Jeremy Corbyn MP: written questions
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Strategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35627 on Strategic Defence Review, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the risks identified by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 29127 from the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead on 14 February 2025.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the red rating of the Core Production Capability programme by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority in its Annual Report on Major Projects 2023-24, publi
Answer: Infrastructure and Projects Authority delivery confidence assessments reflect a judgement at a particular point in time. They do not represent the likelihood or not of successful delivery but are a representation of the level of risk and what further miti...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEastern Europe: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the presence of UK troops as part of the NATO’s Exercise Steadfast Dart 25 in Eastern Europe on the risk of escalating tensions in that region.
Answer: In an unpredictable security environment, exacerbated by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, we must remain ready to deter all threats and to defend all Allies. Exercises like Steadfast Dart enhance our collective defence and deterrence, and are planned...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to participate in the UN study on the effects of nuclear war.
Answer: The UK voted against the United Nations General Assembly Resolution "Nuclear War Effects and Scientific Research", which proposed establishing an independent scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war, because the devastation that would be c...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: ResearchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken on the consequences of nuclear war since the signature of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1968.
Answer: The devastation that would be caused by nuclear war has been long understood and was written into the preamble of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1968. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's focus since then has therefore been on upholdi...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Premises: RentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that the Insolvency Service investigates landlords that do not follow tribunal rent rulings to pay back monies owed.
Answer: If a landlord fails to pay a rent repayment order, the order may be enforced by creditors using civil recovery action, such as pursuing a County Court judgment or ultimately petitioning for a winding-up order against the company. Should a winding-up order...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRent Repayment OrdersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that landlords who are found liable for rent repayment orders in tribunal pay back monies owed.
Answer: Rent repayment orders (RROs) are an important and effective tenant-led enforcement tool. They deter landlords from non-compliance and empower tenants to take action against unscrupulous landlords.The Renters’ Rights Bill includes measures to significantly...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ProsecutionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prosecutions have been brought against corporate health bodies under section 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014; how many of those prosecutio
Answer: There is no individual prosecutable offence under section 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, failure to comply with Regulation 20(2)(a) and (3) Duty of Candour is a...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage the release of (a) Taj Muhammad Sarparah and (b) other Baloch citizens detained in Pakistan.
Answer: The UK strongly condemns any instances of enforced disappearances. We urge states to fully investigate any allegations, prosecute those responsible and provide justice to victims and their families. We continue to encourage progress towards the criminali...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Private Finance InitiativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to support hospitals that (a) are and (b) have been indebted by Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes.
Answer: The funding allocation formula used to set budgets for integrated care boards includes an adjustment to reflect the impact of the excess finance costs that some trusts face due to the financing arrangements for some buildings constructed under historic Pr...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects negotiations with Mauritius on the (a) sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and (b) return of Chagossians who wish to resettle will conclude.
Answer: On 3 October the UK and Mauritius reached a political agreement on the sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago. This agreement secures the effective operation of the vital UK-US military base on Diego Garcia well in...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: SurveillanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of Israel's use of surveillance data provided by the UK on the UK's role in ensuring adherence to international law.
Answer: The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed solely to support hostage rescue. Only information relating to hostage rescue will be passed to the relevant Israeli authorities responsible for hostage rescue. We are unable comment further on detailed i...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Military IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) intelligence the Government is sharing with Israel on the potential location of remaining UK national hostages in Gaza and (b) other intelligence the Government is sharing with Israel gathered from surve
Answer: The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed solely to support hostage rescue. Only information relating to hostage rescue will be passed to the relevant Israeli authorities responsible for hostage rescue. We are unable comment further on detailed i...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent increases in settler violence in the West Bank.
Answer: Settlement expansion reached record levels in the past year and has been accompanied by an increase in settler violence. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel and the OPTs on 14-15 July, he met with Palestinians displaced in the West Bank and was...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCulture, Practices and Ethics of the Press InquiryDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-establishing the Leveson Part Two inquiry.
Answer: Ministers and officials working in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly engage with press stakeholders on a range of issues.The Government clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s Speech.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will (a) make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of farrowing crates and (b) hold a public consultation on such a ban.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFurs: TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to respond to the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.
Answer: Ministers are reviewing policies, which will be announced in the usual way, including the consultation on the Fur Market in Great Britain. Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. This includes commissioning our expert Animal Welf...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the import of hunting trophies.
Answer: The government committed in its manifesto to banning the import of hunting trophies.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects to conclude negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago.
Answer: The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian Prime Minister on 23 July and committed to continuing negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. It is too early to speculate on timeli...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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