Sarah Hall MP: written questions
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Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental care.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of local populations has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For Warrington South constituency, this is ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce delays in Education, Health and Care Plan assessments and (b) ensure consistency in provision across local authorities; and whether she plans to provide ad
Answer: The department wants to ensure that education, health and care (EHC) assessments are progressed promptly and, if needed, high-quality plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need.The department...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the early (a) identification and (b) support of children with special educational needs (i) in areas with lower special educational needs resources, (ii) for child
Answer: The department is determined to ensure that all settings have the tools to identify special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) early, support children and young people, and prevent the escalation of needs later on. Details of the government's inten...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the comparative cost to the NHS of (a) hospice inpatient beds and (b) acute hospital beds for palliative care patients.
Answer: While the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including charitable hospices, also play in providing support to people ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mid-year efficiency requirements as set out by NHS partners on the sustainability of hospice services.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. While no specific a...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide funding certainty to hospices beyond this financial year, in the context of the 10-year plan for palliative and end-of-life care.
Answer: One of the three ‘shifts’ that the 10 Year Health Plan will deliver is around the Government’s determination to shift healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropria...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts and Cultural Heritage: North WestDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the (a) cultural identity and (b) creative sector growth of towns in the North West that are outside major metropolitan areas.
Answer: There are creative industries clusters and micro clusters in every part of the UK and they , all of which are equally crucial to the delivery of our Growth Mission. We are keen to ensure that there are no cultural not-spots in the country and that everyon...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding provision for grassroots creative projects outside major city hubs.
Answer: There are creative industries clusters and micro clusters in every part of the UK and they , all of which are equally crucial to the delivery of our Growth Mission. We are keen to ensure that there are no cultural not-spots in the country and that everyon...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: North WestDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that funding for film and creative industry projects is distributed equitably across the North West.
Answer: There are creative industries clusters and micro clusters in every part of the UK and they , all of which are equally crucial to the delivery of our Growth Mission. We are keen to ensure that there are no cultural not-spots in the country and that everyon...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review thresholds for mandatory reporting of large cash withdrawals or transfers by banks under anti-money laundering regulations.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of minimising administrative friction around payments for people, banks, and businesses, while maintaining strong safeguards against the growing threat to the economy from money laundering and economic crime. The d...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to improve the delivery of financial literacy skills in secondary schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley to the answer of 9 April to Question 43513.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of financial education provision in the national curriculum for preparing young people to manage personal finances.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley to the answer of 9 April to Question 43513.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: RegulationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72747More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the UK are subject to clear and robust regulation.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The draft legislation includes a new regulated activity for operating a cryptoasset trading platform, meaning firms carrying on this...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: Electronic Funds TransferTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72746More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce administrative friction in transferring large sums between personal accounts while maintaining robust fraud prevention and anti-money laundering measures.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of minimising administrative friction around payments for people, banks, and businesses, while maintaining strong safeguards against the growing threat to the economy from money laundering and economic crime. The d...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72745More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of anti-money laundering regulations on the ability of small businesses to make large legitimate payments without disruption.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of minimising administrative friction around payments for people, banks, and businesses, while maintaining strong safeguards against the growing threat to the economy from money laundering and economic crime. The d...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Powers of AttorneyTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72744More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals holding a registered Power of Attorney can access banking services on behalf of people with conditions such as dementia without undue delay or administr
Answer: Ensuring all individuals have access to the appropriate financial services and products they need is a key priority for Government. Like all service providers, banks and building societies are bound under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustmen...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve and (b) simplify the SEND tribunal process for parents.
Answer: There will always be a legal right to additional support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to ensure they are supported throughout their education and into adult life.The SEND tribunal will remain an impo...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: EU CountriesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increased coordination with the European Union on the mutual recognition of the Blue badge parking scheme for UK citizens travelling in EU memb
Answer: This Government is committed to championing greater accessibility for disabled people and has informal reciprocal agreements in place with many other European countries so that Blue Badges can be used there; information and guidance on this can be found o...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a 24/7 single point of access for palliative and end of life care (a) advice, (b) guidance and (c) support, following the publication of the 10-Year Plan for Health.
Answer: One of the three ‘shifts’ that the 10 Year Health Plan will deliver is around the Government’s determination to shift healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropria...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10-Year Plan for Health, if he will publish further detail on proposals to increase the provision of palliative and end of life care in community settings.
Answer: One of the three ‘shifts’ that the 10 Year Health Plan will deliver is around the Government’s determination to shift healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropria...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the 10-Year Plan for Health promotes equitable access to (a) palliative and (b) end of life care.
Answer: One of the three ‘shifts’ that the 10 Year Health Plan will deliver is around the Government’s determination to shift healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropria...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve early diagnosis of bowel cancer in patients under 50.
Answer: The latest available data, from 2022, showed that there were 2,648 diagnoses of bowel cancer in people under the age of 50 years old. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including bowel cancer at ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the annual number of bowel cancer patients diagnosed under the age of 50.
Answer: The latest available data, from 2022, showed that there were 2,648 diagnoses of bowel cancer in people under the age of 50 years old. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including bowel cancer at ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve early diagnosis of bowel cancer through the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: Early diagnosis of cancers, including bowel cancer, is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the demand for diagno...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Credit RatingTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72040More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that renters can include regular rent payments in credit reports to support access to credit and financial products.
Answer: Ensuring individuals have access to the appropriate financial products and services they need is a key priority for the Government. This is why I have committed to publish a Financial Inclusion Strategy later this year which will seek to tackle a range of...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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