Melanie Ward MP: written questions

Written questions

• Aviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1417More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to agree a reciprocal arrangement for (a) pilot and (b) engineer licenses with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

  Answer: This Government is committed to resetting the relationship and seeking to deepen ties with our European friends, neighbours and allies. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) allows for potential cooperation on aviation safety in a number of areas, inc...

  Answered 30 Jul 2024

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• Occupied Territories: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 766More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish risk assessments of the likelihood of atrocity crimes being committed in Gaza and the West Bank that his Department has made in the last 10 months.

  Answer: It is our policy that any FCDO monitoring and assessment of atrocity risks is confidential and therefore we have no plans to publish. However, we continue to monitor risks closely and will continue to update the House on the ongoing situation in Gaza. We ...

  Answered 30 Jul 2024

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• Gaza: CharitiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 765More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British-registered charities working in Gaza have experienced (a) staff or volunteers being (i) killed and (ii) injured and (b) buildings or other infrastructure bei

  Answer: The UK Government does not hold this data directly. However, we are extremely concerned about the number of casualties amongst the humanitarian sector community, including our own UK nationals. International Humanitarian Law provides for the protection of...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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• Fuel Poverty: Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 547More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of households spent more than 10 percent of their household income on energy bills in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency in each of the last 10 years.

  Answer: DESNZ has responsibility for the measurement of fuel poverty in England. The latestestimates of fuel poverty in England are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-statistics Fuel poverty is a devolved matter and different m...

  Answered 23 Jul 2024

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• Disposable Income: Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 546More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average disposable income was in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency in each of the last 10 years.

  Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions produces household income statistics on both a before housing costs and after housing costs basis, published in its Households Below Average Income publication. However, these are not available at constituency level: H...

  Answered 22 Jul 2024

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• Poverty: Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 545More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency in each of the last 10 years.

  Answer: Statistics for the total number of people living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the total number of people in living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after housing costs at regiona...

  Answered 22 Jul 2024

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