Imran Hussain MP: written questions
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PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS arising from the implementation of the Hub and Spoke model in community pharmacy.
Answer: The Impact Assessment was published alongside the consultation of the proposed hub and spoke reform, which was published on 13 May 2024. The assessment is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/hub-and-spoke-dispensin...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal pathway for Palestinian children in Gaza to travel to the UK to receive medical treatment.
Answer: The Government is determined to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and rapidly increase aid, ensuring humanitarian support is reaching people there. We have been assisting British nationals and other eligible people to leave Gaza, liaising closely with the Israel...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the resources available to process family visa applications from British-Palestinians.
Answer: The Government is assisting British nationals to leave Gaza. The FCDO is also providing consular assistance to those with British nationality, or dual nationality including British, who are in Gaza or who have left Gaza to a third country. Dual national B...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme to enable displaced Palestinians living in (a) Gaza, (b) Egypt and (c) other countries to be reunited with family me
Answer: The Government is determined to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and rapidly increase aid, ensuring humanitarian support is reaching people there. The government is keeping existing visa pathways under review in response to events. Palestinian nationals who wis...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the human rights situation in (i) the Occupied Palestinian Territories, (ii) the West Bank and
Answer: We continue to work with our international partners, including at the UN, to put pressure on Israel to show the world it is complying with international humanitarian law. The UK does not disagree with the central findings of the International Court of Jus...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordExport Controls: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing Israel from the list of approved recipients for the Open General license.
Answer: Following the decision by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on 2 September 2024 to suspend licences related to use by Israel in the current military operations in Gaza, a number of open general export licences were amended. Further detail on t...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of section V of the International Court of Justice, Advisory Opinion, Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the O
Answer: The UK is fully committed to international law and fully respects the independence of the International Court of Justice. We continue to consider the Court’s Advisory Opinion carefully, with the seriousness and rigour it deserves. The F35 programme has a...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to continue issuing licenses for F-35 fighter jet components that are sold indirectly to Israel through an intermediary c
Answer: The F35 programme has a significant dependence on the UK, which provides unique and critical components. At the present time, any suspension of F-35 components to Israel through the programme is not possible without undermining the programme overall, and ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of items licensed for sale to Israel for (a) military and (b) dual-use which are being used in the West Bank by the Israeli (i) military, (ii) police and (iii) other governmen
Answer: We publish annual and quarterly reports on export licences issued, refused, or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the products covered by these licences. They are available to view on GOV.UK ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what name has been given to the operation of RAF surveillance flights over Gaza; and what the cost of this operation was in the period between October 2023 and October 2024.
Answer: Our mandate is narrowly defined to focus on securing the release of the hostages only, including British nationals.We are unable comment further on detailed intelligence matters for operational security reasons.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900800More
Question: What steps he is taking to support the International Criminal Court investigation into the situation in the state of Palestine.
Answer: The UK is fully committed to international law. We respect the independence of the International Criminal Court, and respect their independence in investigating the situation in Israel and the OPTs. UK practical support to the ICC includes: witness protec...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the International Criminal Court in respect of its investigation into the Situation in the State of Palestine; and whether he p
Answer: We await the Pre-Trial Chamber's decision on the Prosecutor's application for arrest warrants, after which all normal procedural steps would need to take their course. The UK respects the independence of the Court in investigating the situation in Israel ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation on the energy efficiency of homes.
Answer: Cavity wall insulation is one the most cost-effective energy efficiency measures, saving up to £300 a year on occupants’ energy bills. However, Government recognises that there are instances of cavity wall insulation being defective or installed in unsuit...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will include support for homeowners in removing and replacing (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation in their homes as part of his warm homes plan.
Answer: As part of the work on the Government’s Warm Homes Plan, we will set out our approach to consumer protection when issues arise with insulation.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will include (a) home insulation retrofit schemes, (b) the removal of defective home insulation installed under Government home insulation schemes and (c) measures to promote confidence
Answer: The Great British Energy Bill is focused on making provisions related to the setting up of Great British Energy only. It is intentionally broad in scope so Great British Energy can operate flexibly, responding to any future changes in the energy market. A...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled UK suspends around 30 arms export licences to Israel for use in Gaza over International Humanitarian Law concerns, published on 2 September 2024, what the v
Answer: We have suspended export licences for Israel where these relate to items for use in military operations in Gaza. It includes licences for components for fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones, naval systems and targeting equipment. The details of indivi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled UK suspends around 30 arms export licences to Israel for use in Gaza over International Humanitarian Law concerns, published on 2 September 2024, which comp
Answer: We have suspended export licences for Israel where these relate to items for use in military operations in Gaza. It includes licences for components for fighter aircraft, helicopters and drones, naval systems and targeting equipment. The details of indivi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information from Israeli sources has been used to inform the operation of surveillance flights conducted by the RAF over Gaza since 1 December 2023.
Answer: The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed for the sole purpose of increasing our chances of locating the hostages. We are unable comment further on detailed intelligence matters for operational security reasons.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: DetaineesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure compliance by personnel with the Government's Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to
Answer: The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees oversees, which replaced the Cabinet Office Consolidated Guidance, apply to and must be followed by members of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence employees. The Principles apply ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: DetaineesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure compliance by personnel with the Government's Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on
Answer: The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees oversees, which replaced the Cabinet Office Consolidated Guidance, apply to and must be followed by members of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence employees. The Principles apply ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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