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Written questions

Sir Julian Smith

306 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Extended Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support local authorities to provide activities which promote children’s (a) health, (b) wellbeing and (c) learning during school holidays.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Food Standards Agency's planned review of dietary lead will consider the extent of contamination up to 100 kilometres downstream of historical lead mining sites.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Food Standards Agency is taking to (a) assess and (b) mitigate the risk of lead contamination in (i) allotments and (ii) other food growing areas located on floodplains downstream of

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the Food Standards Agency has made of the risk of lead contamination in (a) silage and (b) animal feed produced on floodplains downstream of historical lead mining sites.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to update its policy guidance on metal mine pollution to reflect the primary risk from sediment contamination in river channels and floodplains.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his department has made of the potential changes to the level of risk of lead contamination from flooding events due to climate change in areas downstream of historical l

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the extent of sediment-associated lead contamination in (a) river channels and (b) floodplains downstream of historical lead mines; and if he w

30 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) ensure regular public data releases and (b) improve the timeliness of data available.

30 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Public consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Health and social care statistical outputs which closed on 5 March 2024, when he plans to respond to that consultation; and if he will publi

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Project Gigabit: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress of Project Gigabit in rural areas.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve rural ultrafast broadband connectivity.

23 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to apply VAT to small private schools offering Montessori education where pre-school age children are in the same classes as older children.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the scope of the Food Standards Agency’s review of dietary lead as part of its risk analysis programme covers areas with high concentrations of ab

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Food Standards Agency plans to develop guidance for residents in areas with high environmental lead contamination on the safe consumption of locally produced food.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Food Standards Agency is taking to work with local authorities in areas with high numbers of abandoned lead mines to help ensure adequate (a) monitoring and (b) public awareness of p

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Food Standards Agency plans to conduct targeted testing of food products in areas with high concentrations of abandoned lead mines.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Food Standards Agency is taking to make an assessment of the potential health risks to people living near old lead mine sites who consume (a) locally grown vegetables and (b) locally

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Food Standards Agency plans to (a) complete and (b) publish its review of dietary lead as part of its risk analysis programme.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) fairness of the funding allocation system for special educational needs and disabilities provision.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle financial pressures on local authorities resulting from SEND expenditure.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to make the teaching workforce more inclusive for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Education, Health and Care Plan applications are processed promptly.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve (a) inclusivity and (b) expertise in mainstream schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) replace and (b) extend funding announced by the previous Government for 15 new special free schools.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the reforms set out in the SEND and alternative provision improvement plan.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Lead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of food chain information sheets for allowing farmers rearing animals on land with high lead levels to (a) accurately declare this information and (b) di

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Lead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of food samples tested for lead contamination per year by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on conducting lead level tests on food products sold in local shops within areas known to have high levels of environmental lead contaminati

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent flooding on areas with historical levels of lead contamination.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lead: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason has the Food Standards Agency not set an established threshold for lead content in eggs.

Source: official written-questions record.