Daisy Cooper MP: written questions
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Gaming MachinesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to grant local authorities stronger powers to reject license applications for slot machin
Answer: The Government wants local authorities to feel empowered to make decisions that are in their communities’ best interests. Local authorities have a range of powers to manage gambling in their areas, both under the planning system and as licensing authoriti...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing additional resource to the priority service for processing Indefinite Leave to Remain applications on the BNO route for Hong Kongers.
Answer: The Priority Visa Service for BNO (British National Overseas) Indefinite Leave to Remain applications was introduced on 8 September 2023. Straightforward applications are processed within 5 days of biometric enrolment. Sufficient resource is allocated to ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the resale of stolen mobile phones.
Answer: On 6 February the Home Secretary brought together police, the National Crime Agency, the Mayor of London, local government representatives, leading technology companies and others to drive greater collaboration in breaking the business model of mobile pho...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the eligibility criteria for repatriation flights from Israel.
Answer: The eligibility criteria for repatriation flights from Israel is published on the UK Government Travel Advice page for Israel (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel).
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered the potential merits of conducting a review into the Transport for London zoning of (a) Watford Junction, (b) Watford High Street, (c) Bushey railway station and (d) Watford Undergroun
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London, and it is for them to make decisions regarding the zoning of their services.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael and Occupied Territories: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of facilitating repatriation flights for UK nationals in (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in the c
Answer: The Government has been working around the clock to provide charter flights for those who wished to leave, as soon as it was safe to do so and once airspace reopened. Two charter flights for UK nationals wishing to leave Israel and the Occupied Palestinia...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter of 9 June 2026 from the Minister of State for Health to the Hon Member of St Albans (ref PO-1608258), when the remediable service statement will be issued.
Answer: The production of remediable services statements is a challenging and complex work programme that the NHS Business Service Authority is working hard to deliver.I will respond directly to the Hon. Member in a letter to update on the personal delivery statu...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56880 on Health Professions: Regulation, whether the consultation expected by the end of this year will be open to submissions from Members of Parl
Answer: We are aiming to commence consultation on a draft legislative framework for the General Medical Council by the end of this year. This will be a statutory three-month public consultation which anyone will be able to respond to, including Members of Parliam...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordQuarrying: HatfieldMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Planning Inspectorate case number APP/M1900/W/24/3346607, what her planned timetable is for determining the appeal by Brett Aggregates Limited to develop a quar
Answer: No timetable has yet been set for the determination of this case.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60222More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date he expects the Infected Blood Compensation Authority to begin inviting relatives of the deceased to submit their claims for compensation.
Answer: The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) as an operationally independent arm's-length body. Going forward, IBCA is aiming to contact an average of 100 people to begin their claim every week. At that rat...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParaneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51941 on Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis, how many laboratories in England provide testing for KLHL11 antibodies.
Answer: The Department does not collect data on KLHL11 antibody testing in England.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work applications were (a) submitted and (b) rejected in (i) part and (ii) full in the 2024-25 financial year; and how many and what proportion of applications that were rejected were
Answer: (a) 157,023 applications were submitted during 2024-25(b) 88,607 applications were approved during 2024-25 with a further (i)4,227 applications where advice was provided to the claimant. (ii)34,959 applications were not approved with the following reasons...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken was from the date an Access to Work application was submitted to the date a decision was made in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The longest wait time during April 2024 – March 2025, from the date submitted to the date the decision was made was 393 daysThe shortest wait time during April 2024 – March 2025, from the date submitted to the date the decision was made was 1 dayThe avera...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 29926 on Health Professions: Regulation, what recent progress he has made on setting a timetable for announcing his priorities in relation to
Answer: The Government has set out its intention to reform the legislative frameworks of all healthcare professional regulators, starting with the General Medical Council (GMC).As part of this work, any legislative restrictions on regulators from being able to co...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that Continuing Health Care services remain uninterrupted for patients when the services are being transitioned from Integrated Care Boards.
Answer: The Department is responsible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) policy and legislation. We have provided statutory guidance, setting out clear processes for CHC, which all integrated care boards (ICBs) must follow. CHC is funded by ICBs, and it is for i...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLuton Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44560 on Luton Airport and with reference to the expiration of the period for applications for judicial review, if she will publish the modelling that underpi
Answer: I cannot at this stage confirm when litigation will end, however the full reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision on 3 April 2025 to grant consent to the London Luton Airport Expansion scheme are set out in her decision letter which is published on ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStreet Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) BillDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the measures set out in the Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill.
Answer: I understand that the second reading of this Bill is scheduled for 11 July. The Government will set out its position as part of that debate.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of response times to enquiries from hon. Members from Integrated Care Boards.
Answer: No assessment has been made. We encourage Members of Parliament to raise correspondence timelines directly with their respective integrated care boards.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLuton Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44558 on Luton Airport, whether her Department sought legal advice on the compatibility of its decision to expand Luton Airport with commitments under the 201
Answer: The full reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision on 3 April 2025 to grant consent to the London Luton Airport Expansion scheme are set out in her decision letter which is published on the Planning Inspectorate’s website. As an application has been m...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParaneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May to Question 51941 on Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis, whether the NHS routinely sends blood samples to the US for analysis when testing for Paraneoplast
Answer: There are a number of laboratories in England which provide blood testing for paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis, although the Department has not made a specific formal estimate of how many there are. Several National Health Service laboratories across the ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParaneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51941 on Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis: Diagnosis, how many laboratories provide blood testing for Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis.
Answer: There are a number of laboratories in England which provide blood testing for paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis, although the Department has not made a specific formal estimate of how many there are. Several National Health Service laboratories across the ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing inspectors to carry out sanitary and phytosanitary checks at border control points after 5pm.
Answer: Border Control Posts (BCPs) and Control Points already operate on a range of schedules. The inspection hours are determined by the competent authorities and are based on factors such as the volume of traffic, arrival times, and the resources available at ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlants: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on an agreement on (a) sanitary and phytosanitary measures (b) plant health.
Answer: We have now agreed the parameters which will establish a UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EU: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the UK/EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement to improve the ability of businesses to trade in EU countries.
Answer: The Prime Minister welcomed President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen and President of the EU Council António Costa to London for a UK-EU Summit on 19 May. At that Summit we agreed the parameters for a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agre...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his Department's (a) collection and (b) packaging reforms on levels of private sector investment in advanced recycling infrastr
Answer: The Government has published updated impact assessments of each of the projects within the Collection and Packaging Reforms: pEPR in 2024, DRS in 2024, and Simpler Recycling in 2024. These impact assessments do not specifically present private sector inve...
Answered 22 May 2025
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