Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of modernising the Forestry Act 1967 to support nature recovery and ecological targets.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra has no immediate plans to make changes to the Forestry Act 1967. We will continue to review whether making changes to the Act could help to meet our wider objectives. Any changes to the Act would require primary legislation. Government already has a substantial suite of statutory duties and policy commitments driving nature recovery, including legally binding targets under the Environment Act 2021.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s capacity to undertake the electoral reviews required as a consequence of local government reorganisation; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the Local Government Boundary Commission for England has sufficient resources to (a) undertake and (b) complete full electoral reviews of those authorities in time for the subsequent unitary elections in 2032.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England regarding the timetable for conducting electoral reviews of the proposed North Warwickshire and South Warwickshire unitary authorities.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of offering updated dietary guidance to schools, hospitals and other public institutions, and ceasing to use the Eatwell Plate.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 23 June in response to Question 9942.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the planned launch date for the single point of search tool that will allow all pet microchip databases to be searched.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Association of Microchip Database Operators has been working closely with commercial providers to develop a single point of search platform which is expected to go live this autumn.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to establish a compensation scheme for women harmed by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate; and if she will meet the Patient Safety Commissioner to discuss redress for affected patients.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July to Question 16121.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to develop a National Strategy for Vitamin B12 Deficiency; and if she will review (a) diagnostic thresholds for vitamin B12 deficiency, (b) treatment protocols for patients with neurological symptoms and (c) the potential introduction of a national self-administration protocol for vitamin B12 injections.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 22 and 25 April 2025 in response to Questions 44657, 44658, and 44659.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS menopause services in supporting women whose symptoms affect their ability to remain in work; if she will work with integrated care boards to ensure access to specialist menopause expertise in neighbourhood health services; and whether she plans to provide ringfenced funding for menopause care as a population health priority.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 11 September in response to Question 26409. The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy recognises the impact of menopause on women’s health, wellbeing, work, and quality of life.

The Government has made no assessment of the adequacy of National Health Service menopause services in supporting women whose symptoms affect their ability to remain in work, but the Hon. Member can find information about the work of the Government’s Women’s Employment Ambassador at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-womens-employment-ambassador-role-announced-as-millions-of-working-women-set-to-benefit-from-landmark-workplace-health-drive

The Government has no plans to provide ringfenced funding for menopause care.

Modern Service Framework for neurological conditions

Political donations and campaign finance regulation

Second Reading of the Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (No. 2)

National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers

Support for hospices

50th Anniversary of the Grunwick Strike

Publication of Legal Advice on Local Government Reorganisation

Cancer and access to travel insurance

Right to independent advocacy for care home residents

Found: present: Mr Toby Perkins (Chair); Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Barry Gardiner; Sojan Joseph; Manuela Perteghella

Found: present: Mr Toby Perkins (Chair); Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Barry Gardiner; Sojan Joseph; Manuela Perteghella

Found: North Hykeham) Darren Paffey (Labour; Southampton Itchen) Rebecca Paul (Conservative; Reigate) Manuela Perteghella

Found: Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Barry Gardiner; Sarah Gibson; Chris Hinchliff; Sojan Joseph; Manuela Perteghella

Found: Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A): Helen Hayes, Darren Paffey, Rebbecca Paul, Manuela Perteghella

Found: Members present: Helen Hayes (Chair); Sureena Brackenridge; Jodie Gosling; Darren Paffey; Manuela Perteghella

Found: Members present: Helen Hayes (Chair); Sureena Brackenridge; Jodie Gosling; Darren Paffey; Manuela Perteghella

Found: Members present: Helen Hayes (Chair); Sureena Brackenridge; Jodie Gosling; Darren Paffey; Manuela Perteghella

Found: Education Committee members present: Helen Hayes (Chair); Sureena Brackenridge; Jodie Gosling; Manuela Perteghella

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In its latest advice to the government, the CCC said that climate change is already disrupting life in the UK and said that the UK’s national approach to climate adaption is “not fit for purpose”. It has also argued that the government’s third National Adaptation Plan (NAP3) is not adequately preparing the UK for climate change.