Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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Working Hours: Pilot SchemesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the four-day week pilot facilitated by the 4 Day Week Foundation.
Answer: A four-day week is an example of a flexible working arrangement. All employees have the right to request flexible working, and we are changing legislation through the Employment Rights Bill to make it more likely that feasible requests are accepted.The go...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, whether he will provide a breakdown of the top 10 countries travelled to by the 4,493 donors deferred due to travel.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT has confirmed that they do not hold the requested data.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, what the ethnic breakdown is of the 4,493 donors deferred due to travel; and what this is as a proportion of (a) total defe
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, a total of 4,493 donors deferred due to travel. The following table s...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of routinely publishing data on (a) blood donations and (b) donation deferrals.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England.NHSBT does not routinely publish data on blood donation or donation deferrals, however it agrees that there is merit in publishing this data routinely and is considering doing s...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, if he will publish the ethnic and gender breakdown of the 4,493 donors deferred due to travel as a proportion of (a) total
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need. From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, a total of 4,493 donors deferred due to travel. The table attached shows the...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, if he will publish the combined ethnic and gender breakdown of the 173,574 donors deferred due to Haemoglobin as a proporti
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need. From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, a total of 173,574 donors were deferred due to low haemoglobin. The table at...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 63048 on Blood: Donors, if she will provide the ethnic breakdown of the 173,574 donors deferred due to Haemoglobin as a proportion of (a) total def
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need. From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025, a total of 173,574 donors were deferred due to low haemoglobin. The ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions and NHS: Postal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Ofcom's decision to allow Royal Mail to cut Saturday deliveries and move to an alternating weekday model for second class letters on t
Answer: A reliable and affordable universal postal service is crucial to the UK, and we are clear it must work for customers, workers and businesses that help drive growth across the country.Ofcom has reviewed the future of the universal postal service so that it...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrisis and Resilience FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Crisis and Resilience Fund will include funding for furniture.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to the answer I gave on 16 July to PQ 65851.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of applying the Decent Homes Standard to affordable housing.
Answer: The Decent Homes Standard already applies to affordable housing managed by registered providers of social housing.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIdentity CardsHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered creating a national identity card system.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Poverty: Basic IncomeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what lessons she has learnt from international trials on Universal Basic Income on (a) employment rates and (b) poverty levels.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to the answer I gave on 2 July to PQ 62240.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity of EdinburghDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UN report entitled A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupie
Answer: Since education is a devolved matter, no meetings have taken place between my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and the University of Edinburgh concerning the United Nations report.
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcurement: International Humanitarian LawCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67142More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UN report entitled A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied
Answer: It is the long-standing policy of successive British Governments that judgement as to whether genocide has occurred is for a competent national or international court. Genocide is a crime and whether it has occurred should be decided after consideration o...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcurement: International Humanitarian LawCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67141More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the UN report entitled A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied
Answer: It is the long-standing policy of successive British Governments that judgement as to whether genocide has occurred is for a competent national or international court. Genocide is a crime and whether it has occurred should be decided after consideration o...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcurement: International Humanitarian LawCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67140More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the recent UN report A/HRC/59/23 entitled, From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories o
Answer: It is the long-standing policy of successive British Governments that judgement as to whether genocide has occurred is for a competent national or international court. Genocide is a crime and whether it has occurred should be decided after consideration o...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: Overseas CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UN report entitled A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
Answer: No formal assessment has been made. We are of the clear view that Israel must fully respect International Humanitarian Law and should bring an end to its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) as rapidly as possible - this must be done in...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of immigration salary thresholds for staff currently employed in the social care sector.
Answer: Salary thresholds are an important way of ensuring those coming to work in the UK are able to support themselves. These workers do not have access to public funds so it is important a rate is set which will ensure people are earning sufficient income with...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Health ProfessionsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) nursing staff and (b) allied health professionals will be exempt from planned changes to the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain.
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether overseas NHS staff on band three Agenda for Change pay will be eligible for visa renewals under current immigration salary requirements.
Answer: Salary thresholds are an important way of ensuring those coming to work in the UK are able to support themselves. These workers do not have access to public funds so it is important a rate is set which will ensure people are earning sufficient income with...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of immigration salary thresholds on the number of overseas NHS staff on band three Agenda for Change pay.
Answer: From 9 April 2025, the minimum salary for Health and Care Worker Visa holders increased to £25,000 per year. This applies to new Certificates of Sponsorship assigned on or after that date. Entry level National Health Service Agenda for Change band 3 roles...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFurniture PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she will take to tackle the impact of furniture poverty on children in low-income families; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of furnished tenan
Answer: On 2 July, the government opened a consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for the social and private rented sectors. It seeks views on a range of issues including whether landlords should provide suitable floor coverings in all rooms at th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing furnished tenancies in social housing on costs to the public purse.
Answer: On 2 July, the government opened a consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for the social and private rented sectors. It seeks views on a range of issues including whether landlords should provide suitable floor coverings in all rooms at th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the new Decent Homes Standard will include a requirement that at least 10% of social homes are let as furnished.
Answer: On 2 July, the government opened a consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for the social and private rented sectors. It seeks views on a range of issues including whether landlords should provide suitable floor coverings in all rooms at th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice CadetsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the funding to the Volunteer Police Cadets scheme on (a) police recruitment, (b) youth engagement and (c) community trust
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting all volunteers in policing, including Volunteer Police Cadets, who bring diverse and valuable skills that complement the roles of regular officers and staff in delivering the best service to the public. Volunteers...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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