025, which enables Ukrainians in the UK under the Ukraine visa schemes to apply for a further 18 months’ temporary permission to remain in the UK.We recognise the Ukrainian gove...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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