Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Bicycles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities to improve secure cycle parking and crime prevention infrastructure.
Answer: On 10 December 2025, my Department announced that local authorities will receive £626 million for active travel between 2026/27 and 2029/30. This funding can be used to support any form of active travel scheme, including secure cycle parking.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBicycles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of bicycle theft cases resulted in (a) a charge, (b) a caution, and (c) no further action in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes official statistics on the number of notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales and their investigative outcomes on a quarterly basis.This includes bicycle thefts, and the requested information can be accesse...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBicycles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bicycle thefts were recorded in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes official statistics on the number of notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales and their investigative outcomes on a quarterly basis.This includes bicycle thefts, and the requested information can be accesse...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer received on the 11 March to question 117877 on Middle East: Armed Conflict, what steps she is taking to include non-citizen UK residents in repat
Answer: Guidance about who the UK Government can assist in a crisis is published on GOV.UK - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-deal-with-a-crisis-overseas#who-we-can-help-in-a-crisis.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSaudi Arabia: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Saudi counterpart on the scheduled executions of a) Yousef Al-Manasif, b) Jawad Al-Qureiris and c) other prisoners facing the death p
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 11 December 2025 in response to Question 97116.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119467More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many unminuted meetings a) the Prime Minister and b) other ministers have had with organisations with government contracts since July 2024.
Answer: Government departments publish details of all official meetings their ministers hold with external individuals and organisations every quarter. As per Cabinet Office guidance, meetings held with external organisations regarding contracted services already...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that non-citizen UK residents currently in the Middle East will be included in any repatriation plans in the region.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. We will provide further such updates on a regular basis, including the details of any evacuation plans, but for now, our prio...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGhana: Medical EquipmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to enable a) old MRI machines and b) other NHS medical equipment no longer in use to be sent to Ghana.
Answer: NHS medical equipment is owned and managed by individual NHS trusts and organisations, which are responsible for decisions on reuse, disposal or donation under their own governance, safety and regulatory arrangements. Where equipment is donated overseas, ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling tenants and residents to pay disputed service charges to the courts while disputes with landlords are being
Answer: The government has not made a specific assessment of the potential merits of paying disputed service charges to the courts while disputes are being heard.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Security Funding SchemeHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) reopen the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme and (b) introduce a similar scheme for all faiths.
Answer: Protecting the right of all faith communities to worship in peace and without fear is fundamental. That is why record funding of up to £5 million is available for physical protective security measures through the Places of Worship Protective Security Sche...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure victims and survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery criminalised as a result of exploitation are not deported.
Answer: We want to ensure that all victims of modern slavery, regardless of nationality or residency status, are quickly identified and can access support through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which is the UK’s system for identifying and supporting victi...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of planned immigration changes, including the extension of qualifying period for settlement, on abuse victims and their ability to leave the
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026. Contributions will now be analysed, and the findings will support the development of t...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordContraceptives: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of barriers preventing women from accessing the full range of contraceptive methods, including long-acting rev
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring equitable access to a range of contraceptive methods including long-acting reversible contraception.The renewed women’s health strategy will set out how the Government will take the next steps to improve women's hea...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordContraceptives: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that commitments within the Women’s Health Strategy refresh are implemented equitably to improve access to contraception at a local level.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring equitable access to a range of contraceptive methods including long-acting reversible contraception.The renewed women’s health strategy will set out how the Government will take the next steps to improve women's hea...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the sustainable Chicken Forum.
Answer: The Department remains firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to continue working closely with all stakeholders to deliver high standards.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review existing animal welfare legislation following the withdrawal by companies from voluntary commitments to improve chicken farming conditions.
Answer: As set out in the animal welfare strategy, the Government remains committed to supporting a move away from the use of fast-growing breeds of meat chickens. The Government welcome the fact that those supermarkets who made Better Chicken Commitment pledges ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of fast growing broiler breeds on welfare conditions.
Answer: The welfare implications of fast-growing breeds of meat chickens was considered as part of the Defra funded Systematic Review of Evidence on Livestock Breeding conducted by Queen’s University Belfast. The Government also commissioned the Animal Welfare Co...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to introduce the Energy Independence Bill.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering on our Mission to make the UK a Clean Energy Superpower. Where necessary, and subject to parliamentary time, we intend to pursue the primary legislative changes needed to deliver on this Mission. We will set out o...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Envoy on LGBT RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on re-establishing the role of the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on LGBT+ Rights.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office works closely with relevant Ministers across government on the UK's international work to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the protection of LGBT+ people from violence and persecutio...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116981More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he intends to respond to Question 111829 tabled by the hon. Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my answer on 5th March (PQ 111829).
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Ofwat’s correspondence to the Business and Trade Committee of 8 September 2025, what assessment her Department has made of Ofwat's conclusion that the Class A credito
Answer: The classification of Ultimate Controller is a matter for Ofwat as the independent economic regulator. We are reassured that Ofwat have reviewed the matter and will continue to keep the position of Thames Water’s Ultimate Controllers under review.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts of repeated exposure to contaminated cabin air on aircrew.
Answer: In 2024, the UK independent advisory Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) published its latest statement on aircraft cabin air quality following a request from the Department for Transport. This followed ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAircraft: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits, feasibility and cost to commercial airlines of regulations mandating the installation of enhanced air filtration systems or the use of alternative engine oi
Answer: The UK has a well-established regulatory requirement for reporting events that could endanger aircraft outlined in UK Reg (EU) No 376/2014. Fume and smoke events must be reported and are subsequently analysed by specialists working in the Civil Aviation A...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAircraft: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent reporting of fume events by airlines operating flights to and from the UK.
Answer: The UK has a well-established regulatory requirement for reporting events that could endanger aircraft outlined in UK Reg (EU) No 376/2014. Fume and smoke events must be reported and are subsequently analysed by specialists working in the Civil Aviation A...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAircraft: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require the installation of real-time cabin air quality monitoring sensors on commercial aircraft operating in the UK.
Answer: The UK has a well-established regulatory requirement for reporting events that could endanger aircraft outlined in UK Reg (EU) No 376/2014. Fume and smoke events must be reported and are subsequently analysed by specialists working in the Civil Aviation A...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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