Steff Aquarone MP: written questions
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Written questions
Members: CorrespondenceTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25048More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 26 November 2024 from the hon. Member for North Norfolk, reference SA01948.
Answer: This correspondence is receiving urgent attention and a response will be sent from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for North Norfolk in due course.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to announce which local authorities have been selected for the devolution priority programme.
Answer: We received proposals from a number of local authorities on 10 January expressing interest in joining the Devolution Priority Programme. We are reviewing these at pace, and we hope to announce places on the Programme in the coming weeks.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMethylphenidate: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21526 on Methylphenidate: Norfolk, how many prescriptions for methylphenidate were dispensed by Norfolk and Waveney (a) integrated care board an
Answer: The Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) from the NHS Business Services Authority provides the total number of prescription items of each medicine dispensed in the community in England. The following table shows the total number of National Health Service pre...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Parks: AuditDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of costs for statutory external audit fees levied on National Park authorities on those authorities; and if he w
Answer: Defra acknowledges that rising costs, including to fees required to fulfil statutory obligations, increase the funding pressures on National Park authorities. Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) independently sets fees for eligible bodies defi...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMethylphenidate: NorfolkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 16285 on Methylphenidate: Shortages, what estimate he has made of the number of prescriptions for methylphenidate (a) successfully and (b) uns
Answer: The Prescription Cost Analysis, produced by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), provides the total number of prescription items of each medicine dispensed in the community in England.There were 28,249 National Health Service prescription items f...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: TelemedicineDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with infrastructure providers about the compatibility of fibre-to-the-premises broadband and telecare products.
Answer: Yes, the Government engages regularly with communication providers and network operators to ensure that the industry-led transition from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) proceeds safely. I have written to...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Interest RatesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16307More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support those asked to pay large interest payments on pension contributions as a result of the McCloud judgement.
Answer: The purpose of the McCloud remedy is to ensure affected public service pension scheme members are put back into the same position they would have been if the discrimination identified by the Court of Appeal in 2018 had not occurred. It is therefore necess...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMethylphenidate: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2024 to Question 9576 on Methylphenidate: Shortages, what recent progress her Department has made on improving the supply of methylphenidate in (a) Norfolk and
Answer: We are continuing to work to resolve supply issues, where they remain, for methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets. We are engaging with all suppliers to assess the challenges faced and their actions to address them. We are also directing suppliers to s...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle crime in rural areas.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of tackling rural crime and the devasting impact it can have on communities and the agricultural sector.That’s why we’re bringing forward tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, including in rural ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMusic Venues: VATDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of cutting VAT for grassroots music venues.
Answer: The Government response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on grassroots music venues sets out our commitment to working across the music sector to support the sustainability of grassroots music. In particular, the Government is urg...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) other cancers with lower survival rates will have a focused section in the new cancer strategy.
Answer: The Government’s Health Mission sets the aim of building a National Health Service fit for the future and reducing the lives lost to the biggest killers, including cancer. As part of that work, and in response to Lord Darzi’s report, we have launched an e...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support the implementation of the Optimal Care Pathway for pancreatic cancer.
Answer: We are committed to transforming the National Health Service so that we diagnose cancer earlier, treat it faster, and improve survival rates.On 12 September 2024 the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre published their State of the Nation Report on ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial stability of the higher education sector in (a) Norfolk and (b) nationally.
Answer: The financial position of individual higher education (HE) providers is highly commercially sensitive. As such, it would be inappropriate to comment on the financial stability of HE providers in any individual local authority area.The department recognise...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on local authorities in Norfolk.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer to Question UIN 11851 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) progress towards risk-reflective pricing for insurance in areas of high flood risk and (b) market readiness for the scheduled
Answer: Flood Re have a statutory purpose to manage the transition to risk-reflective pricing of flood insurance for household premises between 2016 and 2039. Flood Re published their most recent Transition Plan in July 2023, outlining its progress and action on ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordButterfliesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of swallowtail butterfly numbers in (a) North Norfolk constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The swallowtail is a nationally rare butterfly and is restricted as a breeding species to the Norfolk Broads. The species was categorised as Vulnerable in the 2022 International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Regional Red List for Great Bri...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund to support GP services in (a) rural and (b) other remote areas.
Answer: General practitioners receive global sum funding for providing core services, comprising approximately 50 to 60% of practice income. The global sum is a capitated payment, calculated based on the size of a practice’s registered list of patients, and weigh...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGP Surgeries: ClosuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review recent closures of GP surgeries.
Answer: The closure of a general practice (GP) surgery is an issue that is considered and decided upon by local commissioners, following an application from a GP provider. Practices close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, and so do not ne...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of 53 Mondays in this financial year on rent payments for Universal Credit claimants .
Answer: The current financial year, which runs from 06/04/24 to 05/04/25, does not contain 53 Mondays. Universal Credit always converts weekly amounts to monthly sums using 52 weeks. The legitimacy of this approach was confirmed by the High Court having been test...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish an updated Community Benefits Protocol for England.
Answer: The Government is planning to publish updated community benefits guidance for onshore wind in England in due course.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to bring forward the English Devolution Bill; and how that bill will impact Norfolk.
Answer: This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she has scrapped the proposed devolution deal for Norfolk.
Answer: This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) Norfolk County Council and (b) North Norfolk District Council on a devolution deal for Norfolk.
Answer: This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving further powers on transport to Norfolk local authorities.
Answer: This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDevolution: NorfolkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide a devolution deal for Norfolk.
Answer: This Government has recently announced that it will not be proceeding with the existing devolution deal with Norfolk County Council which was agreed with the previous Government in December 2022. Instead, Government are continuing with Norfolk to deliver ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
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