Neil Hudson MP: written questions
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Dementia: Ophthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support the (a) development and (b) use of eye scans for diagnosing dementia.
Answer: The Government is committed to transforming diagnostic services, including the detection and diagnosis of dementia, and will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services.The Government’s Dame Barbara ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to integrate the work of (a) NICE, (b) NHS England, (c) health industry representatives and (d) the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on ado
Answer: The Government wants patients to benefit from rapid access to safe and effective new medicines in a way that represents value to the taxpayer. The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reviews medicinal products for quality, safety and ef...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal, Social, Health and Economic Education: ReviewsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the Review of the RSHE statutory guidance published in 2024.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has been clear that children’s wellbeing must be at the heart of this guidance for schools. As such, the department is looking carefully at responses to the public consultation conducted last yea...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support mental health provision in schools.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. This is critical to high and rising standards in schools and breaking down barriers to opportunity, helping pupils to achieve and thrive in education.That i...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Epping ForestHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the police grant for 2025-26 on crime in Epping Forest constituency.
Answer: Total funding to police forces will be up to £17.5 billion in 2025-26, an increase of up to £1.1 billion compared to the 2024-25 police funding settlement.This includes funding to support the costs of the 24-25 pay award, the increase in the employer nati...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: Export ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) adult and (b) foal (i) horses and (ii) ponies have been seized at the UK border following attempts to illegally export them to Europe since 1 July 2024.
Answer: In the time period between the 1st of July 2024 and the present date, there was one case at Dover Port where an illegal consignment of horses and ponies was identified and detained by APHA. The details of the animals involved in that case are as follows: ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: National InsuranceTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26544More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the National Insurance measures in the Autumn Budget 2024 on businesses in (a) Epping Forest and (b) England.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help improve flood preparedness.
Answer: Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. To ensure we protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, the Government will invest £2.4 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience, by building,...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Flood Re Scheme is accessible for people impacted by flooding.
Answer: Flood Re is a joint Government and industry flood reinsurance scheme established specifically to help UK households at high risk of flooding to access affordable insurance through their insurance provider. Many household insurers also now offer Build Back...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods and Storms: Emergency ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with emergency services providers on the provision of services during (a) storm and (b) flooding incidents.
Answer: Defra regularly engages with other government departments and operational partners during flooding incidents, and storms with flooding impacts. This includes the Home Office, the Department for Health and Social Care, and National Resilience. The National...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian InfluenzaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of avian influenza.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) leads Government action on animal disease control and carry out assessments (published on gov.uk) of disease risks in the UK and globally, to help the Government anticipate future threats to animal health. Both hi...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrican Swine FeverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of incursion of African Swine Fever to the UK.
Answer: Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the UK, it remains a key priority in terms of exotic notifiable disease preparedness. The overall risk of an incursion is currently assessed to be medium, and we continue to prepare for ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of capability for (a) sourcing and (b) deploying a vaccine in relation to an outbreak of foot and mouth.
Answer: The UK has been free of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) since 2007 and has plans in place to manage the risk of this disease as set out in the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain supported by the Contingency plan for exotic notifiable d...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional checks have been put in place at UK border ports for animals, animal products and vehicles coming from (a) the area affected by Foot and Mouth disease and (b) Germany.
Answer: The Government has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), following a case being confirmed in Germany. The import of cattle, pigs and sheep and their untreated products from Germany to GB have now been banned to protect...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth DiseaseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of incursion of Foot and Mouth disease to the UK.
Answer: Following the confirmation of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany on the 10 January 2025, Government has taken decisive and rapid action to protect the UK by suspending the commercial import of susceptible animals and untreated products of animal orig...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of tracing of movement of animals, animal products and vehicles to the UK, in the context of the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germ
Answer: Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the UK, it remains a key priority in terms of exotic notifiable disease preparedness. The overall risk of an incursion is currently assessed to be medium, and we continue to prepare for ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: GermanyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germany.
Answer: Following confirmation of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany on the 10 January 2025, the Government took rapid action to protect the UK including suspending from Germany, the commercial import of susceptible animals, their untreated meat, dairy produ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the maintenance of highways in Essex.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of our country’s roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. Essex County Council, as a local highway authority, is responsible for the condition and maintenance of its lo...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the funding allocated to local authorities to improve air quality.
Answer: The department works closely with local authorities to develop approaches to reducing air pollution. Under the NO2 Programme, the Government’s DfT-Defra Joint Air Quality Unit has provided significant funding to support local authorities to improve air qu...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Restoration FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to make Round 1 payments from the Water Restoration Fund.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Bill, including giving environmental regula...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: AdmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to winter fuel payments on hospital admissions of older people in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) nationally.
Answer: An impact assessment of the cut in winter fuel payments on hospital admissions of older people in Epping Forest and nationally this winter has not been produced. The Government has taken action to ensure low-income households are protected this winter.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder People: WeatherDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help protect older people from health impacts of cold weather.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency publishes the Adverse Weather and Health Plan for England, which sets out a framework for action to protect the population, including the elderly, from harm to their health from adverse weather, including excess cold.With hos...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply for abattoirs in (a) England and (b) the UK to meet requirements for (i) processing, (ii) food hygiene and (iii) veteri
Answer: The UK benefits from having a resilient meat processing sector. However, the Government has recognised the challenges the sector continues to face with the recruitment of both skilled and seasonal labour. We support the industry in its recruitment and tra...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of the abattoir network in (a) England and (b) the UK to meet the needs of food (i) production, (ii) processing and (iii) sec
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government is committed to maintaining a resilient food supply chain. Defra recognises the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in achieving the...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the Smaller Abattoir Fund.
Answer: The Smaller Abattoir Fund closed on 30 September 2024. For the future, Defra plans to simplify and rationalise grant funding, ensuring that grants deliver the most benefit for food security and nature. We are in the process of agreeing how we will use cap...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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