Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Urinary Tract Infections: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for people with a UTI in Devon.
Answer: Information is published nationally on the National Health Service website outlining the symptoms, treatment, self-care, causes, and prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Further information is available at the following link: https://www.nhs.uk/...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers' Pensions: Supply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to (a) help reduce the pay-gap for supply teachers in comparison to full-time teachers and (b) create a pathway for supply teachers to access the Teachers' pension scheme.
Answer: Supply teachers make a valuable contribution to our schools.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a state maintained school or local authority must be paid in accordance with th...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Health and PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase levels of (a) prescribing rights and (b) public health advisory services for qualified (i) pharmacists, (ii) nurse practitioners and (iii) paramedics.
Answer: The Department remains committed to exploring the extension of medicine responsibilities for non-medical professionals, where it is safe and appropriate to do so. Paramedics, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists can all train as independent prescribers, a...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to financially support oil and gas workers during the transition away from fossil fuels.
Answer: The Government is committed to a managed just transition for the North Sea, supporting affected regions and communities as the energy system evolves. It recently consulted on ‘Building the North Sea’s Energy Future’ to unlock long-term clean energy invest...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to PIP eligibility on the (a) health and (b) economic security of people living with mental illnesses.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. We are taking action to focus PIP more on those with the greatest needs, by introducing a new eligibility requirement. The change to the PIP eligibility criteria will mean that people with a higher level of functional nee...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce an expedited visa process for immediate family members of Ukrainian military personnel who are on active service.
Answer: UKVI are currently operating the Ukraine Scheme visa routes within the published processing times, so there are no plans to introduce an expedited route.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the process for Ukrainian military personnel to apply to visit family in the UK.
Answer: All visit applications from Ukrainian nationals made in Ukraine are currently being processed within UK Visas and Immigration’s customer service standards.Customers wishing to apply for a visit visa may apply within 3 months in advance of their intended d...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to support Ukrainian armed forces personnel with restricted leave periods who are applying for six-month visitor visas.
Answer: All visit applications from Ukrainian nationals made in Ukraine are currently being processed within UK Visas and Immigration’s customer service standards.Customers wishing to apply for a visit visa may apply within 3 months in advance of their intended d...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has considered introducing a 12-month visitor visa route for Ukrainian military personnel.
Answer: There are currently no plans to introduce a 12-month visitor visa route for Ukrainian military personnel. All individual visitors have the option of applying for a visit visa for 6 months, or multi-entry visit visas of 2-, 5- or 10-years validity. Each st...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle agricultural pollution in rivers; and if he will take steps to launch a review into this issue.
Answer: Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. We are working with farmers to reduce agricultural pollution is key to delivering against this priority. Under the Environment Act 2021, a legally binding target was set to reduce ni...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCaravans: DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of abandoned caravans in Devon.
Answer: The Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 places a duty on councils to remove vehicles that are abandoned on land in the open air or on roads. The definition of vehicle within the act includes trailers designed to be towed behind vehicles. This would include...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Cost EffectivenessCabinet OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52412More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce waste in government departments.
Answer: As part of the second phase of the spending review Departments have been set a stretching 5% productivity, efficiency and savings target. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has also asked each department to carry out a line-by-line review of existing day...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: Newton AbbotDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the number of homes with heat pumps in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help upgrade homes across the country, including in Newton Abbot, by accelerating the installation of efficient new technologies like heat pumps, solar, batteries and insulation. The Government is helping make heat pumps more effi...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on enforcing the mandatory adoption of sustainable drainage schemes (SuDS) through Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
Answer: This Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised SuDS in new developments. These should be to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits, reduce run off and help to improve ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 6 May 2025 to Question 48666 on NHS: Disclosure of Information, if will he take steps to compensate NHS staff who signed non-disclosure agreements upon leaving the NHS.
Answer: The term non-disclosure agreement is not used in the National Health Service. A non-disclosure agreement is a general term used to describe any kind of legal agreement which sets out requirements, known as confidentiality clauses, that prohibit or restric...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPineal Cysts: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on symptomatic cases of pineal cysts.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR has previously supported research on pineal cysts at the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, with further details of this work available at t...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention within the teaching profession.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s outcomes. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of geographical areas which do not have access to a pharmacy within 10 miles.
Answer: Data from June 2024 shows that approximately 93% of the population of England lived within two miles of a pharmacy. Data on distances travelled beyond two miles is not recorded.In some rural areas where there is no pharmacy, general practitioners are perm...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to limit access to gambling advertising for people with a gambling addiction.
Answer: This government recognises that while advertising is a legitimate advantage which licensed operators have over unlicensed gambling firms, increased exposure to gambling advertising can have an impact on gambling participation. Some forms of advertising ca...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPower FailuresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to plan a (a) risk assessment and (b) contingency plan on the National Grid to prevent national-level blackouts.
Answer: Great Britain has a highly resilient energy system, and a total failure of power is assessed in the National Risk Register as a high impact but low likelihood event. In its 75-year history, the National Electricity Transmission System has never experience...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGulf of Mexico: MapsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he bring forward legislative proposals to regulate maps used in the UK to ensure that the Gulf of Mexico is not referred to by other names.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will continue to follow the guidance of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) who advise His Majesty's Government on policies and procedures for the representation of geographical names for p...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Newton AbbotDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase access to driving tests in the Newton Abbot 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 ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of areas with an identified need for 0-4 year old child care do not have spare classrooms at schools.
Answer: The department is creating 6,000 new nursery places in schools across the country in the first wave of 300 school-based nurseries, backed by £37 million of funding. Up to 4,000 places will be available from this September, helping to grow our vibrant chil...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPetrol: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it is policy to commit to the pump watch petrol price comparison platform.
Answer: The Government response to the road fuels consultation, published on 30 October 2024, confirmed that the Government will implement the recommendation made by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its Final Road Fuel Market Study to set up a statu...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Income Child Benefit Tax ChargeTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52062More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on people earning just over £50,000 per year.
Answer: By withdrawing Child Benefit from high-income parents where the higher earner earns £60,000 or more, the HICBC helps to ensure the sustainability of the public finances and protect our vital public services. Information on the number of households that ha...
Answered 20 May 2025
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