Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Airlines: PassportsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with airline companies to ensure passengers are informed of any potential passport validity issues prior to their trip.
Answer: It is for carriers to determine that they are satisfied their customer’s travel document meets the entry requirements of the country that they are travelling to on that day. While the UK government is not responsible for guiding airlines on the entry requ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPassportsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of travellers denied travel due to passport validity issues.
Answer: It is for carriers to determine that they are satisfied their customer’s travel document meets the entry requirements of the country that they are travelling to on that day. While the UK government is not responsible for guiding airlines on the entry requ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of sickle cell disease amongst the Latin American and Latinx community.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases such as sickle cell disease. Increasing awareness of rare diseases in healthcare professionals is one of the four priorities of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We publis...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has discussions with NHS Blood and Transplant on the potential merits of including Latin American as a monitored ethnicity at the Brixton donation centre.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT does not plan to add 'Latin American' to blood donation forms at this time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) includes a list of ethnic groups that should be used ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase diagnosis of sickle cell amongst patients of Latin American descent.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases such as sickle cell disease. Helping patients get a final diagnosis faster is one of the four priorities of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We published the annual Engla...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason 'Latin American' is not listed as an ethnicity option on blood donation forms.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT does not plan to add 'Latin American' to blood donation forms at this time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) includes a list of ethnic groups that should be used ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase blood donations among Latin American people in (a) Lambeth and (b) the rest of the UK.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT does not plan to add 'Latin American' to blood donation forms at this time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) includes a list of ethnic groups that should be used ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies have a licence to grow cannabis in the UK.
Answer: There are currently 102 licences in extant to cultivate low THC cannabis (Industrial Hemp) in Great Britain. The majority of these licences will be issued to farms. A small proportion of these licences will be issued to educational or research institutes....
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal cannabis farms there are in the UK.
Answer: There are currently 102 licences in extant to cultivate low THC cannabis (Industrial Hemp) in Great Britain. The majority of these licences will be issued to farms. A small proportion of these licences will be issued to educational or research institutes....
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNavy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary (i) expenditure and (ii) other commitments to international humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in each year since 2015-16.
Answer: It will take time to collate the information requested. To ensure I can be as accurate as possible, I will write to the hon. Member with the detail requested and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Hurricanes and TornadoesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the has had with the Royal Navy on the role of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the humanitarian aid and disaster relief operation in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.
Answer: There have been no discussions on the role of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in support of humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry of Defence’s support to the region during the Hurricane s...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlmshouses: Tenants' RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to bring almshouse residents’ rights in line with tenants' rights.
Answer: The legal position of almshouse residents is that they occupy their homes under a licence rather than a tenancy. The government has no current plans to change this. Almshouse residents have protections under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. Where al...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: CubaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting a formal bilateral exchange of medical expertise between Cuba and the United Kingdom to promote health equity.
Answer: In our ever more interconnected world, international cooperation is fundamental to driving medical breakthroughs and saving lives. By sharing knowledge, resources, and expertise, international collaborations can overcome limitations faced by individual na...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetics and Public Health: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of collaboration between UK and Cuban research institutions on (a) public health and (b) genetic medicine.
Answer: In our ever more interconnected world, international research cooperation is fundamental to driving medical breakthroughs and saving lives. By sharing knowledge, resources, and expertise, international collaborations can overcome limitations faced by indi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: International CooperationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of international cooperation in healthcare.
Answer: In our ever more interconnected world, international cooperation is fundamental to driving medical breakthroughs and saving lives. Health challenges such as pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and climate-related impacts do not respect borders. By sharing...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCuba: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of steps taken by the US to discourage third countries from engaging with (a) the Henry Reeve Medical Brigade and (b) oth
Answer: The UK continues to support access to essential health services, alongside transparency and ethical labour standards, and there is no reason those objectives should not be compatible.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCuba: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) economic and (b) diplomatic merits of ratifying the UK–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.
Answer: The UK-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) was signed under the previous Government. We are currently undertaking a cross-Government consultation before it is laid before Parliament for scrutiny, while continuing to cooperate positive...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCuba: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the planned timetable for the ratification of the UK–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.
Answer: The UK-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) was signed under the previous Government. We are currently undertaking a cross-Government consultation before it is laid before Parliament for scrutiny, while continuing to cooperate positive...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCuba: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress she has made on concluding the inter-departmental consultation process on the UK–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.
Answer: The UK-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) was signed under the previous Government. We are currently undertaking a cross-Government consultation before it is laid before Parliament for scrutiny, while continuing to cooperate positive...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCuba: Maternity Services and Sickle Cell DiseasesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on potential scientific exchange programmes with Cuba on (a) maternal health and (b) si
Answer: The UK-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) was signed under the previous Government. We are currently undertaking a cross-Government consultation before it is laid before Parliament for scrutiny, while continuing to cooperate positive...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support countries in determining their own healthcare partnerships without external interference.
Answer: The UK is committed to modern development partnerships in health - designed with the Global South - with countries and communities at the heart of decision making, shaping systems that reflect their priorities and realities - not imposing our own. Our sup...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCuba: VisasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her US counterpart on the imposition of visa restrictions on officials of third countries who cooperate with Cuba in the provision of
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 6 November to Question 87175.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the enhanced pre-donation testing process pilot on reducing the number of deferrals for low Hb levels.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT tests donors’ haemoglobin (Hb) to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT has recently changed its testing to include the first line finger prick and ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what demographic data his Department considered when choosing blood donation centres to pilot the post donation testing for advanced Hb assessment.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT’s post donation testing feasibility study will assess if an analyser-based blood count, including a haemoglobin (Hb) assessment, can be used to assess a whole blood dono...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which blood donation centres have begun a trial of the Post Donation Testing for advanced Hb assessments.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT’s post donation testing feasibility study will assess if an analyser-based blood count, including a haemoglobin (Hb) assessment, can be used to assess a whole blood dono...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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