Kim Johnson MP: written questions
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Hospitality Sector: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people aged 16 to 24 who started employment in the hospitality sector in (a) October 2024, (b) April 2025 and (c) October 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information. HMRC holds data on UK payrolled employment by age and industry and should be able to provide the information requested.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the share of NHS expenditure directed towards children and young people.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs.We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year Health...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to grow the children’s health workforce.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. A child health workforce that is fit for the future will be critical to delivering on this ambition.In spring, we will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan, to create a workfor...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the health service meets children and young people’s distinct health needs.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs.We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year Health...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that ICBs prioritise the health needs of children and young people.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs.We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year Health...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending support for adopted children up to the age of 25.
Answer: When a young person has an education, health and care plan, they are eligible for the adoption and special guardianship support fund up to the age of 25. This is on the basis that these young people are likely to be in the greatest longer-term need. Other...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the share of NHS expenditure directed towards children and young people.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs.We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year Health...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to grow the children’s health workforce.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. A child health workforce that is fit for the future will be critical to delivering on this ambition.In spring, we will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan, to create a workfor...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure health services meet children and young people’s specific health needs.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs.We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year Health...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the his Department is taking to ensure ICBs prioritise the health needs of children and young people.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and ensuring that all children can access timely support that meets their health needs.We are delivering on the vision for neighbourhood health set out in the 10-Year Health...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the publication of the Colombian Ombudsman’s Alert on 2 December 2025, what analysis her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the publication of the Colombian Ombudsman’s Alert on 2 December 2025, what analysis her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has increased or reduced its funding to Colombia for the implementation of the Peace Accord.
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made any cuts to Colombia’s allocation in the ODA budget.
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: Gender Based ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department is providing to Colombia to tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Colombian counterpart on the increase in child recruitment by illegal armed groups in Columbia.
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department have made of the potential implications for her policies of the upsurge in the forced recruitment of children in Colombia in 2024 and 2025.
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordColombia: Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of violence and forced recruitment of indigenous girls in Colombia.
Answer: The Government is concerned that women, children and indigenous communities in Colombia continue to be disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. The UK supports Colombia's efforts to strengthen peace and security through long-standing assistance ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Tissue: StorageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the funding required to ensure equitable access to tissue-freezing services for cancer patients across England; and whether his Department is taking steps to reduce reg
Answer: Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues. Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) fo...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Tissue: StorageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of geographic variation in access to tissue-freezing services; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to advanced trea
Answer: Pathology services in England are delivered through 27 regional pathology networks, and offer a comprehensive range of tests, including the analysis of brain tissues.Individual pathology services maintain their own standard operating procedures (SOPs) for...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to review the definition of affordable housing within planning policy to ensure it is aligned with social rent levels to better reflect local income levels.
Answer: National planning policy is clear that local planning authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those who require social and affordable housing, and reflect this in planning poli...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: LiverpoolMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of social rent provision within the proposed 2,350-home Peel Waters development in Liverpool.
Answer: National planning policy is clear that local planning authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those who require social and affordable housing, and reflect this in planning poli...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the National Planning Policy Framework to require a minimum of 20 per cent social rent housing in all new reside
Answer: National planning policy is clear that local planning authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those who require social and affordable housing, and reflect this in planning poli...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evaluation of the serious violence reduction order pilot.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the document entitled Fair pay agreement consultation impact assessment, published in October 2025, if he will award an interim uplift to the pay of frontline care workers in the
Answer: Under the Employment Rights Bill, the Government will set up the Fair Pay Agreement, establishing a form of sectoral collective bargaining which will empower employers, worker representatives, and others in partnership to negotiate fair pay, and terms and...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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