Sarah Coombes MP: written questions

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Written questions

Respiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether improving respiratory health will be central to the new NHS 10-year plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals: a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer; a National Health Service that is there when people need it; and fewer lives lost to the biggest killers....
Answered 23 Oct 2024
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Crown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of increasing the number of crown court sitting days beyond the original allocation.
Answer: Every year, the Government and the Judiciary agree a number of sitting days and an overall budget in what is known as the Concordat process.In June, the Judiciary reached an agreement with the former Lord Chancellor to sit 106,000 days in the Crown Court ...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
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Extended Services: ClosuresDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps she to prevent the closure of private after-school childcare providers.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.This government recognises the vital work that private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers, including childminders, undertake to deliver before-school, after-school and holiday childcare. The government...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Extended Services: ClosuresDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many after-school childcare providers have closed since 2020.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.This government recognises the vital work that private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers, including childminders, undertake to deliver before-school, after-school and holiday childcare. The government...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Teachers: UnemploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support unemployed teachers into teaching jobs.
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. This government is focused on supporting qualified teachers, be they newly qualified or returning to the profession, and helping them find teaching jobs that hel...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Teachers: UnemploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of qualified teachers who were unemployed on 8 October 2024.
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. This government is focused on supporting qualified teachers, be they newly qualified or returning to the profession, and helping them find teaching jobs that hel...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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General Practitioners: West BromwichDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient satisfaction with GP services in West Bromwich constituency.
Answer: We recognise that despite the hard work of general practice (GP) teams, patients are still struggling to access care from GPs nationally and in local areas such as Bromwich. We also know that while GPs are delivering record numbers of appointments, patien...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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Surgery: West BromwichDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in West Bromwich constituency.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government, as we get the National Health Service back on its feet. Equality of both access to care and outcomes will be at the heart of building an NHS that is fit for ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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Primary CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.
Answer: Too many patients are finding it impossible to access care. In May, a staggering 1.4 million patients waited for over a month for an appointment. That is why we are committed to: fix the front door to the NHS; bring back the family doctor; and shift the f...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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