Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on its contract with Mott Macdonald to administer the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in each year since 2018.
Answer: The table below shows the requested information on spending each year on Mott MacDonald for their administration of the adoption and special guardianship support fund.Financial YearContract Spend (ex. VAT)2018/19£2,066,435.402019/20£1,816,902.002020/21£1,...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications were made under match funding arrangements to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund for (a) specialist assessments and (b) therapeutic support in each financial year since 201
Answer: The attached table provides the information requested.Please note that the fair access limit (FAL) and match funding arrangements were introduced in October 2016. The separate FAL for specialist assessments was introduced in April 2017. However, match fun...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications were made under the fair access limit to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in each financial year since 2015; and what the (a) total and (b) average value was of those app
Answer: The attached table provides the information requested.Please note that the fair access limit (FAL) and match funding arrangements were introduced in October 2016. The separate FAL for specialist assessments was introduced in April 2017. However, match fun...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) applications and (b) approvals there were under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in each financial year since 2015; and what the realised spend was in each financial year.
Answer: The data requested can be found in the attached spreadsheet.The similarity in the figures between applications and approvals is down to the work Mott MacDonald, the department’s delivery partner, does with the applicants. If an application is questionable...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2025 to Question 42565 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to confirm funding for the 202
Answer: The number of applications returned for re-work after the announcement was 727. This allowed changes to be made to align with the grant criteria where necessary and also allowed confirmation that the local authority or regional adoption agency still wishe...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the risk of adoption and special guardianship disruption as a result of the delay in funding for therapeutic support via the Adoption and Special Guardianship Suppo
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues over a range of important matters.Local authorities exercise their statutory duty to children previously in care and adopted children through region...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund are on hold as a result of the delay caused in announcing the funding for the current financial year.
Answer: Since the pause on accepting applications to the adoption and special guardianship support fund ended on 14 April, there are no applications on hold. Many of the applications received for funding which started in the previous financial year have continued...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints were (a) received and (b) upheld against Mott MacDonald in its role administering the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Answer: The department has received no complaints regarding Mott MacDonald’s administration of the adoption and special guardianship support fund.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on the a
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues over a range of important matters.Local authorities exercise their statutory duty to children previously in care and adopted children through region...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review ConferenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department’s negotiating priorities are for the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Answer: Our priorities for the 2025 Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) include to promote and strengthen the NPT for the future, demonstrate the UK's enduring commitment to taking i...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review ConferenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to attend the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Director for Defence and International Security and the UK Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament are representing the UK at the 2025 Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEuthanasia and Palliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings he has had on (a) assisted dying and (b) palliative care since his appointment.
Answer: Department ministers have attended 16 meetings on assisted dying and palliative care since July 2024.These were a combination of introductory meetings to the policy area, meetings with the bill team and bill meetings with officials and the sponsor.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of information on future funding for the adoption and special guardianship support fund on (a) therapy providers (b) levels of redundanci
Answer: Following an announcement on 1 April, the department is delighted to announce that £50 million has been allocated to the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) for the 2025/26 financial year. No applications to the ASGSF made before 31 Mar...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issued to local authorities on the rules for applications to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to be carried over into the 2025 financial year.
Answer: Following an announcement on 1 April, the department is delighted to announce that £50 million has been allocated to the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) for the 2025/26 financial year. No applications to the ASGSF made before 31 Mar...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications made to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund before March 31st 2025 were rejected on the basis that no future funding announcement had been made.
Answer: Following an announcement on 1 April, the department is delighted to announce that £50 million has been allocated to the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) for the 2025/26 financial year. No applications to the ASGSF made before 31 Mar...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Impact AssessmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the impact assessment for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be published.
Answer: The Government expects to publish the impact assessment before Members consider the bill on Report.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: YorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families receive support under the Healthy Start scheme in York.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on (a) (i) autism and (ii) ADHD assessments and (b) other functions of the Patient Choice department.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ens...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the NHS Payments Scheme on access to assessment for (a) autism and (b) ADHD.
Answer: The consultation on the Payment Scheme proposed requiring commissioners to set a payment limit for elective services, and all services paid for on an activity basis, based on the value of planned levels of activity. Providers would not be paid for activit...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for an NHS dental appointment was in (a) York Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last ten years.
Answer: 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 attend. Dental practices may ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Football LeagueDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of teams promoted to from National League into the English Football League.
Answer: I recognise the strength of feeling within the National League regarding promotion arrangements to the EFL and understand the desire for greater opportunities for clubs to progress through the football pyramid. The competitiveness and sustainability of th...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of speech and language therapy posts are vacant in (a) each Integrated Care Board and (b) England.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of speech and language therapist posts which are vacant.NHS England publishes quarterly NHS hospital trust vacancy and job advert data. This data identifies vacancy rates for total NHS staff and also ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of capacity with the NHS for (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and aut...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to publish legal advice on the licensing of arms sales to Israel.
Answer: The Government has published a summary of the international humanitarian law (IHL) process used to assess and review Israel's compliance with IHL. This summary, informed by legal advice, alongside the Foreign Secretary's Oral Statement outlined the decisi...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on the potential merits of introducing a special envoy on the freedom of religion or belief.
Answer: The UK is committed to championing freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in.The appointment of David Smith MP as the UK Special Envoy for FoRB in December 2024 is a clear signal ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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