Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Stop and Search: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has conducted an analysis of the potential impact of the use of stop and search on (a) young people, (b) their immediate family, and (c) in their wider community on (i) the educational att
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle gaps in information on the ethnicity of people stopped and searched.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of piloting the use of decision-breaks and real-time supervision as a way of tackling racial profiling in the application of stop and search powers.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Racial DiscriminationHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office intends to publish a formal follow-up to the Casey Review’s recommendations on systemic racism in policing.
Answer: On 17 December 2025, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Mayor of London announced an independent review of the force’s progress against Baroness Casey’s 2023 report, to be chaired by Dr Gillian Fairfield.The follow-up review is a matter for the MPS...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and SearchHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of introducing sanctions for police forces for instances of poor performance during stop and search.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racially disproportionate outcomes in the deployment of stop and search powers.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Body SearchesDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on plans to end the use of strip search powers against minors.
Answer: The government is committed to introducing new legal safeguards around the strip search of children. Department officials are working with officials from the Home Office to deliver this important commitment. Strip search is one of the most intrusive power...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBody Searches: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commit to publishing the data on the find rate and arrest rate for child strip searches.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBody Searches: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the use of strip search powers against children.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the utilisation of hospice beds on NHS capacity and costs; and if he will make it his policy to allocate £100 million f
Answer: As hospices are independent, charitable organisations, the Department and NHS England do not collect data on the level of utilisation of hospices. Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and serv...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment applicants where the main disabling condition was Anaemia - Sickle cell a) lodged an appeal after a completed Mandatory Reconsideration, b)
Answer: The response is covered by the table below. All data below refers to claims under normal rules in areas under DWP policy ownership, where the claimants’ primary health condition is Anaemia – Sickle cell, with initial decisions made between April 2020 and ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99887, how many Condition Insight Reports are made available to health professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments; and whether
Answer: Health assessments are not medical consultations and do not require health professionals (HPs) to diagnose conditions or recommend treatment. Instead, they are functional assessments designed to evaluate how an individual’s health conditions or impairment...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to funding for non-clinical NHS departments on a) patient wait times, b) hospital running costs and c) hospital administratio
Answer: National Health Service providers are funded under the NHS payment scheme. When providing funding for services, the clinical and non-clinical elements of service provision are not distinguished, as a single overall price is provided.We have, however, been...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned departmental staffing reductions on the delivery of the UK's Approach to Africa as announced on the 15th Decem
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a leaner, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. We remain resolutely committed to international development and will ensur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned departmental staffing reductions on the delivery of UK Official Development Assistance.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a leaner, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. We remain resolutely committed to international development and will ensur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, how much UK climate finance is planned for Africa over the next spending review period, and how this wi
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to advance shared interests on climate, nature, and clean energy with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specifi...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: VisasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what changes, if any, are being considered to visa processes for African business travellers and resear
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, how the Developing Countries Trading Scheme is being adapted to align with the Government’s new Africa
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what specific support the UK is providing to African small and medium-sized enterprises to enable them
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance to Africa is expected to be delivered through inv
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what measurable objectives the Government has set for its modernised approach to relations with African
Answer: The statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) sets out the seven areas of shared interest which we will prioritise alongside our African partners over the coming year, and we will set out the progress made in each area in due course, including on ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: DebtsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what further reforms of the debt architecture her department is considering, and whether debt cancellat
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 to Question HL9091.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which a) governments, b) multilateral organisations, c) private sector companies and d) other key stakeholders, will be invited to participate in the Illicit Finance Summit.
Answer: The Illicit Finance Summit will take place in London on 23-24 June 2026 and will convene a diverse group of governments, civil society organisations, and private sector representatives to build an international coalition to tackle flows of dirty money aro...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Renewable EnergyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach announcement, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of investing in renewable energy projects as part of Mission 300
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to advance shared interests on climate, nature, and clean energy with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specifi...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Renewable EnergyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what discussions her department has had with African leaders about the suitability of renewable energy
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to advance shared interests on climate, nature, and clean energy with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specifi...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
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