Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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British Nationality: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of only charging administrative costs for child citizenship applications.
Answer: No such estimate has been made. However, fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review, and this includes consideration of the financial impacts that may arise were fee levels to be changed.
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how Serco performed against key performance indicators at the most recent performance review of their Restart Scheme contract.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to her previous Question UIN 50919.Cabinet Office Statistics publish some of the Serco Key Performance Indicators on a regular basis. The latest publication is available here.Ongoing performance reviews have id...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their Asylum Accommodation Services contract.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer she received on the 16 May 2025 to UIN 50918.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2025 to Question 30270 on British Nationality: Fees and Charges; for what reason she does not collate information on the reasons for rejecting fee waivers.
Answer: The reasons for rejecting a fee waiver are recorded on each case, but collating this data for the purposes of answering the relevant parliamentary question would have required a manual review of each case.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of citizenship applications for children on (a) parents, (b) carers and (c) children.
Answer: Where changes to fee legislation are made, Impact Assessments are produced which identify potential impacts resulting from the changes. Although fees for child citizenship applicants were not increased as part of the recent fee changes that came into effe...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will provide additional support to schools in areas with reductions in per pupil funding.
Answer: The national funding formula is used to allocate core schools funding to each local authority through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Local authorities then create their own local funding formulae to distribute that funding among the schools in their r...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Clapham and Brixton HillDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools in Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency receive adequate resources to meet the needs of (a) all pupils and (b) those with special educational needs and disabilit
Answer: Core school funding is distributed via the dedicated schools grant (DSG) to local authorities. Local authorities (Lambeth for Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency) then set their own local formulae which determine individual school allocations.Through th...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their HMP & YOI Fosse Way (Leicester) contract.
Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service’s Annual Prison Performance Ratings are based on a range of indicators. The latest ratings cover the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. As a newly opened prison (June 2023), HMP Fosse Way did not form part of the lates...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how Serco performed against key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on the HMP Ashfield (South Gloucestershire) contract.
Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service’s Annual Prison Performance Ratings are based on a range of indicators. The latest ratings cover the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. As a newly opened prison (June 2023), HMP Fosse Way did not form part of the lates...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForth Valley Royal HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how Serco performed against key performance indicators at the most recent performance review of the Forth Valley Royal Hospital contract.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government are responsible for the National Health Service in Scotland, including legislation, funding, and overall management.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their Future Defence Infrastructure Services contract.
Answer: Serco do not hold a Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contract. Serco and Equans are the parent companies of VIVO. VIVO hold two Built Estate FDIS contracts in the South-West and Central Regions, as well as FDIS Accommodation contracts. The FD...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their UK Air Defence Radars contract.
Answer: Serco provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) to Remote Radar Heads (RRH) in the UK and UK Overseas Territories. CLS performance is monitored and reported on the following two contracts: Contract number ADEWS/137 (Sanson Two) – This CLS support and mai...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their Royal Navy Helicopter Support contract.
Answer: The contract between the Royal Navy and Serco for the provision of Air Engineering Support and Airfield services is subject to routine performance reviews. The most recent of which was held on 30 April 2025 when the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) relati...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Brize Norton: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Serco performed against the key performance indicators at the most recent performance review on their RAF Brize Norton Support Services contract.
Answer: At their most recent performance review, Serco had achieved the target for all Key Performance Indicators for this contract. The Contract Management Plan for the RAF Brize Norton Support Service contract can be found along with quarterly performance repor...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Serco's performance against key performance indicators in their Functional Assessment Services contract.
Answer: Serco secured the Functional Assessment Services (FAS) contract for Lot 3 (south-west England) through a competitive and transparent procurement under the Public Contract Regulations in line with Government policies. Serco strives to provide an excellent ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRestart SchemeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Serco's performance against key performance indicators in the Restart Scheme contract.
Answer: Serco’s performance against the contracted Key Performance Indicators has been varied. As part of our established performance management intervention regime, the department has therefore implemented intensified support and heightened monitoring for the tw...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of Serco's performance against the key performance indicators in their Asylum Accommodation Services contract.
Answer: The Home Office monitors the performance of its Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC) providers including Serco through a robust performance management framework. Performance data is published periodically and includes performance agai...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of student loan debt on young people’s ability to (a) save for a home and (b) contribute to the economy.
Answer: UK higher education (HE) creates opportunity, is an engine for growth in our economy and supports local communities. The department is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university, regardl...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to cap student loan interest rates in line with the Bank of England base rate.
Answer: UK higher education (HE) creates opportunity, is an engine for growth in our economy and supports local communities. The department is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university, regardl...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that increases in student loan debts do not contribute to intergenerational wealth inequality.
Answer: UK higher education (HE) creates opportunity, is an engine for growth in our economy and supports local communities. The department is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university, regardl...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a publicly funded model of higher education with reduced reliance on individual debt financing.
Answer: The higher education (HE) sector needs a secure financial footing. After seven years of frozen fee caps under the previous government, the government took the difficult decision to increase maximum tuition fee limits for the 2025/26 academic year by 3.1%,...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to review (a) Plan 2 and (b) Plan 5 student loan repayment terms, in the context of decreases in levels of inflation.
Answer: It is important that we have a sustainable higher education (HE) funding system that provides opportunities for all, supports students, and maintains the world-leading status of our universities. This government keeps the student finance system under cont...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information she holds on the number of student loan borrowers whose repayment balances have increased despite making regular payments.
Answer: A borrower is deemed to have made regular repayments if they have made at least four repayments, of any amount, in the 2024/25 financial year. This may include borrowers who stopped their regular repayments or ceased being liable to repay part-way through...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) affordability and (b) long-term sustainability of the student loans repayment system for (i) low and (ii) middle-income graduates.
Answer: It is important that we have a sustainable higher education (HE) funding system that provides opportunities for all, supports students, and maintains the world-leading status of our universities. This government keeps the student finance system under cont...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Tagging: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 49785 on Electronic Tagging: Standards; which of the key performance indicators Serco failed to meet; and how Serco performed against the remaining key performance
Answer: Serco failed to meet the expected requirement for the following key performance indicators: KPIs 1-7, 9-11 and KPI 14. KPI 8 is N/AFor KPIs 12 and 13, Serco performed at 100%.
Answered 14 May 2025
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