Julia Lopez MP: written questions
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Asylum: Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been sent from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom in each month since 4 July 2024.
Answer: None.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April to Question 43180 on Metropolitan Police: Finance, whether ministers in her Department have (a) met with and (b) corresponded with the (i) Mayor of London and (ii) Me
Answer: It is the role of Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners (including Mayors with PCC responsibilities) to make decisions about their resources and estates, based on their local knowledge and expertise.This Government is committed to supporting...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAlan MilburnDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Mr Alan Milburn has consulted his Department on taking on any new work that involves, or may potentially involve, health and social care through his business A.M. Strategy Ltd.
Answer: The usual process of declarations of interest and agreement of appropriate mitigations for non-executive board member (NEBM) appointments was carried out, overseen by the Permanent Secretary, when Mr Milburn was initially appointed. NEBMs’ contract terms ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to consolidate estates following the closure of NHS England.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to jointly lead this transformation.Whilst this transformation takes place, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impac...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to transfer any NHS England functions to other arm's-length bodies.
Answer: Work is progressing at pace to map functions, appraise options, and inform decision making on where NHS England’s functions will best sit. There are important choices to be made here, and ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new ex...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42886 on NHS England: Redundancy Pay, whether he is making provision to reclaim redundancy payments for any staff subsequently reemployed by a pub
Answer: At this stage, while we are scoping the transformation programme, it is too early to share details of any redundancy programmes and what any terms will be regarding the clawback of redundancy payments.The leadership of the Department and NHS England will ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) Metropolitan Police Commissioner on increasing investment in the Metropolitan Police Estate.
Answer: The Metropolitan Police will receive up to £3.8 billion in 2025-26, an increase of up to £262.1 million compared to the 2024-25 funding settlement. This represents a 7.4% cash increase and 4.9% real terms increase in funding.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when guidance will be issued to ICBs on where the expected 50% cuts in running costs should come from.
Answer: As part of the necessary changes to support the National Health Service to recover, NHS England has indicated that integrated care boards (ICBs) should reduce in size. NHS England and the Department are working in close collaboration with ICBs to ensure i...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has ring-fenced a sum for the cost of redundancy payments associated with the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds. At this stage it is too early to say what the upfront costs of integration are, including any redundancy paym...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment on the decision to abolish NHS England.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation.As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ensu...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals to abolish NHS England.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to determine the structure and requirements needed to support the creation of a new centre for health and care.Primary l...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: UpminsterDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on completing feasibility studies to provide step-free access to platform six at Upminster Station.
Answer: The feasibility work for Upminster station is underway and we expect all 50 of the feasibility studies announced last year to be complete in the spring. We expect to be able to confirm which stations will move forward over the summer. The Access for All p...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: HaveringDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings by the National Prostate Cancer Audit in their publication entitled the State of the Nation Report published in January 2025, what steps he plans to take to tackle ag
Answer: The NHS England Cancer Programme has commissioned clinical cancer audits, including for prostate cancer, which provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary. These audits will help NHS England understan...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrogacy: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Authority on the regulation of surrogacy.
Answer: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy met with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority senior team, where this issue was discussed as part of a broader introductory discussion.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made any revision to the process of notifying hon. Members before asylum hotels are established within their constituency.
Answer: No new hotels have been commissioned to accommodate asylum seekers in the London Borough of Havering since 10 October 2024.When a hotel has been identified for use as contingency accommodation, Home Office officials will write to the local authority Chief...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HaveringHome OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 10 October 2024.
Answer: No new hotels have been commissioned to accommodate asylum seekers in the London Borough of Havering since 10 October 2024.When a hotel has been identified for use as contingency accommodation, Home Office officials will write to the local authority Chief...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCystic Fibrosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reinstate funding for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Bioresource project providing infrastructure for the development of novel non-CFTR treatments for cysti
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) BioResource worked with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to establish the Cystic Fibrosis BioResource project, which began recruiting participants in 2021. In October 2024, the NIHR BioResource altered i...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) fire risk appraisals and (b) EWS1 assessments carried out by an engineer who has been suspended by the Institution of Fire Engineers must be reassessed.
Answer: Robust auditing processes are in place to ensure that all Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEWs) for buildings in the Government’s remediation funding programmes meet appropriate standards before the associated funding application can progress. W...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of approved asylum claims by country of origin since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement deta...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum claims have been approved since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement deta...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new hotels she has awarded contracts to for housing asylum seekers since 4 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to my response to the Urgent Question tabled by the Right Honourable Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge on 20 November, which can be found at – Asylum Seekers: Hotel Accommodation - Hansard - UK Parliament.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCricket: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Prime Minister announces multi-million pound boost for grassroots cricket, published on 4 April 2024, what progress has been made on deli
Answer: This Government believes that grassroots sports facilities are crucial in supporting people to be more active up and down the country and the power of creating a lasting legacy from events such as the upcoming World Cups.The funding arrangements for the F...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCricket: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to maintain the £35 million investment in grassroots cricket facilities announced on 4 April 2024.
Answer: This Government believes that grassroots sports facilities are crucial in supporting people to be more active up and down the country and the power of creating a lasting legacy from events such as the upcoming World Cups.The funding arrangements for the F...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HaveringHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 29 July 2024.
Answer: No new hotels have been commissioned to accommodate asylum seekers in the London Borough of Havering in this period. The Home Office keeps its accommodation estate under constant review.The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on (a) legislation to govern artificial intelligence models and (b) the impact of that legislation
Answer: Discussions between and within the two departments have been ongoing since the General Election, based on the Government’s belief in both human-centred creativity and the potential of technology to open up new creative frontiers. The whole government is c...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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