Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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Hazardous Substances: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to develop a list of hazardous medicinal products and require safety data sheets for finished medicines.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October 2025 to Question UIN 84436.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Hazardous SubstancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of nurses and other healthcare professionals currently exposed to hazardous medicinal products.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for St Ives on 5 November 2025 to Question 84136.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Housing and ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer received to question 87406 on the 11th November 2025 on Legal Aid Scheme: Housing and Immigration, whether the uplift will be backdated, once the system is back up and running, to a date wh
Answer: As stated in our consultation response ‘Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future’, published in July 2025, we will implement the fee uplifts as soon as operationally possible. We will not backdate the fee uplifts.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFirewood: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce further restrictions on domestic wood burning in urban areas with poor air quality.
Answer: Wood burning is a major source of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), especially in urban areas. The Government is currently considering options for reducing the impact of domestic wood burning on people’s health and will consult on measures to reduce emissi...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDiesel Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential public health impact of excess nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles fitted with defeat devices since 2015.
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing air pollution from all forms of transport. The department recognises that elevated NOx emissions from diesel vehicles contribute to poor air quality. The Department has not produced a specific UK-only assessment of ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide (a) additional funding and (b) guidance to local authorities to support the expansion of School Streets schemes across England.
Answer: On 19 November 2024, Active Travel England and the Department for Transport published guidance for local authorities in England on how to set up and manage a School Streets scheme. This can be found on the government website.Funding for School Streets Sch...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of School Streets schemes on (a) reducing air pollution and (b) improving child health outcomes.
Answer: Provision of school streets is a matter for local traffic authorities to consider. The Department and Active Travel England published guidance for local authorities last year, which included information and research on air quality and traffic impacts. The...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiesel Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to ensure that vehicles fitted with illegal emissions defeat devices are (a) recalled and (b) rectified at no cost to the vehicle owner.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) is investigating cases of possible non-compliant diesel emissions in cars and vans. The investigations aim to ensure any non-compliance found is fixed as soon as reasonably possible,...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDiesel Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of diesel vehicles in the UK that are fitted with illegal defeat devices.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is investigating a range of Euro 5 and early Euro 6 diesel vehicles where potential non-compliance has been identified. There are currently 95 vehicle models from 28 brands under investigation. Manufacturers ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the £40 million Trust Fund for Chagossians under the agreement with Mauritius forms part of the £40 million support package for Chagossians pledged in 2016.
Answer: No. The £40 million Trust Fund for Chagossians under the Agreement with Mauritius is entirely separate from the support package for Chagossians pledged in 2016. As we have said, this Government will scale-up HMG’s support for Chagossians in the UK and el...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAirlines: PassportsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with airline companies to ensure passengers are informed of any potential passport validity issues prior to their trip.
Answer: It is for carriers to determine that they are satisfied their customer’s travel document meets the entry requirements of the country that they are travelling to on that day. While the UK government is not responsible for guiding airlines on the entry requ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPassportsHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of travellers denied travel due to passport validity issues.
Answer: It is for carriers to determine that they are satisfied their customer’s travel document meets the entry requirements of the country that they are travelling to on that day. While the UK government is not responsible for guiding airlines on the entry requ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of sickle cell disease amongst the Latin American and Latinx community.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases such as sickle cell disease. Increasing awareness of rare diseases in healthcare professionals is one of the four priorities of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We publis...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has discussions with NHS Blood and Transplant on the potential merits of including Latin American as a monitored ethnicity at the Brixton donation centre.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT does not plan to add 'Latin American' to blood donation forms at this time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) includes a list of ethnic groups that should be used ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase diagnosis of sickle cell amongst patients of Latin American descent.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases such as sickle cell disease. Helping patients get a final diagnosis faster is one of the four priorities of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We published the annual Engla...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason 'Latin American' is not listed as an ethnicity option on blood donation forms.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT does not plan to add 'Latin American' to blood donation forms at this time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) includes a list of ethnic groups that should be used ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase blood donations among Latin American people in (a) Lambeth and (b) the rest of the UK.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT does not plan to add 'Latin American' to blood donation forms at this time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) includes a list of ethnic groups that should be used ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies have a licence to grow cannabis in the UK.
Answer: There are currently 102 licences in extant to cultivate low THC cannabis (Industrial Hemp) in Great Britain. The majority of these licences will be issued to farms. A small proportion of these licences will be issued to educational or research institutes....
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legal cannabis farms there are in the UK.
Answer: There are currently 102 licences in extant to cultivate low THC cannabis (Industrial Hemp) in Great Britain. The majority of these licences will be issued to farms. A small proportion of these licences will be issued to educational or research institutes....
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNavy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary (i) expenditure and (ii) other commitments to international humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in each year since 2015-16.
Answer: It will take time to collate the information requested. To ensure I can be as accurate as possible, I will write to the hon. Member with the detail requested and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Hurricanes and TornadoesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the has had with the Royal Navy on the role of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the humanitarian aid and disaster relief operation in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.
Answer: There have been no discussions on the role of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in support of humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry of Defence’s support to the region during the Hurricane s...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAlmshouses: Tenants' RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to bring almshouse residents’ rights in line with tenants' rights.
Answer: The legal position of almshouse residents is that they occupy their homes under a licence rather than a tenancy. The government has no current plans to change this. Almshouse residents have protections under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. Where al...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: CubaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting a formal bilateral exchange of medical expertise between Cuba and the United Kingdom to promote health equity.
Answer: In our ever more interconnected world, international cooperation is fundamental to driving medical breakthroughs and saving lives. By sharing knowledge, resources, and expertise, international collaborations can overcome limitations faced by individual na...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetics and Public Health: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of collaboration between UK and Cuban research institutions on (a) public health and (b) genetic medicine.
Answer: In our ever more interconnected world, international research cooperation is fundamental to driving medical breakthroughs and saving lives. By sharing knowledge, resources, and expertise, international collaborations can overcome limitations faced by indi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: International CooperationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of international cooperation in healthcare.
Answer: In our ever more interconnected world, international cooperation is fundamental to driving medical breakthroughs and saving lives. Health challenges such as pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and climate-related impacts do not respect borders. By sharing...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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