Kim Johnson MP: written questions 2025
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Western Sahara: Water AbstractionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the potential impact of draining the aquifer under Dhakla, Western Sahara on the production by Moroccan compan
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. It is for companies to take their own decisions on whether to do business in Western Sahara, as elsewhere.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that all local authorities provide family hubs in their communities.
Answer: On 11 June, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed the government wil...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a national outcomes framework for family hubs.
Answer: On 11 June, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed the government wil...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Child Poverty Taskforce has held discussions with the Department for Education on the potential inclusion of family hubs in the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the opportunity to learn and to prosper.The Minis...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of family hubs on (a) neighbourhood health and (b) the delivery of integrated community-based health services.
Answer: We are committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Health Service, with more care delivered locally to create healthier communities, spot problems earlier, and support people to stay healthier and maintain their independence for longer.The Family Hubs and...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that integrated family hubs are available in all communities.
Answer: On 11 June, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed the government wil...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElbit Systems and Israeli EmbassyHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in her Department have had recent meetings with (i) the Israeli Embassy and (ii) Elbit Systems.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response I gave to UIN 41686 on 14 April.The Home Office engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including industry partners and diplomatic counterparts to support its departmental objectives, ensure the effective delivery...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: ReadingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) parents and (b) carers reading to children in the early years on the mental wellbeing of (i) children and (ii) those (A) parents and (B)
Answer: No such assessment has been made. We know that according to research, reading helps to reduce stress levels and could be beneficial to mental health and well-being.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school educationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of community activities to support families with children in the early years.
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school educationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a targeted place-based approach to service provision in the early years sector.
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: LiteracyDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve home learning environments to support literacy in (a) the early years and (b) school age children.
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school educationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what policies her Department has on early intervention in early years education (a) during a child’s first 1001 days and (b) for children aged up to five.
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Education: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of promoting a culture of reading for pleasure in the home learning environment on the development of children in (a) the early years and (b) scho
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school educationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of learning through play in early years on children's development.
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of early interventions in the early years sector.
Answer: The government is committed to giving every child the best start in life by strengthening early intervention, supporting families to engage in play and communication, and enhancing the home learning environment. Our Plan for Change includes a national tar...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Origin MarkingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that any produce originating in Western Sahara is labelled as such.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with retained EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misleadi...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to hold discussions with Polisario on forthcoming discussions on trade agreements that affect Western Sahara.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) frequently engage on how best to deliver the Government's growth mission, including by supporting UK exports and investment across North Africa. DBT's ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide targeted funding to HIV voluntary sector organisations to support people living with HIV who have disengaged from care.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to improve retention and re-engagement in care.The Government’s succ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure access to (a) psychosocial support services and (b) HIV peer support for people receiving HIV care through the next HIV Action Plan for England.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to optimise rapid access to treatment and retention in care, and wil...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to peer support services for people living with HIV.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan, which we aim to publish this year. The plan will address ways to optimise rapid access to treatment and retention in care, and wil...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: LoansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the interest repayments on the loan given to the British Council in response to reduced commercial revenues du
Answer: The previous Government made available up to £200 million in loans during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the British Council remained solvent, to support restructuring, and to help the British Council return to surplus. The loan was made on commercial te...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: ClosuresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61056More
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 British Council offices overseas on British soft power.
Answer: The British Council is operationally independent from the UK Government. Decisions relating to the size and model of its overseas network are operational matters for the British Council. In a digital age, the British Council's impact should be judged by t...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding the British Council is projected to receive in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28 and (d) 2028-29, in the context of the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is providing the British Council with £163.1 million Grant-in-Aid this financial year (2025/26). The British Council's Grant-in-Aid funding for future years was not settled in the Spending Review and...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordColombia: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the security of former FARC combatants previously based in the Rancho Grande ETCR transitional zone in Caquetá.
Answer: We welcome the Colombian government's commitment to provide security guarantees for former Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) combatants and measures to reintegrate them into civilian life following the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement....
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas have been issued to Ukrainian children seeking medical evacuation to the UK since February 2022.
Answer: The requested information is not held by the Home Office. However, a range of data on Ukraine visa applications can be found at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK and Migration transparency data - GOV.UK.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
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