Kate Osamor MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Food: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to improve transparency in (a) method-of-production welfare labelling and (b) country of origin labelling.
Answer: The Government's animal welfare strategy was published on 22 December 2025 and is available here on GOV.UK. As set out in the strategy, we are committed to ensuring that consumers have access to clear information on how their food was produced. To support...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNight-time Economy: Edmonton and Winchmore HillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the night-time economy in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant pressures facing the night-time economy, including those in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, and the Government is providing support through various measures to help ease these pressures. We’ve introduced permanently ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to introduce a national supply register for teachers.
Answer: Schools, academies and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers, which includes deciding whether to use private supply agencies to fill temporary posts or cover teacher absence. The department recognises the role that...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Employment AgenciesDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to reduce the use of large commercial agencies in the supply teaching sector.
Answer: Schools, academies and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers, which includes deciding whether to use private supply agencies to fill temporary posts or cover teacher absence. The department recognises the role that...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Independent Age entitled Too Little Too Late, published on 15 May 2025.
Answer: The Government is absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. From the end of this Parliament, as a result of our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, spending on State Pensions is f...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Independent Age entitled Jumping Through Hoops, published on 4 March 2025.
Answer: The Government is absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. From the end of this Parliament, as a result of our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, spending on State Pensions is f...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Edmonton and Winchmore HillDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase take up of Pension Credit in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that all pensioners receive the support to which they are entitled. That is why we have been running the biggest ever Pension Credit take-up campaign, promoting Pension Credit to eligible pensioners and their family...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to include decapod crustaceans.
Answer: The Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to setting welfare standards for decapod. This applies both to those caught for human consumption and to those used in scientific research. The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to implement provisions in the Environment Act 2021 to impose due diligence regulations for forest risk commodities.
Answer: The Government recognises the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. The Government is actively considering the best regulatory approach to address deforestation in UK supply chains;...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRainforests: International AssistanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility.
Answer: The Government remains supportive of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility and is proud to have assisted Brazil to develop the initiative. TFFF is an important opportunity and we want to see it succeed. We will continue to provide support to TFFF, includi...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Kinship entitled Handle with Care: Annual survey of kinship carers 2025, published on 2 October 2025.
Answer: The department is grateful to Kinship for its continued work to highlight the experiences of kinship carers. We are grateful for the insights in the ‘Handle with Care’ report from over 1,900 kinship families on the challenges and opportunities they face. ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of recent reports of a communications blackout being imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 October to Question 78430.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Prostate Cancer Research's report entitled Prostate Cancer Screening: The Impact on the NHS, published in 14 October
Answer: The Government is guided by the independent, scientific advice of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).The UK NSC Secretariat has corresponded with Prostate Cancer Research and described the committee’s formal published approach to identifying and...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Syrian counterpart on recent clashes between the Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo.
Answer: We were concerned by the recent escalation of violence in the Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods in Aleppo on 6 October and welcomed the swift ceasefire agreement reached between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Government. It is vital that both sides...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Services TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81905More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered making the Digital Services Tax a permanent measure.
Answer: The Digital Services Tax is an interim solution to widely held concerns with the international corporate tax framework, and the UK remains committed to removing it once a global solution on the reallocation of taxing rights is in place.As the Chancellor h...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies House: Proof of IdentityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether alternative non-digital methods of identity verification will be available for company directors following the rollout of mandatory identity verification via GOV.UK One Login from 18 November 2
Answer: Companies House is continuing to develop alternative options that will offer more support to individuals who are unable to verify their identities through the standard route. Further guidance will be issued but, in the meantime, Companies House is ensurin...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Government: Proof of IdentityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of compulsory identity verification via One Login on (a) small business owners and (b) people who are digitally excluded.
Answer: Identity verification creates a more reliable companies register. This supports small businesses that may have limited resources in due diligence, helping them grow. Verifying the identity of those who run or control companies also protects legitimate bus...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the the potential impact of reintroducing a nuclear role for the Royal Air Force on the UK’s commitment to nuclear disarmament under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Answer: The nuclear weapons allocated to the NATO dual capable aircraft nuclear mission, to which the United Kingdom (UK) will contribute its F-35A aircraft, are United States (US) nuclear weapons and remain under US custody and control, in full compliance with t...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in households impacted by No Recourse to Public Funds living in poverty.
Answer: No such estimate has been made. In developing a Child Poverty Strategy, the Taskforce is considering all children across the United Kingdom.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of British citizen children living in households subject to No Recourse to Public Funds.
Answer: The No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition applies to the vast majority of adult temporary migrants in the UK and those without legal status, many of whom may not be in touch with the Home Office. Data on the children within migrant families is not ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: EligibilityDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of uprating the maximum income threshold for free school meals eligibility for children in families with No Recourse to Public Funds in line with the eligibi
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, to the answer of 24 September 2025 to Question 76012.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in families subject to No Recourse to Public Funds have received the concession on access to free school meals since 2022 by (a) region and (b) year.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, to the answer of 24 September 2025 to Question 76011.
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the post by the Israeli Government’s Arabic-language X account, published on 25 August 202
Answer: The UK Government remains steadfast in its commitment to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief globally. We condemn all instances in which social media is used to incite violence, hatred, or discrimination, including on the b...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with trade unions on the (a) pay and (b) conditions of NHS support staff.
Answer: My rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has had recent meetings with a number of general secretaries and health leads from trade unions representing staff on the Agenda for Change contract, including Unison, the Royal Colleg...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Wholesale TradeTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with food and drink wholesalers on reforming the business rates system.
Answer: HM Treasury releases a quarterly record of Minister’s meetings with external individuals and organisations. This can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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