Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families are eligible for the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund; and how many of these have accessed the fund since 7 February 2024.
Answer: Local authorities, Adoption England and Regional Adoption Agencies promote the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) to families throughout their adoption journey as a source of support should they need it.In December 2023, the department...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) uptake of the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund for eligible families.
Answer: Local authorities, Adoption England and Regional Adoption Agencies promote the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) to families throughout their adoption journey as a source of support should they need it.In December 2023, the department...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to provide for child and adolescent mental health services in the next financial year.
Answer: Priorities and spending for the next financial year will be set out in the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025/26, which is due to be published shortly. It will then be for integrated care boards, in line with the national guidance, to make their o...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a survey of the mental health of children and young people in 2025.
Answer: Although there are no plans at present to commission further follow up waves to the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People in England survey, the Department recognises its importance. We will publish any such plans in due course.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils and Students: SuicideDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a suicide prevention strategy aimed at (a) school and (b) university students.
Answer: The government is committed to reducing the numbers of lives lost to suicide, including through prevention in educational institutions.The Department of Health and Social Care published a Prevention Strategy for England on 11 September 2023 with over 130 ...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21873 on Teachers: Pay, when she plans to publish the allocation of the £300 million revenue funding for Further Education in the 2025/26 financial year.
Answer: The Autumn Budget 2024 provided an additional £300 million revenue funding for further education (FE) for the 2025/26 financial year to ensure young people are developing the skills this country needs.On 15 January the department notified education instit...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: FiresMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2024, broken down by institution.
Answer: The overwhelming majority of the cell fires were considered ‘minor’ and quickly dealt with by staff, and medical assessment is provided for anyone who may have been exposed to smoke or heat. Where it is found that a fire is the result of arson, or of reck...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) licencing for builders and (b) affordable recourse for people impacted by rogue builders.
Answer: This Government is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, which delivers safe work and has consumer protection at the heart of this. Any licencing scheme would need to be robust, proportionate and evidence based.T...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling and Motorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring cyclists and motorcyclists to wear high visibility attire after dark.
Answer: The safety of vulnerable road users is a priority for the Government. Cyclists and motorcyclists should make every effort to ensure that they can be clearly seen by other road users, both for their own safety and for that of others. Rule 59 of The Highway...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute of the Motor Industry's survey entitled EV TechSafe Technician Forecasts - Jan 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to ensure mechanics across the UK are equipped with the skills needed to safely repair electric vehicles (EVs). Currently over 58,000 technicians, 24% of the workforce, ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of hydrometallurgical separation in the recycling of electric vehicle batteries to help facilitate the recovery of lithium.
Answer: The Government seeks to encourage sustainable critical mineral production and pro-cessing. As electric vehicle batteries reach the end of their economic life, there will be an opportunity and necessity to repair, repurpose, reuse, and recycle them. The ch...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will include podcasts in the broadcasting code.
Answer: The Government has no plans to widen the scope of the Broadcasting Code to include all online podcasts.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reduce the timeframe for the authorisation of new electric vehicle battery recycling facilities.
Answer: Environmental permits enable Government missions on economic growth, green innovation and net zero. To protect the environment and the public, all environmental permits require appropriate assessment to prevent harm. All environmental permitting is subjec...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Environment ProtectionTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22679More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will update the Green Book to allow for the valuation of the reduced carbon footprint of UK produced materials as opposed to imported ones.
Answer: The Green Book has supplementary guidance on the valuation of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. This is found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aadd020ff90c000f955f17/valuation-of-energy-use-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-for-app...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recycling lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Answer: The UK currently has an emerging capacity to recycle lithium-ion batteries, with most EV batteries being dismantled and shipped to Europe. Recyclus Group, based in Wolverhampton, is the country's first and only industrial-scale recycling facility. It is l...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government Office for Science's research entitled What are the technical and policy barriers to increasing EV battery recycling capacity in the UK?, updated on 21 Novemb
Answer: The £610m Faraday Battery Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, supports mission-led academic research on battery recycling technologies through the Faraday Institution’s (FI’s) ReLiB project. ReLiB researchers at the University of Leicester have recently ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of children who would be eligible for free school meals had the income threshold for people on Universal Credit risen with inflation since 2018.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who are eligible for free school meals are not claiming it.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what age ranges Young Futures hubs will work with.
Answer: The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from poor mental health and, in some cases, end up being drawn in...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Young Futures hubs will work with local prevention partnerships; and whether those services will be co-located.
Answer: Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community level, promoting positive outcomes, supporting crime prevention and enabling young people to thrive.This is part of the Young Futu...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 2 October 2024 from the hon. Member for Twickenham on the reciprocity of aviation qualifications.
Answer: A response was issued on 6 January.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParental PayTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21027More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental Pay in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: Data for number of people in receipt of Statutory Maternity pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay is provided in the table below. Totals for 2023-24Statutory Maternity Pay623,100Statutory Paternity Pay207,...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMatrimonial Proceedings and SeparationMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timescale is for responding to the Law Commission's scoping report on Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution, published on 18 December 2024.
Answer: The Government is grateful to the Law Commission for its work on this important and complex area. We will carefully consider the details and will provide a response in due course.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations by Resolution in its report entitled Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings, published in October 2024.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this Government, which includes addressing issues of domestic and economic abuse in financial remedy proceedings. The Government will consider Resolution’s recommendations alongside the Law C...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials of the UK Mission to Afghanistan have asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision to ban women from accessing midwifery education.
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan, including midwifery education. We strongly condemn the decision and officials from the Doha-based UK Mission to Afghanistan have met with Taliban leaders to...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
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