Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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Tanzania: Development Aid and Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the his Department plans to review its (a) bilateral relations and (b) aid commitments to Tanzania, in the context of concerns over political repression and human rig
Answer: The UK continuously keeps bilateral relations and national interests under review with partner countries throughout the world. We are closely monitoring the recent arrest of opposition figures in Tanzania, and we will continue to raise Tanzania's politica...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has raised concerns with the Tanzanian Government on the denial of consular access to foreign nationals detained in Tanzania.
Answer: Our High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam has raised concerns with senior officials of the Government of Tanzania regarding consular access for foreign national activists recently deported from Tanzania.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Tanzania on (a) regional stability and (b) democratic governance in East Africa.
Answer: The UK recognises Tanzania's role in the region, as a convenor and leader on climate, tackling serious and organised crime, and boosting growth and prosperity. We are following reports of recent arrests of political leaders and the treatment of opposition...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has raised concerns with the Tanzanian Government on the denial of consular access to foreign nationals detained in Tanzania.
Answer: Our High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam has raised concerns with senior officials of the Government of Tanzania regarding consular access for foreign national activists recently deported from Tanzania.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: DeportationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to raise the reported deportation of legal observers and human rights defenders from Tanzania with the Tanzanian authorities.
Answer: We are concerned by the reported treatment of activists seeking to observe the trial of Tundu Lissu. Our High Commission in Dar es Salaam has raised the cases of Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire with the Government of Tanzania.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent political arrests in Tanzania on (a) the rule of law and (b) judicial independence in that country.
Answer: Globally, the UK continuously keeps the security and justice situation in partner countries under review through the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance process.Representatives of our High Commission in Dar es Salaam are attending the trial of opposi...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTanzania: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Tanzania on the arrest and prosecution of opposition political leaders on charges of treason.
Answer: Our High Commission in Dar es Salaam regularly discusses issues of governance with the Government of Tanzania and has raised the case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu at senior levels. The Government supports due process and the rule of law in all legal c...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStem Cells: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33072 on Stem Cell: Donors, if he will make it his policy to help develop a (a) sustainable and (b) resilient supply of stem cells from UK based d
Answer: Between 2022 and 2025, the Department’s Stem Cell Programme has provided £2.4 million of funding to Anthony Nolan and NHS Blood and Transplant for a three-year targeted stem cell donor recruitment campaign. The approach has focused on increasing the susta...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPerinatal Mortality: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the National Police Chiefs' Council's guidance on investigating stillbirths.
Answer: Guidance to support operational policing in discharging their duties is a matter for the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has consulted (a) medical professionals and (b) women’s rights organisations on the potential impact of the National Police Chiefs’ Council's guidance entitled Practice Advice on Child Dea
Answer: Guidance to support operational policing in discharging their duties is a matter for the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retrospectively move people on the five-year settlement route to the ten-year settlement route.
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 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to extend the permanent settlement wait time from five to ten years.
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 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: CommonwealthHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Commonwealth citizens who are on the five-year settlement route.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people will qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain under the five-year Settlement Route in the next 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the 48-hour broadband outage window in the Automatic Compensation Scheme.
Answer: The government recognises that access to high-quality and reliable broadband is essential.Operators have a statutory responsibility to take measures to identify, prepare for and reduce anything that compromises the availability, performance or functionali...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordG4S and Serco: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what due diligence was undertaken before reappointing Serco and G4S for electronic monitoring services.
Answer: The current contracts for the delivery of the electronic monitoring service have the capacity to manage the proposed increase in demand.The Procurement of Electronic Monitoring was conducted by the previous Government in 2023. It was conducted in line wit...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Tagging: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 46820 on Electronic Tagging: Standards, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of the capacity of Serco to deliver on its contract.
Answer: The current contracts for the delivery of the electronic monitoring service have the capacity to manage the proposed increase in demand.The Procurement of Electronic Monitoring was conducted by the previous Government in 2023. It was conducted in line wit...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her planned expansion of tagging capabilities will be managed under the current tagging contract.
Answer: The current contracts for the delivery of the electronic monitoring service have the capacity to manage the proposed increase in demand.The Procurement of Electronic Monitoring was conducted by the previous Government in 2023. It was conducted in line wit...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Tagging: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 46823 on Electronic Tagging: Standards, what reason was given for the 10,438 untagged cases audited by probation between January and March 2025.
Answer: The 10,438 offenders reported as untagged is misleading. It includes duplicates and errors that have not been corrected through our audit and quality assurance processes which are currently underway.The information requested through the PQ could only be o...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the no recourse to public funds condition on internationally educated nursing staff.
Answer: The proposals set out in the Immigration White Paper were discussed with all government departments in the normal way.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support internationally educated nurses in financial hardship who are ineligible for public funds.
Answer: National advice and guidance on financial wellbeing is available for National Health Service employers and staff, including those experiencing financial hardship. The NHS Employers’ financial wellbeing webpage helps employers to develop a robust approach ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Health ProfessionsHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 M
Answer: The proposals set out in the Immigration White Paper were discussed with all government departments in the normal way.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support internationally educated nursing staff during their first years in the UK.
Answer: We hugely value our health and social care workers from overseas who work tirelessly to provide the best possible care and enhance our health and care workforce with their valuable skills, experience and expertise. We are committed to providing high-quali...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Royal College of Nursing entitled Unreciprocated Care: why internationally educated nursing staff a
Answer: We hugely value our health and social care workers from overseas who work tirelessly to provide the best possible care and enhance our health and care workforce with their valuable skills, experience and expertise. We are committed to providing high-quali...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 13 May 2025, on levels of retention of internationally-ed
Answer: We hugely value our health and social care workers from overseas who work tirelessly to provide the best possible care and enhance our health and care workforce with their valuable skills, experience and expertise. We are committed to providing high-quali...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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