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1734127

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve access to GP appointments in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	9073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>We know that patients across the country are finding it harder than ever to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to fixing the crisis in GPs. Our plan to restore GPs will require both investment and reform. We will increase the proportion of funding for GPs and are already investing £82 million to recruit 1,000 newly qualified GPs. This will increase the number of GP appointments delivered, secure the future pipeline of GPs, and take pressure off those currently working in the system.</p><p>Additionally, we will introduce Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring together vital health and care services, ensuring healthcare is closer to home and that patients receive the care they deserve. The Government will also bring back the family doctor by incentivising GPs to see the same patient.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 17/10/2024 12:45:04 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1734128

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fly-tipping in (a) rural, (b) semi-rural and (c) urban communities.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	9074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights communities and the environment and dealing with it imposes significant costs on both taxpayers and businesses. In our manifesto we committed to forcing fly-tippers and vandals to clean up the mess that they have created as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. We will provide further details on this commitment, and other actions to tackle fly-tipping, in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, Defra will continue to chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group through which we work with a wide range of stakeholders such as local authorities, the Environment Agency and National Farmers Union, to promote good practice with regards to tackling fly-tipping, including on private land.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 17/10/2024 10:05:30 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1734129

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fly-tipping: Epping Forest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the level of fly-tipping in Epping Forest constituency.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	9075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The department has not yet made any formal assessment of the implications of its fly-tipping policies. Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which the department publishes annually, at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fenv24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRandWCommissions%40defra.gov.uk%7C1db0a21f472742e543c808dcedbdc2a9%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638646646470035636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6a05CIl%2FuPwbi7jxvWUEKdj5JyRqEOTDFTGkFDaX8mI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.</a></p><p> </p><p>This data isn't available at a constituency level and excludes the majority of private-land incidents.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 17/10/2024 10:55:57 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1731955

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing the cap on adult social care costs on the cost of adult social care.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	7577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>We inherited a commitment to implement charging reform in October 2025, which included the cap on care costs. The full policy would have cost government an additional £4bn by 2030 on adult social care spend per year.</p><p>Public finances are in their worst position since the Second World War. Funding was not guaranteed by the previous government and preparations for full rollout were not on track, therefore the cap on care costs would have been impossible to deliver by next October.</p><p>We are committed to building consensus on the long-term reform needed to create a National Care Service based on consistent national standards. We will set out next steps for a process that engages with adult social care stakeholders, including cross-party and people with lived experience of care.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 17/10/2024 15:37:02 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 8101 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1731956

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Epping Forest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sports clubs in Epping Forest.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	7578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.</p><p>The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England - which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding in areas of greatest need to tackle inactivity levels through community-led solutions.</p><p>Epping Forest has benefitted from £424,995 of investment under the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, the Park Tennis Court Renovation Programme, and the Swimming Pool Support Fund to date.</p><p>The Government is acting to support more people to get onto the pitch wherever they live through the delivery of £123 million UK-wide through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme in 2024/25.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 10/10/2024 16:01:38 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1731957

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Central Line: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with the Mayor of London and Transport for London on improvements to the quality of service on the central line.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	7579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and TfL. Government has regular discussions with TfL on a range of issues, however, it is for them to assess the quality of their services and make decisions on investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 10/10/2024 15:30:24 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1730869

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's guidance for local authorities entitled Travel to school for children of compulsory school age, published in January 2024, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of Part 1: Local authorities, statutory duty in relation to eligible school children.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	6638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The department’s home to school transport policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education due to a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free travel to school for children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, who attend their nearest school and would not be able to walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs, disability or mobility problem, or because the nature of the route means it would be unsafe for them to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The department formally consulted on the statutory guidance for local authorities in 2019, and continued to engage with key partners until the updated guidance was published in June 2023. We continue to engage with local authorities on a regular basis on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 09/10/2024 16:08:52 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1730937

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate access to to Omnipod 5 insulin pumps for people with type 1 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	6639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Omnipod 5 is one of several insulin pumps that are available through the Insulin Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Closed Loop Insulin Delivery Systems and Associated Products Framework hosted by NHS Supply Chain. NICE Technology Appraisal <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nice.org.uk%2Fguidance%2Fta943&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjosephine.morley%40dhsc.gov.uk%7C022cade6e5c0485c708308dce7a99a10%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638639962839507839%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A5YI%2BFcZ4ZjecNdSRV%2FNYlKHPEPFMFT2bl9rv0FAuBY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">TA943</a> recommends Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) systems to eligible type 1 patients. More information on the appraisal is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta943" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta943</a></p><p>HCL links a continuous glucose monitor to an insulin pump, via a computer-based algorithm, to automatically adjust the insulin dosages given and help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels stable. Omnipod 5 is available as part of two HCL combinations that are currently included on the NHS Supply Chain framework. NHS England has agreed cost-effective prices with industry suppliers, is promoting the NHS Supply Chain framework for integrated care boards and National Health Service trusts to call off and is offering ICBs reimbursement funding in contributing towards the incremental costs of delivering HCL to their local population.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 10/10/2024 16:22:20 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne previous answer version 7761 answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1728443

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local councils support children with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	5144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or in alternative provision, receive the right support to achieve and thrive including as they move into adult life. The department is committed to taking a community-wide approach in collaboration with local area partnerships to improving support for all children and young people with SEND.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) introduced a strengthened area SEND inspection framework in January 2023, leading to a greater emphasis on the outcomes being achieved for children and young people. It is the primary tool to maintain a focus on high standards in the SEND system across all partners.</p><p> </p><p>The department works to monitor, support and challenge local authorities as needed, working closely with NHS England to tackle weaknesses that sit with health partners.</p><p> </p><p>Where a council does not meet its duties, the department can take action that prioritises children’s needs and supports local areas to bring about rapid improvement. We offer a range of universal, targeted and intensive support through department-managed programmes, such as our Sector Led Improvement Partners, which provide peer-to-peer tailored support.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with Ofsted and CQC as they review the local area SEND inspection framework in response to feedback from the Big Listen exercise.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 07/10/2024 11:53:46 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1728444

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help local councils reduce waiting times for education, health and care plans.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	5145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>The department knows that parents often struggle to get the right support for their children, including having to go through long and difficult education, health and care (EHC) plan processes.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure that EHC plan applications are processed promptly and, where required, plans are issued so that children and young people can access the support they need. The department has listened to parents, schools and local authorities and is reflecting on what practice could be made consistent nationally.</p><p> </p><p>Where local authorities are failing to deliver consistent outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we work with them using a range of support, and challenge, improvement programmes and SEND specialist advisors, to address identified weaknesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 07/10/2024 12:10:39 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson