James Cleverly MP: written questions
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Written questions
Public Houses: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the statement by the British Beer and Pub Association entitled Chaotic new rules that will lead to pubs paying twice for recycling at a cost of £60 million a year - e
Answer: We do not intend to pause the rollout. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 came into effect on 1 January 2025, PackUK, the Scheme Administrator has been appointed, and producers have started to accrue s...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on pubs.
Answer: The Government has worked closely with industry, including the brewing and hospitality sectors, throughout development of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR). In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on ensuring authorisation for UK contractors
Answer: UK contractors routinely visit our overseas missions around the world, including in China, to carry out maintenance and repairs. We have not had cause to raise this with the Chinese authorities.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to close the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield site; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the decommissioning is within the timescale outlined in
Answer: Any updates on the future use of the site will be announced in the normal way.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS cancer trusts are (a) delivering radiotherapy contouring planning manually and (b) using AI auto contouring for radiotherapy.
Answer: NHS England undertook a baseline assessment of artificially intelligent (AI) auto-contouring systems in summer 2024 which indicated that, at that time, 39 trusts had some AI arrangements in place.The use of AI auto contouring technology to plan for treatm...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the loss of the AI auto-contouring technology tool for cancer treatment planning.
Answer: We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new capacity, including artificial intelligence where it is beneficial ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve cancer survival rates, in the context of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring.
Answer: We will improve National Health Service cancer waiting time performance, so patients are diagnosed and treated faster. We will also improve cancer survival rates by diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage.We will build on recent successes, including the ro...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment, in the context of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology.
Answer: We will improve National Health Service cancer waiting time performance, so patients are diagnosed and treated faster. We will also improve cancer survival rates by diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage.We will build on recent successes, including the ro...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology on patient care.
Answer: We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new capacity, including artificial intelligence where it is beneficial ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for future funding of AI auto-contouring technology.
Answer: Any future spending commitments beyond 2025/26 will be determined through the next phase of the Spending Review process, which will conclude in June.The Department continuously supports the National Health Service in reviewing opportunities to utilise art...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUNRWA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of Official Development Assistance provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
Answer: We continue to assess all overseas development assistance robustly against government priorities. In line with standard practice, the UK conducts an Annual Review of UK funding to The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Ne...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJordan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact in changes to Official Development Assistance provided to Jordan on regional stability.
Answer: The UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) supports Jordan's transition towards economic self-sufficiency, helps reduce the drivers of migration and has supported Jordan as it delivered humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The Minister for International D...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on UK strategic interests in the Middle East.
Answer: Decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review and resource allocation processes, based on various factors including impact assessments. Parliament will be informed of...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Food Programme: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on the operations of the World Food Programme.
Answer: The Minister for Development met Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), during her recent trip to Paris, and recognises the important work of the WFP. Decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used wi...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUNICEF: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on UNICEF’s ability to deliver services to vulnerable children.
Answer: The United Nations Children's Fund remains a key partner for delivery of the Foreign Secretary's priorities such as education, health, and humanitarian, including Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan. Decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will b...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUNRWA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on the humanitarian response capability of the United Nations Relief and
Answer: As the Prime Minister stated, the UK will continue to play a key humanitarian role in Gaza. We cannot yet confirm funding allocations for financial year 2025-26, but continue to assess all overseas development assistance robustly against government priori...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUNICEF: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in Official Development Assistance funding on UNICEF programmes supported by the UK.
Answer: The United Nations Children's Fund remains a key partner for delivery of the Foreign Secretary's priorities such as education, health, and humanitarian, including Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan. Decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will b...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUNRWA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) plays a vital role in delivering humanitarian assistance in Gaza and enabling the broader international response through its logistics and distribution network. Fig...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Food Programme: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to the World Food Programme in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Headline Measure of ODA to WFP:YearODA (£1,000s)2019512,4972020484,0312021205,7292022207,8772023172,325The Statistics on International Development (SID) National Statistics report, published on the gov.uk website, provides an overview of all official UK s...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUNICEF: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to UNICEF in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Based on the most recent "Statistics on International Development" publications, the total amount of UK Official Development Assistance allocated to the United Nations Children's Fund is as follows:YearAmount2023£351,078,0002022£210,240,0002021£...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce small boat crossings.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Gentleman to the Statements made by the Home Secretary when moving the Border Security Asylum and Immigration Bill for its second reading on 10 February 2025, and when reporting on the UK’s hosting of the Organised Immigration Crime sum...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology on (a) cancer treatment waiting times, (b) patient outcomes and (c) th
Answer: The Department supports the National Health Service in reviewing opportunities to utilise artificial intelligence (AI) to transform diagnostic performance, bring down waiting times, and support staff with their workload.Furthermore, the Department is carr...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have had their applications rejected have been deported from the UK since July 2024; and what steps is she taking to increase such deportations in the next six months.
Answer: The Home Office has recently published the number of asylum related returns between 05 July 2024 and 22 March 2025 in Returns from the UK from 5 July 2024 to 22 March 2025 - GOV.UK.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost of providing accommodation for asylum seekers in hotels in each of the next five years; and what these costs were in each of the past five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on third-country processing arrangements for people seeking to claim asylum in the UK.
Answer: The Government will continue to work with international partners to tackle the global migration crisis. The Home Secretary has convened an international summit focussed on Organised Immigration Crime, bringing together Interior ministers and law enforceme...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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