Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Maternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the (a) racial and (b) ethnic backgrounds of women experiencing adverse maternity outcomes; and how that data is used to inform policy on maternity care service
Answer: Monitoring and utilising data and evidence is crucial to making evidence-based improvements to our maternity services. Data collected on the ethnic backgrounds of women experiencing adverse maternity outcomes can help identify areas that require targeted ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce disparities in maternity care outcomes for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic women.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are stark inequalities for women and babies, and it is a priority for the Government to make sure all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. This i...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to improve rail accessibility via its consultation entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on 18 February 2025.
Answer: Accessibility is a priority for this Government and will be for Great British Railways (GBR), and we are committed to delivering a rail system which allows disabled people to travel easily, confidently and with dignity. The consultation states this, with ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has plans to extend its consultation entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on 18 February 2025.
Answer: We are not intending to extend the consultation ‘A railway fit for Britain’s future’. We understand that the eight-week timeline will be unwelcome for some, but we are also keenly aware that passengers and freight customers have waited far too long to see...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people reliant on Personal Independence Payments to access employment opportunities.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 March 2025 to Question UIN39344.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: DatabasesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recording actual rents on the new Private Rented Sector Database.
Answer: The Private Rented Sector Database will support local authority enforcement action, help landlords understand their legal obligations and give tenants the information they need to make informed choices before entering into a tenancy agreement.We intend fo...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordG4S: FinesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38383 on G4S: Fines, what steps she is taking to (a) highlight and (b) report on steps taken by her Department to (i) monitor the performance of and (
Answer: The Department has an established robust contractual performance management regime in place that reviews G4S achievement against KPIs monthly. The top 3 KPIs achievement are published quarterly in line with Cabinet Office transparency guidelines. In terms...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, What the average prison sentence is for cannabis possession offences.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the average sentence for cannabis possession offences, from 2010 to 2024, in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2024.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will publish an equality impact assessment on reforms set out in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025.
Answer: We will publish the equality analysis for measures included in the Spring Statement alongside the Spring Statement, with equality analysis for other reforms, where possible, following shortly after.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Remains: Auctions and Electronic CommerceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the sale of human remains (a) on e-commerce sites and (b) at auctions.
Answer: It is for businesses and auction rooms to consider the consent and licensing provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004. Those who sell or purchase human remains may also be subject to their own professional standards and codes of conduct.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordG4S: FinesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial penalties have been imposed on G4S for failing to meet key performance indicators on officer deployment or site availability in the last twelve months.
Answer: DWP have applied the full contract performance management regime across the last 12 months, including service credits (pre-determined costs associated with a supplier failing to deliver a service or missing a target). Over the last 12 months, strike activ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on right to work on the health and safety of people seeking asylum.
Answer: Impacts on vulnerable individuals and equalities considerations are at the front and centre of our work. As required through the Public Sector Equality Duty, we have continuously considered equality implications throughout the policy development process. ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: PovertyHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people seeking asylum from becoming (a) destitute and (b) in poverty.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation, as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, to support asylum seekers (including any dependants) who would otherwise be destitute. Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can receive accommodation, su...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the no recourse to public funds policy on people with long-term (a) conditions and (b) disabilities.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders, including groups representing people with long-term conditions and disabilities.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of waiting 12 months before being allowed to apply for a right to work on asylum seekers.
Answer: Impacts on vulnerable individuals and equalities considerations are at the front and centre of our work. As required through the Public Sector Equality Duty, we have continuously considered equality implications throughout the policy development process. ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that Universal Service Obligation reform retains a universal postal service for (a) people experiencing homelessness, (b) victims of domestic abuse and (c) other people
Answer: The government recognises the importance of access to post for all users, especially the most vulnerable and is committed to the universal service obligation.As the independent regulator for postal services, it is Ofcom’s responsibility to secure the prov...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that Universal Service Obligation reform adequately meets the requirements of vulnerable consumers reliant on postal services.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of access to post for all users, especially the most vulnerable and is committed to the universal service obligation.As the independent regulator for postal services, it is Ofcom’s responsibility to secure the prov...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Service Obligation reform on the affordability of postal services for consumers.
Answer: It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service is affordable for customers as well as being efficient and financially sustainable.In its consultation document proposing a pac...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: UnemploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 33570 on General Practitioners: Unemployment, which bodies hold data on the number of unemployed GPs; and for what reason that data is not held c
Answer: While the General Medical Council register contains data on the number of qualified general practitioners (GPs), the National Health Service is not the is not the sole employer of GPs. They may choose to undertake private work, to work in other settings o...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of management agencies to complete repairs by housing associations.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to ensure they meet regulatory standards and legal duties relating to repairs, regardless of whether they use a management agency to oversee their repairs services.Under the regulatory standards set ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Nuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32098 on Nuclear Power, what estimate he has made of the proportion of clean electricity generated by nuclear energy by 2030.
Answer: As set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, nuclear is estimated to have an installed capacity range of between 3 – 4 GW in 2030.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to restore public confidence in the police in the context of reports of (a) officer and (b) staff involvement in cybercrimes.
Answer: The commission of any criminal offence by police officers or staff is unacceptable and can seriously damage vital public trust and confidence in the police service That is why the Home Secretary announced a series of reforms in October last year to raise ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police (a) officers and (b) staff being convicted of cybercrimes on public trust in law enforcement agencies.
Answer: The commission of any criminal offence by police officers or staff is unacceptable and can seriously damage vital public trust and confidence in the police service That is why the Home Secretary announced a series of reforms in October last year to raise ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support systems are available for whistleblowers within the police to report colleagues (a) misusing police databases ad (b) engaging in cybercrimes.
Answer: The commission of any criminal offence by police officers or staff is unacceptable and can seriously damage vital public trust and confidence in the police service That is why the Home Secretary announced a series of reforms in October last year to raise ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often audits are conducted on police database access logs to detect and deter unauthorised access by officers and staff.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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