Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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General Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have been employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.
Answer: Primary care networks have been able to recruit newly qualified general practitioners (GPs) through the scheme since October 2024, with £82 million in funding provided in 2024/25. Information on the number of recently qualified GPs for which primary care ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStem Cells: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the number of haemopoietic stem cell transplants sourced from the UK.
Answer: The Department’s Stem Cell Programme has provided £2.4 million of funding for the period 2022-25. The programme is being delivered by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Anthony Nolan. It aims to enhance the resilience of the United Kingdom's stem cell s...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStem Cells: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS is of sourcing a haematopoietic stem cell donation from the UK Aligned Stem Cell Registry compared to stem cell donation imports from United States, Germany and Poland; and
Answer: Details on the costs of haematopoietic stem cell transplants are not held centrally by the Department.The UK Aligned Stem Cell Registry supplies stem cells from United Kingdom donors to the National Health Service. It is made up of four partners: Anthony ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStem Cells: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of haemopoietic stem cell transplant performed by the NHS were from UK registered donors between 1 October 2024 to 31 December 24 or the last three months for which data is availabl
Answer: For the third quarter of 2024/25, registered donors in the United Kingdom provided by the Aligned Registry accounted for 23% (n=73) of the total unrelated, allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplants (n=311) for UK patients.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Rheumatoid ArthritisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason rheumatoid arthritis patients are not entitled to free NHS prescriptions; and if he will take steps to review the eligibility for free prescriptions for those patients.
Answer: There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescri...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: WomenDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the safety of female cyclists travelling after dark.
Answer: Everyone should feel safe cycling and harassment and intimidation of women cycling is totally unacceptable. Public sexual harassment is a crime that often leaves victims, who are disproportionately likely to be women, feeling very unsafe. That is why tack...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the emissions reduction potential of nuclear energy for the Clean Power 2030 plan.
Answer: As set out in the Clean Power Action Plan, electricity generated by renewables and nuclear power will form the backbone of a clean electricity system by 2030, supported by low carbon flexible sources of power. EDF has announced extensions to four of its e...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the cost of nuclear energy relative to renewable sources of power.
Answer: The latest published cost and technical assumptions for power technologies, including renewables and nuclear, can be found in the published Generation Costs series. [1] Renewables and nuclear play different roles in a decarbonising system and full power s...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to subsidise the building of small modular reactors.
Answer: Great British Nuclear (GBN) is driving forward its SMR Technology Selection Process for UK deployment. This is a live, ongoing procurement based on fairness and transparency, and it is important GBN can deliver value for the British taxpayer.Funding and f...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of small modular reactors needed to power AI data centres across Britain.
Answer: The Government continues to assess future energy requirements, including the potential impact of powering datacentres. Consumption from datacentres has been forecast by NESO to increase and require an uninterrupted supply of electricity. The Government is...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Modular Reactors: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of storage capabilities of small modular reactors to power AI datacentres.
Answer: Consumption from datacentres has been forecast by NESO to increase and require an uninterrupted supply of electricity. SMRs have potential as a dedicated energy source for datacentres, given their potential to provide a near-constant supply of low-carbon ...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Power StationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of small-scale nuclear production relative to larger plants.
Answer: The Government is clear that nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMRs), is and will continue to be an important part of the UK energy mix, providing secure, low carbon energy and thousands of skills jobs. Great British Nuclear is pushing forw...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February to Question 30234, on British Nationality: Applications, how much of the revenue cited covered administrative costs; how much was profit; and if she will provide
Answer: The Home Office does not make a profit from fees and any income from fees set above the cost of processing is utilised for the purpose of running the Migration and Borders system.Fees transparency data produced by the Department can be accessed at the lin...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Offences against ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on the number of child sexual assault cases brought forward.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, introduced in Parliament on 17 December, will protect children at risk of abuse, stopping vulnerable children falling through cracks in services.To keep children safe, the department plans to improve the sharing ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Family CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds data on the (a) number of cases of child sexual assault brought forward at family court in the last five years and (b) proportion of those cases (i) upheld and (ii) dismissed.
Answer: Sexual offences, including child sexual assault, are heard in the criminal courts. In some cases, the family courts will hear allegations of sexual abuse in public and private law cases but while this information would be recorded in case files it is not ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect women and girls in or around parks and commons in Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency.
Answer: We have set out an unprecedented mission to halve the level of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade. That means working across Government departments to tackle threats to women’s safety in all areas of their lives, including in public space...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce mechanisms for regular updates to the Overseas Scale Rates to keep in line with inflation.
Answer: As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rates expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review. Any decisions on future changes in this area will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31181More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to conduct a comprehensive review of the Overseas Scale Rates.
Answer: As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rates expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review. Any decisions on future changes in this area will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were given a custodial sentence for not paying a fine further to a School Attendance Order by (a) race and (b) gender during the 2023-24 school year.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data concerning sentence outcomes by offence as part of the Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly ‘Outcomes by offence’ tool which is available at this link: Criminal justice statistics quarterly.However, inform...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of people fined following the issuance of a School Attendance Order in the 2023-24 academic year, broken down by (a) race and (b) gender.
Answer: The department collects aggregate data on penalty notices from local authorities in England through the annual parental responsibility measures attendance census. Information is not collected on measures previously used before issue of a penalty notice, n...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on actions they can take in cases where parents have opted educate their children at home due to (a) dissatisfaction with their school, (b) bullying,
Answer: This government’s mission is to break down barriers to opportunity by driving high and rising standards across the whole education and care system to give every family certainty that they will be able to send their child to a good local school. The depart...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to require local authorities to identify the reasons for which parents opt for elective home education who fall under the category of (a) other, (b) unknown and (c) no reason given.
Answer: This government’s mission is to break down barriers to opportunity by driving high and rising standards across the whole education and care system to give every family certainty that they will be able to send their child to a good local school. The depart...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025, to Question 28684 on British Nationality: Fees and Charges, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to decide on fee waiver applicati
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the processing of child citizenship fee waiver applications on the gov.uk website. The data shows that over half of the applications submitted in the last quarter were concluded within four weeks, and 99.7% of application...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28684 on British Nationality: Fees and Charges, what the target timeframe is for deciding on fee waivers for child citizenship.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the processing of child citizenship fee waiver applications on the gov.uk website. The data shows that over half of the applications submitted in the last quarter were concluded within four weeks, and 99.7% of application...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025, to Question 28684 on British Nationality: Fees and Charges, if she will provide a breakdown of the time taken to approve fee waiver applications for child c
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the processing of child citizenship fee waiver applications on the gov.uk website. The data shows that over half of the applications submitted in the last quarter were concluded within four weeks, and 99.7% of application...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
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