Written questions by Dillon.

Whether specialist professionals, including habilitation specialists and Qualified Teachers of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment, will have a formal role in the development of Individual Support Plans.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of signposting to information and support organisations for people with balance disorders and vestibular conditions.

Awaiting answer.

What plans he has to expand access to specialist diagnostic services for patients with symptoms of serious balance disorders.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to improve GP awareness and training on vestibular conditions.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, what barriers exist for local authorities in acquiring long-term empty homes for social rent use.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of research funding into endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.

The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). In 2024/25, through the NIHR, the Department committed £1.3 million for new research projects on gynaecological conditions and menstrual health, which includes endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. This is building on the existing portfolio commissioned in this area. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health and care, including endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. In recognition that some areas of women’s health have been underserved in research, the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England commits to prioritising research through the NIHR in areas of unmet need in women’s health, such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.

What assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional disparities in access to Qualified Teachers of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment.

Awaiting answer.

What steps his Department is taking to improve training for healthcare professionals on recognising and managing endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, (a) what assessment her Department has made of the outcomes of the financial risk assessment pilot conducted by the Gambling Commission; and (b) what metrics were used to evaluate its effectiveness.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, whether the findings of the Gambling Commission's financial risk assessment pilot will be assessed against the specific commitments made in the April 2023 Gambling White Paper before any decision is taken on a national rollout of financial risk assessments.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that the implementation of financial risk assessments on gambling could lead customers to switch to unregulated black market operators.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact on the horse racing and sports betting industries of the full implementation of financial risk assessments on gambling.

Awaiting answer.

Media and Sport, whether (a) the Government plans to pause the implementation of financial risk assessments for gambling; and (b) if she will make a statement on the matter.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of larger housing transaction volumes arising from changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax for residential property traders, particularly the Higher Rates for Additional Dwellings, on fiscal receipts.

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government increased the higher rates of SDLT by two percentage points and set out the impacts of this change. This information can be found here on page 130: Autumn Budget 2024 - GOV.UK

What steps his Department is taking to reduce fuel poverty.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What assessment has been made of the potential impact of Stamp Duty Land Tax, particularly the Higher Rates for Additional Dwellings, on the ability of residential property traders to provide liquidity to the housing market, especially among transactions relating to housing stock where no Stamp Duty Land Tax relief is available for those traders.

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government increased the higher rates of SDLT by two percentage points and set out the impacts of this change. This information can be found here on page 130: Autumn Budget 2024 - GOV.UK

Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory framework, including Stamp Duty Land Tax rates, for residential property traders on (i) rates of downsizing and (ii) the release of under-occupied homes onto the market.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact on small farms of the Sustainable Farming Incentive application window opening after the previous scheme has closed.

To date small farms have been less likely to be in SFI. SFI26 will have two application windows, to ensure as many farmers as possible can benefit from a SFI agreement. Window 1 will open from June 2026 for small farms with between 3 and 50 hectares and also farms without an existing Environmental Land Management agreement. The Government is specifically targeting these two groups (before opening to applications from all farmers) because it wants to bring more of them into SFI. This will make a major contribution to Defra’s EIP target to double the number of farms providing for farm wildlife by December 2030 (compared with 2025). Window 2 will open from September 2026 for all farms.

What steps her Department is taking to help schools in the Newbury constituency to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What assessment he has made of the impact of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process on the mental health of people with cystic fibrosis.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.