Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Asylum: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of waiting 12 months before being allowed to apply for a right to work on asylum seekers.
Answer: Impacts on vulnerable individuals and equalities considerations are at the front and centre of our work. As required through the Public Sector Equality Duty, we have continuously considered equality implications throughout the policy development process. ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that Universal Service Obligation reform retains a universal postal service for (a) people experiencing homelessness, (b) victims of domestic abuse and (c) other people
Answer: The government recognises the importance of access to post for all users, especially the most vulnerable and is committed to the universal service obligation.As the independent regulator for postal services, it is Ofcom’s responsibility to secure the prov...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that Universal Service Obligation reform adequately meets the requirements of vulnerable consumers reliant on postal services.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of access to post for all users, especially the most vulnerable and is committed to the universal service obligation.As the independent regulator for postal services, it is Ofcom’s responsibility to secure the prov...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Service Obligation reform on the affordability of postal services for consumers.
Answer: It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service is affordable for customers as well as being efficient and financially sustainable.In its consultation document proposing a pac...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: UnemploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 33570 on General Practitioners: Unemployment, which bodies hold data on the number of unemployed GPs; and for what reason that data is not held c
Answer: While the General Medical Council register contains data on the number of qualified general practitioners (GPs), the National Health Service is not the is not the sole employer of GPs. They may choose to undertake private work, to work in other settings o...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of management agencies to complete repairs by housing associations.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to ensure they meet regulatory standards and legal duties relating to repairs, regardless of whether they use a management agency to oversee their repairs services.Under the regulatory standards set ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: Nuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32098 on Nuclear Power, what estimate he has made of the proportion of clean electricity generated by nuclear energy by 2030.
Answer: As set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, nuclear is estimated to have an installed capacity range of between 3 – 4 GW in 2030.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to restore public confidence in the police in the context of reports of (a) officer and (b) staff involvement in cybercrimes.
Answer: The commission of any criminal offence by police officers or staff is unacceptable and can seriously damage vital public trust and confidence in the police service That is why the Home Secretary announced a series of reforms in October last year to raise ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: PoliceHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police (a) officers and (b) staff being convicted of cybercrimes on public trust in law enforcement agencies.
Answer: The commission of any criminal offence by police officers or staff is unacceptable and can seriously damage vital public trust and confidence in the police service That is why the Home Secretary announced a series of reforms in October last year to raise ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Disclosure of InformationHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support systems are available for whistleblowers within the police to report colleagues (a) misusing police databases ad (b) engaging in cybercrimes.
Answer: The commission of any criminal offence by police officers or staff is unacceptable and can seriously damage vital public trust and confidence in the police service That is why the Home Secretary announced a series of reforms in October last year to raise ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often audits are conducted on police database access logs to detect and deter unauthorised access by officers and staff.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor and investigate the misuse of police databases by officers and staff.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of whether there is a correlation between the (a) (i) roles and (ii) ranks of police personnel and (b) likelihood of committing cybercrimes; and what steps her
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle cybercrime perpetrated by police (a) officers and (b) staff.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: ConvictionsHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of cybercrime convictions involved (a) police (i) officers and (ii) staff and (b) other people in each of the last five years.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is provided to police (a) officers and (b) staff on the ethical use of police databases; and how frequently that training is updated.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of unauthorised access to police databases by (a) officers and (b) staff have been recorded in each the last five years; and what disciplinary actions were taken in each case.
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has put in place to prevent the misuse of police databases by (a) officers and (b) staff; and if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of those measures in the
Answer: The auditing of police systems is a matter for local forces, who use bespoke IT systems to conduct lawful business monitoring. Forces’ use of such systems is assessed as part of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (H...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: International TradeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential (a) implications for his policies of international examples of state-run cannabis markets and (b) impact of those markets on (i) economic growth and
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of magistrates' court cases that involved cannabis possession in the last 12 months; and if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of legalising
Answer: The latest published data shows that 1.0% of magistrates’ courts proceedings in the year to June 2024 (12,429 defendants) in England and Wales were for cannabis possession offences. (Source: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2024 - GOV.UK...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on the level of police resources for tackling cannabis use of the report by TRANSFORM Drug Policy Foundation, entitled Hig
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of cannabis legalisation on (a) reducing county lines drug trafficking and (b) associated law enforcement costs.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: TaxationHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) reduced criminal justice costs and (b) increased tax revenue from legal cannabis on the economy.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing cannabis-related (a) arrests, (b) prosecutions and (c) court cases on the costs of the criminal justice system.
Answer: This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost of imprisonment due to cannabis-related offences.
Answer: As at 31 December 2024, the number of prisoners with cannabis-related offences recorded as their main offence was 1,073. This figure only includes cases where a cannabis offence (offence which directly involves and specifies cannabis) was recorded as the ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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