Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish information on profits made by Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts providers (a) Serco, (b) Mears and (c) Clearsprings through those contracts.
Answer: The providers of the Home Office’s Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts are held to account on their performance against an agreed set of key performance indicators throughout the course of each contract to ensure that the taxpayer receives...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support prisoners leaving prisons with drug addiction.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to ensure that people leaving prison with a drug or alcohol problem stay in treatment and can get the support they need to recover from addiction.To suppo...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Fossil FuelsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42016More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of revoking the windfall tax on oil and gas companies on trends in the level of future renewable investment.
Answer: In its manifesto the Government committed to make changes to the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to raise revenue towards clean energy goals, including raising the rate of the levy from 35% to 38% and extending the duration of the levy until 31 March 2030. Foll...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Fossil FuelsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42015More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, What assessment she has made of the potential impact of revoking the windfall tax on oil and gas companies on the revenues of the exchequer.
Answer: In its manifesto the Government committed to make changes to the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to raise revenue towards clean energy goals, including raising the rate of the levy from 35% to 38% and extending the duration of the levy until 31 March 2030. Foll...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ethnic minority women are adequately represented in the development of national maternity care (a) policies and (b) guidelines.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are stark inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity.We rec...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordData Protection: Medical RecordsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) NHS stakeholders on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on protectio
Answer: The Secretary of State meets regularly with Health Ministers to discuss a range of topics. The Secretary of State has not met with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to specifically discuss impacts of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on prote...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to the NHS of missed appointments by children and young people with cancer due to unaffordable travel costs.
Answer: The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of their local communities...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a fund to support young cancer patients and their families in access to treatment and care.
Answer: The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of their local communities...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land Tax: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42010More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of incoming stamp duty thresholds on first-time buyers in (a) London and (b) other high cost areas.
Answer: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is an important source of Government revenue, raising around £12 billion each year to help pay for the essential services the Government provides. In September 2022, the previous Government announced a change to the level at whi...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to early years funding on social enterprise nurseries following the changes to National Insurance Contributions.
Answer: It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the milestone of a r...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42008More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to introduce exemptions or adjustments to National Insurance Contributions for social enterprise nurseries.
Answer: The Government has taken a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to fix the public finances, fund public services, and restore economic stability after the situation we inherited from the previous administration. The Go...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through (a) recruitment and (b) retention practices to ensure the diversity of the maternity healthcare professional workforce.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS England’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan, published in 2023, includes a commitment to embed fair and inclusive recruitment processes and talent managemen...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) NHS England and (b) healthcare professionals to ensure that patients from ethnic minority backgrounds are able to discuss any concerns they may have on
Answer: The Government recognises that racial health inequalities are linked to broader socioeconomic factors. Tackling these inequalities is central to building a fairer health system where outcomes are not dictated by race or background.Community-led approaches...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the quality of maternity care for women from Black and Asian backgrounds.
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. NHS England...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) all and (b) ethnic minority women have effective access to (i) postnatal care, (ii) mental health support and (iii) support for new mothers.
Answer: The National Health Service’s Three-Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services sets national measures to improve maternity and neonatal services through all stages of pregnancy and beyond. Measures include making care more personalised and equ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Racial DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) the National Institute for Health Research have commissioned (i) research and (ii) evaluation on systemic racism in maternity services.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).The NIHR Research Inclusion Strategy 2022-2027 sets out how the NIHR will become a more inclusive funder of research and widen access to participation i...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Public InterestDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will add public interest duties to her Department’s open consultation entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on 18 February 2025.
Answer: The consultation is clear that Great British Railways (GBR) will run our rail infrastructure and passenger services in the public interest. The consultation has not specified GBR’s exact duties and functions, and we welcome views on these. All responses t...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has completed an equality impact assessment on its consultation proposals entitled A railway fit for Britain's future, published on 18 February 2025.
Answer: Equality impacts are being considered throughout the policy development process and as we prepare the required legislation. Feedback from the consultation will also inform our assessments. An Equality Impact Assessment will be published alongside the broa...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) restricting eligibility for PIP, (b) reducing the health component of Universal Credit and (c) removing the health component of Universal Cred
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the impact of (a) housing, (b) income, (c) access to education and (d) other social determinants of health on maternal health outcomes for ethnic
Answer: The Government is committed to addressing the stark inequalities for women and babies, so that everyone can receive the high-quality care they deserve regardless of their background, circumstance, or ethnicity.The Department is working with NHS England, o...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support local maternity services to tackle racial disparities; and whether his Department monitors the compliance of these services with guidelines on (a
Answer: The National Health Service’s Three-Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services sets national measures to improve maternity and neonatal services by making care more personalised and equitable. A key objective within the plan is to reduce inequ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic women receive equitable access to high-quality maternity care in (a) areas with significant health in
Answer: It is unacceptable that there are such inequalities for women and babies. It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. The Na...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that data collection on maternity care outcomes is disaggregated by ethnicity and (b) reduce gaps in this data.
Answer: Data on a woman’s ethnic background is routinely collected by services at multiple points throughout maternity care. This data is used to disaggregate reporting of adverse outcomes, like maternal mortality, by ethnicity. Differences by ethnicity are also ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives and Obstetrics: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that culturally competent (a) midwifery and (b) obstetric training is available in the NHS; and how his Department assesses the effectiveness of these
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to make sure that all women and babies receive the high-quality care they deserve, regardless of their background, location, or ethnicity. To deliver this, it is important that those working in maternity and neonatal se...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will set longer term goals beyond the next 10 years.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is continuing its urgent work and is exploring all available levers, including considering social security reforms, to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. Our focus is on bringin...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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