Every parliamentary written question tabled by Andrew Cooper this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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If he will make an estimate of what the average time was to diagnose pancreatic cancer in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England in each of the last five years.
The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England, including Cheshire and mid-Cheshire.Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, espec...
What steps his Department is taking to help improve research into treatments for pancreatic cancer; and how much funding his Department has allocated to pancreatic cancer research in each of the la
Research is crucial in tackling cancer. The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer the largest area of spend at more than £121.8 milli...
What steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children requiring an autism assessment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to autism assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, incl...
Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help reduce?health inequalities?through housing in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
The Government is taking steps to reduce health inequalities through housing reforms including extending ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private rented sector and introducing a new Decent Homes Standard to drive up the quality of rented housing. In addition, as part...
What estimate she has made of the proportion of crime committed online in each of the last three years; and what proportion of reported online crime over that period resulted in someone being charged
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish statistics on the proportion of police recorded crime in England and Wales each quarter in their official statistics.This can be found in Table F11 of ONS’ Crime in England and Wales: Other Related Tables (...
What (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to encourage the creation of businesses in Mid Cheshire constituency.
The creation of new businesses is essential to our economic success. The Government will boost small business growth and productivity by delivering upon the commitments within Labour’s pre-election nine-point pledge - Plan for Small Business. The UK Share...
How many residential properties in Mid Cheshire constituency have been purchased in preparation for HS2 Phase 2b; and what proportion of those properties have been void for longer than six months.
HS2 Ltd currently holds 51 residential properties on the Managed Portfolio in the Mid Cheshire constituency, of which 31 are let and 20 are vacant. 9 of these properties have been vacant for 6 months or more. The majority of vacant properties in Mid Chesh...
What recent estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England who have unmet care needs; and what steps his Department is taking to help en
Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs. Where individuals do not meet the eligibility threshold, they can get support from their local authorities in making their ow...
What recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people in employment who are living in poverty in Mid Cheshire constituency.
Statistics for the total number of people in employment living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level.Statistics on the total number of people in employment living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after ...
What recent estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) children in Mid Cheshire constituency who (i) are not registered with an NHS dentist and (ii) have been unable to ac
Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend, allowing patients the...
If he will make an estimate of the proportion of households in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England that spent more than 10% of their income on energy costs in each of
The latest statistics for the number of households in fuel poverty (using the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency fuel poverty metric) in parliamentary constituencies in England, can be found in the published sub-regional fuel poverty statistics, in Table 4:...
What steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire and (iii) England.
High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but the government must do more to ensure it has the workforce need...
What steps he is taking to improve patient access to primary care in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
We are committed to fixing the crisis in primary care to secure the long-term sustainability of the National Health Service and increase access to local services across the country.We are also committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Health Service, wi...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering potential foster carers the required health assessment free of charge on the NHS.
Foster carers must undergo a full assessment and be approved by a fostering service provider before any child can be placed in their care. This includes a medical assessment. These assessments are not part of the GP contract with the National Health Servi...
Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support first-time buyer households in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire (c) and England.
The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, we have committed to introduce a permanent, comprehensive mortga...
Innovation and Technology, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of households in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England that do not have (i) broadband and (ii) mobile in
According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, 0.3% of premises in the Mid Cheshire constituency, 0.7% in Cheshire and 0.6% in England overall do not have access to broadband speeds in excess of the legal Universal Service Obligation (USO) of 10...
What support her Department provides to older jobseekers in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England who are looking to (i) reskill and (ii) change careers.
Improving employment support and employment outcomes for people of all ages, including older jobseekers will play an important part in the government’s growth mission. We will reform jobcentres, so they match people to the right job and combine employment...
What the average waiting time was for mental health treatment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
A table showing the average waiting time for mental health treatment for the Mid Cheshire constituency, Cheshire, and England for those aged over 18 years old, and another table for those aged under 18 years old, for each of the last three years, is attac...
What (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help prevent crime in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire, (iii) England.
The 2024-25 police funding settlement provides funding of up to £18.5 billion. Cheshire Police’s funding will be up to £264.2m in 2024-25. This is in addition to £2.5m provided for the 2024-25 pay award which has been allocated outside of the police fundi...
Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
Although the previous government did not update its digital inclusion strategy for ten years, digital inclusion is a priority for the new government, so that everyone has the access, skills, support and confidence to participate in a modern digital societ...