Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Employment: MenopauseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of menopause symptoms on women’s labour market participation.
Answer: The Department has conducted a literature review to collate evidence on women’s employment and menopause, which was published in July 2025: Menopause in the Workplace Literature Review - GOV.UK The economic costs of the menopause on the labour market has ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLeave: MenopauseWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129294More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has considered encouraging employers to introduce menopause-related leave as part of Menopause Action Plans.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MenopauseWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129293More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to evaluate the effect of mandatory Menopause Action Plans following their introduction.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MenopauseWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129292More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to assess the effectiveness of voluntary Menopause Action Plans.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MenopauseWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129291More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that Menopause Action Plans reflect the needs of women managing menopause symptoms at work.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Mental Health Act 2025 and accompanying statutory guidance adequately address disparities in access, quality of care, and outcomes in commissi
Answer: We recognise that there are significant and concerning racial disparities in the rates of detention under the previous Mental Health Act and driving reductions in inequalities is a guiding principle for the Mental Health Act 2025. The Government will be w...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Act 2025Department of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department intends to publish the draft statutory guidance for the Mental Health Act 2025 for consultation; and if he will commit to consulting by and for specialist VAWG organisations in
Answer: Following Royal Assent of the Mental Health Act 2025, our priority for 2026 is to update the revised Code of Practice. We will engage extensively, including with people with lived experience and their families and carers, staff, and professional groups, c...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s research paper, Out of Sight Out Of Mind, published in March 2026, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are tacking health inequaliti
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is in place relating to the quality of images required for facial recognition searches using the police national database, in the context of composite photofit images.
Answer: Guidance for forces using the Police National Database is provided through the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing and reflects established standards relating to the capture, handling, and use of facial images. This includes consid...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police facial recognition cameras on levels of local crime rates.
Answer: The Home Office has not formally assessed the potential impact of police facial recognition cameras on levels of local crime rates or effectiveness against traditional policing methods. However, when the Government introduces legislation on a new framewor...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police facial recognition technology is being used in conjunction with (a) body-worn video and (b) drones.
Answer: The Government supports police innovation, including the responsible use of facial recognition technologies. The Government recognises that facial recognition and similar technologies can support the police to prevent and detect crime and protect the publ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of facial recognition technology when compared against traditional policing methods.
Answer: The Home Office has not formally assessed the potential impact of police facial recognition cameras on levels of local crime rates or effectiveness against traditional policing methods. However, when the Government introduces legislation on a new framewor...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportionality of the police using live facial recognition technology to identify suspects for low-level offences.
Answer: The Home Office has not formally assessed the potential impact of police facial recognition cameras on levels of local crime rates or effectiveness against traditional policing methods. However, when the Government introduces legislation on a new framewor...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the publication of Trussell’s End of Year food bank stats, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Universal Credit’s standard allowance covers essential costs.
Answer: The Government has taken important steps to improve the support available to help people with the cost of essentials and has legislated to deliver the first sustained above inflation rise in the basic rate of Universal Credit since it was introduced. In A...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered commissioning independent advice, including from people with direct experience of living on a low income, on the adequacy of Universal Credit’s standard allowance.
Answer: The Government has taken important steps to improve the support available to help people with the cost of essentials and has legislated to deliver the first sustained above inflation rise in the basic rate of Universal Credit since it was introduced. In A...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: UpratingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department makes of trends in the costs of essential goods and services when setting the basic rate of Universal Credit during the uprating process.
Answer: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) estimates how the prices of goods and services bought by households rise or fall and is used as an indication of inflation in Universal Credit uprating. Last year, The Secretary of State increased most working age benefits ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor the use of ACS and APS tools; and whether any independent audits have been (a) conducted and (b) planned.
Answer: All members of the Department were required to complete a mandatory 'AI for all' learning package in 2025. All caseworkers were given comprehensive training on the use of APS before it was operationalised. Both ACS and APS underwent user acceptance testin...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training has been provided to caseworkers on the use of AI-supported tools during the pilot phase of ACS and APS.
Answer: All members of the Department were required to complete a mandatory 'AI for all' learning package in 2025. All caseworkers were given comprehensive training on the use of APS before it was operationalised. Both ACS and APS underwent user acceptance testin...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued (a) standard operating procedures and (b) internal guidance to caseworkers on the use of the ACS and APS tools.
Answer: The Asylum Policy Search tool (APS) tool is an artificial intelligence (AI) search assistant. It is a chat-based interface which finds and summarises Country Policy Information Notes (CPIN) directly relevant to the inputted query, to provide the policy ba...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the use of automated tools in asylum processes complies with data protection and equality legislation.
Answer: An Equality Impact Assessment and Data Protection Impact Assessment were completed for both Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS) before pilots commenced. An updated EIA for both ACS and APS is currently intended to be published a...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the APS tool is used to (a) generate and (b) inform casework decisions; and what human oversight mechanisms are applied.
Answer: The Asylum Policy Search tool (APS) tool is an artificial intelligence (AI) search assistant. It is a chat-based interface which finds and summarises Country Policy Information Notes (CPIN) directly relevant to the inputted query, to provide the policy ba...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the ACS and APS tools play in asylum decision-making processes; and what safeguards are in place to ensure equitable decisions.
Answer: The Asylum Policy Search tool (APS) tool is an artificial intelligence (AI) search assistant. It is a chat-based interface which finds and summarises Country Policy Information Notes (CPIN) directly relevant to the inputted query, to provide the policy ba...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was conducted prior to the deployment of the ACS and APS tools.
Answer: An Equality Impact Assessment and Data Protection Impact Assessment were completed for both Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS) before pilots commenced. An updated EIA for both ACS and APS is currently intended to be published a...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish Data Protection Impact Assessments for the Asylum Casework Support and Asylum Policy Search tools.
Answer: An Equality Impact Assessment and Data Protection Impact Assessment were completed for both Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS) before pilots commenced. An updated EIA for both ACS and APS is currently intended to be published a...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any legal advice on UK participation in military operations connected to the conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: A summary of the government’s legal position was published on gov.uk on 1 March 2026.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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