Emily Thornberry MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Equality: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86196More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has received an impact assessment of the regulatory burden of the updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations from the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and whether
Answer: The EHRC has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the consultation and submitted it to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The Government is considering the updated draft Code and, if the decision is ta...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEquality: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86195More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has requested that the Equality and Human Rights Commission should undertake an impact assessment on the potential impact of the updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associat
Answer: The EHRC has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the consultation and submitted it to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The Government is considering the updated draft Code and, if the decision is ta...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 changes to inner-London council's funding on (a) London and (b) the UK's economic growth.
Answer: The government has been listening closely to the views expressed by the public, local authorities and other bodies on the proposals set out in the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation. No final decisions on the outcome of the review have yet been taken. H...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support inner-London councils following the Fair Funding Review 2.0.
Answer: The government has been listening closely to the views expressed by the public, local authorities and other bodies on the proposals set out in the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation. No final decisions on the outcome of the review have yet been taken. H...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: IslingtonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on levels of child poverty in Islington.
Answer: The government has been listening closely to the views expressed by the public, local authorities and other bodies on the proposals set out in the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation. No final decisions on the outcome of the review have yet been taken. H...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50829 on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, whether his Department plans to introduce primary legislat
Answer: The Government is completely committed to ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement,...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israel Bilateral Relations remains his Department's policy.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said in his statement to the house on 20 May, the UK will be reviewing our cooperation with Israel on the UK-Israel 2030 Bilateral roadmap. This Government remains steadfast in supporting Israel in its defence against terrorism an...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction AgreementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 35215 on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, what progress he has made on securing parliamentary time
Answer: The Government is completely committed to ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement,...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department plans to have with general practice nursing staff on the development of the general practice contract for 2026-27.
Answer: As in previous years, the Department will engage with a range of stakeholders and will consult with the profession on the GP Contract for 2026/27. More details will be communicated in due course.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of female staff working in general practice not receiving the 2024 pay increase in full.
Answer: For 2024/25, we accepted the recommendations of the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body in full, and the pay element of the GP Contract was uplifted by 6% on a consolidated basis, through an increase of 4% on top of the 2% interim uplift in April, to p...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of general practice staff that received the 2024 pay increase in full.
Answer: For 2024/25, we accepted the recommendations of the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body in full, and the pay element of the GP Contract was uplifted by 6% on a consolidated basis, through an increase of 4% on top of the 2% interim uplift in April, to p...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of funding for the 2025-26 general practice contract in England will be allocated to the general practice nursing workforce.
Answer: We hugely value the critical role that general practice (GP) nurses play and are determined to address the issues they face by shifting the focus of the National Health Service beyond hospitals and into the community.GPs are independent businesses, provid...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43028More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41805 on Freezing of Assets: Russia and with reference to the guidance entitled Financial sanctions guidance for Insolvency Practitioners, published on 18 March 202
Answer: Coordinating closely with our G7 partners, the UK is contributing a £2.26bn loan to Ukraine through the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) scheme, generated from profits of immobilised Russian sovereign assets held across the UK’s jurisdiction. It i...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of Assets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41805More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Review of the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation 2023-24, published on 21 March 2025, how much and what proportion of frozen Russian assets are owned by (a) the Russian state
Answer: The Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury published in its annual review that £25.03 billion in assets relating to the Russia sanctions regime have been reported as frozen between February 2022 and December 2024. This i...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 17333 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, on how many days Border Force implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat cro
Answer: Border Force recorded the likelihood of crossing attempts of the Channel being made by migrants in small boats as likely or highly likely on 23 occasions between 1 January and 11 February 2025.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23726More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 20170 on Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices, tabled on 16 December 2024.
Answer: With apologies to the Rt. Hon. Member, the answer has now been published.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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