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1727848

registered interest
date	06/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the sale of a proportion of new homes to those under 30.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government wants to help first-time buyers of all ages. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme and to giving first-time buyers the first chance to buy homes.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 12/09/2024 15:46:45 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727854

registered interest
date	06/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Buckinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in Buckinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p></p><p>As of 9 September 2024, there were 556,774 car practical driving tests booked, and 91,059 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p></p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p></p><p>The DVSA also continues to deploy examiners from areas with lower waiting times into those centres with longer waiting times. This is in addition to the DVSA recruiting additional examiners across the country into areas where waiting times are highest.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 12/09/2024 08:21:33 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727683

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on airspace development.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department conducted an impact assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2022 which included the impact of the Act’s provisions on development and housing supply. The assessment can be found <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3523/publications" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 13/09/2024 07:46:46 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727684

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of airspace development to help tackle housing shortages.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of upward extensions in delivering urban intensification where appropriate. We are consulting on further support for upward extensions as part of our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, which began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 13/09/2024 07:47:29 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727686

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Meat: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to require meat produced from animals not stunned before slaughter to be clearly labelled.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>A consultation on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation sought views on options for the production standards behind the label, including the period of life which should be covered by the standards (for example whether slaughter should be included). We are now carefully considering all responses provided to the consultation before deciding on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 13/09/2024 12:56:21 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727687

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the accessibility of treatment for terminal lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to improving outcomes for people with respiratory conditions, particularly through early and accurate diagnosis, which is a priority area under the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>A key component of an early and accurate diagnosis for a number of respiratory conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, is the provision of quality assured spirometry. Additional funding has been made available to systems in 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p><p>NHS England has worked with a range of partners, including Asthma and Lung UK, the British Thoracic Society, the Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology, and clinical network leads, to develop a package for systems containing the information and support required to help increase the number of people receiving early and accurate diagnosis for respiratory disease.​</p><p>NHS England is investing in additional diagnostic capacity for respiratory pathways as part of the £2.3 billion 2021 Spending Review capital investment in diagnostics. Community Diagnostic Centres are being established to deliver additional, digitally connected diagnostic capacity in England, providing patients with a coordinated set of diagnostic tests in the community, in as few visits as possible, enabling an accurate and fast diagnosis on a range of clinical pathways, including people with chronic respiratory disease.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 11/09/2024 11:27:55 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727688

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
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 increase the capacity of interstitial lung disease specialist centres, in the context of increased eligibility for antifibrotic treatment.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of interstitial lung disease (ILD) services and funds the high-cost, anti-fibrotic treatments. Access to these treatments was widened to people with non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, with the publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Technology Appraisal 747 in November 2021. NHS England outlines the requirements of a quality service in its ILD service specification, and requires the completion of quality metrics through the ILD Specialised Services Quality Dashboard. This helps ensure that ILD teams provide appropriate support to patients living with this condition. Earlier diagnosis and treatment improve outcomes for patients.</p><p>Moreover, the Specialised Respiratory Clinical Reference Group contains clinical members who are able to advise NHS England in relation to ILD services, and includes a member of a pulmonary fibrosis charity, Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF), as one of its Patient and Public Voice members. APF has recently issued a report on patient experience, which is helping to inform pathway redesign as well as raise awareness of the condition.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 11/09/2024 11:32:28 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727310

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
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	Horticulture: Peat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs, and is looking at next steps regarding measures to ban horticultural peat. The Department will continue to work alongside the horticultural sector to accelerate progress on the peat free transition.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 12/09/2024 16:35:29 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1727311

registered interest
date	04/09/2024
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	Beavers: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening the reintroduction of beavers to the wild in England.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	4273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government supports species reintroductions where there are clear benefits for nature, people and the environment. All reintroductions in England are expected to follow the Code for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations. We will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions in England.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 11/09/2024 09:37:29 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1725895

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing early access penalty for lifetime ISAs from 25% to 20%.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The Lifetime ISA (LISA) was set up to help people build up savings for buying their first home, or for their later life. LISA funds, including any Government bonus, can be withdrawn for the purchase of a first home under £450,000, in the case of terminal illness, or from the age of 60.</p><p>Any unauthorised withdrawals are subject to a 25% withdrawal charge. This recoups the Government bonus, any interest or growth arising from it, and a proportion of the individual’s initial savings. Reducing the withdrawal charge would encourage the use of LISAs in ways for which they were not intended.</p><p>The Lifetime ISA is set at an appropriate level to support most first-time buyers across the UK while targeting households that may find it most difficult to get onto the property ladder. Data from the latest <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flandregistry.data.gov.uk%2Fapp%2Fukhpi%2Fbrowse%3Ffrom%3D2022-08-01%26location%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flandregistry.data.gov.uk%252Fid%252Fregion%252Fsouth-east%26to%3D2023-12-01%26lang%3Den&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJyothi.Chapman%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7C673151afe4804e6b16b308dc1dc2dca5%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638417969960891136%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=t5fbnmbNb4ZzDKtafFFzWgP6dFa0KNEGufHcJ100Y0A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK House Price Index</a> demonstrates that the average price paid by first-time buyers remains below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK.</p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of savings tax policy under review, and considers all representations made carefully, with any changes made as part of the Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 3268 question first answered 05/09/2024 13:29:54 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green