Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions
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Tax Avoidance: British Overseas TerritoriesTreasuryTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15672More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to tackle tax avoidance in British Overseas Territories.
Answer: The Overseas Territories are an integral part of the British family, and the elected governments of inhabited Overseas Territories are responsible for many fiscal matters, including tax. The Overseas Territories have all made commitments to following the ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code Adjudicator: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the turnover threshold to £500,000 for businesses that are required to fund the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is currently funded by an annual levy on the 14 large retailers that are designated under the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code) by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA assesses annually wheth...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of conflict in (a) Gaza and (b) Lebanon on stability in Syria.
Answer: Recent developments in Syria demonstrate how unstable the situation is. As I told colleagues in the House on 2 December, events in Syria are moving quickly, and the trajectory is unclear. Syria continues to be a theatre for regional tensions to play out, ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has plans to widen the scope of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
Answer: The Groceries Code Adjudicator enforces the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which regulates the relationship between large supermarkets in the UK and their direct suppliers. At the production end of the supply chain, powers in the Agriculture Act allow ...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to issue any physical documents as part of the rollout of e-Visas.
Answer: We have taken a number of steps to support people with the rollout and transition to eVisas.We are running targeted communications to raise awareness of the decommissioning of physical immigration documents and our move to eVisas, and to encourage people ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support people with the roll-out of e-Visas.
Answer: We have taken a number of steps to support people with the rollout and transition to eVisas.We are running targeted communications to raise awareness of the decommissioning of physical immigration documents and our move to eVisas, and to encourage people ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with the Syrian opposition.
Answer: The UK remains committed to the UN-facilitated political process and recognises the vital role that the Opposition has in facilitating a lasting peace settlement in Syria. We regularly meet representatives of the Syrian Opposition at official level includ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: TurkeyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent Turkish airstrikes in Northeastern Syria on the humanitarian situation in the area.
Answer: The UK, together with our humanitarian partners, is closely monitoring the impacts of recent Turkish airstrikes in North East Syria and continues to provide life-saving humanitarian support there. UK officials regularly engage with Turkey on the situation...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will increase funding for the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: Spending on Access to Work was around £257.8m in 2023/24, a real-terms increase of 33% compared to 2022/23, and it has increased every year since 2021/22. The Department is working through how to allocate its funding settlement from the 2024 Spending Revi...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle delays in the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: We are committed to reducing wait times for Access to Work, and we have deployed additional staff to process claims and streamlined our delivery processes. We prioritise customers starting a job in four weeks. Access to Work continues to be in high demand...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for postgraduate researchers.
Answer: The government introduced postgraduate loans which, alongside other sources of funding, are a contribution to the cost of postgraduate level study to stimulate take-up.Decisions on student finance have had to be taken to ensure the system remains financia...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support postgraduate students.
Answer: The government introduced postgraduate loans which, alongside other sources of funding, are a contribution to the cost of postgraduate level study to stimulate take-up.Decisions on student finance have had to be taken to ensure the system remains financia...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPaternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the level of statutory paternity leave on new families.
Answer: As committed to in the Plan to Make Work Pay, the Government will review the system of parental leave, including Paternity Leave, to ensure that it best supports working families. We are in the early planning stage for this Review and are actively conside...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParental LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department will launch the review of the parental leave system.
Answer: As committed to in the Plan to Make Work Pay, the Government will review the system of parental leave, including Paternity Leave, to ensure that it best supports working families. We are in the early planning stage for this Review and are actively conside...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: International CooperationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to help protect marine environments.
Answer: Internationally, the UK continues to work to protect the marine environment. The United Nations Convention Law on the Sea is the legal framework for all activities in the ocean. The UK supports a moratorium by the International Seabed Authority on the gra...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) briefings, (b) reports and (c) representations he has received from (i) Palestinian and (ii) Israeli human rights organisations.
Answer: The UK trebled its aid commitment to the OPTs in the last financial year. This Government has now committed £99 million to the OPTs this financial year to provide vital services to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank delivered through partner agencies and...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support his Department has provided to (a) Palestinian and (b) Israeli human rights organisations in the last three years.
Answer: The UK trebled its aid commitment to the OPTs in the last financial year. This Government has now committed £99 million to the OPTs this financial year to provide vital services to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank delivered through partner agencies and...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 10864 on Israel: Palestinians, whether the planned support from the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative wi
Answer: We have consistently called for all alleged violations and abuses, including sexual violence, to be fully investigated to ensure justice for victims and survivors. Our Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts deployment wil...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 10864 on Israel: Palestinians, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a delegation of (a
Answer: We have consistently called for all alleged violations and abuses, including sexual violence, to be fully investigated to ensure justice for victims and survivors. Our Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts deployment wil...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: Business PremisesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15568More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that businesses comply with the Equality Act 2010 by allowing people with sight loss to enter their premises with an assistance dog.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, businesses and public bodies that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against disabled people, including those with assistance dogs.The Act places a duty on service providers to make reaso...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMultiple BirthsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available from her Department for women who have given birth to (a) twins and (b) other multiples.
Answer: There are two types of maternity pay available to pregnant working women which offer a measure of financial security to help them take time off work in the later stages of their pregnancy and in the months following childbirth:Statutory Maternity Pay paid...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of gambling sponsorship in football on (a) under-18 football players that have gambling sponsorship on their kits and (b) young fans.
Answer: The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) and Football Association (FA) require that in the case of teams comprising players all under the age of 18, gambling logos do not appear on any item of kit or clothing, and football bodies’ gambling sponsorship C...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to ensure joint defence projects are compatible with the UK’s (a) arms export control system and (b) international obligations.
Answer: The UK takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and we operate one of the most robust and transparent export control regimes in the world. We rigorously assess export licence applications in support of joint defence projects against strict...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to trace the end-user of UK components delivered to the F-35 programme.
Answer: The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, part of the US Department of Defence, manages the F-35 programme for all F-35 Partner Nations through its global industry supply chain.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: F-35 AircraftForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with F-35 programme partners on the risk of components supplied to Israel being used to commit violations of international law.
Answer: On day one in office, the Foreign Secretary commissioned a thorough review into Israel's compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL), given the grave concerns about the conduct and consequences of the war in Gaza for civilians. The UK's robust ex...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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