Kim Johnson MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Gambling: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905547More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of taxation paid by the gambling industry.
Answer: The government committed in its manifesto to reducing gambling-related harms, but addressing harm is not the primary purpose of the gambling duty system. Nevertheless, we will remain mindful of any potential impact on problem gamblers in the event we make...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Straight FlightMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds contracts with Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC.
Answer: As the hon. Member will recall from the previous answer. I cannot comment on these matters for reasons of operational security.
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report from the Child Poverty Action Group entitled 'Two-child limit statistics briefing', published on 10 July 2025, what steps she is taking to lift children out of poverty.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in autumn that will...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing the two-child benefit cap on children in poverty.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn. We are considering all available levers, including considering social security re...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Straight FlightMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds contracts with Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC.
Answer: I cannot comment on these matters for reasons of operational security.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Straight FlightMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent with Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC since October 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has been conducting unarmed surveillance flights over Gaza for the sole purpose of locating hostages. The UK controls what information is passed on to Israeli authorities and only information relating to hostage rescue will be pass...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the remit of the child poverty taskforce includes examining the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn. We are considering all available levers, including considering social security re...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on levels of child poverty.
Answer: This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn. We are considering all available levers, including considering social security re...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBoilers and Heat Pumps: SalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) type of (i) heat pump and (ii) boiler unit sold by each obligated boiler manufacturer, in the context of the Clean Heat Market
Answer: The Department will receive independently verified annual gas and oil boiler sales data from scheme participants after the completion of each scheme year via the scheme’s administrator, the Environment Agency. Further detail on these reporting processes c...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: SurveillanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the the cost of the RAF's surveillance flights over Gaza, for each month from October 2023 .
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has been conducting unarmed surveillance flights over Gaza for the sole purpose of locating hostages.While I am unable to disclose these costs for reasons of operational security and as a matter of policy, Defence operational spend...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: SurveillanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of using RAF (a) personnel and (b) equipment to prepare Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC for surveillance flights over Gaza, for each month from October 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has been conducting unarmed surveillance flights over Gaza for the sole purpose of locating hostages.While I am unable to disclose these costs for reasons of operational security and as a matter of policy, Defence operational spend...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made in establishing a national social tariff for water consumers.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission made a recommendation to consult on a National Social Tariff, which Government is taking into consideration and will provide a response to later this year in a White Paper. Water companies have more than doubled the number...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to include the PCS trade union in the co-production process for the Timms review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment.
Answer: The Terms of Reference for this review were announced in a Written Ministerial Statement from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on Monday 30 June, and you can find them here – Welfare Reform - Hansard - UK Parliament. They will be updated short...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHussam Abu SafiyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information he holds on the (a) status and (b) health of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
Answer: I remain deeply disturbed by the ongoing detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and other medical staff from Gaza. We continue to call on Israel to clarify the reasons for the detention of Dr Abu Safiya and other medical personnel, and to allow the Internation...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHussam Abu SafiyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart calling for the immediate unconditional release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya from custody.
Answer: I remain deeply disturbed by the ongoing detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and other medical staff from Gaza. We continue to call on Israel to clarify the reasons for the detention of Dr Abu Safiya and other medical personnel, and to allow the Internation...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: FuelsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on the fuel blockade on Gaza; and if he will take diplomatic steps to ensure the entry of fuel into Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire. Not enough aid is getting in and vital services such as water supplies, ambulances and hospitals are at risk of shutting down due to fuel shortages. On 12 July, the UN stated that fuel shortages in Gaza had...
Answered 7 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: Higher EducationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reprioritisation of high-cost subject funding for journalism courses on the aims of the local media strategy, announced in December 202
Answer: The Government has had to make tough prioritisation decisions driven by the challenging fiscal context that we inherited. For the Department of Education, this has meant prioritising support for high-cost subjects that are essential to delivery of our ind...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the decision to reprioritise high-cost subject funding away from (a) journalism, (b) media studies, (c) publishing and (d
Answer: The Government has had to make tough prioritisation decisions driven by the challenging fiscal context that we inherited. For the Department of Education, this has meant prioritising support for high-cost subjects that are essential to delivery of our ind...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: Liverpool RiversideDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of legally-binding poverty reduction targets as a mechanism to deliver change in Liverpool Riverside constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling Child Poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious child poverty strategy which we will publish in the autumn. The Taskforce will continue to explore all available levers to drive forward shor...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of legally-binding poverty reduction targets on the number of children living in poverty in Liverpool Riverside constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling Child Poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious child poverty strategy which we will publish in the autumn. The Taskforce will continue to explore all available levers to drive forward shor...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential (a) humanitarian and (b) medical impact of establishing a UK medical evacuation scheme for seriously ill and injured
Answer: There are many people in need of urgent medical care in Gaza, where the UN reports all hospitals have been damaged or partly destroyed. Countries in the region, particularly Egypt, play a vital role treating high numbers of medially evacuated Gazans, but ...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to establish a medical evacuation scheme for seriously (a) ill and (b) injured children from Gaza; and what assessment he has made of the (i) capacity for tr
Answer: There are many people in need of urgent medical care in Gaza, where the UN reports all hospitals have been damaged or partly destroyed. Countries in the region, particularly Egypt, play a vital role treating high numbers of medially evacuated Gazans, but ...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on levels of surplus food redistribution in Liverpool.
Answer: No assessment of the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on levels of surplus food redistribution in Liverpool has been made. Evidence in the 2022 consultation stage Impact Assessment showed that requiring food businesses to publicly measur...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Extended Sentence for Public Protection sentences were given in each year between 2005 and 2012.
Answer: An Extended Sentence for Public Protection (EPP) was a determinate sentence in use from 2005 until its abolition in 2012.The sentence was handed down to individuals convicted of specified offences where Section 227 or Section 228 of the Criminal Justice A...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: DeathMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence have died while housed in approved premises in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: Deaths in Approved Premises are rare, accounting for less than 1% of deaths of offenders in the community during 2023/24, and the number of deaths annually has been decreasing. Some of the deaths, while resident in Approved Premises, occurred away from th...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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