Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
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HMP Latchmere House: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rehabilitation practices used at HMP Latchmere House on reducing reoffending.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 31 March 2025 to Question 42652.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts and Tribunals: ClosuresMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courts and tribunals have been closed since 2015.
Answer: Since 2015, 90 courts and 4 tribunals have been permanently closed. All of these closures took place under the previous Government.The figures do not include integrations, where workload remained in the local area by transferring to another building in cl...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that next of kin can swiftly access medical records of deceased relatives from (a) Yorkshire Ambulance Services NHS Trust and (b) other NHS trusts.
Answer: The Access to Health Records Act 1990 sets out the rights that individuals may have to access the health records of someone who is deceased, and applies to records made on or after 1 November 1991. While the UK General Data Protection Regulation does not ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Independent Sentencing Review, published on 22 May 2025, whether the introduction of an identifier at sentencing for domestic abuse perpetrators will enable the Government to exclude offende
Answer: On 22 May, the Lord Chancellor set out the Government’s in-principle response to the Independent Sentencing Review’s findings and recommendations, which will help to ensure that prisons never run out of space again and dangerous offenders can be kept off ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Hate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent (a) hate crime and (b) harassment towards people with hidden disabilities.
Answer: We are clear that all hate crimes, including those targeting disability, are completely unacceptable. There must be zero tolerance for every form of hate crime in Britain and we back the police in taking strong action against the perpetrators of these app...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays in processing Personal Independence Payment assessments.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the Department and we are working constantly to make impro...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support employers to create inclusive workplace environments that support people with hidden disabilities to (a) secure and (b) stay in work.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. The Disability Confident Scheme encourages employers to create disability inclusive workplaces and to s...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to engage with mental health service users on the development of mental health policy.
Answer: A significant number of mental health service users have taken part in our 10-Year Health Plan engagement. 28% of participants on the Change NHS website reported waiting to access mental health services as a challenge they have experienced, while one in s...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in response to recent changes to the Ofsted Inspection Framework.
Answer: The consultation on Ofsted’s new framework closed on 28 April, and the responses are currently being analysed. Ofsted’s new school report cards, which will be introduced from November, will provide more detailed and granular information about each school’...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing HormonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish evidence on the impact of puberty blockers.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting further research that delivers a robust, evidence-based understanding of the needs, and support and treatment options, for those with gender dysphoria, especially relating to children and young people. A joint par...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned reduction in international aid on (a) global poverty and (b) international relationships.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and official development assistance. Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as p...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceScotland OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Scottish offence of domestic assault in tackling violence against women and girls.
Answer: There can be no place in our society for violence against women and girls - and this Government was elected on a commitment to halve such violence over the next decade. Tackling domestic abuse is a core part of this mission. That is why last year the Secr...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-sentence ReportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of cases a pre-sentence report was requested in each year since 2013.
Answer: The Probation Service is responsible for producing Pre-Sentence Reports (PSRs) where they have been requested by the Court. The PSR assesses the offender’s behaviour, the risk they pose, and recommends sentencing options tailored to the individual. The re...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: MenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to introduce measures to protect men and boys online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires all platforms to proactively tackle the most harmful illegal content, including illegal incitement to violence and sexual offences, including where these are targeted at men and boys.Services must employ age-appropriate meas...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Latchmere House: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her Department’s policies of rehabilitation practices in HMP Latchmere House.
Answer: HMP Latchmere House is no longer operational.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse (Aggravated Offences) BillMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to support the Domestic Abuse (Aggravated Offences) Bill.
Answer: This Government was elected on a landmark pledge to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade. Tackling domestic abuse is a core part of this mission. As discussed during the recent Adjournment Debate on Domestic Abuse Offences, the Gove...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSheep Meat: Import ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing a ban on the import of lamb produced on farms that carry out mulesing without pain relief.
Answer: The Government is firmly committed to upholding our animal welfare standards and to promoting robust standards internationally. The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission considered, in the context of its report on the UK-Australia FTA, the issue of...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to produce an animal protection strategy detailing steps to (a) increase animal welfare standards and (b) end the use of cages for farm animals.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department has initiated a series of meetings with key stakeholders as part of the development of an overarching approach to anim...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: FinesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value is of penalty charges imposed on Serco for underperformance in relation to its electronic tagging contract since November 2023.
Answer: Serco’s performance is not good enough, and last year’s backlog of outstanding visits has been substantially reduced. We will continue to hold Serco to account and will not hesitate to impose further contract penalties, where necessary, to drive performan...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve early diagnosis and (b) access to effective treatments for people with brain tumours.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer, including cancerous brain tumours, earlier, and treating it faster, so more patients survive, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system. To do this, we will address the challenges...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness of (a) endometriosis and (b) other women's health issues; and what steps he is taking to help (i) reduce waiting times for diagnosis, (ii) increase a
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health and improving the care received by those suffering from gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis.The Department and the National Health Service created a women’s health area on the NHS w...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: EastbourneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed within Eastbourne constituency in the most recent year that data are available.
Answer: Data on cancer incidence, including for prostate cancer, are available at the level of England, former Government office regions, Cancer Alliances and integrated care boards, rather than by constituency. The data, which also provides an interactive tool f...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve early diagnosis rates and (b) support the (i) development and (ii) availability of treatments for dementia.
Answer: The Government is committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in new capacity, including magnetic resonance imagin...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the Government Actuary Department and (b) fire service pension providers have adequate tools to calculate pension entitlements for retired fire s
Answer: The Home Office works closely with the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) to ensure that all actuarial advice, guidance and tools provided to Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) actively reflect changes to the firefighters’ pension schemes and regulatio...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with representatives from the agricultural industry on (a) animal welfare and (b) ending the use of cages for farm animals; and if he will take steps to pub
Answer: We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The use of cages and other close confinement systems for farmed animals is an issue which we are currently c...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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