Calvin Bailey MP: written questions
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Health Services: Children's PlayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Play well toolkit on children's health.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever, which includes ensuring that children receive the appropriate care and support whenever they need it.We know that play is a vital part of childhood and health play services...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoke and Chimney Gases: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the UK Health Security Agency has made of the number of people who died from wildfire smoke in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not made any estimates of deaths attributable to wildfire smoke in the United Kingdom in each of the last ten years.Whilst there is extensive evidence of health impacts from other countries linked to wildfires, th...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Defence Readiness Bill on balancing fefence mobilisation requirements with current and future industrial demand for specialist personnel working in
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review set out the need for Defence Readiness legislation this Parliament to give the Government more robust or additional powers to make the UK safe. This could include measures to improve the preparedness of key industries includin...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to standardise the criteria for reservist call-out liability across the Armed Forces services.
Answer: Under the forthcoming Armed Forces Bill, we will standardise some of the criteria governing this liability, for those personnel who will form the Strategic Reserve (personnel who leave Service and retain a liability to be called back into permanent Servic...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has conducted a recent audit of the skills and health readiness of ex-Regular personnel who may be called upon during national emergencies.
Answer: In support of the Strategic Defence Review recommendation to step-up engagement with the Strategic Reserve, the Military Strategic Headquarters, in partnership with the Military Commands, is leading work to gather and assure the relevant information to ex...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: DatabasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of data on the (a) location, (b) contact details, (c) health and (d) readiness of ex-Regulars held within the strategic reserve.
Answer: In support of the Strategic Defence Review recommendation to step-up engagement with the Strategic Reserve, the Military Strategic Headquarters, in partnership with the Military Commands, is leading work to gather and assure the relevant information to ex...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Public ConsultationHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to launch its consultation on settlement policy.
Answer: We will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year. Following that, we will provide details of how this initiative will work.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: CommonwealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether applicants from outside the UK who hold Commonwealth citizenship and are under the age of 18 at the time of joining are eligible to join the Army.
Answer: Commonwealth citizens, residing outside the UK, must be at least 18 years of age before being eligible to apply to join the Army.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Oppression and ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor levels of political (a) violence and (b) persecution in Bangladesh; and what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in Bang
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights globally. We are closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh. In November 2024, I visited Bangladesh and held discussions about the importance of human rights with Ch...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on Israel Katz in the context of his proposals for the Gazan population in Rafah.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said to the House on 21 July, Minister Katz's proposal is a cruel vision that must never come to pass. We condemn it unequivocally. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law.Sanctions can be us...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Waltham ForestDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timescale is for (a) consultation and (b) decision-making on long-term plans for the expansion of rail maintenance capacity around the Temple Mills depot in Leyton.
Answer: The Government is fully supportive of a thriving and competitive international passenger rail market and welcomes the prospect of new entrants. The Department recognises that depot capacity for international trains is a key barrier facing new entrants and...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Waltham ForestDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to engage with (a) Waltham Forest local authority, (b) the Greater London Authority, (c) Transport for London, (d) existing cross-Channel train operators, (e) potential future cross-Cha
Answer: The Department is working at pace to further support the growth of international rail services and address the barriers to entry, including addressing capacity challenges. The Department is actively engaging with a range of stakeholders, including the Gre...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a prostate cancer awareness campaign for people at high risk of prostate cancer through his forthcoming National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Government understands that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for people at high risk of prostate cancer.NHS England runs Help Us Help You campaigns to increase knowledge of cancer symptoms and to address the barriers to acting on them, to enc...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the costs of implementing the EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations for railway stations.
Answer: I am not aware of any such estimates being made of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations for railway stations.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on facilitating the medical treatment of (a) injured and (b) seriously ill Palestinian children.
Answer: The UK remains in regular contact at all levels with the Government of Israel to press for an increase of humanitarian aid into Gaza. On 19 May, we issued a joint donor statement on the humanitarian situation calling for a full resumption of aid and for I...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestinian children have entered the UK for medical treatment since October 2023; and what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of Palestinian children able to receive m
Answer: The information requested on visas is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The UK has supported an initiative by Pr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: DiscriminationDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with public transport providers on the cost of implementing the proposed EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations.
Answer: I am not aware of any recent discussions on this issue with public transport providers. The EHRC are currently consulting on the draft statutory Code of Practice and are seeking views from affected stakeholders. This consultation closes on Monday 30th Jun...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordItamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel SmotrichForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on (a) Itamar Ben Gvir and (b) Bezalel Smotrich.
Answer: On the 10 June 2025, together with international partners Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway, we announced measures against Israeli government ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. We sanctioned these individuals in their personal capacity as a result o...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate and Nature BillDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Rt. hon and hon. Members on the Climate and Nature Bill since 24 January 2025.
Answer: This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the climate and nature crises. Accordingly, we have engaged extensively with Roz Savage MP on the proposed Climate and Nature Bill and agreed how we can take forward the spirit and substance of the Bill...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndonesia: HomosexualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterparts in Indonesia on corporal punishment in relation to consensual intimacy between adult men.
Answer: The UK opposes all forms of discrimination and is committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of LGBT people around the world. The UK also opposes the use of judicially imposed corporal punishment. In Indonesia, we actively engage with Civil Society O...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Leyton and WansteadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that receive (a) enhanced daily living Personal Independence Payment awards and (b) standard daily living Personal Independence Payment awards did not score four or more in any individua
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 here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get B...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Sexual OffencesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's Sex Offending Strategy, published in July 2022, whether he plans to review the current rules on the reporting of sexual offences within the Armed Forces; and whether he
Answer: Since 2009, the Civilian and Service police have shared jurisdiction for dealing with allegations of criminal offending by Service personnel in the UK. A Service person therefore has the choice to report any crime, including sexual offences, to the Civili...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Body ArmourMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on replacing enhanced combat body armour for frontline troops.
Answer: The safety of personnel remains the Ministry of Defence’s top priority and we are taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of our forces and maintain operational readiness. Where it is appropriate, alternative body armour plates have been issued to...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: VisasMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on waiving visa fees for (a) non UK nationality veterans who have served for four or more years and (b) dependents of those veterans; and whether he plans to introduce such w
Answer: This Government is committed to scrapping visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served our country for four or more years, and their dependents. The Ministry of Defence is actively working with the Home Office to take this forward.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVE Day: AnniversariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department has offered local authorities to help facilitate local VE Day 2025 celebrations.
Answer: On March 5th, the Government announced a UK-wide programme to mark the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day, with a series of events and celebrations that will share stories of the Second World War generation. Commemorations will kick off on Monday 5 May a...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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