Afzal Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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University of Manchester: InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the work produced by the University of Manchester’s Unit M initiative.
Answer: Officials from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have met the University of Manchester to understand how its new Unit M functions, and intends to help the university to support the region’s innovation economy. We look forward to learni...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCurriculum: DonorsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to make (a) blood, (b) plasma, (c) platelet, (d) organ, (e) stem cell and (f) tissue donation a mandatory part of the curriculum for primary and secondary school children.
Answer: The teaching of blood, tissue and organs is covered in the biology national curriculum at key stage 3, so is taught to pupils aged 11 to 14. While organ donation is not specifically mentioned, schools may choose to cover it here.At primary level, schools ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will promote the use of (a) sustainable and (b) reusable medical garments in the NHS.
Answer: The National Health Service has committed to reaching net zero by 2045 for the emissions it influences through the goods and services it buys from its partners and suppliers. This includes a greater focus on procuring and using sustainable and reusable me...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTextiles: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to provide financial incentives for businesses engaged in (a) upcycling and (b) the sustainable production of textiles.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked his department to convene a taskforce of experts from across the Government, industry, academia and relevant non-governmental organisations. The Taskforce will help to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England and a ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) Sweden on reducing plastic waste.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not held discussions on plastic waste with his counterparts in France, Germany, and Sweden. However, officials have had discussions with their counterparts in other countries to learn lessons on tackling waste, including plastic...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing teachers in sixth form colleges with the same pay increases as those agreed with school teachers.
Answer: The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE), including in sixth form colleges. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implement pay arrangements in line...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce whether her Department will provide funding for (a) BTEC and (b) Alternative Technical Qualification courses in the (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-27 academic year.
Answer: In July 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced a short pause to the defunding of qualifications to enable a review of post-16 qualification reforms at Level 3 and below. This was followed by a Written Ministerial Statem...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are being held under Imprisonment for the Public Protection sentences in HMP (a) Buckley Hall, (b) Forest Bank, (c) Hindley and (d) Manchester.
Answer: The number of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) in HMP Buckley, HMP Hindley, HMP Forest Bank and HMP Manchester, as at 30 June 2024, are set out in the table below.PrisonNumber of IPP PrisonersBuckley Ha...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSomalia: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the SSC-Khaatumo region in supporting stability, development and growth in Somalia.
Answer: The UK has not made a specific assessment of the role of the SSC-Khatumo area in supporting stability, development and growth in Somalia. We engage closely with all parties in Somalia and are a core security and development partner to the country.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSomalia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to meet President Abdikadir Ahmed Aw-Ali of the SSC-Khaatumo region in Somalia.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has no current engagement plans with Abdikadir Ahmed Aw-Ali. The UK Ambassador to Somalia engages regularly with a wide range of contacts in Somalia, including those from the SSC-Khatumo area.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMortgages: IslamTreasuryTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2132More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing the tax regulations for Sharia-compliant mortgages in line with conventional mortgages.
Answer: The Government is committed to the continued strength of the UK Islamic Finance sector, both as an important part of the UK’s overall financial ecosystem and as an instrument of financial inclusion.The alternative finance tax rules aim to provide a level ...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2131More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Tax Simplification for Alternative Finance, which closed 9 April 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to the continued strength of the UK Islamic Finance sector, both as an important part of the UK’s overall financial ecosystem and as an instrument of financial inclusion.The alternative finance tax rules aim to provide a level ...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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