Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
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Written questions
India: PakistanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) is taking to (i) persuade and (ii) pressure the Indian government to reinstate the INDUS water treaty with Pakistan.
Answer: It is critical for all actors and international partners to work to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Indus River system. The UK Government stands ready to offer its support to India and Pakistan in their efforts to ensure the sustainable and eq...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndia: PakistanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) is taking to help ensure that the Indian Government takes a full part in the post-ceasefire peace negotiations with Pakistan.
Answer: The agreement to cease further military action reached on 10 May was hugely welcome. Risks remain and it is important that steps are taken to build regional stability. The Foreign Secretary visited Islamabad on 16 May and Delhi on 7 June and continues to ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Dewsbury and BatleyDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are on the SEND waiting list in Dewsbury and Batley constituency.
Answer: The department collects information from local authorities on the number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment, the number of EHC needs assessments carried out and the number of EHC plans issued on a calendar year basis. The...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres: ConcreteMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) grants and (b) other sources of funding are available for the repair of sports centres with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
Answer: The issues with RAAC are longstanding and well known. All building owners are responsible for managing building safety and performance risks of all kinds in their buildings, including RAAC, in a proportionate, risk-based, and evidence-based manner, and ac...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to means test the winter fuel payment on the number of excess deaths in winter 2024-25.
Answer: Targeting Winter Fuel Payments was a difficult decision, but the right decision given the challenging public finances. The Government is, however, protecting pensioners on the lowest incomes. Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner hous...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the additional number of benefits recipients who will be subject to eligibility verification notices under the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill as a resu
Answer: The reforms in the Green Paper are still the subject of consultation and will undergo further development once responses have been considered.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: West BankForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on the rights of residents in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
Answer: The Government condemns settler violence, and we are clear that the Israeli government must crack down on settler violence, stop settlement expansion, halt demolitions of Palestinian homes and reject annexation of the West Bank. The Foreign Secretary cont...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish algorithmic transparency records for (a) the Universal Credit Advances model and (b) other decision making algorithms used by her Department on the Algorithmic Transparency Rep
Answer: We are working with colleagues in The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to finalise the publication of algorithmic transparency records for existing tools as well as tools being considered for future deployment in the DWP.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dewsbury and BatleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal in Dewsbury and Batley constituency.
Answer: The average time to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal for all PIP appeals registered in the Dewsbury and Batley constituency since PIP was introduced can be found below. Mean appeal processing time (weeks)Median appeal processing time (...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to support vulnerable claimants through upcoming changes to the Personal Independence Payment assessment process.
Answer: There will be no immediate changes. Our intention is that the new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment in which people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity in to be eligible for the daily living component, w...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dewsbury and BatleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments on disabled people in the Dewsbury and Batley constituency.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course with some information published this week alongside the Spring Statement. A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green P...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDewsbury Sports Centre: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help fund the repair and reopening of Dewsbury Sports Centre.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities which are great spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities. The ongoing responsibility of providing ac...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres: DewsburyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to help fund the repair and reopening of Dewsbury Sports Centre.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities which are great spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities. The ongoing responsibility of providing ac...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will suspend arms sales to Israel.
Answer: We have continued to review export licences for items to Israel and assess that there are no extant licences for items that might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of International Humanitarian law. This is subject to the specific measur...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel uphold its obligations under international law.
Answer: The UK strongly opposes Israel's recent resumption of hostilities. The Foreign Secretary has been engaged in intensive diplomacy since to restore a ceasefire, get hostages out and aid in. He has spoken to US Secretary Rubio, to EU High Representative Kall...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on (a) the enforcement of an immediate ceasefire and (b) unrestricted humanitarian access to aid in Gaza.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said to the House on 20 March, we strongly oppose Israel's resumption of hostilities and urgently want to see a return to a ceasefire. We have been clear that Hamas must release all the hostages, negotiations must resume and in al...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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