31 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support charities in Sheffield Central constituency.
ReplyThis Government recognises the vital role that charities play up and down the country, including in Sheffield, by providing crucial support to different groups and communities. This Government is committed to resetting the relationship with civil society ...
31 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat funding is available to universities via the Strategic Priorities Grant.
ReplyThe government provides funding through the Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) on an annual basis to support teaching and students in higher education (HE), including expensive to deliver subjects such as science and engineering, students at risk of discont...
29 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8316 Gaza: Humanitarian aid and with reference to the update published by Gisha on 23 October 2024 on the petition to th
ReplyThe humanitarian situation in Gaza is intolerable. The UK condemns Israel's restrictions on aid - as the Prime Minister has said, the world will not tolerate any more excuses from Israel on humanitarian assistance. The Prime Minister stressed the importan...
29 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7719 on Israel: Arms Trade, what the basis is for a lack of sufficient verifiable evidence of possible breaches of Inter
ReplyThe International Humanitarian Law (IHL) assessment process gathers information from a wide range of sources, including reporting from international and multilateral bodies, NGOs on the ground, open-source evidence and internal reporting. We do not commen...
24 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhen his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to update the Mental Health Act 1983.
ReplyThe Mental Health Bill announced in the King’s Speech will deliver the Government’s commitment to modernise the Mental Health Act 1983. The bill will be published when Parliamentary time allows.
24 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments at supporting disabl
ReplyI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 October 2024 to Question UIN 8747
24 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what steps her Department takes to support disabled households with the extra costs they face.
ReplyI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to Question UIN 5883.
24 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWith reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what estimate she has made of the extra costs incurred by disabled people.
ReplyDWP pays close attention to the evidence base on the extra costs faced by disabled people; including academic research, analysis by Scope, and DWP’s own commissioned research on the Uses of Health and Disability Benefits from 2019. In order to understand ...
24 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to tackle child poverty in Sheffield Central constituency.
ReplyDelivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish the child poverty strategy in the Spring. Our publication on 23 October ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Dev...
24 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedIf she will take steps to amend the Personal Independence Payment assessment system by reducing the number of documents required.
ReplyPersonal Independence Payment (PIP) is aimed at supporting people, who have a long-term physical or mental health condition, with extra disability-related costs. Entitlement is based on how the condition affects mobility and daily living needs, rather tha...
24 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle illegal fox hunting.
ReplyThis is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hun...
24 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure new homes help the UK meet its net zero commitments.
ReplyCarbon Budgets are set over a five-year period, so far six Carbon Budgets have been set in law. Government will continue to monitor our suite of policies to ensure we are on track to meeting our Carbon Budgets.Future standards next year will set our new h...
24 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat plans her Department has to update the International Education Strategy.
ReplyThe government will be conducting a review of the International Education Strategy, which will ensure that it continues to reflect the priorities of education stakeholders, businesses and this government. As part of the review, the department will underta...
24 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's policies to build new homes on the UK’s carbon budget.
ReplyCarbon Budgets are set over a five-year period, so far six Carbon Budgets have been set in law. Government will continue to monitor our suite of policies to ensure we are on track to meeting our Carbon Budgets.Future standards next year will set our new h...
24 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children's mental health services in Sheffield Central constituency.
ReplyIt is unacceptable that too many children and young people, including in the Sheffield Central constituency, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long.The Department is working a...
23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to tackle potential health inequalities faced by trans people.
ReplyThe Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, particularly for disadvantaged groups. We are dedicated to ensuring that people live well for longer, spending less time in il...
23 Oct 2024·Women and Equalities·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to tackle transphobia.
ReplyIt is crucial that trans people are safe and protected from discrimination. This government is committed to breaking down barriers by ending the politics of division.Work is underway on the various manifesto commitments that will enhance legislative prote...
23 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIf he will hold discussions with his EU counterparts on creating a youth mobility scheme.
ReplyThe Prime Minister and the president of the European Commission met in Brussels on 2 October and agreed to strengthen the relationship between the EU and the UK, putting it on a more solid, stable footing.We are committed to finding constructive ways to w...
23 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Israeli counterpart on protecting the rights of Palestinian women and girls.
ReplyWe are deeply alarmed by the disproportionate impact of the conflict on women and girls. The Foreign Secretary has raised and continues to raise our concerns around International Humanitarian Law compliance with the Israeli government. The UK is funding s...
23 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect the rights of Palestinian women and girls.
ReplyWe are deeply alarmed by the disproportionate impact of the conflict on women and girls. The Foreign Secretary has raised and continues to raise our concerns around International Humanitarian Law compliance with the Israeli government. The UK is funding s...