Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2026
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Terrorism: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on the use of terrorism-connection sentencing provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where no terrorism offence was charged or proven before a jury.
Answer: Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of applying terrorism-connection sentencing provisions to defendants in cases where the existence of those provisions was not disclosed to the jury on the right
Answer: Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants have been subject to terrorism-connection sentencing provisions under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020 in cases where (a) no terrorism offence was charged and (b) no terrorism offence was
Answer: Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. In England and Wales, the terrorist connection aggravating factor applies where an offence is not itself a terrorism offence but takes place in the course of an act of terrorism or is ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing reasons for denial of visitor visas in high profile cases.
Answer: The Home Office ensures that all applicants for visit visas receive clear and detailed reasons where their application is refused. These reasons are set out in an individual refusal letter issued directly to the applicant.As these letters contain personal...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 14 May 2026 to question 1302 on NHS: Standards, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the technical issues and backlogs on the Care Quality Commission's a
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has established systems and processes to receive, record, assess, and act on safety intelligence about providers, submitted by members of the public, employees of registered providers, people using services and their fami...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisqualificationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the immediate assurances relied upon by CQC in deciding not to use urgent powers under section 31.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator, and decisions about enforcement action, including the use of urgent powers under section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, are a matter for the CQC, exercised in line with its statuto...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: LambethDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission's regulatory oversight of Lambeth adult community mental health services, including the Single Poin
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator responsible for assessing and monitoring providers in line with its statutory remit. The Department holds the CQC to account for its overall performance and delivery of its regulatory functions...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraine: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of regional variation in access to CGRP and gepant migraine treatments for patients; and what steps he is taking to ensure that adult neurology waiting lists
Answer: The Department recognises concerns about variation in access to specialist headache services, which can affect the prescribing of newer therapies typically initiated in secondary care.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has publis...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMigraine: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current national clinical arrangements for identifying, recording and acting on patient (a) psychiatric history, (b) psychotropic medicati
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of national arrangements in relation to these issues.However, we recognise the importance of clinicians having the right information available when considering preventive migraine treatment, including rele...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: AdministrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the number of NHS appointments that have been missed due to administrative issues in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data is not held in the format requested.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: MotorcyclesHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the antisocial use of motorbikes.
Answer: There are clear powers in place for the police to stop and seize vehicles, including motorbikes, used anti-socially. We further strengthened police enforcement powers through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, by removing the requirement for police to issue...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of recent research by the Jesuit Refugee Service UK and the Humans for Rights Network on the misidentification of children by the one in, one out scheme.
Answer: Unaccompanied children are not subject to the agreement between the United Kingdom and France on the prevention of dangerous journeys, also known as the one-in, one-out policy.Upon arrival, where an individual claims to be a child without any credible and...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children misidentified as adults and detained under the one in, one out scheme have subsequently had their ages confirmed to be under-18 by (a) a local authority and (b) the National Age Asse
Answer: Unaccompanied children are not subject to the agreement between the United Kingdom and France on the prevention of dangerous journeys, also known as the one-in, one-out policy.Upon arrival, where an individual claims to be a child without any credible and...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: TravellersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps in response to the recommendation issued by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in January 2025 on removing stigma, informational and technological b
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing health inequalities, including for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities, through its 10-Year Health Plan for England and NHS England’s CORE20PLUS5 approach.Regarding barriers identified by the UN Committee on Econ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Vehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to tackle the use of motorcycle plate flippers.
Answer: It is already an offence to display a vehicle licence plate that does not comply with the relevant legal requirements, and enforcement is an operational matter for the police. The Department published a consultation earlier this year on proposals to intro...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to enforce vehicle noise limits.
Answer: The Government takes the impact of excessive noise on health, wellbeing and the natural environment seriously. Strict vehicle noise regulations are harmonised at an international level and require vehicles to demonstrate compliance before being placed on ...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: RentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to introduce a cap on rent increases in the private rented sector.
Answer: The government has no plans to introduce rent controls in the private rented sector or to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to do so in the capital. Rent inflation in England has been easing since the end of 2024. Average rents in England increased by...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to limit rent increases in the private rented sector.
Answer: The government has no plans to introduce rent controls in the private rented sector or to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to do so in the capital. Rent inflation in England has been easing since the end of 2024. Average rents in England increased by...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered encouraging the creation of (a) local authority and (b) employer-based pools of supply staff paying in accordance with national teacher pay scales and allowing pension access without
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework removes excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.To ensure the cap on agency fees is effectively monitored and enforced, the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) holds r...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to mitigate variations in pay and employment conditions arising from individual school negotiations with agencies under the Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment framework.
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework removes excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.To ensure the cap on agency fees is effectively monitored and enforced, the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) holds r...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that proposed agency fee caps under the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework are effectively monitored and enforced.
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework removes excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.To ensure the cap on agency fees is effectively monitored and enforced, the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) holds r...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Impact AssessmentsHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department has completed a) an Equalities Impact Assessment and b) a Child Rights Impact Assessment on the 'earned settlement' proposals.
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inf...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVitamin D: Babies and PregnancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of vitamin D guidelines on maternal and infant health outcomes in Black and South Asian communities.
Answer: The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently conducting a rapid review of whether current vitamin D recommendations for vitamin D intake and status are adequate for Black and South Asian communities. The review includes infants, and ...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Order and Hate Crime Legislation ReviewHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to (a) receive and (b) publish the findings of the Independent Review on Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation.
Answer: Lord Macdonald submitted his report to the Home Secretary on Friday 29 May.The Government is now reviewing the report in detail and will set out its formal response and publish the report shortly.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of AssociationHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will agree to the request by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association to make an official visit to the UK in November to December 2026.
Answer: The right to peaceful protest is a vital part of our democracy and it is a long-standing tradition that people are free to gather and express their views, provided they do so within the law. The Government remains committed to ensuring that public order l...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
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