Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local (a) authorities and (b) transport authorities to help increase EV uptake in cities.
Answer: The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund has allocated capital and resource funding across all higher tier local authorities (LAs) in England, to ensure chargepoint rollout improves significantly, including in cities. In total, the LEVI Fund ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecological CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with female reproductive systems are informed about symptoms of (a) ovarian and (b) other gynaecological cancers through NHS cervical scree
Answer: NHS England works to ensure that core public information on screening is easily accessible and understandable to the public, and it regularly and systematically reviews this information.Earlier this year, NHS England updated its cervical screening guidanc...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Cost EffectivenessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make further savings after the implementation of the Universal Credit Act in April 2026.
Answer: This Government is committed to a social security system which raises employment and living standards by supporting and incentivising people into work and to work more, supports those who can never work to live with dignity, reduces poverty, promotes fair...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the forthcoming changes to Universal Credit Health element for new applicants from 2026 on costs to local government.
Answer: The Department set out its plans to monitor and evaluate the changes in the published Impact Assessment. Around 4 million households will benefit overall from Government’s decision to increase the Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance – estimated to be...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAbuse and Violence: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) GPs and (b) mental health professionals are trained in (i) identifying and (ii) responding to the (A) traumatic physical and emotional impacts of v
Answer: All National Health Service staff are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training which includes how to identify and respond to domestic abuse and sexual violence. This training is being revised and is due to be re-launched in early 2026. The tra...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Law: PetitionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the petition on international law violations by the UK in Palestine between 1917 and 1948 submitted to the Government, dated September 2025, if she will mee
Answer: The Government will respond to this petition in the normal way in due course.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Law: PetitionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government will respond to a petition on international law violations by the UK in Palestine between 1917 and 1948.
Answer: The Government will respond to this petition in the normal way in due course.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Imkaan report entitled Why should our rage be tidy, published in November 2024, what steps his Department is taking to increase the diversity of the NHS therapeutic workforce.
Answer: The National Health Service has an incredibly diverse workforce with over 75% of roles filled by women and over 25% of roles filled by people from an ethnic minority background. We expect NHS organisations to work to address inequalities that exist in the...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Minority GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why should our rage be tidy, published in November 2024, whether (a) black and (b) minoritised survivors of domestic abuse are informed of by and for supp
Answer: Imkaan’s report highlights the distinct and additional challenges faced by black and minoritised victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The Government recognises that racial health inequalities are linked to broader socioeconomic factors. Tackling...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether barracks sites used to house people seeking asylum will be run by private contractors.
Answer: We have committed to close all asylum hotels and to achieve this, we will look at a range of more appropriate sites like disused accommodation, industrial and ex-military sites so that we can reduce the impact on communities. We are working closely with l...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of barracks sites on the health of people seeking asylum.
Answer: The Home Office remains firmly committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are provided with safe, secure, and appropriate accommodation, and that they are treated with dignity throughout the asylum process.To support this commitment, mechanisms a...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why Should Our Rage be Tidy, published in November 2024, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS is equipped to (a) identify and (b) appropriately
Answer: Imkaan’s report highlights the distinct and additional challenges faced by black and minoritised victims of domestic and sexual violence. All National Health Service staff are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training which includes how to iden...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why Should Our Rage be Tidy, published in November 2024, what steps his Department has taken to help tackle the mental health impacts of violence and abus
Answer: Imkaan’s report reinforces the fact that too many people, including Black and minoritised survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and that waits for mental health services are too long. We are d...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSubstances of Human OriginDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to consult on reforms to the UK’s Substances of Human Origin; and whether that consultation will include proposals on (a) innovation, (b) patient safety and (c) donor prot
Answer: The Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) Regulation Review Programme launched in 2024 to consider recent changes that the European Union has made to its SoHO Regulation ((EU) 2024/1938) as well as stakeholder proposals for legislation in this area. It is rev...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSubstances of Human OriginDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) bring forward modernised UK-specific legislative proposals for Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) and (b) (i) adopt and (ii) adapt relevant elements of the EU’s u
Answer: The Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) Regulation Review Programme launched in 2024 to consider recent changes that the European Union has made to its SoHO Regulation ((EU) 2024/1938) as well as stakeholder proposals for legislation in this area. It is rev...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to support the domestic (a) collection and (b) processing of (i) blood, (ii) plasma, (iii) cells and (iv) tissues.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England and also manages the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR), which includes tissue donation for the supply of human tissue grafts for use in surgery. The Department provides Grant in Ai...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Earnings RulesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of raising the Housing Benefit earnings disregard for people in supported accommodation on employment rates.
Answer: We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those living in supported and temporary accommodation. We are considering options to improve work incentives for residents of supported and t...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
Answer: All courts and tribunals budgets are set as a consequence of the annual Concordat process through which Ministers and the independent judiciary agree key decisions on funding and operational capacity of HM Courts and Tribunals Service. This process is sup...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of hearings that were adjourned due to a shortage of court (a) clerks, (b) ushers and (c) administrative staff in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data on trial effectiveness at the criminal courts is available here: Criminal court statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UKWhile HMCTS and the Ministry of Justice records and publishes data on reasons for ineffective hearings, including reas...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain court staff.
Answer: To support HM Courts & Tribunals Service's (HMCTS) ability to recruit, we have invested in programmes to reach a diverse demographic and increase our ability to fill critical roles. We use marketing platforms to help reach more candidates for harder t...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: VacanciesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court sitting days were lost due to a shortage of (a) judges and (b) recorders in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data on timeliness and ineffective trials (including judge/magistrate availability) at the criminal courts is available here: Criminal court statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK. There is no evidence to suggest that judicial vacancies have...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: VacanciesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of judicial vacancies on the timeliness of hearings in the Crown Court.
Answer: Data on timeliness and ineffective trials (including judge/magistrate availability) at the criminal courts is available here: Criminal court statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK. There is no evidence to suggest that judicial vacancies have...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: IndiaMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish a summary of her recent discussions with her Indian counterpart on the regulation of UK lawyers in India.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has regularly engaged the Indian Ministry of Law and Justice and Bar Council of India (BCI) at Ministerial and official level in recent years to advocate for the interests of UK barristers and advocates, often in conjunction with t...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: IndiaMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations she has received from the Bar Council of England and Wales on access to the Indian legal services market.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has regularly engaged the Indian Ministry of Law and Justice and Bar Council of India (BCI) at Ministerial and official level in recent years to advocate for the interests of UK barristers and advocates, often in conjunction with t...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBarristers: IndiaMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with (a) her Indian counterpart and (b) the Bar Council of India on ensuring that disclosure requirements for foreign lawyers are consistent with barristers’ obligations of confide
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has regularly engaged the Indian Ministry of Law and Justice and Bar Council of India (BCI) at Ministerial and official level in recent years to advocate for the interests of UK barristers and advocates, often in conjunction with t...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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