Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Refugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that children evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment are accompanied by appropriate family members.
Answer: The Prime Minister announced at the end of July that the UK will medically evacuate Gazan children for treatment in the UK. A cross-government taskforce is working urgently to get some of these sick and injured children out of Gaza, so that they can recei...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to help ensure that children medically evacuated from Gaza will not be subject to forced return to (a) Gaza or (b) an unsafe country following treatment in the UK.
Answer: The Prime Minister announced at the end of July that the UK will medically evacuate Gazan children for treatment in the UK. A cross-government taskforce is working urgently to get some of these sick and injured children out of Gaza, so that they can recei...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the wholesale price increase of Mounjaro on patients managing (a) obesity and (b) type 2 diabetes.
Answer: As we shift the focus from treatment to prevention through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are determined to bring revolutionary modern treatments to everyone who needs them, not just those who can afford to pay.NHS England has worked with Eli Lilly to ensure...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of young people in supported accommodation who have (a) reduced working hours and (b) turned down employment opportunities due to the tapering
Answer: The department does not routinely collect management information on reports of customers limiting working hours or turning down employment opportunities but we do have anecdotal evidence of this occurring. This is why it remains the department’s priority ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the housing benefits earnings disregard threshold for individuals in supported accommodation.
Answer: The department does not routinely collect management information on reports of customers limiting working hours or turning down employment opportunities but we do have anecdotal evidence of this occurring. This is why it remains the department’s priority ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: Supported HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on aligning the Housing Benefit taper rate with the Universal Credit taper rate for young people in supported accommodation
Answer: The department does not routinely collect management information on reports of customers limiting working hours or turning down employment opportunities but we do have anecdotal evidence of this occurring. This is why it remains the department’s priority ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCo-operative Group: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Co-Op's Project Lunar proposals.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has the policy lead for regulation of workplace health and safety in Great Britain. The primary responsibility for managing risk to health and safety lies with employers. An employer is the person or organisation that...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71093More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of tapering the introduction of changes to unused pension funds and death benefits into scope of Inheritance Tax from 6 April 2027.
Answer: From 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes. This change was announced on 30 October 2024 and will only impact those who die on or after 6 April 2027. T...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Falun GongForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on the rights of Falun Gong practitioners in Russia.
Answer: The Government champions freedom of religion or belief for all abroad and regularly condemns the Kremlin's dire domestic human rights record in international fora. On 31 July, the UK condemned the Russian authorities' repression of internal political oppo...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider increasing the value of Healthy Start vouchers for children from birth to one year old to meet the average cost of baby formula.
Answer: Healthy Start is a demand-led, statutory scheme and aims to support those in greatest need. An assessment was recently made of the adequacy of the value of Healthy Start funding and it was announced in Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan that we will ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the value of Healthy Start vouchers.
Answer: Healthy Start is a demand-led, statutory scheme and aims to support those in greatest need. An assessment was recently made of the adequacy of the value of Healthy Start funding and it was announced in Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan that we will ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will conduct a formal review of the regulation of veterinary prices.
Answer: The Competition and Market Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services for household pets. Defra will consider any remedies they propose in due course.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department offers to (a) independent and (b) not-for-profit veterinary practices.
Answer: Veterinary practices are private entities and therefore not directly supported by Defra. The Competition and Market Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services for household pets. Defra will consider any remedi...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing pricing guidance to veterinary practices to increase transparency around service costs.
Answer: The Competition and Market Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services for household pets. Defra will consider any remedies they propose in due course.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the prevalence of corporate veterinary chains on average vet costs.
Answer: The Competition and Market Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services for household pets. Defra will consider any remedies they propose in due course.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Services: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of average vet costs in (a) London and (b) the rest of the UK.
Answer: Defra has not completed an assessment of any changes in the average costs for veterinary care. The Competition and Market Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services for household pets. Defra will consider any ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordG4S: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how Allied Universal (G4S) performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their electronic monitoring contact.
Answer: AUEM performance against the two contracts they deliver for Electronic Monitoring is published quarterly. The most recent reported performance can be found here: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts - GOV.UK.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether departments have raised concerns about Allied Universal (G4S) compliance with contractual obligations relating to the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of electronic monitoring installations.
Answer: No concerns about Allied Universal’s performance against Electronic Monitoring contractual obligations about timeliness and accuracy of installation have been escalated from the Ministry of Justice to the Cabinet Office. Nor have the Cabinet Office raised...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71082More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether departments have reported concerns about Allied Universal (G4S) delivery of contracted services to the Cabinet Office in the past 12 months.
Answer: Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd). Contracting authorities are...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71081More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Allied Universal (G4S) has (a) received financial penalties and (b) had payments withheld by government departments, as a result of performance failures since 2020.
Answer: Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd). Contracting authorities are...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71080More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many government contracts held by Allied Universal (G4S) have been subject to (a) formal performance review, (b) warning notices and (c) breach proceedings in each of the last five years.
Answer: Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd). Contracting authorities are...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71079More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Allied Universal (G4S) in delivering government contracts across every Department.
Answer: Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd). Contracting authorities are...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71078More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the estimated total value of government contracts awarded to Allied Universal (G4S) in each of the last five years.
Answer: Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd). Contracting authorities are...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllied Universal: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71077More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Government contracts have been awarded to Allied Universal (G4S).
Answer: Allied Universal includes a number of G4S group entities. Contract awards may therefore be recorded under different UK legal entities (for example, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd). Contracting authorities are...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: Allied UniversalCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71076More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a breakdown of the performance of Allied Universal (G4S) against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their integrated security and technology services contr
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) is currently investigating clarifying consistent performance metrics of all of its supply chain partners with a view to publishing on agreement.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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