Sharon Hodgson MP: written questions
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Prostitution: Washington and Gateshead SouthHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the scale of commercial sexual exploitation in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
Answer: The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. This Government has committed to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and will use every lever available to deliver this. We must ensure law enforcement r...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHuman Trafficking: Washington and Gateshead SouthHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation in Washington and Gateshead South constituency.
Answer: The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. This Government has committed to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and will use every lever available to deliver this. We must ensure law enforcement r...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstitution: Washington and Gateshead SouthHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to help victims of sexual exploitation in Washington and Gateshead South constituency exit prostitution.
Answer: The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. This Government has committed to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and will use every lever available to deliver this. We must ensure law enforcement r...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) outcomes achieved by deaf children who have been supported to learn to listen and speak with Auditory Verbal therapy delivered by a certifie
Answer: These specific assessments have not been made. Audiology services are locally commissioned and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners.In July 2016, NHS England published Commi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help the NHS and local health services can maximise investment in (i) new-born hearing screening, (ii) cochlear implants, (iii) hearing aids and (iv) othe
Answer: National Health Service audiology services, including the provision of therapies for people with hearing loss, are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of people with hearing loss lies with local NHS commissioners.In July 201...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential economic benefits of increasing access to Auditory Verbal therapy for deaf children.
Answer: These specific assessments have not been made. Audiology services are locally commissioned and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners.In July 2016, NHS England published Commi...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAudiology: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of (a) Auditory Verbal therapy and (b) other support available for deaf (i) babies and (ii) children to develop language and commu
Answer: NHS Audiology services are locally commissioned and the responsibility for meeting the needs of children with hearing loss lies with local National Health Service commissioners. NHS England is supporting integrated care boards (ICBs) to make informed deci...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on strengthening global food security.
Answer: Delivering development through partnerships is core to the government's mission to help create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet.At the G20 Development Ministers Meeting, I endorsed the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty to promote pa...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to develop a National Food Security Strategy.
Answer: Food Security is national security which is relevant to all five Government Missions and central to our primary Mission to grow the economy. Boosting Britain’s food security is one of the core priorities of this Government. We need a resilient and healthy...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce mandatory food waste reporting before the end of 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. Preventing food waste will be a key part of thi...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce mandatory food waste reporting as part of his plan to achieve a zero waste economy.
Answer: The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. Preventing food waste will be a key part of thi...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional funding for improved endoscopy equipment for diagnosing bowel cancer.
Answer: Increasing capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services is a priority for the Government. We are committed to providing the National Health Service with the latest technology, replacing outdated equipment to make diagnosis more accurate and timely,...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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