Carla Denyer MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Gaza: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will summon the United States Ambassador to discuss President Trump's proposals on Gaza.
Answer: We will continue to engage with the US Administration on all our priorities, including the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). We look forward to working with the incoming US Ambassador to London, once confirmed by the Sen...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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Infrastructure: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will issue guidance to planning authorities on the cumulative impact of carbon emissions from infrastructure projects on the Government’s carbon reduction targets.
Answer: The government’s Planning Practice Guidance on Climate Change, its National Design Guide and National Model Design Code provide general guidance on how carbon impacts can be taken into account in the town and country planning process.For Nationally Signif...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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Employment: AsylumWomen and EqualitiesTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902576More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of restrictions on the right to work on women seeking asylum.
Answer: This Government remains determined to restore order to the asylum system and clear the backlog of claims as quickly as possible.Asylum seekers can apply for permission to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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Asylum: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals have been accepted by the National Age Assessment Board; and what proportion of these referrals were from (a) local authorities and (b) her Department.
Answer: The requested data is not part of published statistics, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the cod...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Asylum: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of cases taken by the National Age Assessment Board were assessed as (a) under 18 years of age and (b) 18 years or older.
Answer: The requested data is not part of published statistics, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the cod...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Fossil Fuels: Climate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the oil and gas sector contributes to meeting global climate targets.
Answer: The UK is committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels and meeting global climate targets. The Government supports action on decarbonising oil and gas production and is consulting on new guidance to ensure the impact of burning oil and gas is conside...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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Ithaca Energy: Occupied TerritoriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 21077 on Ithaca Energy: Occupied Territories, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports th
Answer: There are no current plans to make such assessment.We routinely update our guidance to British businesses on the Overseas Business Risk website.We advise British businesses to bear in mind the British Government's view on the illegality of settlements und...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Offshore Industry: Climate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea on the Paris Agreement goal to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.
Answer: At COP28, the UK and others agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in an orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade. This is essential to keep the global temperature limit of 1.5°C within reach. The Government has acted...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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Offshore Industry: LicensingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on licences to explore new oil and gas fields.
Answer: The Government will consult on its commitment to not issue new oil and gas licences to explore new fields in due course.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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USA: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the Five Eyes on the potential implications for that community of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to appoint Tulsi Gabbard as US Director of National Int
Answer: The US is our closest security ally and, as you would expect, we maintain an open and ongoing dialogue on a range of defence issues. The intelligence we share bilaterally and through alliances such as the Five Eyes is fundamental to our own national secur...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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