Kirsteen Sullivan MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Protective Clothing: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will endorse the new BS30417 standard on PPE.
Answer: The Government strongly supports the principle of provision of inclusive personal protective equipment (PPE). While the Government does not routinely endorse individual standards, it may designate certain standards to confer a presumption of conformity fo...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many personal protective equipment products were tested against regulatory standards by the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: Under UK law, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers and importers are responsible for the compliance of PPE placed on the market. As an intelligence-led and risk-based national regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) prio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many personal protective equipment products were reported to the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: Under UK law, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers and importers are responsible for the compliance of PPE placed on the market. As an intelligence-led and risk-based national regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) prio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many personal protective equipment products tested by the Office for Product Safety and Standards failed regulatory standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: Under UK law, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers and importers are responsible for the compliance of PPE placed on the market. As an intelligence-led and risk-based national regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) prio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many personal protective equipment products were tested by the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: Under UK law, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers and importers are responsible for the compliance of PPE placed on the market. As an intelligence-led and risk-based national regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) prio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many actions the Health and Safety Executive took against companies for failing to meet personal protective equipment legal standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The requirement to provide suitable and sufficient personal protective equipment is addressed in different health and safety legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations the Health and Safety Executive undertook into companies for failing to meet personal protective equipment legal standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incidents of companies failing to provide adequate personal protective equipment to their employees were reported to the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 repor
Answer: This data is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reports of inadequacy in the provision of personal protective equipment were received by the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: This data is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many checks of the adequacy of the provision of personal protective equipment were carried out by the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Accidents: Protective ClothingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of injuries that occurred in the workplace and were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive involved inadequate provision of personal protective equipment the (a) 2022, (b) 2023
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial AccidentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of injuries that occurred in the workplace were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers and other people in charge of work premises to report and keep records of all work-related fatalities, work related injuries, diagnosed cases ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial AccidentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many injuries occurred in the workplace in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers and other people in charge of work premises to report and keep records of all work-related fatalities, work related injuries, diagnosed cases ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Accidents: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of fatalities that occurred in the workplace and were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive involved inadequate provision of personal protective equipment in the (a) 2022, (b)
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Accidents: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of fatalities that occurred in the workplace were investigated by the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers and other people in charge of work premises to report and keep records of all work-related fatalities, work related injuries, diagnosed cases ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Accidents: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatalities occurred in the workplace in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer: The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers and other people in charge of work premises to report and keep records of all work-related fatalities, work related injuries, diagnosed cases ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: RefugeesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of Afghans living in the UK, in the context of the data breach relating to the Afghan relocations and assistance policy in 2022.
Answer: Anyone potentially affected by this data incident, and whose contact details are known by the Ministry of Defence, in the UK and elsewhere, has been notified and provided with security advice. The Government has taken appropriate actions in line with the ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of (a) safe, (b) secure and (c) good quality truck parking; and what plans her Department has to reopen the HGV parking and driver welfare grant schem
Answer: The Department for Transport published the National Survey of Lorry Parking on 29th September 2022 which highlighted what improvements to lorry parking facilities were most needed. The survey showed an average shortage of around 4,500 HGV parking spaces f...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle increasing levels of freight crime; and if she will meet with (a) the Road Haulage Association and (b) other relevant stakeholders to increase awaren
Answer: This Government understands the significant and damaging impact freight crime has on businesses and drivers and we are aware of worrying increases in its frequency.We work closely cross-Government to tackle the problem. The Minister for Police and Crime P...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase awareness among healthcare professionals that endometriosis is a (a) long-term and (b) chronic condition, as recommended by the National Confidential Enquiry into
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives, their relationships and their participation in education and the workforce.The General Medical Council has introduced the Medical Licensing As...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with (a) Endometriosis UK and (b) other relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan to ensure it supports people with endometriosis.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives, their relationships and their participation in education and the workforce.We are committed to prioritising women’s health. Through our 10-Yea...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPeriods: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the (a) impact of and (b) implementation of the inclusion of menstrual wellbeing education in the curriculum since September 2020.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department does not hold any data on these specific issues. It is for individual schools to deliver the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculu...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal, Social, Health and Economic EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide (a) support and (b) resources to schools to help them deliver the revised Relationships and sex education and health education guidance, published on 15 July 2025, in an (i) evidence-based a
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The statutory guidance is clear that schools are accountable for what they teach and should ensure that all relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) content i...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PeriodsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75089More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) regulations and (b) guidance for the Employment Rights Bill will require relevant employers to consider whether people with menstrual health conditions are adequatel
Answer: We recognise the impact that many different conditions related to menstruation can have on a woman’s ability to perform at her best; introducing action plans will encourage steps that benefit women with these conditions. Crucially, we believe that plans w...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the amount of theatre time provided to gynaecology in comparison to other specialties; and in what way this has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Answer: The data requested is not held by the Department.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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