Calvin Bailey MP: written questions
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Written questions
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
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