Monica Harding MP: written questions
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Humanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in nutrition spending following its decision to discontinue reporting on the 2021 N
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the provision of funding to increase the number of Crown Court sitting days.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of Crown Court cases that were not heard as a result of the cap on sitting days for each month for which data is available.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of holding 111,250 Crown Court sitting days in the 2025-26 financial year on the criminal case backlog.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which the number of Crown Court sitting days has been below the maximum operational capacity forecast by HM Courts and Tribunals Service since September 2024.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: UK Integrated Security FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to address the conflict in Sudan through the Integrated Security Fund.
Answer: Through the Integrated Security Fund, we are providing over £500,000 of funding to projects focused on conflict and security dynamics which support our diplomatic and humanitarian response. In addition, we have also committed £120 million of new funding t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77901More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to the Women Peace and Security Agenda through the Integrated Security Fund for (a) 2025-26, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
Answer: The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) supports UK National Security and as part of that delivers on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in support of UK’s WPS National Action Plan. All projects funded through the ISF consider how their work can benefit gender an...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77900More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Women, Peace and Security Agenda remains a fund-level outcome for the UK Integrated Security Fund.
Answer: Supporting women and girls is a priority for this Government. The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) supports UK National Security and as a part of that delivers on Women, Peace and Security through the UK National Action Plan. The ISF addresses gender and na...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle.
Answer: The Government's current priorities for international development remain the same as set out by the Minister for Development in her letters to the International Development Committee, the latest of which can be found here: [committees.parliament.uk/public...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a capital investment programme to support the renovation of local arts centres.
Answer: We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) renovations and (b) repairs to local arts centres.
Answer: We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding available in September for Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan.
Answer: The UK is third largest humanitarian donor to the crisis in Sudan. We recognise the vital role played by Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) and Mutual Aid Groups (MAGs) in delivering life-saving assistance across hard-to-reach areas of the country. As one of...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law in relation to access of Gazan civilians to water.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 6 August to Question 67532.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: CholeraForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the cholera response in Sudan.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan and the widespread destruction of sanitation and health services has caused a devastating cholera outbreak with more than 100,000 cases and 2,500 deaths since July 2024. More than 33.5 million people are at risk across all 18 states....
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.
Answer: At the April London Sudan Conference, the Foreign Secretary announced £120 million for this financial year, which will deliver life-saving services to more than 650,000 people. A portion of this uplift provides support to local responders both through the...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Swiss counterparts on preventing the international trade in conflict gold illicitly mined in Africa.
Answer: Switzerland is crucial to tackling the illicit gold trade as it is a key global gold refining centre, home to the largest gold refiners in the world, and one of the global leaders in implementing multilateral gold standards. The Foreign Secretary has enga...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent conflict gold from entering UK supply chains.
Answer: The illicit gold trade fuels corruption and conflict, undermining the rule of law and entrenching human rights abuses such as child labour. Russia uses the illicit gold trade to launder money and evade sanctions, in doing so bolstering Putin's war efforts...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: MineralsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to regulate the use of conflict minerals in UK supply ch
Answer: The UK is committed to promoting responsible business practice to reduce and prevent human rights abuses. We work through a number of international mechanisms, including supporting the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Due Diligence...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55860 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services, whether he has a new target date for publication of that plan.
Answer: The myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, final delivery plan will be published shortly. The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people with this debilitating dis...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlyphosate: Sanitary ProductsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to introduce a maximum limit on levels of glyphosate in menstrual products.
Answer: Most period products are regulated by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, which requires all products to be safe and for consumers to be provided with information on the potential risks of a product.Officials are currently reviewing the evidence ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlyphosate: Sanitary ProductsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with menstrual product manufacturers on the adequacy of levels of glyphosate in menstrual products.
Answer: My officials engage regularly with a number of industry bodies, including the Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Association who represent the UK disposable nappy, adult continence care and period product industries. Subject to Royal Assent of the P...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Maternity ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support global maternal and newborn health initiatives; and whether he plans to change the level of support in the next five years.
Answer: Healthy Women, Children and Newborns (HWCN) is the UK government's approach to help end preventable maternal, child and newborn deaths, supporting global efforts in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets to reduce the global maternal mortali...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: SanctionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with NATO counterparts on Russian sanctions.
Answer: Sanctions are primarily an FCDO lead, but I can say that the UK and other NATO allies do all we can to shut down the funding for Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine. The UK has led action against Russia sanctioning over 2,500 Russian targets including over 2...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking through the UN to advance the Children and Armed Conflict agenda.
Answer: The UN Secretary General's 2025 report on Children and Armed Conflict is shocking; it shows that children are being harmed and denied lifesaving aid on an unprecedented scale.As we made clear in our statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Chil...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on developing the children and armed conflict strategy.
Answer: The latest UN Secretary General's report on Children and Armed Conflict is shocking. It shows that children are being harmed and denied lifesaving aid on an unprecedented scale.As the UK made clear in our statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate o...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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