Harpreet Uppal MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pupils: SikhsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department identifies educational attainment outcomes for Sikhs as a distinct group.
Answer: The department does not identify educational attainment outcomes for Sikhs as a distinct group in its measurements of outcomes across key stages. This is because the department does not collect data and report on religion as a pupil characteristic in the ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Ethnic GroupsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9424More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many Government departments have made representations on the absence of Sikh ethnicity data in policy development and service delivery.
Answer: This Government recognises the valuable contribution that Sikh communities make to this country and is committed to bringing down barriers to opportunity for all.The Government Statistical Service (GSS) ethnicity harmonised standard helps to make statisti...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSikhs: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9423More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence her Department uses to assess socioeconomic inequalities impacting Sikhs where Sikh-specific ethnicity data is unavailable.
Answer: The Treasury carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing protected characteristics, including religion, in line with both its legal obligations and its commitment to fairness. The department uses the best available evidence to assess ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSikhs: DatabasesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9422More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the visibility of Sikhs across Government data collection systems.
Answer: This Government recognises the valuable contribution that Sikh communities make to this country and is committed to bringing down barriers to opportunity for all.The Government Statistical Service (GSS) ethnicity harmonised standard helps to make statisti...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEarned Income and Employment: SikhsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department identifies employment, earnings and occupational outcomes for Sikhs as a distinct group.
Answer: The Department has not identified employment, earnings or occupational outcomes for Sikhs as a distinct group. A range of information on Universal Credit claimants, including claimant characteristics, is published as part of the Department’s official stat...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular Activities: HuddersfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to enrichment activities in Huddersfield.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring all young people across England can access a wide range of enrichment opportunities at school and college, as part of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity.In the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ Whi...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) UKHSA has made of the potential risks of exposure to high ambient temperatures during pregnancy including (i) stillbirth, (ii) preterm birth and (iii) mat
Answer: The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognise that there are risks to pregnant women caused by exposure to extreme high temperatures, which are set out in the Adverse weather and health plan equity review and impact assessment 2024. T...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will instruct NHS England to notify each children’s hospice of the amount of NHS funding they will receive over the next three years.
Answer: Children and young people’s hospices and integrated care boards will be informed of their children and young people’s hospice grant allocations for 2026/27 imminently. Communication regarding future allocations, for 2027/28 and 2028/29, will be sent once ...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: Low IncomesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Motor Insurance Taskforce’s final report, published on 10 December 2025, what steps she is taking to assess and help tackle barriers facing low-income and financially excluded consumers in
Answer: The taskforce considered proposals related to subsidising motor insurance for households on low incomes but the consequences of direct market intervention are often hard to predict and could result in increased costs for others. The government has no plan...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEquitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101175More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the likelihood of the £100m contingency from within the £1.5bn allocated for compensating Equitable Life policyholders being needed to make payments to eligible With-Profits Annuitant
Answer: The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The only remaining part of the Payment Scheme in operation is the annual payments made to eligible With-Profit-Annuitants and the Scheme is on track to distribute the remai...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle increases in settler violence in the West Bank.
Answer: Illegal settlement building in the West Bank continues at an unacceptable pace, and settler violence has reached record levels this Autumn.We regularly discuss these issues with our international partners, we have imposed sanctions on violent settlers and...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in local authority spending on youth services since 2010 on those services; and will she consider embedding minimu
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. This is why we are launching a new National Youth...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that end of life care is included in community-based models under the 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: The Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework will put in place clear mechanisms to enable change and support the shift of care from hospital to community, as set out in our 10 Year Health Plan.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJamaica: Hurricanes and TornadoesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK humanitarian aid at reaching (a) remote and (b) isolated communities in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.
Answer: We remain steadfast in our commitment to support regional efforts to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, and we continue to engage with Caribbean Missions in the UK on our response. For details on the UK's response, I refer the Hon. ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Hurricanes and TornadoesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to work with (a) local organisations and (b) diaspora communities in the UK to support long-term recovery projects for areas most affected by Hurricane Meli
Answer: We remain steadfast in our commitment to support regional efforts to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, and we continue to engage with Caribbean Missions in the UK on our response. For details on the UK's response, I refer the Hon. ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with her Cabinet colleagues to promote equality as part of the Government mission entitled Break Down Barriers to Opportunity.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter where they are from. However, we know educational inequalities exists across the country. This is not acceptable in Huddersfield or nationally.The department is tackling ine...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: HuddersfieldDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle fly-tipping in Huddersfield constituency.
Answer: Local councils are usually best placed to tackle fly-tipping in their areas, and they have a range of enforcement powers to help them do so. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution action. We en...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the social security system provides (a) supportive and (b) compassionate services for people experiencing (i) poverty and (ii) hardship.
Answer: This Government believes that the best way of helping people experiencing poverty and hardship is through a system that supports them into good work wherever possible. Through the proposals in our Get Britain Working White Paper we will deliver the bigges...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what basis her Department determines locations of Young Futures Hubs; and if any locations have already been decided.
Answer: Responsibility for the cross-Government Young Futures Hubs programme transferred from the Department for Education to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 1st September. On Tuesday 15th July, the Prime Minister set out plans to open 50 hubs over...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to open Young Futures Hubs in every local authority area.
Answer: Responsibility for the cross-Government Young Futures Hubs programme transferred from the Department for Education to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 1st September. On Tuesday 15th July, the Prime Minister set out plans to open 50 hubs over...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regions where cancer outcomes are poorer receive an adequate share of national cancer (a) research investment and (b) clinical trial o
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology invests in cancer research via UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the Department of Health and Social Care via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). UKRI is committed to ensur...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people diagnosed with cancer in an emergency care setting in (a) Yorkshire and (b) England.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes. This will help cancer patients across England, including in Yorkshire.The Governm...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will provide additional guidance on how hospices will be incorporated into new models of care under the NHS 10-Year Plan.
Answer: In February 2025, I met with key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders, in a roundtable format with a focus on long-term sector sustainability within the context of our 10-Year Health Plan. I have tasked officials to look at how to impr...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with hospices on the (a) NHS 10-Year Plan and (b) integrated neighbourhood teams.
Answer: In February 2025, I met with key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders, in a roundtable format with a focus on long-term sector sustainability within the context of our 10-Year Health Plan. I have tasked officials to look at how to impr...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to guarantee sustainable funding for hospices in the (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27 financial years.
Answer: In February 2025, I met with key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders, in a roundtable format with a focus on long-term sector sustainability within the context of our 10-Year Health Plan. I have tasked officials to look at how to impr...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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