Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Remand in Custody: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children are detained on remand awaiting trial (a) in total and (b) by (i) age and (ii) duration of time since placed in custody.
Answer: The latest information on the number of young people held on remand is provided at Table 3.3 at the following link: Youth_Custody_Population_Report_-_Feb_-_25.ods.It is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to disaggregate these data to s...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeaslesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on measles.
Answer: Following a resurgence of measles in late 2023 and 2024, there has been a decline in the number of cases from mid-July 2024, but small, localised outbreaks of measles are still affecting some regions of the United Kingdom. These ongoing outbreaks are larg...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors' and Dentists' Review BodyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had with the doctors and dentists review body since July 2024.
Answer: I along with my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Care, both met with the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration at the scheduled oral evidence sessions in February 2025, one focussing on secondary care doctors, and the other on general p...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: SexHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) passports and (b) other documents issued by her Department can be used to prove someone's sex.
Answer: A birth certificate issued by the General Register Office records sex at birth. A British passport issued by HM Passport Office includes a M or F sex marker, denoting the sex of the holder.
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: GenderDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which official documents can be used to prove a person's sex to participate in single sex sports.
Answer: We have always been clear that, when it comes to women's sport, biology matters. We will continue to support sports to develop policies that protect fairness and safety, particularly when it is not possible to balance those factors with inclusion. In term...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: GenderDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to review funding criteria for sports organisations that do not comply with the legal definition of sex as biological under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: We have always been clear that, when it comes to women's sport, biology matters. We will continue to support sports to develop policies that protect fairness and safety, particularly when it is not possible to balance those factors with inclusion.In terms...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department plans to provide to sports governing bodies on maintaining female-only categories for biological women following the Supreme Court ruling of the definition of sex in
Answer: We have always been clear that, when it comes to women's sport, biology matters. We will continue to support sports to develop policies that protect fairness and safety, particularly when it is not possible to balance those factors with inclusion.In terms...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen: Human RightsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45768More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what guidance her Department issues to employers on the rights of biological women under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling has brought clarity and confidence that for the purposes of the Equality Act, the term ‘woman’ refers to a biological woman.The Equality and Human Rights Commission has already committed to support organisations, including workp...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: WomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45767More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to support employers in providing single-sex workplace facilities for biological women.
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling has brought clarity for women and employers. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has already committed to supporting organisations, including workplaces, with updated guidance; we will work closely with the EHRC as t...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the rights of biological women are protected in female prisons.
Answer: We have a range of policies in place to ensure that the rights of female prisoners are protected.With regard to transgender prisoners, the Supreme Court ruling brings clarity and confidence for women and service providers.We inherited the current policy r...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological men are in female prisons.
Answer: As per the latest published data on the placement of transgender prisoners (which covers transgender prisoners without gender recognition certificates, and is taken from a snapshot of the prison population on 31 March 2024), there were 2 or fewer transgen...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the provision of female-only health services.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the merits of female-only health services. It is for integrated care boards and trusts to commission and deliver services suitable to their local population.Services within the National Health Service are patie...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital Wards: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that biological women can access single-sex healthcare provision in NHS hospital wards.
Answer: We have always supported the protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex. The Supreme Court ruling about the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Acy 2010 case has provided much needed confidence and clarity to service providers.The National Healt...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: GirlsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department plans to provide to schools on ensuring that biological girls have access to female-only (a) spaces, (b) sports and (c) facilities.
Answer: Single-sex spaces based on biological sex are protected in law and will always be protected by this government.The department is currently reviewing the draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges on gender questioning children, in addition to r...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWomenHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to update guidance to public bodies on the lawful provision of single-sex services for biological women.
Answer: Along with all other public sector organisations, we are considering what the implications for the Home Office and policing will be of the Supreme Court ruling. It is important that our next steps are properly considered and aligned with legal advice and ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWomenHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) safety and (b) privacy of biological women in single-sex spaces.
Answer: Along with all other public sector organisations, we are considering what the implications for the Home Office and policing will be of the Supreme Court ruling. It is important that our next steps are properly considered and aligned with legal advice and ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of uncollected rubbish on the risk of fire in Birmingham.
Answer: The Government has been supporting Birmingham City Council (BCC) in its efforts to address the backlog of waste that had been building up on the city’s streets. MHCLG has worked with a number of key Government Departments to provide support to BCC includi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeaslesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential correlation between (a) age, (b) sex, (c) vaccine status, (d) ethnicity and (e) upper tier local authority area and trends in the level of (i) all peopl
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors trends in measles epidemiology and publishes a monthly report of laboratory confirmed cases of measles by age, region, and upper-tier local authority, available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/govern...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeaslesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for all patients with suspected measles to be sent an oral fluid kit.
Answer: In the UK, an appropriate test to confirm or discard cases is essential. As per the guidelines, all suspected measles cases reported to Health Protection Teams are sent an oral fluid kit for testing at the Virus Reference Department at UKHSA Colindale.The...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeasles: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of measles vaccination.
Answer: The Department is working alongside its partners to increase vaccine uptake and coverage across all childhood vaccination programmes, including the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) programme.The National Health Service and general practices (GPs) have be...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had to discuss the potential spread of leptospirosis, in the context of the bin strikes in Birmingham.
Answer: The Government has been supporting Birmingham City Council (BCC) in its efforts to address the backlog of waste that had been building up on the city’s streets. MHCLG has worked with a number of key Government Departments to provide support to BCC includi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeptospirosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent meetings (a) he has had and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had on leptospirosis.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and ministers have had no recent meetings on leptospirosis. The UK Health Security Agency undertakes routine surveillance for leptospirosis infections in humans and publishes a quarterly...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMeaslesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 45753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on measles.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTuberculosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent meetings (a) he has had and (b) Ministers in his Department have had on the prevention of tuberculosis.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) met with the previous Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in February 2025 to discuss tuberculosis (TB).UKHSA and NHS England’s joint plan, Tuberculosis action plan for England, 202...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the risks of tuberculosis infection.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England’s joint Tuberculosis (TB) Action Plan for England 2021 to 2026 contains actions to encourage the use of new tools to raise awareness of TB in at risk populations and the healthcare workforce. Full deta...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
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