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Written questions by Minns.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Julie Minns this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (67)Department for Transport (12)Department for Education (10)Department of Health and Social Care (8)Ministry of Defence (8)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (7)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (7)Treasury (4)Department for Work and Pensions (2)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2)Department for Business and Trade (2)Scotland Office (1)Cabinet Office (1)

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17 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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If he will list every date on which the Health and Safety Executive issued his Department a notification of contravention since 2013.

Reply

Health and Safety Notices of Contravention (NOC) can be issued to any organisation within Defence at a local level and this information is not held centrally by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). However, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes detail...

17 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How many and what proportion of service personnel failed their annual fitness test in each year since 2013.

Reply

The requested information is provided in the following tables: Royal Navy Year AwardedFailedFail rate20159824%20161,4395%20171,5045%20181,6826%20191,4505%20201,5237%20211,4127%20221,8888%20231,9609%20241,0835% Table Notes: Data prior to 2015 is incomplet...

16 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many people were unable to achieve a successful set of mammograms because (a) they were unable to hold the required position for sufficient time and (b) the mammogram machine was not accessible

Reply

NHS England does not hold this information centrally. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to accessing screening.

15 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many mobile breast screening units have wheelchair accessible mammogram machines.

Reply

NHS England does not centrally hold the numbers of static and mobile screening units, or those that have wheelchair accessible X-ray machines. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to a...

15 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many breast screening centres in England are (a) static sites and (b) mobile units.

Reply

NHS England does not centrally hold the numbers of static and mobile screening units, or those that have wheelchair accessible X-ray machines. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to a...

15 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many static breast screening centres have wheelchair accessible mammogram machines.

Reply

NHS England does not centrally hold the numbers of static and mobile screening units, or those that have wheelchair accessible X-ray machines. However, NHS England is fully committed to modernising the breast screening programme and removing barriers to a...

15 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of whether floating bus stops are compatible with Rule H1 of the Highway Code.

Reply

The Department is fully aware of the concerns raised by some groups, particularly visually impaired people, over the use of floating bus stops and is working with Active Travel England on ways to address these concerns. It is a complex issue and we are ca...

15 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

Whether his Department has had recent discussions with disability organisations on the potential merits of introducing a moratorium on floating bus stops.

Reply

The Department is fully aware of the concerns raised by some groups, particularly visually impaired people, over the use of floating bus stops and is working with Active Travel England on ways to address these concerns. It is a complex issue and we are ca...

15 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of bus services outside of London and combined authority areas for (a) wheelchair users, (b) people who are blind or visually impaired and (c) p

Reply

The government wants everyone to have access to public transport and is committed to improving services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. On October 1st, the first phase of Public Service...

8 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What assessment he has of made of (a) the adequacy of the process and (b) potential barriers for the adoption of roads in new housing estates by Local Authorities.

Reply

The Department has published comprehensive guidance, last updated in August 2022, to help local authorities make informed decisions about how new and existing roads can be adopted by highway authorities so that they become maintainable at public expense, ...

8 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of average waiting times for driving tests on the economy.

Reply

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) knows that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers.DVSA does not record, or hold, information about candidates whose driving licence i...

8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing draught duty relief for (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs in Carlisle.

Reply

Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...

8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing draught duty relief to 20% on (a) pubs and (b) small independent brewers in Carlisle.

Reply

Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...

8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What steps she plans to take through the alcohol duty system to support (a) pubs and (b) breweries in Carlisle.

Reply

Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...

8 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, if she will include proposals to end the inclusion of financially burdensome terms in the deeds of (a) freeholds and (b) leaseholds in planned draft legislation on leasehold and

Reply

Over the course of this Parliament, the Government will further reform the leasehold system. We will enact remaining Law Commission recommendations relating to enfranchisement and the Right to Manage, tackle unregulated and unaffordable ground rents, rein...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than six months to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

Reply

The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 60 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

Reply

The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many and what proportion of drivers medical referrals to the DVLA took longer than 30 days to resolve in each year since 2019.

Reply

The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What steps the DVLA is taking to reduce the time it takes to respond to drivers medical referrals.

Reply

The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 90 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

Reply

The following table shows the number of drivers medical cases the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has resolved in each of the last five calendar years. 20192020202120222023All drivers medical decisions made766,283556,382550,773863,431723,12630 ...

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