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Written questions by Conlon.

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

Department:All (122)Department of Health and Social Care (23)Home Office (15)Department for Education (14)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (14)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (12)Department for Work and Pensions (10)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (8)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (7)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (7)Treasury (6)Department for Business and Trade (2)Cabinet Office (2)

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31 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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What steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with (a) autism and (b) SEND in mainstream settings in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

For too long the education and care system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve. This government’s...

31 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on tackling illegal water pollution in rivers (a) nationally and (b) in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

In July, we announced swift action to begin resetting the water sector, including ringfencing vital funding for infrastructure investment and placing customers and the environment at the heart of water company objectives. In September, the Government intr...

30 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle climate change.

Reply

The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary focused on action on climate and nature at the UN General Assembly and with Commonwealth leaders at CHOGM. We will send a strong delegation to COP29, including the new the UK Special Representative for Climate....

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

Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to introduce regulatory reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework to help deliver affordable homes in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b)

Reply

I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024.

29 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to deliver affordable housing through the Affordable Homes Programme in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) England.

Reply

I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024.

28 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to tackle unaffordable and unfair ground rents in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

The Government are committed to tackling unregulated and unaffordable existing ground rents. We will set out further details on this in due course.

28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What steps her Department is taking to improve neighbourhood policing in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.This includes getting thousands of neighbourhood police p...

28 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people off work due to long term sickness.

Reply

We know that appropriate work is generally good for health and wellbeing. We want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. We want people to avoid poverty, and for this to happen we must ensure that disabled people...

28 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What steps he is taking to help tackle late payments to small and medium-sized businesses.

Reply

Last month we announced a package of new measures to tackle late payments and long payment terms for small businesses and the self-employed. We will legislate in this parliamentary session to require that large companies include payment performance in the...

28 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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What recent progress he has made on meeting his target to have a zero carbon electricity system by 2030.

Reply

Since July the Government has taken rapid action towards meeting our mission for clean power by 2030. We’ve ended the onshore wind ban, approved enough solar to power hundreds of thousands of homes, secured a record-breaking 131 renewables projects and se...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect people online.

Reply

The Government is committed to keeping people safe online. Our priority is the effective implementation of the Online Safety Act so that users, especially children, can benefit from its wide-reaching protections.In-scope services will have to take effecti...

10 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities and we will crack down on those causi...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to help increase public confidence in the safety of AI.

Reply

The Government wants to ensure the safe development of AI models. As set out in the Manifesto, the Government intends to introduce targeted requirements on the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI systems. We will be consulting on these pr...

10 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of NHS urgent and emergency care services.

Reply

The Government is committed to supporting the National Health Service to reduce urgent and emergency service waiting times, and to achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution.My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care o...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

What steps her Department is taking to support people with (a) learning and (b) other disabilities who are seeking paid employment in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

In the Beckenham and Penge constituency, we have a dedicated Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) who supports learning disabled and neurodiverse customers alongside partner organisations that we work closely with. We have a range of specialist initiatives...

10 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What his policy is on the role of pharmacies in (a) delivering healthcare and (b) improving health outcomes in the community.

Reply

We are committed to expanding the role of community pharmacies. We want to develop and better utilise the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to improve access to care in local communities and address inequalities.That includes making prescribi...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to clear up water ways in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

The Secretary of State has met with water company bosses, including Thames Water, to make clear companies will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting water bosses signed up to the Government’s initi...

10 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government, as we get the National Health Service back on its feet. Equality of both access to care and outcomes will be at the heart of building an NHS that is fit for ...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce air pollution (a) nationally and (b) in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

Reply

(a) The Government will introduce a comprehensive Clean Air Strategy to deliver legally binding targets to improve air quality. The Clean Air Strategy will include a series of interventions to reduce emissions so that everyone’s exposure to air pollution ...

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

What assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the report by Lord Darzi entitled Independent investigation of the NHS in (a) England and (b) Beckenham and Penge con

Reply

Lord Darzi’s full report has laid bare the true extent of the challenges facing our health service, giving us the frank assessment necessary to face these problems honestly and properly, and do the hard work required to fix them. Lord Darzi’s findings wil...

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