Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Employment Tribunals Service: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of naming parties involved in employment tribunal cases on those people; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits granting anonymity to parti
Answer: The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 and the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 (“the Rules”) govern how cases are handled in employment tribunals. Orders for anonymity are primarily governed by rule 50 of the Rules. This provides the employment tr...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his department has plans to increase funding for (a) NGOs and (b) human rights defenders operating in Afghanistan who are promoting the human rights of (i) women, (ii
Answer: Ministers are reviewing the FCDO's Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget to ensure it delivers on our priorities. We are committed to transparency and will publish ODA allocations for 2024-25. We are planning £161 million in aid this financial year...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: ChagossiansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will take steps to facilitate the return of Chagossians to Diego Garcia.
Answer: Following the agreement reached on 3 October, we will work with Mauritius to restart visits to the islands as soon as possible, including Diego Garcia, for Chagossians. In addition, Mauritius will be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the is...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the treaty on the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will guarantee Chagossians (a) the right to return to the outer islands, (b) restitution
Answer: We recognise the importance of the Chagos Archipelago to Chagossians and have worked to ensure the agreement with Mauritius reflects their interests. Under the terms of the agreement, Mauritius will be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that Chagossians (a) in the UK and (b) globally are consulted before conclusion of a treaty on the transfer of sovereignty of the C
Answer: Ministers and officials will continue to regularly engage with members of the Chagossian community on a range of issues, including on the implementation of the agreement reached between the United Kingdom and Mauritius. We recognise the huge importance of...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9776More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) equalising capital gains tax with income tax, (b) applying national insurance to dividends from (i) shares, (ii) rent from property and (iii) interest on
Answer: The government will set out any changes to taxation at fiscal events. Its plans at the Budget on October 30th will support its objectives of restoring fiscal responsibility whilst protecting working people.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Prostate Cancer UK's study entitled Using real world data to bridge the evidence gap left by prostate cancer screening trials, published in October 2024, what assessment he has ma
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) does not currently recommend screening for prostate cancer. This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test for the condition, the prostate specific antigen test.A UK NSC evidence review for prostate...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is issuing guidance to GPs encouraging them to discuss a PSA test with men at the highest risk of developing prostate cancer.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee is carrying out an evidence review of prostate cancer screening which includes looking at the evidence for targeted screening of specific high-risk groups. This will determine whether a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) t...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMidwives: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have entered the NHS midwifery workforce through (a) pre-registration undergraduate courses, (b) apprenticeships, (c) postgraduate conversion from nursing, (d) return to midwifery p
Answer: In order to bring together questions on the education and training of midwives and the flow of staff into the National Health Service midwifery workforce, a number of strands of the available data are presented below.Data published by the Office for Stude...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMidwives: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people who joined the NHS as a midwife were newly-qualified as midwives in each of last five years.
Answer: In order to bring together questions on the education and training of midwives and the flow of staff into the National Health Service midwifery workforce, a number of strands of the available data are presented below.Data published by the Office for Stude...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMidwives: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many students were enrolled on (a) pre-registration undergraduate and (b) postgraduate midwifery courses in each year of study in each of the last five years.
Answer: In order to bring together questions on the education and training of midwives and the flow of staff into the National Health Service midwifery workforce, a number of strands of the available data are presented below.Data published by the Office for Stude...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMidwives: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people graduated from pre-registration undergraduate midwifery courses as newly-qualified midwives in each of the last five years.
Answer: In order to bring together questions on the education and training of midwives and the flow of staff into the National Health Service midwifery workforce, a number of strands of the available data are presented below.Data published by the Office for Stude...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Flexible WorkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of flexible working arrangements for NHS midwives.
Answer: All employees covered by the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook have the right to request flexible working from day one, without the need to provide a justification.NHS England is committed to promoting and supporting flexible working opportunit...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will (a) collect and (b) publish data on (i) the protected characteristics of individuals in detention who have claimed asylum, (ii) where those individuals are detained and (iii) th
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers entering, in, and leaving detention in summary table Det_01 of the Immigration System Statistics data tables. Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMistreatment of Detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre InquiryHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Government response to the Brook House Inquiry report, published on 19 March 2024, what progress her Department has made on implementing the re
Answer: The abuse that took place at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in 2017 was unacceptable.The previous government published its response to the public inquiry into Brook House IRC on 19 March 2024, summarising the progress made since 2017 and add...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of community-based alternatives to detention.
Answer: Detention is an important component of a functioning immigration system. The Department will keep under review the effectiveness of alternatives to detention pilots.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Removal Centres: LGBT+ PeopleHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the risk of (a) abuse, (b) harassment and (c) violence faced by LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention centres.
Answer: It is vital that detention and removal are carried out with dignity and respect, and we take the welfare and safety of people in our care very seriously. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination against those who are detained in our immigration rem...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: LGBT+ PeopleHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of provisions in Section 32 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on LGBTQI+ people in the asylum system.
Answer: Each asylum claim lodged in the UK is considered in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The cornerstone of the asylum consideration process remains the requirement to establish a wel...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper, published in February 2022, whether he is taking steps to implement the Community Eatwell pilot.
Answer: The prevention of ill health is a clear mission for the Government, and the cornerstone of this is supporting people to live healthier lives. The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, as set out in our Child Healt...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNutrition: Low IncomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) access to and (b) affordability of (i) fruit and (ii) vegetables for families living on low incomes in Lambeth.
Answer: The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, as set out in our Child Health Action Plan. The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children unde...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Sanitary ProductsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy to continue the provision of free period products to pupils during the school holidays.
Answer: The Period Products Scheme recently opened for the 2024/25 academic year, with schools and colleges able to order free period products for their pupils and students. Beyond this, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has launched a multi-y...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPeriod PovertyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8467More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of period poverty on (a) the economy and (b) educational attainment.
Answer: We recognise that women and girls may suffer as a result of the cost of period products.The so-called ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished, and period underwear now receives the same zero-rate of VAT.A scheme is in place for education settings, with free produ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSanitary Products: ScotlandWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8466More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) implications for her policies of the effectiveness of the free period products scheme in Scotland and (b) merits of implementing a similar scheme in England.
Answer: We recognise that women and girls may suffer as a result of the cost of period products.The so-called ‘tampon tax’ has been abolished, and period underwear now receives the same zero-rate of VAT.A scheme is in place for education settings, with free produ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update the 2021 NICE guideline for long covid.
Answer: We have no plans to instruct the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to review its guideline on managing the long-term effects of COVID-19. The NICE develops its guidance independently and keeps its published guidelines under active s...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Air ConditioningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of supporting the wider roll-out of air filtration systems within NHS services.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. National Health Service organisations and primary care providers regularly review all their estates locally to ensure they meet the required standards for ventilation and infection, as well as the required prevention and ...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
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