Victoria Collins MP: written questions
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Neurological Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving continuing healthcare assessments for (a) progressive supranuclear palsy and (b) corticobasal degeneration.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of improving NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments at this time, in relation to individuals with supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration.Eligibility for CHC is not determined...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) equal and (b) fair access to driving test appointments for candidates who are unable to travel outside their local areas.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible and contin...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the DVSA’s recruitment campaign for new examiners; and how many new examiners have been recruited in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible and contin...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional driving test appointments have been made available through extended testing hours since December 2024.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible and contin...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the (a) scope, (b) eligibility, (c) criteria and (d) compensation level of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: I would like to express my deepest sympathies to those individuals who have experienced harm following vaccination, and to their families.Ministers continue to consider options for reforming the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.In parallel, the Department ha...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrawford & Company: Vaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Crawford & Company in administering the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme; and for what reason that company was selected to manage the process.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority is the administrator of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). Crawford and Company provides a medical assessment service for the VDPS. Crawford and Company were awarded this contract following a formal procurement p...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) research and (b) development into medical treatments for people affected by COVID-19 vaccine injury.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and continues to welcome funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including treatments for vaccine side effects. Since the st...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of integrating health and social care services with access to welfare advice.
Answer: As announced in the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions’ statement on Welfare Reform on 30 June, we are investing an additional £300 million over the next 3 years, enabling us to go further and faster on our new planned investment in work, health and...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvertising: FraudHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its fraud strategy provides consumers with protection from all types of fraudulent advertising.
Answer: As part of the requirements of the Online Safety Act (2023), large social media and search services will be required to use proactive systems and processes to prevent the public from encountering fraudulent adverts, and minimise the length of time any suc...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) a hub and spoke model and (b) the utilisation of detached youth work within Young Futures Hubs on (i) outreach and (ii) access for yo
Answer: The government has committed to the creation of a new Young Futures Programme, which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships. Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportuniti...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64268More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made towards establishing a ban on conversion practices.
Answer: I refer the Honourable member to my answer on 24 June (PQ 60396).
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how local areas will be supported to implement Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: The government has committed to the creation of a new Young Futures Programme, which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships. Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportuniti...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether investment in family hubs will be included in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted to the answer of 03 July 2025 to Question 63139.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the interpretation of the definition of Grey Belt by planning inspectors in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural areas.
Answer: My Department published updated guidance on Green Belt policy on 27 February 2025 to assist local authorities and other decision-makers, including planning inspectors, in determining whether land is grey belt. It can be found on gov.uk here. It is for dec...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the implementation of Grey Belt policy aligns with the settlement hierarchy set out in adopted local plans.
Answer: My Department published updated guidance on Green Belt policy on 27 February 2025 to assist local authorities and other decision-makers, including planning inspectors, in determining whether land is grey belt. It can be found on gov.uk here. It is for dec...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue planning practice guidance on the (a) use and (b) interpretation of Grey Belt policy.
Answer: My Department published updated guidance on Green Belt policy on 27 February 2025 to assist local authorities and other decision-makers, including planning inspectors, in determining whether land is grey belt. It can be found on gov.uk here. It is for dec...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Services TaxTreasuryTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63435More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Digital Services Tax.
Answer: The DST is an interim solution to widely held concerns with international corporate tax, and the UK remains committed to remove it once a global solution on the taxation of the digital economy through Pillar 1 of the G20-OECD Inclusive Framework project i...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential of state pension integration practices on (a) lower-paid and (b) female pensioners; and if she will take steps to review (i) guidance and (ii) legislation t
Answer: The aim of “integrated” pension schemes is to provide a more predictable and stable pension income over time where a person’s occupational pension comes into payment before their State Pension. This is achieved by paying a higher pension before the person...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor InsuranceTreasuryTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63433More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's powers in preventing insurers from applying excessive premium increases to non-fault claimants.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about pricing and the terms of cover they offer based on their assessment of the relevant risks. This is usually informed by the insurer’s claims experience and other industry-wide statistics. However, the Government is ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill on the ability of charitable landlords to offer flexible housing in areas lackin
Answer: The Renters' Rights Bill delivers the government's manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 'no fault' evictions. Upon the commencement date, the new tenancy system provided for by th...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLandlordsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) tailored exemption and (b) alternative mechanism to the Renter’s Rights Bill for non-profit charitable l
Answer: The Renters' Rights Bill delivers the government's manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 'no fault' evictions. Upon the commencement date, the new tenancy system provided for by th...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCulture: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage local government support for arts and culture in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: The Secretary of State has a range of discussions with Cabinet colleagues across the whole of her portfolio, and DCMS officials regularly discuss support for arts and culture with their counterparts across His Majesty’s Government.In last month’s spending...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: Government AssistanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the British film industry, in the context of potential US tariffs.
Answer: The Creative Industries Sector Plan announced significant support for the UK film industry, including a new £75 million Screen Growth Package over three years. This includes a scaled-up £18 million per year UK Global Screen Fund; support for the London Fi...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to finance for creative SMEs in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: The new Creative Industries Sector Plan, published as part of the government’s Industrial Strategy, recognises that outside London and the South East, creative businesses find it harder to access finance. The £43 million DCMS Create Growth Programme suppo...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: Harpenden and BerkhamstedTreasuryTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63427More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: This government is committed to keeping Britain economically stable to spur investment. Investment that will increase the number of good, well-skilled jobs and improve productivity across the country. Last month the government released the Industrial and ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
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