Mary Glindon MP: written questions
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Written questions
Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to review the (a) process for agreeing and (b) number of Education, Health and Care Plans issued for children with SEND.
Answer: This government is committed to strengthening the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system for all children and young people to ensure they receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The depart...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, what recent assessment she has made
Answer: No estimate has been made.I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 April 2025 to question number 47657. The answer can be found here: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: North EastDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to provide funding to the (a) voluntary, (b) community and (c) social enterprise sector in (i) the North East and (ii) Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend consti
Answer: The Government has taken a range of steps to provide funding to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in the North East.The Government recently committed up to an additional £2.8 million for the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, which i...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund to support (a) voluntary, (b) community and (c) social enterprise sector organisations to offset increases to Nat
Answer: This government recognises the vital role that charitable organisations and community groups play in providing crucial support to families and individuals across the country. These organisations, as well as the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterp...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Newcastle Upon Tyne East and WallsendDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by The Sutton Trust entitled The Opportunity Index, published in May 2025, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of free school meal pupils who become 50th percentile
Answer: Through our work to deliver the Opportunity Mission, the department will break the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success by tackling the underlying barriers that disadvantaged children face across the country, including in Newca...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language and Mathematics: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase GCSE attainment in (a) maths and (b) English for pupils with free school meals eligibility in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. However, the department knows that disadvantaged pupils are more likely to face unacceptable barriers that hold them back, which is why ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dentistry appointments in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023/24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324The data for the N...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data centrally on average waiting times for access to NHS dentistry.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: UnemploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of registered doctors are unemployed.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics published an analysis showing the number of unemployed people by last occupation at the time of the 2021 Census. This estimated that on the census day, there were 2,200 unemployed people whose last profession was either ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase employment rates for doctors who have recently completed foundation training.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effective ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedomsley Detention CentreMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on its planned timetable to publish the report on its special investigation into Medomsley Detention Centre.
Answer: I have the deepest sympathy for victims and survivors of abuse suffered at Medomsley Detention Centre. The previous Government, after years of campaigning by victims and survivors, commissioned the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) in October 2023 to ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: PricesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the affordability of electric vehicles for low-income households.
Answer: The Government offers Plug-in Vehicle Grants for eligible vans, trucks, taxis, motorcycles, and wheelchair accessible vehicles. These grants help to lower upfront vehicle costs and make zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) more accessible to consumers. ZEVs also...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: AutismDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the inclusivity of public services for autistic people.
Answer: From 1 July 2022, service providers registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are required to ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role, as set out in the Health and Care Act 2022. To support this...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBingo and GamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) adult gaming centres and (b) bingo clubs on communities.
Answer: The Minister for Gambling met with representatives of Bacta, a trade association which represents the adult gaming centre sector, at the Bingo Association Annual General Meeting on 1 May 2025, where she also met with other representatives from the land-ba...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings she has held with the land based adult gaming sector.
Answer: The Minister for Gambling met with representatives of Bacta, a trade association which represents the adult gaming centre sector, at the Bingo Association Annual General Meeting on 1 May 2025, where she also met with other representatives from the land-ba...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging local authorities to adopt the HAF Plus model of delivering the Holiday Activities and Food programme for 13-16 year olds.
Answer: The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme supports disadvantaged children and their families during the school holidays, offering enriching activities and healthy food to support their health, development and wellbeing. The department was very pleas...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on (a) medical student finance and (b) the adequacy of total financial support during NHS Bursary funded years of st
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.The government needs to ensure that the student fundi...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling medical students to receive their student loan provision at the same rate as previous years alongside the NHS Bursary in their final years
Answer: The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.The government needs to ensure that the student fundi...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on (a) medical student finance and (b) the adequacy of total financial support during NHS Bursary funded years of study.
Answer: The Department works closely with the Department for Education on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.For the 2025-26 academic year, the Government will increase the NHS Bursa...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the effectiveness of the NHS bursary scheme.
Answer: The Department works closely with the Department for Education on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.For the 2025-26 academic year, the Government will increase the NHS Bursa...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of transitioning from Student Finance England support to the NHS bursary on the finances of medical students in their final years of study
Answer: The Department works closely with the Department for Education on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.For the 2025-26 academic year, the Government will increase the NHS Bursa...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support Allowance: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of Employment and Support Allowance claimants who have not moved to Universal Credit after the deadline day set out in their migration notice in (a) N
Answer: Monthly statistics for the number of People and Households sent a Migration Notice for Move to Universal Credit in Great Britain by geography including by Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and by legacy benefit type are published quarterly on Stat-Xp...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, what role the (a) voluntary and (b)
Answer: We strongly value the input of disabled people and people with health conditions, in addition to representative organisations that support them, and that is why we have brought forward this Green Paper and the consultation.The consultation welcomes the vi...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure all eligible recipients are registered for their NHS Healthy Start entitlement.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Those eligible for Healthy Start must apply to the NHSBSA to receive Healthy Start payments.All applicants, where they meet the eligibility criteri...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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