Kim Johnson MP: written questions
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Western Sahara: Origin MarkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July to Question 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, if she is aware that Tesco sells tomatoes from Western Sahara labelled as produce of Morocco and i
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information provided on food labels and packaging so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. The fundamental principles of our food labelling rules are that information provided to the consumer ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to deliver a sustainable supported housing sector.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 112725 on 25 February 2026.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the long-term housing strategy will include the potential impact of the supported housing sector on delivering outcomes, such as reducing homelessness.
Answer: The government values the role played by supported housing in tackling rough sleeping and homelessness. Providing the right support alongside housing can improve health, wellbeing and socio-economic outcomes to enable individuals in need of support, to ac...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the long-term housing strategy by March 2026.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 112714 on 2 March 2026.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out long-term, holistic support for funding for regeneration of homes, alongside new supply.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting estate regeneration schemes to transform neighbourhoods by delivering well designed housing and public space, a better quality of life and new opportunities for tenants. While the £39 billion Social and Affordable...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the targets are of the social housing taskforce.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 28 January 2026 (HCWS1283).
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Origin MarkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to UIN 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, if she will take steps to ensure that produce originating in Western Sahara is labelled as such by
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with Assimilated EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misle...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Origin MarkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to UIN 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, what data her Department holds on produce originating in Western Sahara being sold in supermarkets
Answer: Food origin information is mandatory for some, but not all, foods. In all cases where origin is provided, it must not be misleading. Produce originating in Western Sahara that has been mislabelled as produce of Morocco would be considered misleading under...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: WomenHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the proposed earned settlement system does not negatively impact victim-survivors of VAWG with (a) insecure and (b) temporary immigration status, particularly w
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: WomenHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the earned settlement model on Black, minoritised and migrant women, particularly in relation to labour market exclusion, interrupted
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on the median age of cases yet to elect mode of trial.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the Crown Court backlog comprises the cohort of up to three years’ imprisonment cases and would go before a Judge only court under proposed reforms.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases in the court backlog are pending the decision of the defendant to elect mode of trial.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases in the Crown Court backlog are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury trial under proposed reforms.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of either-way cases in the Crown Court backlog yet to elect mode of trial.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110104 on the Emissions Trading Scheme, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of phasing in the expansion of the Emissions Trading Sch
Answer: The Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy (MDS), published in 2025, sets out how we will decarbonise UK maritime transport, including through the inclusion of domestic maritime sector in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from July this year. Given the lon...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: ShippingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110103 on the Emissions Trading Scheme, how much revenue does the Government expect to raise per year for the period to 2030 from the ex
Answer: The Impact Assessment includes a 20‑year discounted appraisal of the expected effects of extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to domestic maritime.This assessment projects roughly £1.9 billion in additional revenue to the UK Government over ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often Access to Work awards for blind and partially sighted customers are reviewed for compliance with the EHRC Code of Practice.
Answer: Access to Work (AtW) awards, including those made to blind and partially sighted customers, are managed through standard casework processes, which include appropriate Service Assurance checks to ensure decisions comply with AtW guidance and principles.
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to Access to Work awards at renewal on employment outcomes for blind and partially sighted people.
Answer: The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a decisio...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the equalities and economic impact assessments for her proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain.
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing a...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison education staff were employed in January (a) 2025, and (b) 2026, by prison.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.The curriculum delivered through core education contracts is decided at local level, as is the number ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison education staff, according to annual delivery plan data, were employed in January (a) 2025, and (b) 2026, by prison.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.The curriculum delivered through core education contracts is decided at local level, as is the number ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for a breakdown of what prison education courses, according to annual delivery plan data, were provided in January (a) 2025, and (b) 2026, by prison, level of qualification and duration.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.The curriculum delivered through core education contracts is decided at local level, as is the number ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Facilities and Playing FieldsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the revised National Planning Policy Framework on playing fields, pitches and community sports facilities.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 107478 on 30 January 2026.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSport England: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses have been received to the consultation on the reform of statutory consultees specifically with respect to the proposal to remove Sport England.
Answer: My Department has met with Sport England on a number of occasions to discuss the proposals set out in the consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. Most recently, I met with Chris Boardman, Chair of Sport England, on 21 January to discuss...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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