Maya Ellis MP: written questions
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Prescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the medical conditions on the list of exemptions for prescription charges.
Answer: There are no plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescriptions are affordable for everyone. Approximately 89% ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: Low FlyingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle drones flying over properties at under 400 feet.
Answer: All drone operators in the UK must adhere to the Drone and Model Aircraft Code, overseen by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This includes protections for privacy. For a drone operator to undertake operations under 400ft they must successfully apply fo...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: NursesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government to ensure financial provision is in place for English nursing students studying in Scotland.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has regular discussions with the Scottish Government over a range of important matters.Eligible undergraduate students from England, who are attending a course in nursing at a university in Scotla...
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCitizenship: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to help support youth democracy in schools in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Ribble Valley to the answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 55746.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Ribble ValleyDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of available driving tests in Ribble Valley 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 Se...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting lists for diagnostic services at Preston Royal Hospital Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) has agreed a Diagnostic Improvement Programme with key focuses including:Increasing capacity within its Community Diagnostic Centre (Preston Healthport CDC), where a number of diagnostic servi...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: LancashireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses to transition to clean energy sources in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: The government offers various support for business to transition to clean energy source, including the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for low carbon heating. We also know that it is important that businesses have access to reliable information and advice to help t...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Digital TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with stakeholders on the Best Start digital service.
Answer: The Best Start in Life website, launched on 1 September. This is accessible at: https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/.As development continues, the department is committed to ensuring the service is designed, positioned, and delivered in a way that meets...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Press: LancashireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the sustainability of local news outlets in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire.
Answer: Sustainability of local journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government, including in Ribble Valley and Lancashire. The Government understands the important work that local news does across the UK, including outlets such...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) increase the provision of and (b) improve autism services in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire.
Answer: On 5 April 2023, NHS England published a national framework and operational guidance to help integrated care boards (ICBs) and the National Health Service to deliver improved outcomes for children, young people and adults referred to an autism assessment ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to professionals in the creative sector.
Answer: The government provides financial support to creative professionals through DCMS funding programmes, grants from arm’s length bodies and wider government support, including through InnovateUK.The Creative Industries Sector Plan sets out an ambitious targe...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Areas: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in levels of rural crime in Ribble Valley constituency; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to su
Answer: Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why this Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas.Under our Safer Streets Mission reforms, rural communities will be safeguarded...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics and Science: Ribble ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of attainment was of (a) girls and (b) boys under 11 in (i) maths and (ii) sciences in Ribble Valley constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The percentage of girls and boys in the Ribble Valley constituency at the end of key stage 2, that met the expected standard in mathematics and science in 2023/24, is provided in the table below. MathematicsScienceGirls78%88%Boys80%84%
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Ribble ValleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded Pension Credit in Ribble Valley constituency since 10 July 2024.
Answer: The Department is not currently able to provide constituency data on Pension Credit applications and awards. Statistics on Pension Credit application volumes, for Great Britain only, were published on 29th May 2025. This includes numbers of applications t...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Hospital BedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of beds in psychiatric intensive care units in (a) Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust and (b) other NHS trusts.
Answer: The number of mental health inpatient beds required to support a local population is dependent on both local mental health need and the effectiveness of the whole local mental health system in providing timely access to care and supporting people to stay ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that male members of staff are available if requested by callers to the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support line.
Answer: Supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse is a priority for this Government.The MOJ-commissioned 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line grant, delivered by Rape Crisis England and Wales, provides free and confidential emotional and li...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on care home providers.
Answer: The Government did consider 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 car...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on whether the increase in the level of NHS-funded nursing care has increased the quality of care provided in care homes.
Answer: There have been no discussions between the department and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on NHS-funded nursing care (FNC).The department is responsible for FNC policy and for setting the FNC rate each year. NHSE and integrated care boards (ICBs) are re...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordClinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were recruited into National Institute for Health and Care Research supported phase 3 trials for (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease in the last five
Answer: A table showing the number of participants recruited into phase three trials in England, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, for dementia, cancer, stroke, and coronary heart disease in the last five years is attached. It shou...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of mandating sustainable urban drainage systems in future planning developments to tackle (a) climate challenges, (b) water availability a
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44742 on 22 April 2025.
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: LancashireDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding her Department has allocated for special educational needs provision to Lancashire County Council since the Autumn Budget 2024.
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 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting parents from fines for school absences caused by their child's (a) neuro diverse needs and (b) pathological demand avoidance.
Answer: Tackling absence is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Thanks to the efforts of the sector, overall absence is moving in the right direction, with children attending over 3.1 million more days this year compare...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support innovation in areas without mayoral devolution agreements.
Answer: We want to support local leaders to unlock their regions’ innovation potential – ensuring everyone benefits from innovation-led growth. Regardless of whether they have a Mayor or are a local authority. That’s why UK Research and Innovation invests in inno...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase local authority capacity to recycle plastics.
Answer: Defra officials have engaged extensively with local authorities and representative bodies such as the Local Government Association and the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee on the introduction of the Simpler Recycling reforms to both workplaces...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUrinary Tract Infections: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pain management treatment for people with chronic urinary tract infections.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidelines are evidence-based recommendations for health and care in England and Wales. They help health and social care professionals to prevent ill health, promote good health, and improve t...
Answered 6 May 2025
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