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Written questions by Burke.

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

Department:All (45)Department for Work and Pensions (7)Home Office (7)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (6)Department for Business and Trade (4)Treasury (4)Department of Health and Social Care (4)Department for Transport (3)Cabinet Office (2)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2)Ministry of Defence (2)Scotland Office (1)

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9 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What steps he is taking to help (a) reduce bureaucracy and (b) improve access to treatments.

Reply

While health is a devolved matter, to reduce bureaucracy the Government and NHS England have launched a Red Tape Challenge, to address bureaucracy between primary and secondary care, to give our health professionals time back to do what they do best.We ar...

9 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What estimate he has made of the number of people that will be impacted by the increase to the national minimum wage in Glasgow North East constituency.

Reply

The Government will publish an Impact Assessment alongside the legislation that implements the increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in 2025. This will include analysis of the number of workers affected by region and country. More...

22 Oct 2024·Scotland Office·Answered
Asked

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on support for women on maternity leave in Scotland.

Reply

This Government is committed to ensuring families have the best start in life.Through the Employment Rights Bill, we will strengthen the protections for pregnant women, and new mothers returning to work.These legislative measures aim to tackle maternity a...

10 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support Team GB and ParalympicsGB to build on their successes in 2024.

Reply

We are fully committed to multi-year funding for our elite sport system and enabling our athletes to excel on the world stage.This means supporting them financially to match and build on their success in Paris, helping them to deliver at LA 2028. We will ...

8 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

When he plans to announce more detail on the establishment of Great British Energy offices in Glasgow.

Reply

We are currently focused on making Great British Energy’s Aberdeen Headquarters a reality. Once Great British Energy is set-up in Aberdeen, we will work towards opening sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and we will provide further detail on this in due cour...

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