Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Allied 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
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) compliance measures and (b) enforcement mechanisms he is developing to ensure (i) producer, (ii) sorter and (iii) exporter adherence to the (A) transparency and (B) traceabili
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for the (a) publication, (b) consultation and (c) enforcement phases of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles.
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: GhanaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions with Ghanaian (a) public, (b) private and (c) civil society stakeholders in advance of implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility schem
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: GhanaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will invite (a) Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency, (b) textile traders, (c) recycling operators and (d) designers to participate in a (i) collaborative pilot and (ii) forma
Answer: The UK Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy domestically, and support this transition globally, to deliver growth, green jobs, and promote efficient and productive use of resources including in the textiles sector. The UK is mode...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles will include obligations for (a) producers and (b) importers to contribute to downstream waste management costs in coun
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: GhanaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to (a) support and (b) co-finance (i) textile recycling and (ii) waste infrastructure in Ghana through (A) UK aid, (B) public–private partnerships and (C) ot
Answer: The UK Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy domestically, and support this transition globally, to deliver growth, green jobs, and promote efficient and productive use of resources including in the textiles sector. The UK is mode...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Automatic-sorting for Circularity in Textiles UK pilot; what funding he has provided to that pilot; and what safeguards are in pl
Answer: The total cost of the Autosort for Circular Textiles Innovation Demonstrator was £4,128,228, with nearly £1.5 million of funding provided by industry and private investors. One of the project’s aims was to ensure that the processed material was retained t...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71068More
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 short-lifespan garments produced by ultrafast fashion brands; and whether he plans to introduce (a) product standards and (b
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mixed-fibre textiles on textile recycling; and whether he plans to introduce eco-modulated fees to promote the use of recyclable
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce export controls under the textile Extended Producer Responsibility framework to ensure that producers contribute to (a) recycling and (b) end-of-life infr
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of post-consumer textiles collected in the UK is (a) processed domestically and (b) exported (i) in total and (ii) of material categorised as unsellable.
Answer: While the department does not hold internal estimates on the proportion of post-consumer textiles processed domestically, exported, and respective proportions deemed unsellable, industry partners provide some insight. WRAP estimates that the UK generated ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: GhanaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether systems are in place to (a) record and (b) monitor the (i) tonnage, (ii) quality and (iii) composition of post-consumer textile exports from the UK to Ghana; and what evidence
Answer: Exporters of waste textiles must provide information on where the waste is being exported to, and the operation the waste will be subject to at its final destination. UK legislation requires that those involved in the shipments of textile waste take all n...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to include digital product passports within the (a) Extended Producer Responsibility framework and (b) Circular Economy Strategy.
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles will include mandatory requirements for transparency on (a) exported textile waste, (b) related financial transfers and
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: GhanaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Ghanaian (a) government agencies, (b) waste management entities and (c) market associations on the development of Extended Producer Responsibility p
Answer: This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to help develop the first ever Circular Econ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the use of capacity in local private hospitals to reduce NHS waiting times for surgical procedures.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we have committed to return to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment by March 2029.Independent sector providers have a role to pl...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Patient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow patients to (a) view and (b) choose from available operation appointments across different hospitals within the same region.
Answer: Patients in England can choose the hospital for their first outpatient appointments via the NHS e-Referral Service and the NHS App, allowing them to view and choose from available appointments across different hospitals within the same region.The National...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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