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Written questions by Goldman.

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

Department:All (150)Department of Health and Social Care (48)Home Office (24)Department for Education (13)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (12)Department for Transport (11)Department for Work and Pensions (7)Ministry of Justice (6)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (6)Women and Equalities (5)Department for Business and Trade (5)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (4)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2)

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

If his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of an NHS-funded salaried training route to becoming a school counsellor.

Reply

We have no plans to do so, as there is already an existing National Health Service-funded salaried training route for education based mental health practitioners, which enables them to work across education and healthcare to provide mental health support ...

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

Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of oversight of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme by her Department; and what steps she is taking to prevent abuse of that scheme.

Reply

The British public has shown a true generosity of spirit by opening their homes to Ukrainians seeking sanctuary from Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This generosity should not be abused, and taxpayers’ money must be used to support the int...

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

Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) infrastructure levy and (b) Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and section 106 system.

Reply

The Government want to deliver the much-needed affordable housing local communities need and the wider infrastructure that will mitigate the impacts of new development. We do not believe the Infrastructure Levy as introduced in the Levelling-up and Regene...

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

Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing local council planning fees so that they cover the costs of local planning services.

Reply

In our recent consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, we sought views on changes to planning application fees to cover the costs of local planning services. The consultation clos...

16 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring senior people to retake their driving test upon reaching a certain age.

Reply

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) believes that most people want to be safe, law-abiding drivers and any post-test intervention needs to be focused where it will achieve most benefit and, where appropriate, should be targeted against irrespon...

15 Oct 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

Whether he plans to make an assessment of the impact of daylight saving time on (a) mental health and (b) seasonal affective disorder.

Reply

The Government has no current plans to change the approach to Daylight Savings.

7 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

What information her Department holds on whether teachers in (a) sixth forms and (b) other further educational institutions will receive the same pay rise as teachers in other settings; and if she will make an

Reply

The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE), including in sixth form colleges and other FE institutions. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implemen...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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If she will make an estimate of the potential impact of introducing VAT on independent school fees on the number of children taking up sports scholarships.

Reply

While details of the government’s assessment of the expected impacts of introducing VAT on private school fees will be published at the Budget in the usual way, the government does not collect figures on scholarships, bursaries and other financial support...

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

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the previous Government's directive not to prescribe diabetes medication for non-licensed purposes on the availability of insulin stock; and w

Reply

There are ongoing global supply issues with some medications used to treat diabetes, and we continue to work closely with all manufacturers of insulin and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to improve the situation and ensure alternatives remain av...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

If she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees on the international competitiveness of Brit

Reply

Details of the government’s assessment of the expected impacts of introducing VAT on private school fees will be published at the Budget in the usual way.

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