Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions
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Police: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police departments on appropriate use of live facial recognition technology.
Answer: The Home Office has not issued guidance to police forces on the use of live facial recognition (LFR) but the government is responsible for the legal framework. The legal framework governing police use of facial recognition requires compliance with data pr...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88334More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the real-terms freeze in the annual Cash ISA allowance on (a) pensioners and (b) other low-risk savers.
Answer: ISAs incentivise saving and investment by providing generous tax advantages to individual taxpayers. Individuals can save up to £20,000 into an Individual Savings Account (ISA) each year, and any savings income received within an ISA is tax free. In 2022/...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88333More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the household income threshold for childcare support on (a) labour market participation and (b) associated reductions in local economic activity.
Answer: The Government is committed to providing access to affordable childcare to support parents’ who want to go out to work, and their local economies. This includes rollout of 30 funded hours for working parents from September 2025, which the OBR has estimate...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to compensate providers for additional work created by the cyber security incident at the Legal Aid Agency.
Answer: We acknowledge and appreciate the constructive way that providers have worked with us following the serious criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems. They have continued to do vital work in challenging circumstances.Time spent on co...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Housing and ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timeline is for the implementation of the uplift of (a) housing and (b) immigration legal aid.
Answer: The Government announced in July this year that legal aid fees for housing and immigration legal aid will be uplifted.Following the criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s digital systems, the Government’s priority has been to maintain access to justice...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations on council tax in the consultation entitled Modernising and improving the administration of council tax, published on 20
Answer: We are currently considering all responses to the consultation. The Government will publish its response to the consultation in due course.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to prevent the exploitation of workers on the Seasonal Worker visa in food supply chains following BBC’s File on 4 Abused for our Food investigation.
Answer: The Home Office undertakes extensive assurance action across the route, including significant numbers of boots on the ground visits, including interviews with randomly selected workers. Since March 2023, we have visited 387 farms and conducted 2560 interv...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Heart DiseasesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to work with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to (a) improve awareness of cardiac risk among young athletes and (b) ensure sports clubs have access
Answer: Sport England, DCMS’s Arm's-Length Body for grassroots sport, is helping increase awareness of cardiac risk among young athletes in the community sports sector, including signposting to information about screening, through Buddle, its online site for club...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProsthetics and Wigs: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, what steps he is taking in November 2025 to promote inclusive (a) wig and (b) prosthetic services.
Answer: The Department and the National Health Service in England recognise that there are particular challenges for specific groups of people and for breast cancer care, particularly concerning the promotion of inclusive wigs and prosthetic services.For wigs and...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProsthetics and Wigs: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England to ensure the procurement of suitable (a) prosthetics and (b) wigs suitable for ethnic minority patients meets diverse patient needs.
Answer: The current NHS Supply Chain Wigs Framework Agreement was awarded to 42 suppliers and provides a range of wigs, both real and synthetic, and headwear products to provide alternative choices to patients, as well as maintenance, styling, alteration, and rep...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProsthetics and Wigs: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a limited access to suitable (a) prosthetics and (b) wigs on ethnic minority patients; and what steps he is taking to improve access.
Answer: The current NHS Supply Chain Wigs Framework Agreement was awarded to 42 suppliers and provides a range of wigs, both real and synthetic, and headwear products to provide alternative choices to patients, as well as maintenance, styling, alteration, and rep...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protections are currently in place for police whistle-blowers reporting misconduct within their own force.
Answer: Police officers and staff have protections under ‘whistleblowing’ law, meaning they are protected from being unfairly dismissed or from suffering any detriment due to having made a protected disclosure. The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 expressly refl...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: ComplaintsHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of public confidence in police handling of complaints; and whether she plans to strengthen accountability mechanisms to improve that trust.
Answer: The Government is committed to strengthening the public’s confidence in the police. This includes ensuring that when officers fall seriously short of the high standards expected of them, they are swiftly identified and robustly dealt with.The Independent ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Resignations and RetirementHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to prevent police officers under investigation from (a) resigning and (b) retiring before disciplinary proceedings are completed.
Answer: It’s crucial that police officers are held to the high standards rightly expected of them, and we’re committed to ensuring that the right mechanisms are in place to create an open and transparent police discipline system which delivers fair results for al...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Resignations and RetirementHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) officers and (b) staff have (i) resigned and (ii) retired while under investigation for (A) misconduct and (B) gross misconduct in each of the last five years.
Answer: It’s crucial that police officers are held to the high standards rightly expected of them, and we’re committed to ensuring that the right mechanisms are in place to create an open and transparent police discipline system which delivers fair results for al...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mechanisms for sharing police misconduct data between forces.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent National Police Misconduct Body to (a) collect and (b) publish data on police misconduct findings.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve transparency around police misconduct records.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a statutory right for members of the public to access substantiated police misconduct findings.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of funding and (b) introducing a multi-year settlement for the Music and Dance Scheme in the
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries.The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year. Funding beyond the current academic year, including a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) increase UK humanitarian assistance and (b) support macro-economic measures to mitigate drivers of food insecurity in Yemen; and what her plan
Answer: Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. At the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on Yemen, the UK continues to call for quick and collaborative action from the internation...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis showing that over 17 million people in Ye
Answer: Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. At the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on Yemen, the UK continues to call for quick and collaborative action from the internation...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 21% underfunding of the Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025 led by the United Nations Office for the C
Answer: Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. At the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on Yemen, the UK continues to call for quick and collaborative action from the internation...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: Subject Access RequestsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Metropolitan Police Service on the level of its compliance with its statutory obligations (a) under the Data Protection Act 2018 and (b) with GDPR in r
Answer: Compliance with data protection obligations, including the handling of Subject Access Requests (SARs), is the responsibility of individual police forces. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) produces guidance for organisations on how to comply with...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make EV charging at home more (a) widely accessible and (b) affordable.
Answer: A range of Government grants are available to support the installation of charging devices for people living in flats and rented accommodation and for those with accessible on-street parking. The Government is also working with local authorities to encour...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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