Andrew Gwynne MP: written questions
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Iran: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Israel, (b) Iran and (c) the USA concerning the recent military actions in the Israel-Iran conflict.
Answer: The UK did not participate in recent US or Israeli military strikes. This week alone, the Foreign Secretary has spoken with, amongst others, Secretary of State Rubio, Foreign Minister Sa'ar and Foreign Minister Araghchi. I also met the Iranian Ambassador ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProscribed OrganisationsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many organisations that are currently proscribed were prescribed for reasons that did not include that organisation (a) committing, (b) enabling or (c) encouraging (i) serious acts of violence aga
Answer: The list of proscribed organisations and the reasons for their proscription can be found on GOV.UK, as well as in the Explanatory Memorandums for the Statutory Instruments that have listed proscribed organisations under schedule 2 of the Terrorism Act 200...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Parliamentary Commissioner for AdministrationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times their Department has accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) other forms o
Answer: Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Parliamentary Commissioner for AdministrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times their Department has accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) other forms of redress i
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Parliamentary Commissioner for AdministrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times their Department accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) other forms
Answer: In the last 10 years, the Department has not been subject to any findings against it by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, nor has it received any recommendations for redress other than an apology. In 2023/24, the Department accepted a single recommendation fro...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Parliamentary Commissioner for AdministrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times has their Department accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s (a) findings and (b) recommendations on (i) issuing an apology and (ii) oth
Answer: Since 2015, there have been 6 full Parliamentary and Health Services (PHSO) investigations regarding the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO has accepted the findings and recommendations of the PHSO on each occasion.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement the compensation recommendations in the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of prescribing practices of medicines with known teratogenic properties.
Answer: Prescribers are expected to work with patients to make decisions about their care and treatment as part of shared decision-making, and this should include discussing risks, benefits, and possible consequences of different options. Where applicable, the ri...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the medicines licensing process for novel medications in being able to detect potential teratogenicity prior to the medicine being made available
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is a member of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), which uses internationally standardised guidelines and principles ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that any future redress to those affected by in-utero exposure to sodium valproate includes both (a) financial and (b) non-financial compensa
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of eligible people that have not enrolled in the Healthy Start scheme in (a) Gorton and Denton constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, at the following link:...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) local authorities to increase Healthy Start scheme uptake.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions on the importance of improving children's health.The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. The N...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many eligible children are not claiming free school meals for the latest period for which data is available; and what steps she is taking to increase free school meals uptake amongst eligible children.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put around £500 back into families’ pockets each year and lift 100,000 children across England out of ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to implement auto-enrolment of all eligible children for free school meals.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put around £500 back into families’ pockets each year and lift 100,000 children across England out of ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56745 on Free School Meals, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of per-pupil funding for free school meals in providing food that meets nutritional gu
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide an update on the proposed timeframe of the parental leave review.
Answer: The Government will set out more details on the timelines of Parental Leave Review before the summer.The review will take a comprehensive look at the parental leave and pay system. It will consider the current framework of parental leave entitlements and ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58605More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions has His Majesty’s Government accepted in full the position of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s findings, including the recommendations on (a) issuing an apology and (b) othe
Answer: The Government does not hold records centrally of all the recommendations made by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, or the outcomes of those recommendations.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) support and (b) workplace protections are available to civil servants within the Department who have voiced concerns on Israel's conduct in Gaza.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to ensuring high standards of conduct in all that it does. It is the job of civil servants to deliver on the policies of the government of the day and to provide professional, impartial ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on the use of military equipment supplied by the UK in military operations within (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.
Answer: There are no export licences currently being used for military operations in Gaza or the West Bank. This is subject to the specific measures taken to protect the global F-35 programme.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Aid Workers and JournalismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on the killing of (a) medical workers and (b) journalists in Gaza.
Answer: Gaza remains the deadliest place for humanitarians, and we continue to urge that humanitarian workers must be protected, and medical and aid workers must be able to do their jobs safely.The Foreign Secretary and I have also both paid tribute to journalist...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) US and (b) Israeli counterpart on the operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Answer: The UK has had recent discussions with both US and Israeli counterparts on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. On 22 June, the Foreign Secretary spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. The Foreign Secretary expressed his horror at the mass casua...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on (a) the numbers of Palestinians detained without charge or trial, (b) the conditions of Israeli detention centr
Answer: We are deeply concerned by reports of the mistreatment of detainees. The UK continues to reiterate calls for Israel to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unfettered and immediate access to detention facilities and we continue to rai...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle disparities in (a) financial allowances, (b) access to legal aid and (c) other forms of support available to kinship carers arising from (i) differe
Answer: The government announced a £40 million package to trial a new kinship allowance, which will begin in autumn 2025. We will evaluate the pilot to build an evidence base on how best to deliver financial support for kinship families.Through the Children’s Wel...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Gorton and DentonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken towards achieving good (a) ecological and (b) chemical status in water bodies within Gorton and Denton constituency.
Answer: In his first week, the Secretary of State announced a series of initial steps, which will improve environmental management and protections, also introducing the Water Act 2025 and launching the Independent Water Commision already producing its interim fin...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMicroplastics and Sewage: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to reduce (a) sewage and (b) microplastic pollution from overflows in (i) Greater Manchester and (ii) Lake Windemere.
Answer: Tackling marine litter and plastic pollution is a priority for the UK Government, which is why we are working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent macro-sized plastic litter which are sources of microplastics from reach...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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