Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Football Index: CompensationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help secure redress for victims of the collapse of Football Index.
Answer: The collapse of BetIndex Ltd, the operators of the novel gambling product Football Index, had a significant impact on former customers, and we recognise that many people were affected, and that for some people financial losses were significant. The previo...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of delays in winter fuel payments on pensioners experiencing poverty.
Answer: No such assessment has been made.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle delays in processing claims for pension credit.
Answer: We have deployed more than 500 additional staff to process the increase in Pension Credit claims. Pensioners won't miss out on Winter Fuel Payments even if their Pension Credit claim takes longer to process than usual. Where the customer is eligible for a...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on implementing the recommendations of the Brook House Inquiry, published on 19 September 2023; and whether any of those recommendations have been completed.
Answer: 30 out of the 33 recommendations made in the Brook House Inquiry report have been accepted or partially accepted, with 12 recommendations met and closed as of October 2024. The remaining recommendations remain on track for closure by summer 2025.
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle (a) delays to diagnosis and (b) emergency presentation rates for blood cancer patients.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam on 2 December 2024 to Question 16329.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS preparedness for the next generation of blood cancer treatments.
Answer: We are committed to implementing the recommendations of the Lord O'Shaughnessy review into commercial clinical trials, to ensure that innovative, lifesaving treatments are accessible to National Health Service patients, including those with blood cancer.T...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to set a target of reducing overall cancer mortality in the UK by 15% by 2040.
Answer: Professor Lord Darzi’s report set out that the United Kingdom has higher mortality from cancer than neighbouring countries, the Nordic countries, and other English-speaking countries, using data published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: CompensationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to review the adequacy of revenue raising mechanisms for climate reparations ahead of COP30 in Belem.
Answer: Countries in the Global South are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change, and we are committed to partnering with these countries to address the climate and nature crisis and accelerate the clean energy transition.We are committed to...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential role of the oil and gas industry in (a) contributing to international climate finance pledges and (b) contributing funds to the
Answer: The Government has made several spending announcements since July to deliver the UK’s 2019 pledge to spend £11.6bn in International Climate Finance between April 2021 and March 2026, and is supporting workers to move from carbon-intensive sectors to clean...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21018More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many infringement proceedings the EU is pursuing against the Government; and whether the Government plans to propose remediation to prevent further infringement proceedings.
Answer: The EU is pursuing 8 infringement cases against the Government, as provided for under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. We are committed to full and faithful implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: LambethDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people dying in fuel poverty in Lambeth.
Answer: The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer, healthier lives, reducing pres...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPoverty: LambethDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people dying in poverty in Lambeth.
Answer: The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, and values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder which engages with us constructively in this area. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benef...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Closures and FranchisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will consult on the closure and franchising of Crown Post Offices.
Answer: No decisions regarding Crown, or ‘Directly Managed’ Branches, have been taken. The Post Office works with local communities to consider how to best meet needs for Post Office services in a local area. The Post Office will continue to deliver on the 11,500...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: FranchisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if the Government will take steps to ensure Crown Post Office Staff will not be (a) made redundant and (b) moved to roles with (i) poorer working conditions and (ii) lower pay after their branches are
Answer: No decisions regarding Crown, or ‘Directly Managed’ Branches, have been taken. Any decisions on staffing are a matter for Post Office but we would expect any changes to be carried out in line with due process, including engagement and consultation. One of...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Closures and FranchisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support workers facing potential job loss in the event of Crown Post Office (a) closures and (b) franchising.
Answer: No decisions have yet been taken on the future of any Crown, or ‘Directly Managed’ Branches. Although staffing is an operational matter for the Post Office, we would expect any changes to be carried out in line with due process including engagement and co...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Financial ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what financial services the Post Office provides at (a) Crown post offices and hosted Crown post offices, (b) franchise post offices, (c) Main post office, (d) Post Office Locals, (e) traditional sub-p
Answer: Customers can deposit cash or cheques, withdraw money and check their balance at all the branch types listed as well as at Banking Hubs operated by the Post Office. Customers can use the Post Office Branch Finder tool online to find out what services are ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of costs associated with extended producer responsibility on small businesses.
Answer: We have made a full assessment of the impacts that implementing packaging extended producer responsibility will have. This includes assessment of the impacts on small businesses, which can be found in Section 8 of the impact assessment: The Producer Respo...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a Minister will attend the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in March 2025.
Answer: The Government does not believe the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will bring us closer to a world without nuclear weapons. The UK will not sign, ratify or engage with the Treaty and will not send Observers to the Third Meeting of Sta...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInsurance and Small Businesses: ShopliftingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on (a) small businesses and (b) insurance premiums of changes in the levels of high street thefts.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this, everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.We will end the effective immunity, ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the minimum iron level required to donate blood.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) tests for haemoglobin levels rather than iron levels ahead of blood donation. If the test shows that the haemoglobin is low, the donor is deferred and information is provided on how they can increase haemoglobin levels thr...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of blood donation rules on (a) iron levels in and (b) the adequacy of the supply of rare blood types commonly found in Black, Asian and Minority
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) tests for haemoglobin levels rather than iron levels ahead of blood donation. If the test shows that the haemoglobin is low, the donor is deferred and information is provided on how they can increase haemoglobin levels thr...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of blood donation rules on iron levels on the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women unable to donate blood.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) tests for haemoglobin levels rather than iron levels ahead of blood donation. If the test shows that the haemoglobin is low, the donor is deferred and information is provided on how they can increase haemoglobin levels thr...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients unable to secure appointments with their GP due to (a) digital exclusion and (b) lack of telephone access.
Answer: General practices (GPs) and other National Health Service organisations are encouraged to support patients to use online routes where this would be convenient for them, and there is work to improve the usability of digital tools so that they are accessibl...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArrests: Personal PropertyHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of cases in which items of property confiscated by the police after an arrest are not returned to the owner after an investigation is closed.
Answer: Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and associated Codes of Practice, property seized as evidence may only be retained for so long as is necessary and that the officer in charge of the investigation is responsible for ensuring that the property is...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArrests: Personal PropertyHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was raised through the auction of unclaimed lost property by the Metropolitan Police in the last five years.
Answer: Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and associated Codes of Practice, property seized as evidence may only be retained for so long as is necessary and that the officer in charge of the investigation is responsible for ensuring that the property is...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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