Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions
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Social Services: Budget October 2024Department of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with social care providers on the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2024 on the social care sector.
Answer: The Department holds regular meetings with adult social care stakeholders, including service providers and representative bodies, to discuss key issues and developments such as the impact of the Budget on the sector. The Government will make available up ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to meet the increased costs of social care.
Answer: The government considered the cost pressures facing social care services and wider local government spending as part of phase one of the Spending Review process which concluded in October. The government is providing a real-terms uplift to core local gove...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: SalesHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that legitimate knife manufacturers are not adversely affected by online restrictions intended to reduce knife crime.
Answer: We are committed to strengthening the law around online sales which is why we are conducting a rapid review of the online sale and delivery of knives and how controls can be strengthened. The review is being taken forward by Commander Stephen Clayman, Nat...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of carbon capture technologies in each of the next three years.
Answer: The Autumn Budget settlement provides £3.9bn in 2025-26 for the first carbon capture and storage clusters in the UK. The breakdown of costs by financial year is commercially sensitive whilst negotiations progress. The cost of carbon capture after 2025-26 ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to reduce exports of plastic waste.
Answer: Plastic waste is a commodity which is traded on a legitimate global market. Exports can complement UK based reprocessing to help ensure more materials are recycled rather than landfilled or incinerated. Some of the plastic waste we export is used in the m...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of carbon capture technologies.
Answer: Carbon capture technology has been proven in many countries across the world, and the Climate Change Committee have described it as a “necessity not an option” for reaching Net Zero. As a part of the initial assessment for choosing the first CCUS clusters...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.46 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, how much of the additional funding for further education will be spent on adult learning.
Answer: This government is committed to driving economic growth and supporting opportunity for all, and further education (FE) is central to this. The government is providing an additional £300 million for FE to support development of the skills our economy needs...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildbirth and Infant MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce (i) socio-economic and (ii) ethnic disparities in the rates of (A) neonatal death, (B) brain injury and (C) pre-term birth.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies received safe, personalised, equitable, and compassionate care. I am urgently considering the immediate action needed across maternity and neonatal services to improve outcomes and address ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildbirth and Infant MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set clear and measurable targets to help tackle socio-economic and ethnic disparities in the rates of (a) neonatal death, (b) brain injury and (c) pre-term birth.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all women and babies received safe, personalised, equitable, and compassionate care. I am urgently considering the immediate action needed across maternity and neonatal services to improve outcomes and address ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will initiative a review of UK treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlements.
Answer: The UK is party to 83 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that contain investment protection and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). In 2022, these BITs covered at least £195 billion of UK investment overseas.ISDS provides an independent means to r...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will initiative a review of UK treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlements.
Answer: The UK is party to 83 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that contain investment protection and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). In 2022, these BITs covered at least £195 billion of UK investment overseas.ISDS provides an independent means to r...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing targeted funding to help ensure that children with disabilities in Gaza are included in UK-funded humanitarian responses in Gaza.
Answer: The plight of disabled children in Gaza is deeply distressing. They are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and their access to healthcare is disproportionately affected in times of conflict. The UK continues to provide significant funding to partner...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to evacuate (a) children and (b) adults from Gaza, including those now in Egypt, for medical treatment that is not available in either place.
Answer: The plight of sick and injured people in Gaza is deeply distressing. We urge Israel to open safe, regular routes for those requiring medical evacuation. There are provisions that allow Palestinians to come to the UK for Private Medical Treatment under the...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to work with (a) the Palestinian authority and (b) Egypt to identify (i) adults and (ii) children with disabilities in order to evacuat
Answer: The UK government is closely monitoring the impact of the conflict in Gaza on access to medical facilities and healthcare, including for disabled people. Through our support to UK-Med, we are helping to run field hospitals in Gaza. On 16 October, I announ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with stakeholders on the potential merits of in-sourcing court language services.
Answer: Through the language services stakeholder forum, the Ministry of Justice has regular conversations with stakeholders and was made aware of their view of outsourcing from these conversations. This view was used to clarify the options explored within the de...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) people that have experienced immigration detention and (b) charities and NGOs on the review of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy.
Answer: We will be engaging with NGOs as part of the review at the appropriate time, to ensure that they have the opportunity to share their views and experiences of working with those who have been in immigration detention.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the 14th Report of Session 2017-19 of the Home Affairs Committee entitled Immigration Detention, HC 913, p
Answer: The Adults at Risk review is a wholesale review of the policy, including Rule 34 and Rule 35 of the detention centre rules. Accordingly, the review will engage broadly with some of the themes in the Report, since the focus of the review centres on vulnera...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the protection of healthcare workers in Gaza under international humanitarian law.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by the reports that Israeli airstrikes have hit health facilities and killed and injured medical personnel. Medical workers and facilities, including ambulances, and rescue personnel must be protected in accordance with Internation...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMohammed HamoudaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on the case of Dr Mohammed Hamouda.
Answer: We are concerned by the reports that Dr. Mohammed Hamouda was detained by the Israeli authorities on 6 November. I raised his case with the Israeli Ambassador in November and FCDO officials have been following up the case since then. Israel must allow med...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMohammed HamoudaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking diplomatic steps to secure the release of Dr Mohammed Hamouda in Israel.
Answer: We are concerned by the reports that Dr. Mohammed Hamouda was detained by the Israeli authorities on 6 November. I raised his case with the Israeli Ambassador in November and FCDO officials have been following up the case since then. Israel must allow med...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEntry Clearances: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestinians in Gaza seeking to reunite with family members in the UK have died while waiting for her Department to decide requests for (a) predetermination and (b) biometric excusal since 7
Answer: Since 7 October 2023, the Home Office have granted 143 predetermination requests, and 5 biometric excusal requests to Palestinians located in Gaza.The Home Office is aware from legal representatives that two Palestinian nationals located in Gaza died befo...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEntry Clearances: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for (a) predetermination and (b) biometric excusal have been granted to Palestinians in Gaza seeking to reunite with family members in the UK since 7 October 2023.
Answer: Since 7 October 2023, the Home Office have granted 143 predetermination requests, and 5 biometric excusal requests to Palestinians located in Gaza.The Home Office is aware from legal representatives that two Palestinian nationals located in Gaza died befo...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEntry Clearances: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many entry clearance applications from Palestinians in Gaza have been approved since 7 October 2023.
Answer: Since 7 October 2023, the Home Office have granted 143 predetermination requests, and 5 biometric excusal requests to Palestinians located in Gaza.The Home Office is aware from legal representatives that two Palestinian nationals located in Gaza died befo...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to collect biometric data from Palestinians seeking to reunite with family members in the UK in the absence of a functioning visa application centre in Gaza.
Answer: In most circumstances, foreign nationals who are required to apply for entry clearance to come to the UK are required to enrol their biometrics in the form of a facial image and fingerprints as part of the application process.The Visa Application Centre i...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enable Palestinians from Gaza to be reunited with their family members in the UK.
Answer: Palestinian nationals who wish to come to the UK and do not have a current UK visa can apply under one of the existing visa routes available. The routes available for families to reunite will depend on the status of the sponsor. Options available may incl...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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