Peter Prinsley MP: written questions

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Written questions

Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Genetic Technologies (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Secretary of State has recently announced that the secondary legislation necessary to implement the Precision Breeding Act for plants in England will be laid by...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Armed Forces: West SuffolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the presence of (a) United States visiting forces and (b) their dependents on local government finances in West Suff
Answer: The different relative strengths of the tax bases of councils in England are taken into account in the Local Government Finance Settlement through the Settlement Funding Assessment (SFA) formula, which is used to calculate the SFA allocation that each aut...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
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Health Services: InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the Accessible Information Standard across the NHS.
Answer: National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers must comply with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), to meet the communication needs of patients and carers with a disability, impairment, or sensory loss. The AIS conf...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
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Health Services: InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of compliance with the Accessible Information Standard in the NHS.
Answer: National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers must comply with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), to meet the communication needs of patients and carers with a disability, impairment, or sensory loss. The AIS conf...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
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Health and Care Act 2022Department of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to implement section 95 of the Health and Care Act 2022.
Answer: The Department plans to commence section 95 in 2025. This will be subject to Parliament’s approval of the regulations setting out the procedure for preparing and publishing mandatory information standards, which are a necessary part of the package of meas...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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Railways: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) approve and (b) deliver rail infrastructure upgrades (i) in the Ely area and (ii) at Haughley Junction.
Answer: This government is committed to delivering economic growth, and projects such as the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and upgrades to Haughley Junction have the potential to contribute to this. While the previous government made public statements of support ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
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Physician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to further regulate and (b) publish guidance on the (i) definition of the scope of practice and (ii) supervisory requirements for physici
Answer: The legislation to introduce statutory regulation for Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) was debated in the Scottish Parliament and both Houses of Parliament earlier this year.Regulation by the General Medical Council (GMC) will b...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of plans to outsource hundreds of staff by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust on (a) NHS services and the (b) healthcare workforce.
Answer: Contract award decisions in the National Health Service fall directly to individual NHS bodies, which are responsible for running their own procurement exercises. Ministers do not have general powers in legislation to direct NHS trusts in relation to the ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
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