John McDonnell MP: written questions 2024
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British Film InstituteDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on public sector duties under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: No.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Film InstituteDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on the potential adverse impacts on equality grounds of the position of Education/Film Programmer, Adult Community.
Answer: No, ministers have not had any such discussions with the BFI. Staffing decisions within the BFI are operational matters for the organisation, which is responsible for ensuring its compliance with relevant equality legislation and its own equality, diversi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Film InstituteDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on the potential impact on Black (a) communities and (b) audiences of the position of Education/Film Programmer, Adult Community.
Answer: No, ministers have not had any such discussions with the BFI. Staffing decisions within the BFI are operational matters for the organisation, which is responsible for ensuring its compliance with relevant equality legislation and its own equality, diversi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Film InstituteDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on a race equality impact assessment for the position of Education/Film Programmer, Adult Community.
Answer: No, ministers have not had any such discussions with the BFI. Staffing decisions within the BFI are operational matters for the organisation, which is responsible for ensuring its compliance with relevant equality legislation and its own equality, diversi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Film InstituteDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the British Film Institute on the position of Education/Film Programmer, Adult Community.
Answer: No, ministers have not had any such discussions with the BFI. Staffing decisions within the BFI are operational matters for the organisation, which is responsible for ensuring its compliance with relevant equality legislation and its own equality, diversi...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help ensure that the children of the families of boat dwellers without a permanent mooring are able to reasonably achieve daily access to education without t
Answer: Navigation authorities are responsible for operational matters on their waterways, and that boaters using navigable waterways are required to comply with the terms of their licences for the benefit of all waterway users. The Canal and River Trust has prov...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInland WaterwaysDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) the Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit has had recent discussions with the Canal and River Trust on a proposal for (i) an order under the Transport and Works
Answer: Defra officials meet regularly with Canal and River Trust senior management to discuss a range of issues. The Trust has recently announced the formation of an independent Commission to review the legal framework around boat licensing so that it reflects t...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent boat dwellers without a permanent mooring from (a) having their homes seized and (b) being financially penalised in enforcement action by (i) the Canal
Answer: All navigation authorities in England and Wales are responsible for operational matters on their waterways, including setting fees and charges for those using them and the use of corresponding enforcement powers, under the relevant statutory provisions. T...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many targeted case reviews her Department expects to have carried by the end of 2024.
Answer: Since the start of Targeted Case Review, the Department expects to have completed around 815,000 Universal Credit claim reviews by the end of December 2024. Figure is rounded to the nearest 5000.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether algorithm driven risk scoring is being used in the process of selecting Universal Credit claimants for a Targeted Case Review.
Answer: Algorithm driven risk scoring is not used when selecting cases for a Targeted Case Review.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14622 on Alaa Abd El-Fattah, whether the Prime Minister made representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the case of
Answer: The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government. The Prime Minister did not raise the case with President Sisi at the G20 summit...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Manchester AirportHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what redeployment options are available to Border Force staff who are potentially unable to work new rosters at Manchester Airport from 1 April 2025.
Answer: Manchester Airport Group are investing £1.3 Billion in infrastructure transformation at Manchester Airport. During 2025, the Airport will transition from being a three-terminal operation to two terminals, and forecast passenger growth of 22% over the next...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Manchester AirportHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has held with the PCS union over proposed changes to Border Force rosters at Manchester Airport from 1 April 2025.
Answer: Manchester Airport Group are investing £1.3 Billion in infrastructure transformation at Manchester Airport. During 2025, the Airport will transition from being a three-terminal operation to two terminals, and forecast passenger growth of 22% over the next...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Manchester AirportHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what equality impact assessment has been made of the proposed changes to Border Force rosters at Manchester Airport from 1 April 2025.
Answer: Manchester Airport Group are investing £1.3 Billion in infrastructure transformation at Manchester Airport. During 2025, the Airport will transition from being a three-terminal operation to two terminals, and forecast passenger growth of 22% over the next...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProducts: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill once enacted.
Answer: The Bill will give us the powers we need to make necessary changes to the product regulation framework. Secondary legislation is subject to the Bill receiving Royal Assent and subsequent parliamentary time in passing any secondary legislation. It is too e...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of changes to Civil Procedure Rules on alternative dispute resolution; and if she will have discussions with CEDAWinLAW
Answer: The Civil Procedure rules are a matter for the Ministry of Justice. MOJ is working to increase the number of legal disputes resolved without the need for a judicial decision. They will monitor the impact of the changes and will continue engaging with stak...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that market surveillance authorities are adequately resourced to manage new requirements for online marketplaces.
Answer: The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill will provide Government with enabling powers to introduce new requirements on online marketplaces. The Office for Product Safety and Standards and local authorities already carry out a range of regulatory actions ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Product Safety and StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that the Office for Product Safety and Standards is adequately resourced to enforce the provisions of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.
Answer: Capacity already exists to enforce the provisions proposed in the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill in both the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and in local authorities. Government will consider any changes to resourcing requirements fo...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProducts: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will (a) list the product regulations that will be reviewed under the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill and (b) make an assessment of the effectiveness of current legislation in protecting co
Answer: The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill will provide Government with enabling powers to update regulations. The main regulations are listed in the recently published Government response to the Product Safety Review. The Office for Product Safety and Sta...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take steps to prevent third-party sellers from selling dangerous goods to consumers.
Answer: UK product safety law is clear: all products must be safe. Third-party sellers have clear obligations under legislation where they are either producers or distributors. The Office for Product Safety and Standards carries out a range of regulatory actions ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish an Equality Impact Assessment of changes resulting from the Elections Act 2022.
Answer: The previous Government published the Equality Impact Assessment relating to changes resulting from the Elections Act 2022. This was published on 5 July 2021 and can be found here: Elections Bill equality assessment.We are currently undertaking an evaluat...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that a code is created for myalgic encephalomyelitis in the SNOMED CT classification system in primary care.
Answer: Codes are created for SNOMED CT by one of the following organisations:- UK National Release Centre (NRC), hosted by the Technology and Information Standards (TIS) group in NHS England;- SNOMED International, a not-for-profit organisation that owns, admini...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Classification SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how codes are created for the SNOMED CT classification system in primary care.
Answer: Codes are created for SNOMED CT by one of the following organisations:- UK National Release Centre (NRC), hosted by the Technology and Information Standards (TIS) group in NHS England;- SNOMED International, a not-for-profit organisation that owns, admini...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Property Agency: Public and Commercial Services UnionCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Chief Executive of the Government Property Agency will respond to the correspondence of (a) 31 July, (b) 16 August and (c) 26 September 2024 from the PCS union.
Answer: The Chief Executive of the Government Property Agency will endeavour to prioritise a response to the specific issues highlighted in the next few days, no later than 1 November.
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGermany: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the withdrawal of UK military presence in Germany cost which was completed in 2019.
Answer: From the start of withdrawal in 2010 to date, it has cost approximately £2.15 billion to remove the British Army footprint from Germany.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
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