David Mundell MP: written questions
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Written questions
Energy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51426 on Energy: Meters, what the sequence will be of the phased switch off of the Radio Teleswitch Service from the end of June.
Answer: Energy suppliers led by the RTS Taskforce are planning a careful phase out of the Radio Teleswitch Service from 30 June. The Government is working closely with the RTS Taskforce, industry and Ofgem to ensure the phase out process is planned effectively an...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFreightDepartment for TransportTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to establish a national freight network.
Answer: In 2022, the then Government committed to identifying a National Freight Network, starting with improving the Department’s dataset to then develop a strategic picture of the transport network used to move freight. This complex work is underway and our vis...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial reparations to LGBT veterans are not considered in assessments for benefit entitlement.
Answer: Financial recognition payments made to LGBT veterans as part of the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme are not taken into account in the assessment of DWP means-tested benefits. The Department has legislated to disregard these payments and issued guidance ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyphilis: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the transmission of syphilis (a) among high-risk groups and (b) in general.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a sexually transmitted infection (STI) prioritisation framework in 2024 to inform local prioritisation decisions for the control of STIs, including syphilis. The UKHSA’s STI Prioritisation Framework is avail...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyphilis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce syphilis diagnoses among heterosexual populations; and what targeted interventions he is (a) planning and (b) implementing.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a sexually transmitted infection (STI) prioritisation framework in 2024 to inform local prioritisation decisions for the control of STIs, including syphilis. The UKHSA’s STI Prioritisation Framework is avail...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyphilis: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that antenatal screening for syphilis is (a) effective and (b) accessible to pregnant women.
Answer: Syphilis screening is offered to all pregnant women in early pregnancy. The proportion of women taking up the test, known as coverage, has remained high in England for a number of years. The acceptable threshold is 95%, and the achievable threshold is 99%...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Global Fund on tackling (a) HIV (b) tuberculosis and (c) and malaria globally.
Answer: The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the world's largest multilateral funder of global health grants in low- and middle-income countries . Since 2002, the Global Fund partnership has saved over 65 million lives and reduced the combin...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department is having with (a) their international counterparts and (b) private sector donors on maintaining their levels of funding for the Global Fund.
Answer: As the co-hosts of the Global Fund's 8th replenishment with South Africa we are actively engaging with both international counterparts and private sector partners to advocate maintaining or increasing funding for the Global Fund. The Children's Investment...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support HIV (a) prevention and (b) treatment programs in Ukraine.
Answer: As a founding member and third largest investor, the UK is a committed partner of the Global Fund to fight health risks including HIV/AIDS. Since 2002, the Global Fund has invested more than US$980 million in Ukraine for HIV and TB programmes and to suppo...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with (a) Ukrainian health authorities and (b) NGOs to ensure the continuity of HIV services in Ukraine.
Answer: As a founding member and third largest investor, the UK is a committed partner of the Global Fund to fight health risks including HIV/AIDS. Since 2002, the Global Fund has invested more than US$980 million in Ukraine for HIV and TB programmes and to suppo...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of zonal energy pricing in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency on household energy bills.
Answer: Through the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA), the government is continuing to assess options for strengthening locational and operational signals in the electricity market. This includes measures which could be implemented under national p...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNutritionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of improving the nutritional content of foods through a Government Food Strategy.
Answer: Our ambitious food strategy will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system, and in doing so will consider elements of the food system that can contribute towards those outcomes
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNutrition: ResearchDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of (a) science and (b) other innovation to the development of healthier staple food.
Answer: Science and innovation have a key role in developing a healthy, resilient and sustainable food system. Defra is contributing to a £47.5 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-led research programme on food systems for both planetary and human health; a...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency remain dependent on the Radio Teleswitch Service for their energy meter connections.
Answer: The Department does not hold constituency level data on remaining RTS meters, but we are regularly engaging with energy suppliers, Ofgem and the industry body Energy UK to review local plans for the switch-off. Energy suppliers have contacted all premises...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNutrition: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding the Government has provided for nutrition research in each of the last five years.
Answer: Ministers and official meet regularly with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on a range of issues. UKRI funds a broad range of high-quality research relating to nutrition, spanning different research councils. During the last 5 years UKRI has spent £251 m...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNutrition: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department has provided for research into nutrition in the last 12 months; and whether he has had recent discussions with UK Research and Innovation on nutrition re
Answer: Ministers and official meet regularly with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on a range of issues. UKRI funds a broad range of high-quality research relating to nutrition, spanning different research councils. During the last 5 years UKRI has spent £251 m...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the continuity of treatment and prevention services for global HIV/AIDS programs, in the context of the recent US State Depa
Answer: The UK notes the US decision to pause foreign aid funding for 3 months, pending a review. This is a matter for the US. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will continue to work with all international pa...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSub-Saharan Africa: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his sub-Saharan Africa aid policies of the US State Department's decision to halt nearly all foreign assistance
Answer: The UK notes the US decision to pause foreign aid funding for 3 months, pending a review. This is a matter for the US. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will continue to work with all international pa...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the agreement with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory on global security.
Answer: For decades, Diego Garcia has played a critical role in global security. It is a critical enabler of our ability to respond to crises and counter complex, challenging security threats. This agreement will safeguard the strategic security interests of the ...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of branches within the Post Office network are provided by mobile services.
Answer: There are over 11,500 post office branches in the UK. The Government-set Access Criteria ensures that however the network changes, services remain within local reach of all citizens. Due to lack of premises or retailers within particular areas, permanen...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Global Fund to (a) help tackle emerging global health threats and (b) ensure sustainable health systems.
Answer: The FCDO engages regularly with the Global Fund to monitor and drive progress against its mission and UK priorities, including global health security and sustainable health systems. The Global Fund is the world's largest grant funder of health systems, in...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Global Fund’s programmes are (a) inclusive and (b) reach the most vulnerable people.
Answer: FCDO's Global Fund contributions are delivered in line with the Programme Operating Framework, which is intended to maximise UK aid's effectiveness and impact. This includes rules on aid transparency, value for money and equity to help reach the vulnerabl...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of changing levels of funding on the Global Fund’s ability to help tackle (a) HIV, (b) AIDS, (c) tuberculosis, a
Answer: The UK wants to see a successful Global Fund 8th replenishment in 2025. We are considering all our health investments in the round to make strategic funding decisions and maximise impact. Effective coordination across Global Health Initiatives will be nee...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role the Global Fund plays in his Department's broader strategy for international development and global health.
Answer: Our investments in the Global Fund play a critical role delivering the Government's international development priorities: to create a world free from poverty, on a liveable planet, putting equality at the heart of all we do. This includes strengthening he...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department takes with international counterparts to maximise the impact of contributions to the Global Fund.
Answer: FCDO's Global Fund contributions are delivered in line with the Programme Operating Framework, which is intended to maximise UK aid's effectiveness and impact. This includes rules on aid transparency, value for money and equity to help reach the vulnerabl...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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