Kate Osamor MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Ethiopia: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ethiopian counterpart on the conflict in Amhara region.
Answer: The UK regularly discusses the conflict in Amhara with the Ethiopian government, condemning violence and calling for a peaceful resolution. On 15 August, the Foreign Secretary discussed the conflict with the then Ethiopian Foreign Minister, including its ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the taper rate for housing benefit on young people in supported housing.
Answer: The income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, i...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Pay: Multiple BirthsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of maternity pay for mothers of (a) twins and (b) other multiples.
Answer: Maternity pay is primarily a health and safety provisions for pregnant working women. It is not intended to replace a woman's earnings completely, rather it provides a measure of financial security to help pregnant working women take time off work in the ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Fraud and HackingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that social media companies provide adequate support to customers who are the subject of hacking and fraud.
Answer: As fraud offences are ‘priority offences’ under the Online Safety Act (OSA), all user-to-user services in scope must prevent illegal fraudulent content from appearing on their platforms and swiftly remove if it does. They must also effectively mitigate th...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Gingerbread’s report entitled They are sanctioning the children, published on 16 September 2024.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce will explore how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty, including by listening to stakeholders on potential changes, before publishing a strategy in Spring 2025. Additionally, the Government is committed t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Defense for Children International - Palestine entitled Targeting childhood, Pal
Answer: The UK is deeply worried by the situation in the West Bank. The risk of instability is serious and the need for de-escalation urgent. The allegations in this report are deeply disturbing. Israel has a right to self-defence in line with international law, ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for (a) free or (b) subsidised parking for NHS (i) staff and (ii) patients at NHS facilities.
Answer: Hospital car parks are the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts, with no central Government involvement. All revenue that hospitals make from car parking must be put back into front line services. The NHS Car Parking guidance states...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) NHS staff and (b) patients with car parking charges at NHS facilities.
Answer: Hospital car parks are the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts, with no central Government involvement. All revenue that hospitals make from car parking must be put back into front line services. The NHS Car Parking guidance states...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Save the Children's press notice entitled Physical abuse, infectious disease spreading as cond
Answer: We engage regularly with Save the Children and received this report directly from the organisation. Save the Children is part of the BOND Occupied Palestinian Territories working group, and regularly raises the impact of the conflict on children. The most...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Save the Children's press notice entitled Gaza's missing children: Over 20,000 children estima
Answer: The Government is deeply concerned by the devastating impact of the conflict on children in Gaza. The Foreign Secretary has publicly condemned the tragic loss of civilian life since this war began and has made clear that all parties must comply with Inter...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTibet: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect freedom of religious belief in Tibet.
Answer: This Government will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we need to, and challenge where we must.We will stand fir...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordTibet: Culture and LanguagesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the preservation of the Tibetan language and culture across Tibet.
Answer: This Government will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we need to, and challenge where we must.We will stand fir...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordTibet: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of potential implications for his policies of the human rights situation in Tibet.
Answer: This Government will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we need to, and challenge where we must.We will stand fir...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: NigeriaDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides support to international students unable to afford university fees due to high inflation in Nigeria.
Answer: Our universities are autonomous bodies, independent of government, and are therefore responsible for managing their own budgets. Student Support Regulations ensure that the support provided by British taxpayers is targeted at those who have a substantial ...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: PovertyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Prosperity Fund in 2021 on his Department's work to reduce poverty.
Answer: The cross-government Prosperity Fund ended on 31 March 2021 and prosperity programming moved to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. While some programmes closed, other programmes continued to run and continue to support fighting global pover...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme have died while waiting for a decision on their application.
Answer: As at the end of June 2024, in line with the latest published Transparency data, out of the 8,607 claims received by the Windrush Compensation Scheme, we are aware of 56 claimants* who have unfortunately passed away after having submitted a claim.The Wind...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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