Claire Hanna MP: written questions
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Written questions
Cycle to Work Scheme: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27960 on the Cycle to Work Scheme: Northern Ireland and the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5735 on Bicycles: Subsidies, what assessment she has made
Answer: Officials from this Department regularly meet with their counterparts from the other parts of the UK, including the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, to compare notes on how each is approaching a wide range of active travel issues. The D...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29925More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list all Barnett consequentials that her Department plans to allocate to the Northern Ireland Executive that include additional funding to reflect the public sector cost of increased Employer NIC contrib
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support them with the additional cost associated with changes to employer National Insurance Contributions policy. The Northern Ireland Executive will receive funding ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCycle to Work Scheme: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29923More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27961 on Cycle to Work Scheme and the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14753 on the Cycle to Work Scheme: Low Incomes, whether her Department plans to cons
Answer: HMRC has commissioned an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Cycle to Work scheme and will publish its findings in due course. The government keeps all taxes under review.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much financial support the Government has provided for local government in Northern Ireland to support with the impact of changes to employer National Insurance Contributions
Answer: At the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, the government announced an additional £515 million of support for local government in England to manage the impact of changes to employer NICs.The devolved governments will receive funding through t...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29045More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnet consequentials for Northern Ireland will be in relation to the Local Government Finance Settlement.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have announced final allocations for the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26. Part of this funding comes from Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) agreed at the Phase 1 of the Spending...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCycle to Work SchemeTreasuryTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27961More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with (a) HMRC, (b) the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, (c) the Secretary of State for Transport, (d) Transport Scotland and (e) the Welsh Government on people excluded
Answer: The Cycle to Work scheme is a benefit-in-kind provided by employers to their employees. A benefit-in-kind is a form of non-cash remuneration provided by employers to their employees. Income tax and National Insurance contribution relief is provided on the...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCycle to Work Scheme: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled The cycling opportunity by Sustrans, published in September 2024, what recent discussions she has had with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on the Cycl
Answer: The Cycle to Work Scheme is a salary sacrifice scheme and any changes to it would be a matter for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The Department continues to have conversations with HMRC regarding the scheme, but has had no such discussions with the De...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLeah SharibuForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on the release of Leah Sharibu.
Answer: The UK strongly condemns Leah Sharibu's abduction and has repeatedly called for her release and the release of all those abducted by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA). We have raised Leah's case with the Government of Nigeria, and the Minist...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: StudentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that the provisions of the Renter's Rights Bill do not negatively impact students from (a) Northern Ireland and (b) other devolved nations rent
Answer: All tenants renting privately in England, including students, will benefit from the protections in the Renters’ Rights Bill, wherever they are from.The abolition of section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions will end chronic insecurity in the private rented sector, ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to support (a) local authorities in England and (b) Councils in Northern Ireland with the increase to employers' National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The government has announced an additional £515 million of support for local government in England specifically to manage the impact of changes to employer NICs announced at the Autumn Budget.Final allocations to local authorities will be published alongs...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to review the rules on donations to political parties in the UK.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the Question UIN HL3289 on 20 December 2024.
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the application of the General Product Safety Regulations in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Answer: The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how many businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, we understand that for some businesses, the regulation will require changes, an...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of Electronic Travel Authorisation exemptions for tourists travelling from Dublin to Northern Ireland for one week or less.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Electronic Travel Authorisations on (a) tourism and (b) the economy in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) the (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Ireland tourism industry and (b) other stakeholders on the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisations.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has held with the (a) Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Irish Government on the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisations.
Answer: The introduction of ETAs is a significant change to our migration and border system, affecting a cohort of travellers who have previously been able to travel without making any prior application to the Home Office.To ensure that the requirement is fully u...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Performing ArtsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) withdrawing the Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 112
Answer: The Government introduced SI 2024/1124 following a public consultation and careful consideration of the views and evidence submitted thereto. The effect of the SI is to largely maintain the effect of the law as it formerly applied (Option 0 in the consult...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS diagnostic processes for glioblastoma brain tumours.
Answer: The Department is working with NHS England in taking steps to improve diagnostic processes in the National Health Service for all patients with cancer, including those with glioblastoma brain tumours.We will get the NHS diagnosing cancer, including brain ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the devolved administrations on development of a new HIV Action Plan.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter and it is the responsibility of individual governments to commission comprehensive healthcare based on population need. All four nations, however, are committed to reducing HIV transmissions.The new HIV Action Plan, which is du...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current age range for bowel cancer screening.
Answer: Based on advice from the UK National Screening Committee, NHS England committed in the Long Term Plan to extend the age range of people eligible for bowel screening using the FIT home testing kit from age 60 down to age 50.The age extension for bowel scre...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20839More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the EU on the impact of General Product Safety regulations on small and medium businesses sending goods to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government maintains a dialogue with the EU on matters of mutual interest. The updated General Product Safety Regulation largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have lim...
Answered 2 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government plans to take to monitor the impact of General Product Safety regulations on SME's and sole traders sending goods to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government is supporting SMEs to comply with the new General Product Safety Regulation. We have published guidance and have been engaging with businesses directly. We will keep the guidance under review and will continue to engage with businesses dire...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that women's rights are protected in Syria.
Answer: In the UK's engagement with international partners and Syrian contacts, we have stressed the importance of inclusivity and respect for human rights, including for women.Senior FCDO officials recently travelled to Damascus, where they discussed the importa...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help ensure the representation of women in political institutions in Syria.
Answer: In the UK's engagement with international partners and Syrian contacts, we have stressed the importance of inclusivity and respect for human rights, including for women.Senior FCDO officials recently travelled to Damascus, where they discussed the importa...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Amnesty International entitled You feel like you are subhuman: Israel’s genocide
Answer: We are aware of the report by Amnesty International, entitled "You feel like you are subhuman: Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza". The UK is fully committed to international law. The UK Government's long-standing policy is that any ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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