Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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Police: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mechanisms for sharing police misconduct data between forces.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent National Police Misconduct Body to (a) collect and (b) publish data on police misconduct findings.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve transparency around police misconduct records.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: MisconductHome OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a statutory right for members of the public to access substantiated police misconduct findings.
Answer: The British tradition of policing by consent relies on mutual bonds of trust between the public and the police, and where police officers fall below the high standards the public rightly expects of them, it is crucial they are held to account.Since 2015, ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of funding and (b) introducing a multi-year settlement for the Music and Dance Scheme in the
Answer: The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries.The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year. Funding beyond the current academic year, including a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) increase UK humanitarian assistance and (b) support macro-economic measures to mitigate drivers of food insecurity in Yemen; and what her plan
Answer: Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. At the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on Yemen, the UK continues to call for quick and collaborative action from the internation...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis showing that over 17 million people in Ye
Answer: Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. At the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on Yemen, the UK continues to call for quick and collaborative action from the internation...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 21% underfunding of the Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025 led by the United Nations Office for the C
Answer: Yemen remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with 19.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. At the UN Security Council Monthly Briefing on Yemen, the UK continues to call for quick and collaborative action from the internation...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: Subject Access RequestsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Metropolitan Police Service on the level of its compliance with its statutory obligations (a) under the Data Protection Act 2018 and (b) with GDPR in r
Answer: Compliance with data protection obligations, including the handling of Subject Access Requests (SARs), is the responsibility of individual police forces. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) produces guidance for organisations on how to comply with...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make EV charging at home more (a) widely accessible and (b) affordable.
Answer: A range of Government grants are available to support the installation of charging devices for people living in flats and rented accommodation and for those with accessible on-street parking. The Government is also working with local authorities to encour...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local (a) authorities and (b) transport authorities to help increase EV uptake in cities.
Answer: The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund has allocated capital and resource funding across all higher tier local authorities (LAs) in England, to ensure chargepoint rollout improves significantly, including in cities. In total, the LEVI Fund ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecological CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with female reproductive systems are informed about symptoms of (a) ovarian and (b) other gynaecological cancers through NHS cervical scree
Answer: NHS England works to ensure that core public information on screening is easily accessible and understandable to the public, and it regularly and systematically reviews this information.Earlier this year, NHS England updated its cervical screening guidanc...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Cost EffectivenessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make further savings after the implementation of the Universal Credit Act in April 2026.
Answer: This Government is committed to a social security system which raises employment and living standards by supporting and incentivising people into work and to work more, supports those who can never work to live with dignity, reduces poverty, promotes fair...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the forthcoming changes to Universal Credit Health element for new applicants from 2026 on costs to local government.
Answer: The Department set out its plans to monitor and evaluate the changes in the published Impact Assessment. Around 4 million households will benefit overall from Government’s decision to increase the Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance – estimated to be...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAbuse and Violence: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) GPs and (b) mental health professionals are trained in (i) identifying and (ii) responding to the (A) traumatic physical and emotional impacts of v
Answer: All National Health Service staff are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training which includes how to identify and respond to domestic abuse and sexual violence. This training is being revised and is due to be re-launched in early 2026. The tra...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Law: PetitionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the petition on international law violations by the UK in Palestine between 1917 and 1948 submitted to the Government, dated September 2025, if she will mee
Answer: The Government will respond to this petition in the normal way in due course.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Law: PetitionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government will respond to a petition on international law violations by the UK in Palestine between 1917 and 1948.
Answer: The Government will respond to this petition in the normal way in due course.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Imkaan report entitled Why should our rage be tidy, published in November 2024, what steps his Department is taking to increase the diversity of the NHS therapeutic workforce.
Answer: The National Health Service has an incredibly diverse workforce with over 75% of roles filled by women and over 25% of roles filled by people from an ethnic minority background. We expect NHS organisations to work to address inequalities that exist in the...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Minority GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why should our rage be tidy, published in November 2024, whether (a) black and (b) minoritised survivors of domestic abuse are informed of by and for supp
Answer: Imkaan’s report highlights the distinct and additional challenges faced by black and minoritised victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The Government recognises that racial health inequalities are linked to broader socioeconomic factors. Tackling...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether barracks sites used to house people seeking asylum will be run by private contractors.
Answer: We have committed to close all asylum hotels and to achieve this, we will look at a range of more appropriate sites like disused accommodation, industrial and ex-military sites so that we can reduce the impact on communities. We are working closely with l...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of barracks sites on the health of people seeking asylum.
Answer: The Home Office remains firmly committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are provided with safe, secure, and appropriate accommodation, and that they are treated with dignity throughout the asylum process.To support this commitment, mechanisms a...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why Should Our Rage be Tidy, published in November 2024, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS is equipped to (a) identify and (b) appropriately
Answer: Imkaan’s report highlights the distinct and additional challenges faced by black and minoritised victims of domestic and sexual violence. All National Health Service staff are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training which includes how to iden...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Imkaan’s report entitled Why Should Our Rage be Tidy, published in November 2024, what steps his Department has taken to help tackle the mental health impacts of violence and abus
Answer: Imkaan’s report reinforces the fact that too many people, including Black and minoritised survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and that waits for mental health services are too long. We are d...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSubstances of Human OriginDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to consult on reforms to the UK’s Substances of Human Origin; and whether that consultation will include proposals on (a) innovation, (b) patient safety and (c) donor prot
Answer: The Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) Regulation Review Programme launched in 2024 to consider recent changes that the European Union has made to its SoHO Regulation ((EU) 2024/1938) as well as stakeholder proposals for legislation in this area. It is rev...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSubstances of Human OriginDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) bring forward modernised UK-specific legislative proposals for Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) and (b) (i) adopt and (ii) adapt relevant elements of the EU’s u
Answer: The Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) Regulation Review Programme launched in 2024 to consider recent changes that the European Union has made to its SoHO Regulation ((EU) 2024/1938) as well as stakeholder proposals for legislation in this area. It is rev...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
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