Carla Denyer MP: written questions
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Employment: AsylumWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902576More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of restrictions on the right to work on women seeking asylum.
Answer: This Government remains determined to restore order to the asylum system and clear the backlog of claims as quickly as possible.Asylum seekers can apply for permission to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals have been accepted by the National Age Assessment Board; and what proportion of these referrals were from (a) local authorities and (b) her Department.
Answer: The requested data is not part of published statistics, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the cod...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of cases taken by the National Age Assessment Board were assessed as (a) under 18 years of age and (b) 18 years or older.
Answer: The requested data is not part of published statistics, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the cod...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: Climate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the oil and gas sector contributes to meeting global climate targets.
Answer: The UK is committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels and meeting global climate targets. The Government supports action on decarbonising oil and gas production and is consulting on new guidance to ensure the impact of burning oil and gas is conside...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIthaca Energy: Occupied TerritoriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 21077 on Ithaca Energy: Occupied Territories, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports th
Answer: There are no current plans to make such assessment.We routinely update our guidance to British businesses on the Overseas Business Risk website.We advise British businesses to bear in mind the British Government's view on the illegality of settlements und...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Climate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea on the Paris Agreement goal to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.
Answer: At COP28, the UK and others agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in an orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade. This is essential to keep the global temperature limit of 1.5°C within reach. The Government has acted...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: LicensingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on licences to explore new oil and gas fields.
Answer: The Government will consult on its commitment to not issue new oil and gas licences to explore new fields in due course.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the Five Eyes on the potential implications for that community of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to appoint Tulsi Gabbard as US Director of National Int
Answer: The US is our closest security ally and, as you would expect, we maintain an open and ongoing dialogue on a range of defence issues. The intelligence we share bilaterally and through alliances such as the Five Eyes is fundamental to our own national secur...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Liquefied Natural GasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to sanction UK based insurance firms providing insurance to tankers engaged in shipping Russian Liquified Natural Gas.
Answer: The UK has taken extensive action to limit energy revenues that fund Russia's war. UK persons are prohibited from importing Russian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and acquiring Russian LNG with the intention of entering the UK. This prohibition also covers t...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Liquefied Natural GasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to sanction the shipping of Russian Liquified Natural Gas by UK-based businesses to (a) the EU and (b) other third countries.
Answer: The UK has taken extensive action to limit energy revenues that fund Russia's war in Ukraine. This includes Russian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). UK persons are prohibited from importing Russian LNG and acquiring Russian LNG with the intention of entering ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Liquefied Natural GasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Scottish Government's (a) Energy and Climate change directorate and (b) External Affairs directorate on whether any Scotland based compan
Answer: The UK has taken extensive action to limit energy revenues that fund Russia's war. The UK prohibited the import of Russian LNG in January 2023 and banned the export of energy related goods, including those that support LNG production. We continue to consi...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Oxides: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7788 on Air Pollution, what guidance his Department provides on safe limits of NOx.
Answer: The Air Quality Standards Regulations (2010) set a limit of 40µg/m³ for the annual average concentration of NO₂ (a component of NOx). This threshold, determined with consideration of pertinent health guidelines, aims to safeguard human health. NOx is exte...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7788 on Air Pollution, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on th
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential. The Government remains committed to meeting legal targets for air quality and continues to review the policy ...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIthaca Energy: Occupied TerritoriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Foreign Secretary about the potential implications for his Department’s policies of reports the Rosebank oil field’s minority owner is owned by a firm
Answer: My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministerial Colleagues on a number of issues.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his plans to provide mental health professionals in schools include access to children and young people’s counsellors trained to Level 4 Diploma of Higher Education in counselling with clin
Answer: We know that waits for mental health services are far too long, including for children and young people. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across children and adult mental health services, and introduce a specialist ment...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17936 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will publish her assessment of the differences in the cost per kWh of public and home electric vehicle c
Answer: There are no current plans for the Department for Transport to publish an assessment of the differences in cost of public and home vehicle charging. A number of assessments are already publicly available such as this analysis by the RAC: Electric car publ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Bristol CentralDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16304 on Pension Credit: South Derbyshire, how many pensioner households in receipt of Housing Benefit and identified as potentially entitled to but
Answer: 102 pensioner households were targeted in the Bristol Central constituency as part of the Invitation to Claim initiative. The letters sent to these households encourage them to claim Pension Credit by 21 December which is the latest date for making a succ...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to retain the Acoustic Fish Deterrent aspect of the Development Consent Order to the Hinkley Point C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2013.
Answer: A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Minister cannot enter into a discussion on this area. This will be a quasi-judicial decision to be taken by a DESNZ Minister under the Planning Act 2008, based only on the facts, evidence and arguments...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption has had meetings with representatives of (a) Leonardo, (b) Glencore, (c) Enwell Energy, (d) BP and (e) Centrica since
Answer: The work of the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption, including any engagement undertaken, is conducted independently from the Home Office.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 2 December 2024 to Question 15939 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, whether she is taking steps to analyse pricing data to compare the cost of using (a) public and (b) home electr
Answer: As set out in the Manifesto, the Government is committed to delivering an equitable transition to zero emission vehicles which works for all drivers. The Government regularly monitors the cost of public and home electric vehicle charging.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax BenefitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take legislative steps to reinstate Council Tax Benefit.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to reinstate Council Tax Benefit.
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Secondary Care of 19 November 2024, Official Report, column 146, whether she has sought commitments from the suppliers of medicines; and
Answer: Following on from my answer to the question raised at health oral topical questions by the Hon. Member of Parliament for Gravesham, Dr Lauren Sullivan about the shortages of medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), I would like to ...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLord WalneyHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish details of meetings (a) held by the Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption since he was appointed to that role and (b) that he plans to hold in the n
Answer: The Home Office has no current plans to publish details of meetings held by the independent adviser on political violence and disruption.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSizewell C Power Station: CompensationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7946 on Sizewell C Power Station: Compensation, what (a) output in MWh his Department has assumed for Hinkley Point C and (b) discounting
Answer: EDF’s assumed maximum capacity of HPC is 3.2GW, overlaid with assumptions for planned and unplanned outages. There isn’t a specific discounting rate applied to the First-of-a-Kind cost sharing. Instead, the payment for this cost sharing is included in the...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: PrisonersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8297 on Prisons: Food and Prescription Drugs, what steps he is taking to monitor the adequacy of (a) suicide prevention provision, (b) palliati
Answer: NHS England, via the regional health and justice teams, has regular meetings with prison healthcare providers to ensure the quality of the services that are provided. These are also supplemented with local partnership boards where governors, commissioners...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
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