Kirsteen Sullivan MP: written questions
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Health Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women.
Answer: We’re prioritising women’s health by ensuring women have access to high quality services. Our renewed Women’s Health strategy centres care around women’s voices and choices, driving faster service improvements and tackling health inequalities, so women ca...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCandidates: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118366More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to enact Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: The Government is committed to commencing section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selections in accordance with regulations.Office for Equality an...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has investigated and reviewed licenses of arms components in the context of arms used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided in the Urgent Question debate on this issue held on 15 December 2025.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLandmines: Bomb DisposalForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that UK-funded mine action and demining programmes include (a) child-focused victim assistance, (b) access to prosthetics, (c) physica
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's main humanitarian mine action programme, the Global Mine Action Programme (GMAP), prioritises preventing casualties, increasing access to basic services, and improving livelihoods, including through targe...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will call for an end to the military detention of Palestinian children on the basis international juvenile justice standards.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 20 January to Question 907383.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113174More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there has been any uptake of BS30417 standards in Government procurement specifications.
Answer: The Government strongly supports the principle of provision of inclusive PPE. PPE should be suitable for all workers, including groups who may be disproportionately impacted by ill-fitting equipment. The British Standards Institution have been invited to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: Trading StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions on trading standards has the Office for Product Safety and Standards had with the British Safety Industry Federation on Personal Protective Equipment.
Answer: The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) regularly discuss Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) matters, including trading standards’ market surveillance of PPE. BSIF and OPSS engage through direc...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: Electronic CommerceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his proposed timeline is for introducing regulations for online retailing of Personal Protective Equipment under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025.
Answer: As required by Regulation 2016/425, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must meet essential health and safety requirements before being placed on the market, including online. The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 provides the f...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: FacilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure freight drivers have adequate secure facilities for overnight and welfare stops.
Answer: Through the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme the Department for Transport and industry partners are projected to deliver up to £35.7m of joint investment to enhance truck stops across England. This significant investment is in addition to joint...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that there is adequate lorry parking provision and welfare facilities for freight drivers.
Answer: Through the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme the Department for Transport and industry partners are projected to deliver up to £35.7m of joint investment to enhance truck stops across England. This investment is in addition to joint investment ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the status of endometriosis as a possible condition for the NHS outcomes and registry programme.
Answer: The NHS England Outcomes and Registries Programme (ORP) was set up to collate device level information that is not easily accessible elsewhere, with the aim of improving patient safety and device recall procedures.There has recently been an expansion of t...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of endometriosis healthcare services on the waiting times for receiving such services in the past year.
Answer: Reducing waiting lists, including for endometriosis and other gynaecological conditions, is a key part of the Government’s Health Mission. We are committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no lo...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing gynaecological waiting times in the last year.
Answer: We are committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients are treated within 18 weeks of referral to consultant-led care, including gynaecology, by March 2029. As of the end of December 2025, the waiting lis...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the weighting that Ofgem gives (a) social value, (b) domestic economic impact and (c) onshore manufacturing when allocating the first round of the cap
Answer: Ofgem has published a Multi-Criteria Assessment Framework to determine which Long Duration Electricity Storage projects will be awarded a cap and floor regime. This framework examines each project across an economic, strategic and financial assessment. Of...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with community groups on the implementation of the Local Power Plan.
Answer: My Department and Great British Energy have engaged extensively with the community energy sector in developing the Local Power Plan.I will shortly be making a statement to this House about the Local Power Plan which represents an unprecedented £1bn invest...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: Future funding of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond March 2026 will be considered as we work through the output of the Spending Review and Departmental business planning process. An announcement will be made once this decision is finalised.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeChurch CommissionersTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102193More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the long-term future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: All faith communities with listed buildings are still waiting for clarity from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on what will happen when the current scheme ends in March 2026. Over 200 MPs have raised concerns in the past year about the future ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProtective 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
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