Richard Burgon MP: written questions
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Israel: Genocide ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 53578 on Genocide Convention, whether his Department made an assessment of the merits that Israel was in breach of the Conve
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the Research Report: Long-Range Shootings or Shootings of Minors included in evidence in the case of Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
Answer: We do not comment on live litigation. The Foreign Secretary has determined that Israel is not committed to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in operations in Gaza. A summary of the assessment resulting in the September suspension decision can be found ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of airstrikes carried out by Israel in Gaza between October 2023 and September 2024, (b) the number of those his Depar
Answer: Our International Humanitarian Law (IHL) assessments, which assess Israel's compliance and commitment to IHL in the conflict in Gaza, use data on verified incidents, including but not limited to airstrikes, provided by a third-party specialising in geoloc...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains his policy that any determination as to whether Israel has committed genocide in Gaza is a matter for a competent national or international court.
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGenocide ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a determination under the Genocide Convention.
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to launch a public consultation on the measures outlined in Annex A of her Department's Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans and proposals for reform to health and disability benefits and employment support. This includes some urgently needed reforms to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates that are not subject to consulta...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of potential additional costs to her Department of the provisions outlined in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Br
Answer: This Department makes regular assessments of spending pressures; these take account of various factors including new policy. The Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper is an open consultation led by the Departm...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of potential additional costs to his Department of the provisions outlined in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green
Answer: The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, and our mission-driven approach relies on regular cross-Government collaboration. The Department of Health and Social Care is working wit...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's estimate that there will be an additional 250,000 people in relative poverty after housing costs in 2029-30 as a result of modell
Answer: The figure referred to does not take account of increased employment as a result of the Green Paper changes, or of other initiatives such as the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. Further information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper wil...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment and Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with disability organisations on the impact of (a) eligibility changes to Personal Independence Payment and (b) freezing the Universal Credit health element.
Answer: We urgently need reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, to restore public trust and fairness in the system, and to protect disabled people. That is why we are bringing forward some reforms in a Bill, including the changes to PIP eligibility a...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payments recipients do not meet four points on a single descriptor for (a) arthritis, (b) cardiovascular diseases, (c) respiratory diseases, (d) multiple sclerosis and neu
Answer: The information you requested can be found in Table 2.28 in the Pathways to Work: Evidence Pack: Chapter 2.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of disabled people who receive the standard rate of Personal Independence Payments and are expected to no longer receive PIP following the changes
Answer: By the time the proposed changes take effect in November 2026, it is expected that there will be 3.6 million working age people claiming PIP or Disability Living Allowance. The assessment of the Office for Budget Responsibility is that 370,000 claimants a...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on helping disabled people into work.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper sets out our plans for reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, restore trust and fairness in the system and protect disabled people.The Office of Budget Responsibility has committed to produce an assessment of ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment on people with (a) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and (b) other fluctuating illnesses.
Answer: In January 2025, there were around 25,000 working age claimants in England and Wales that have their main disability recorded as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, excluding those treated under Special Rules for End of Life. Around 12,000 received less than 4 poi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who (a) receive and (b) will receive (i) the daily living allowance and (ii) the enhanced Personal Independence Payment after the measures i
Answer: As a result of the PIP 4-point policy, in 29/30, we expect 1.1 million working age PIP claimants to receive the standard daily living component of PIP and 2.2 million working age PIP claimants to receive the enhanced daily living component. In the absence...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment claimants there are in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area.
Answer: Data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be found on Stat Xplore. The requested data can be found in the ‘PIP Cases with Entitlement from 2019’ dataset. You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, you can access guidance on...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of Personal Independence Payment recipients who use that payment to fund social care.
Answer: A Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to provide a tax-free, cash contribution to help people with a long-term health condition or disability with their additional, disability-related costs. It can be paid at one of eight rates, from between £...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of current Personal Independence Payments recipients do not meet four points on a single descriptor on the daily living activities assessment criteria.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 139 of the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, for what reason it is her policy that people shoul
Answer: We have committed to introducing a new requirement whereby, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, people must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Indepe...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value is of grants provided by her Department under the Access to Work scheme in each financial year since 2020-21; and how much her Department plans to provide in the (a) 2025-26 and (b)
Answer: The most recently available data on Access to Work (AtW) outturn expenditure is available in the Access to Work official statistics. Expenditure on Access to Work elements, for financial years 2020/21 to 2023/24 was: Financial year2020/212021/222022/23202...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41488More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, what estimate she has made of how much revenue will be raised by changes to the rules for (a) non-domiciled tax status, (b) capital gains tax and (c) inheritance tax in the
Answer: Estimates of the exchequer impact of measures announced at Autumn Budget 2024 can be found in table 5.1 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024. This includes the revenue raised in each year of the forecast period.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK continues to step up for Ukraine as new funding announced to bring war criminals to justice, published on 29 Dece
Answer: Since the start of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2021, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has recorded over 150,000 incidents of alleged war crimes committed during the conflict. The UK government is committed to supporting Ukraine ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will open a public consultation on the measures not being consulted on in Annex A of her Department's Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, publishe
Answer: We urgently need reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, restore trust and fairness in the system and protect disabled people. There are some measures announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper on the 18 March 2025 that we will not be consu...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that changes to the Work Capability Assessment prevent disabled people from entering poverty.
Answer: The Health and Disability Green Paper published on 18th March 2025 outlines why we think removing the Work Capability Assessment and moving to using an amended version of the PIP assessment to determine what financial support people receive for health and...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with multiple sclerosis are supported through the Personal Independence Payment system.
Answer: It is important that all claimants to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are able to access our services and that they do not face obstacles in applying and communicating with the Department and its providers. We have a variety of reasonable adjustments ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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