Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2026
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Earwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) reinstate and (b) standardise NHS provision of ear wax removal in primary care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes commissioning ear wax removal services in line with the recommendations for ear wax removal as...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEarwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of access to NHS ear wax removal services on long-term costs to the NHS associated with avoidable hearing loss
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning local National Health Servies, including ear wax removal services, and must consider how best to improve population health and achieve best ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEarwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that GP practices are able to provide NHS-funded ear wax removal services, particularly for patients at risk of hearing loss.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local population. This includes commissioning ear wax removal services in line with the recommendations for ear wax removal as...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to prevent landlords from raising rents after using grants and loans in the Warm Homes plan to fund energy efficiency measures.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will lift up to one million households out of fuel poverty through public investment and new minimum energy efficiency standards for private landlords and proposed standard for social landlords. These changes do not require landlords t...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many sickle cell day centres have closed in the last 5 years; and how many sickle cell day centres remain operational.
Answer: The same day emergency care pilot for sickle cell patients at the Royal London Hospital was commissioned locally, via the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board. The pilot finished in January 2026 as planned. The pilot was testing an alternative rout...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of other Sickle Cell Day units in the context of the closure of the Whitechapel unit.
Answer: The same day emergency care pilot for sickle cell patients at the Royal London Hospital was commissioned locally, via the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board. The pilot finished in January 2026 as planned. The pilot was testing an alternative rout...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Sickle Cell day unit in Whitechapel was closed.
Answer: The same day emergency care pilot for sickle cell patients at the Royal London Hospital was commissioned locally, via the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board. The pilot finished in January 2026 as planned. The pilot was testing an alternative rout...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to a) reduce public access to and b) ensure the online security of the Children Not in School Register proposed in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: Section 436C of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill prohibits information from a local authority Children Not in School register being published or made public in a way that would include the name or address of a parent or eligible child or that wou...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has conducted an analysis of the potential impact of the use of stop and search on (a) young people, (b) their immediate family, and (c) in their wider community on (i) the educational att
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle gaps in information on the ethnicity of people stopped and searched.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of piloting the use of decision-breaks and real-time supervision as a way of tackling racial profiling in the application of stop and search powers.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Racial DiscriminationHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office intends to publish a formal follow-up to the Casey Review’s recommendations on systemic racism in policing.
Answer: On 17 December 2025, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Mayor of London announced an independent review of the force’s progress against Baroness Casey’s 2023 report, to be chaired by Dr Gillian Fairfield.The follow-up review is a matter for the MPS...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and SearchHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of introducing sanctions for police forces for instances of poor performance during stop and search.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle racially disproportionate outcomes in the deployment of stop and search powers.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Body SearchesDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on plans to end the use of strip search powers against minors.
Answer: The government is committed to introducing new legal safeguards around the strip search of children. Department officials are working with officials from the Home Office to deliver this important commitment. Strip search is one of the most intrusive power...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBody Searches: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commit to publishing the data on the find rate and arrest rate for child strip searches.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBody Searches: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the use of strip search powers against children.
Answer: Stop and search is a vital tool for tackling crime, but it must be exercised fairly and lawfully. Using ethnicity as a factor in deciding whether to stop and search someone, except where pursuing a specific description, is unlawful. Code A of the Police a...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the utilisation of hospice beds on NHS capacity and costs; and if he will make it his policy to allocate £100 million f
Answer: As hospices are independent, charitable organisations, the Department and NHS England do not collect data on the level of utilisation of hospices. Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and serv...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Sickle Cell DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment applicants where the main disabling condition was Anaemia - Sickle cell a) lodged an appeal after a completed Mandatory Reconsideration, b)
Answer: The response is covered by the table below. All data below refers to claims under normal rules in areas under DWP policy ownership, where the claimants’ primary health condition is Anaemia – Sickle cell, with initial decisions made between April 2020 and ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99887, how many Condition Insight Reports are made available to health professionals making Personal Independence Payment assessments; and whether
Answer: Health assessments are not medical consultations 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 health conditions or impairment...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to funding for non-clinical NHS departments on a) patient wait times, b) hospital running costs and c) hospital administratio
Answer: National Health Service providers are funded under the NHS payment scheme. When providing funding for services, the clinical and non-clinical elements of service provision are not distinguished, as a single overall price is provided.We have, however, been...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned departmental staffing reductions on the delivery of the UK's Approach to Africa as announced on the 15th Decem
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a leaner, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. We remain resolutely committed to international development and will ensur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned departmental staffing reductions on the delivery of UK Official Development Assistance.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a leaner, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. We remain resolutely committed to international development and will ensur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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