Calvin Bailey MP: written questions
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Reserve Forces: StudentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding options are available to students in (a) higher education and (b) further education who commit to joining the Reserves.
Answer: In line with recommendations made by the Haythornthwaite Review and the Pan Defence Skills Framework, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) believes there is value in recognising and accrediting the learning, experience and qualifications achieved by individuals ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the his Department's report entitled Reserve Forces Review 2030: Unlocking the reserves’ potential to strengthen a resilient and global Britain, published in May 2021, what targeted programmes e
Answer: In line with recommendations made by the Haythornthwaite Review and the Pan Defence Skills Framework, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) believes there is value in recognising and accrediting the learning, experience and qualifications achieved by individuals ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordReserve Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to increase recognition and accreditation of relevant civilian courses to facilitate recruitment of university students into the Reserves.
Answer: In line with recommendations made by the Haythornthwaite Review and the Pan Defence Skills Framework, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) believes there is value in recognising and accrediting the learning, experience and qualifications achieved by individuals ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken between developers signing the remediation contract and cases reaching the works contract signing stage on
Answer: Living in or owning an unsafe home without knowing when and how it will be made safe can have significant impact on the lives of residents and leaseholders. That is why we expect developers and owners to sign works contracts and make buildings safe as qui...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support access for UNRWA to northern Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is unacceptable. I have raised the dire situation in the north of Gaza with both the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister and the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, most recently on 3 January. We have repeatedly urged the Governme...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Humanitarian AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) his Ukrainian counterpart, (b) MOAS, (c) other humanitarian charities and (d) other stakeholders on the value of frontline medical evacuation services provided by humanitarian
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has regular discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on a number of issues. Through the FCDO, the UK Government continues to maintain close contact with humanitarian partners to support Ukraine, including with medical ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: Department of Health and Social CareMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with health and care stakeholders on the potential impact of the Strategic Defence Review on areas for which his Department is responsible; and whether his Department have
Answer: Defence Medical Services is an important theme being considered by the Reviewers as part of One Defence and renewing the nation's contract with those who serve. During the Review and Challenge, there was a Panel dedicated to Defence Medical Services to pr...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ReviewsMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to compare the (a) recommendations and (b) objectives of (i) Strategic (A) Defence and (B) Security Reviews, (ii) Defence Industrial Strategies and (ii)) Defence Equipment Plan
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to learning lessons from previous reviews and their implementation. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR), launched by the Prime Minister on 16 July, is taking a diverse range of views and evidence, including previous rev...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ReviewsMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to learn lessons from the implementation of (a) Strategic (i) Defence and (ii) Security Reviews, (b) Defence Industrial Strategies and (c) Defence Equipment Plans over the last 25 year
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to learning lessons from previous reviews and their implementation. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR), launched by the Prime Minister on 16 July, is taking a diverse range of views and evidence, including previous rev...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Troika and (b) other partners on (i) monitoring and (ii) rapid diplomatic responses to escalations in the levels of atrocity risks
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has raised the issue of increased atrocity risks in Sudan with a number of key regional and international actors. In December, the Foreign Secretary discussed protection of civilians in Sudan with Troika counterparts Secretary Blinke...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: Social Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to increase the rate of retrofitting insulation in social housing in London.
Answer: The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF, formally SHDF) provides grant funding for social housing landlords to improve the energy performance of their properties through the installation of energy efficiency measures and low carbon technologies. The W...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK National Screening Committee’s public consultation on prostate cancer screening will open.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) review for prostate cancer screening is currently underway. The evidence review will cover modelling the clinical effectiveness and cost of several approaches to prostate cancer screening. This will include dif...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help facilitate access to the UK for Palestinian family members of UK nationals in (a) Egypt and (b) Gaza.
Answer: Immediate family members of British citizens, and those settled in the UK, who wish to come and live in the UK and do not have a current UK visa can apply under one of the existing family visa routes. There are no plans to create a bespoke family reunion ...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: Yes, we will announce the outcomes of the Business Planning process, including any implications for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme soon.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Trade Union Congress report entitled Sick pay that works, published February 2021, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) current Statutory Sick Pay
Answer: The pandemic exposed how precarious work and life is for those on low incomes, with many forced to choose between their health and financial hardship. This is why, through the Employment Rights Bill, we are removing the Lower Earnings Limit so that up to ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: Small BusinessesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) clarity, (b) consistency and (c) timeliness of licensing assessments of launch and return activities for experimental satellites and spacecraft
Answer: The length of time that the Civil Aviation Authority, the independent regulator, takes for a licence application assessment is predicated on the heritage and maturity of the technology, and the quality of information provided by the applicant. The Governm...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpace Technology: Small BusinessesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's report entitled Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space Technologies, published on 25 April 2024, what steps her Dep
Answer: We are working closely with Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), who we understand have met with the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) on their report published in April 2024. A formal response will be sent to the RHC in the new year...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSixth Form CollegesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support sixth-form colleges.
Answer: This government is committed to driving economic growth and supporting opportunity for all, and further education (FE) is central to this.My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced £300 million in 2025/26 for FE at the Autumn Budget 2...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCadetsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve the (a) employment, (b) training and (c) educational opportunities available for young people participating in cadet programmes.
Answer: The government, through the Ministry of Defence, provides in the region of £180 million to support cadets schemes. The Cadet Expansion Programme will receive £3.6 million in government funding for this academic year and through to the 2033/2034 financial ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCadetsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing 16-18 scholarships for young people participating in cadet programmes.
Answer: The government, through the Ministry of Defence, provides in the region of £180 million to support cadets schemes. The Cadet Expansion Programme will receive £3.6 million in government funding for this academic year and through to the 2033/2034 financial ...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBBC World Service: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the resources available to the BBC World Service.
Answer: In a time where the world faces huge challenges, the Government is fully committed to a successful BBC World Service that continues to provide essential, impartial and accurate news coverage and programming reaching millions of people across the globe.Gov...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInformation WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Joint Concept Note 2/18 entitled Information Advantage, published by his Department in November 2018, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the level
Answer: Joint Concept Note (JCN) 2/18, Information Advantage, sets out proposals for how Defence could use information differently, it is not Government policy. The BBC World Service is not part of Defence and therefore its funding is not a matter for the Ministr...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWhipps Cross Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) business case status and (b) RIBA stage is for the scheme to rebuild Whipps Cross University Hospital as part of the New Hospitals Programme.
Answer: The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the New Hospital Programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to suppor...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWhipps Cross Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding had been allocated for (a) the scheme to rebuild Whipps Cross University Hospital and (b) the New Hospital Programme by 2 July 2024.
Answer: The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the New Hospital Programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to suppor...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWhipps Cross Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the scheme to rebuild Whipps Cross University Hospital has received up to the end of the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: The standard process confirming the total funding amount for major infrastructure projects involves the review and approval of a Full Business Case. All trusts in the New Hospital Programme have previously received indicative funding allocations to suppor...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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