Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Africa: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, which a) nations and b) sectors the British International Investment and UK Export Finance will priorit
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, whether her department intends to renegotiate any of the existing trade agreements with African nations
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what plans her department has to develop new trade agreements with African nations the UK does not have
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, which areas her department will prioritise when expanding trade opportunities.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out our commitment to unlock investment and trade with our African partners. We will provide further updates in due course on specific priorities and initiatives arisi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, what approach her department took to determine suitable organisations to consult with.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the summary of consultation responses published on 2 June 2025, which can be found on GOV.UK at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-new-approach-to-africa-summary-of-consultation/the-uks-new-approach-to-...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, whether she will provide a breakdown of the sectors covered by the 600 organisations consulted with.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the summary of consultation responses published on 2 June 2025, which can be found on GOV.UK at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-new-approach-to-africa-summary-of-consultation/the-uks-new-approach-to-...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's Africa Approach launch on 15 December 2025, which African nations did her department meet with representatives from during the "listening exercise"
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the summary of consultation responses published on 2 June 2025, which can be found on GOV.UK at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-new-approach-to-africa-summary-of-consultation/the-uks-new-approach-to-...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Parents and CarersDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025WithdrawnUIN 100408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether parents will be involved in developing the online parent hub.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025WithdrawnUIN 99907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the National Youth Strategy will ensure the online parent hub meets the needs of parents a) with limited i) English, ii) literacy or iii) digital skills, b) from minority ethnic groups and c) experiencing i
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Youth Strategy will join up youth worker training and parent support.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role that youth workers play in the lives of young people. We are backing the first steps of the National Youth Strategy with over £500 million of DCMS funding to increase local access to enriching activities, trusted ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Youth Strategy will help youth organisations to set boundaries and safeguarding protocols to protect young people and service providers.
Answer: As part of the new National Youth Strategy, a £15 million investment will be delivered over three years to strengthen the youth sector workforce by increasing the number of youth workers, volunteers and wider trusted adults and providing upskilling opport...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she will ensure helping young people to develop relationships with trusted adults aligns with safeguarding expectations
Answer: As part of the new National Youth Strategy, a £15 million investment will be delivered over three years to strengthen the youth sector workforce by increasing the number of youth workers, volunteers and wider trusted adults and providing upskilling opport...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: TrainingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the training referred to in the National Youth Strategy will be made available for parents of young people.
Answer: We are investing £15 million over the next 3 years in youth workers, volunteers, and other trusted adults to up-skill the existing youth sector workforce and increase the number of trusted adults providing safe support to young people. This funding does n...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance on sickle cell disease his Department provides to Health Professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments are not medical assessments and do not require health professionals (HPs) to diagnose conditions or recommend treatment. Instead, they are functional assessments designed to evaluate how an individual’s heal...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to support young adults and children on the private life route who (a) are nearing the completion of their five-year qualifying period for settlement and (b) may be affect
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. Details of the earned settlement scheme, including any transitional arrangements for those already in t...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to amend the reformed routes to private life for young adults and children introduced under Appendix Private Life to the Immigration Rules 2022.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. Details of the earned settlement scheme, including any transitional arrangements for those already in t...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunications Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of communication ombudsman timescales on consumers.
Answer: The Government has not undertaken any recent assessment of the Communications Ombudsman and has no plans to do so. It is Ofcom’s duty under the Communications Act 2003 to approve and review Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) schemes for UK communication...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunications Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of communications ombudsman processes on consumer confidence in dispute resolution services.
Answer: The Government has not undertaken any recent assessment of the Communications Ombudsman and has no plans to do so. It is Ofcom’s duty under the Communications Act 2003 to approve and review Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) schemes for UK communication...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOmbudsman: AppealsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98936More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review the right of appeal following final ombudsman decisions.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has no plans to review the existing arrangements for challenging final ombudsman decisions.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunications Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has plans to undertake a review of the consistency of decision-making of the communications ombudsman.
Answer: The Government has not undertaken any recent assessment of the Communications Ombudsman and has no plans to do so. It is Ofcom’s duty under the Communications Act 2003 to approve and review Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) schemes for UK communication...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunications Ombudsman: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) impartiality and (b) evidential handling procedures used by the communications ombudsman when determining compl
Answer: The Government has not undertaken any recent assessment of the Communications Ombudsman and has no plans to do so. It is Ofcom’s duty under the Communications Act 2003 to approve and review Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) schemes for UK communication...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been referred to Professional Standards Unit in last five years, how were they categorised and how many were (a) upheld and (b) rejected.
Answer: The Professional Standards Unit (PSU) received 1265 referrals of complaint between 1 April 2020 to 5 December 2025The complaints were categorised as, Assault, Corruption, Failure in Duty or Care, Honesty and Integrity Issues, Racism and other Discriminati...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 95260 on Home Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure any training delivered to local authorities is holistic and trauma informed.
Answer: The department is engaging with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School registers to ensure that all data protection risks have been identified and mitigated before any processing of da...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 95260 on Home Education, if her Department will publish a forecast of the funding to be provided to support local authorities to fulfil their new duties und
Answer: The department is engaging with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School registers to ensure that all data protection risks have been identified and mitigated before any processing of da...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 95259 on Home Education, whether home education experts were consulted on any training that may be needed for frontline workers collecting data for the Chil
Answer: The department is engaging with the Information Commissioner’s Office on the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School registers to ensure that all data protection risks have been identified and mitigated before any processing of da...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
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