Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions
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Pets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will include pet treatments as a significant source of pesticides as part of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025.
Answer: The UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025 relates to plant protection products, and therefore does not cover pet treatments. Veterinary medicines are regulated under a separate legislative framework to pesticides: the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (V...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) support is provided for claimants with (i) severe health conditions and (ii) daily-living needs who score zero on a Personal Independence Payment assessment,
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on thei...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help increase awareness of (a) Access to Work and (b) other employment support programmes.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. Access to Work aims to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people into employment. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS dental services will receive increased funding from the Spending Review.
Answer: The Department settlement announced at the 2025 Spending Review means that annual National Health Service day-to-day spending will increase by £29 billion in real terms, a £53 billion cash increase, by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. This will take the NHS r...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the proportion of NHS funding allocated to dentistry over the remainder of this Parliament.
Answer: The Department settlement announced at the 2025 Spending Review means that annual National Health Service day-to-day spending will increase by £29 billion in real terms, a £53 billion cash increase, by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. This will take the NHS r...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on primary care NHS dental services per head of population in England in real terms in each of the last 10 years (a) inclusive and (b) exclusive of the patient charge revenu
Answer: Dental expenditure and patient charge revenue data is published each year in NHS England’s annual accounts. The annual accounts for 2024/25 have not yet been published, and so the latest published accounts data is for 2023/24.The following table shows the...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of investment in rural VCSE infrastructure on inequalities in access to (a) GP, (b) mental health, (c) community and (d) o
Answer: The Department recognises the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector as a valuable partner in improving people’s health and wellbeing.The Government is committed to resetting the relationship with civil society and to unlock its potenti...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArchives: Tiverton and MineheadDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the (a) preservation and (b) public accessibility of the legacy photographic archives documenting the (i) industrial and (ii) cultural heritage of Tiverton and
Answer: Since 2013, The National Archives has served as the archive sector leader in England, and is responsible for providing guidance and support to archives.The National Archives is a non-ministerial government department which is sponsored by the Department f...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to establish a ring-fenced research fund for studying the reproductive safety of sodium valproate.
Answer: The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), commissions a range of research to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. For example, the NIHR is currently funding a £2.7 million award which aims to improve outcomes, fo...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting concessionary bus travel to journeys after 9:30am on disabled people's employment prospects; and if she will make an assessment of the potenti
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations, such ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) sustainable funding and (b) fair commissioning of (i) hospice and (ii) palliative care services take into account the higher cost of delivering services in
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service specifications. The statutory guidance states that ICBs mu...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming (a) NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and (b) National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme will include policies on staffing in rural areas.
Answer: The 10 Year Workforce Plan will be published later this year. We will work with partners to make sure we have the right people, in the right places, with the right skills, to ensure the National Health Service has access to the workforce it needs to treat...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Foods: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations on the (a) composition, (b) marketing and (c) labelling of commercial infant and toddler foods.
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we hav...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce NHS staff burnout.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a top priority. NHS organisations have a responsibility to create supportive working environments for staff, ensuring they have the conditions they need to thrive, including access to high quali...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of Community Interest Companies to the provision of day care services for people with early-stage dementia.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support that they need. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards and may include day care services.Local authorities are best placed...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVAT: Dementia and DisabilityTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65660More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of VAT on the affordability of support services for people with (a) permanent disabilities and (b) dementia.
Answer: Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. When developing policy, including on VAT on...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve recruitment and retention in the Armed Forces.
Answer: The current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 is clear that Defence must now meet the longstanding challenge of recruiting and retaining new generations with di...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential role of family hubs in (a) neighbourhood health and (a) the delivery of integrated community-based health services.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan outlined proposals for a new Neighbourhood Health Service, which embodies our preventative principle, that care should happen as locally as it can. Neighbourhood health services will build on, and will coordinate with Best Start Fa...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prioritise UK-trained resident doctors in the allocation of specialist training posts; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of such funded posts.
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will work across Government to prioritise United Kingdom medical graduates for foundation training, and to prioritise UK medical graduates and other doctors who have worked in the National Heal...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process rural payments.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) understands the importance of cashflow for farmers and rural businesses. It makes payments for schemes and grants against published performance indicators and continues to look at opportunities to issue payments as promptly...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a strategy on children and armed conflict.
Answer: The latest UN Secretary General's (UNSG) report on Children and Armed Conflict is shocking. It shows that children are being harmed and denied lifesaving aid on an unprecedented scale.As the UK made clear in our statement at the UN Security Council open d...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChickenpox: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make the NHS chickenpox vaccination available to all children.
Answer: The Government is considering the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s recommendation, published in November 2023, to introduce a varicella, also known as chickenpox, programme into the immunisation schedule for children.It is important that ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle trends in the level of ketamine abuse among young people.
Answer: The Department takes seriously the threat ketamine use poses to young people. Local authorities are responsible for providing drug treatment services based on the needs of their local populations, and this includes services to support ketamine users. In a...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Older PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion among older people.
Answer: Tackling digital exclusion, which disproportionately impacts certain demographics including older people, is a priority for government.That is why we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan – First Steps in February 2025, which outlines the first five...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to provide financial support for local community-based (a) rehabilitation and (b) reablement services for brain injury survivors.
Answer: We intend to develop an acquired brain injury (ABI) Action or Delivery Plan, with input from NHS England and other Government departments, to be published in autumn 2025. The 10-Year Health Plan will provide the overarching plan for the future of the Nati...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
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