Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Air Routes: GhanaDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with British Airways on (a) the scheduling, (b) route changes and (c) operational decisions impacting UK-Ghana flights.
Answer: DfT officials hold regular discussions with airlines, airports and international partners, including Ghana, to facilitate global connectivity. Routes operated, and the management of those routes, are commercial decisions made freely by airlines as an inde...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Routes: GhanaDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging increased airline competition on the UK-Ghana route.
Answer: DFT officials met with their Ghanian counterparts in August 2024 and agreed an updated UK-Ghana Air Service Agreement. The new Air Service Agreement enables further connectivity between the two countries as a result of the extension of traffic rights. Th...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Routes: GhanaDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the affordability of flights between the UK and Ghana.
Answer: The UK aviation industry operates in the private sector, and each airline is responsible for setting its own fare structures, within a competitive market. However, they must be transparent about what the ticket price includes, helping passengers to make i...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Routes: GhanaDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of British Airways' recent performance on the UK-Ghana route.
Answer: British Airways operate direct routes between the UK and Ghana from London Gatwick Airport and London Heathrow Airport.UK aviation operates in the private sector, and airlines are responsible for ensuring they reach an acceptable level of performance for ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Routes: GhanaDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with British Airways on (a) the management of its UK-Ghana route, (b) service standards and (c) passenger experience.
Answer: DfT officials hold regular discussions with airlines, airports and international partners, including Ghana, to facilitate global connectivity. Routes operated, and the management of those routes, are commercial decisions made freely by airlines as an inde...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GhanaHome OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of visa processing times for Ghanaian nationals applying to visit or study in the UK.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on its performance against its service level agreement for visas, which can be found on the GOV.UK webpage: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)We are currently operating within published service standards for b...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure funding for education is protected in the planned reduction of ODA.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is a thought-leader in education and we continue to support harnessing educational opportunities for long-term growth and prosperity. We work in partnership with Global South governments to share policy e...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the emissions reductions required in transport to deliver the sixth carbon budget.
Answer: As the UK’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonising transport will play an important role in meeting economy-wide carbon budgets. Transport emissions reduced by 10% between 2019 to 2023, but emissions must fall faster to achieve our lega...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to financially support low carbon farming.
Answer: The Government is committed to our net zero ambitions and boosting nature’s recovery, which are the foundations of a productive and profitable farming sector. Our Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) pay farmers to take up land management practice...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the emissions reductions required in agriculture to deliver the sixth carbon budge.
Answer: The Government is absolutely committed to our net zero targets. We will publish an updated Carbon Budget Delivery Plan that sets out the policy package out to the end of Carbon Budget 6 in 2037 for all the sectors in due course. This will outline the poli...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon BudgetsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the revised sixth carbon budget plan reduces economic inequality and poverty.
Answer: Decarbonising the UK economy and scaling up clean energy industries brings an opportunity to reduce regional inequalities by creating new, high skill jobs in our industrial heartlands. Delivering net zero also means improving the energy performance of hom...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: AsylumMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase awareness of legal aid services for people entering the asylum process.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has undertaken a comprehensive review of civil legal aid and recently concluded a consultation on uplifts to housing & debt and immigration & asylum legal aid fees, which when implemented, would inject an additional £20 mil...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: AsylumMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase access to legal aid for people entering the asylum process.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has undertaken a comprehensive review of civil legal aid and recently concluded a consultation on uplifts to housing & debt and immigration & asylum legal aid fees, which when implemented, would inject an additional £20 mil...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Legal Aid SchemeHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on increasing awareness of legal services for people entering into the asylum process.
Answer: It is a routine part of the asylum process to inform asylum seekers of their legal rights, and of the support available to them.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish information on profits made by Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts providers (a) Serco, (b) Mears and (c) Clearsprings through those contracts.
Answer: The providers of the Home Office’s Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts are held to account on their performance against an agreed set of key performance indicators throughout the course of each contract to ensure that the taxpayer receives...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support prisoners leaving prisons with drug addiction.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to ensure that people leaving prison with a drug or alcohol problem stay in treatment and can get the support they need to recover from addiction.To suppo...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Fossil FuelsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42016More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of revoking the windfall tax on oil and gas companies on trends in the level of future renewable investment.
Answer: In its manifesto the Government committed to make changes to the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to raise revenue towards clean energy goals, including raising the rate of the levy from 35% to 38% and extending the duration of the levy until 31 March 2030. Foll...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Fossil FuelsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42015More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What assessment she has made of the potential impact of revoking the windfall tax on oil and gas companies on the revenues of the exchequer.
Answer: In its manifesto the Government committed to make changes to the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to raise revenue towards clean energy goals, including raising the rate of the levy from 35% to 38% and extending the duration of the levy until 31 March 2030. Foll...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ethnic minority women are adequately represented in the development of national maternity care (a) policies and (b) guidelines.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are stark inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity.We rec...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordData Protection: Medical RecordsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) NHS stakeholders on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on protectio
Answer: The Secretary of State meets regularly with Health Ministers to discuss a range of topics. The Secretary of State has not met with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to specifically discuss impacts of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on prote...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the NHS of missed appointments by children and young people with cancer due to unaffordable travel costs.
Answer: The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of their local communities...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a fund to support young cancer patients and their families in access to treatment and care.
Answer: The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of their local communities...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land Tax: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42010More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of incoming stamp duty thresholds on first-time buyers in (a) London and (b) other high cost areas.
Answer: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is an important source of Government revenue, raising around £12 billion each year to help pay for the essential services the Government provides. In September 2022, the previous Government announced a change to the level at whi...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to early years funding on social enterprise nurseries following the changes to National Insurance Contributions.
Answer: It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the milestone of a r...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42008More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to introduce exemptions or adjustments to National Insurance Contributions for social enterprise nurseries.
Answer: The Government has taken a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to fix the public finances, fund public services, and restore economic stability after the situation we inherited from the previous administration. The Go...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
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