Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Sudan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources currently allocated by her Department to Sudan-related (a) diplomatic and (b) atrocity-prevention work.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November 2025, and to the most recent Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025, setting out the steps the UK is taking to ensure accountability for atrocities commi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure that evidence gathered by the UN-mandated inquiry into alleged atrocities in Sudan can support future accountability mechanisms,
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November 2025, and to the most recent Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025, setting out the steps the UK is taking to ensure accountability for atrocities commi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: SudanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the risk that licensed arms exports to third countries could be diverted for use by armed groups involved in the conflict in Sudan.
Answer: Sudan is at the heart of our diplomatic efforts. We are doing everything possible to end the horrific violence that is taking place, to protect civilians, deliver aid, and secure a lasting ceasefire.There is a longstanding UK arms embargo in place for the...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: SudanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential risk that licenced arms sales to third countries could be diverted for use by armed groups involved in the conflict in Sudan.
Answer: Sudan is at the heart of our diplomatic efforts. We are doing everything possible to end the horrific violence that is taking place, to protect civilians, deliver aid, and secure a lasting ceasefire.There is a longstanding UK arms embargo in place for the...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the definition of income used in the Child Maintenance Service 2012 Scheme to ensure that it includes income derived from (a) investments, (b) dividends, (c) rental income, (d
Answer: A review of the child maintenance calculation is currently underway. As part of this work, my Department has already announced plans to include gross unearned income automatically within the calculation, removing the need for either parent to request a va...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Physician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternative NHS roles are available to people who have completed accredited Physician Associate training but are unable to secure employment as Physician Associates.
Answer: Recruitment and retention of physician assistant, still legally known as physician associate (PA), roles into the National Health Service is the responsibility of individual employers in primary and secondary care as part of local and regional workforce p...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the British Council’s funding and governance model to reduce its vulnerability to future global shocks.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 28 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what options her Department is exploring to support the British Council’s financial resilience, including grant support, loan refinancing, or alternative funding mechanisms.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 28 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Chronic IllnessesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon and their constituents to discuss how to improve access to appropriate accommodation for families with significant medi
Answer: Government recognises how important the right home environment is in enabling disabled people to live as safely, well and independently as possible.As part of the legislative framework for social housing allocations, Local Housing Authorities are required...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to strengthen national guidance on accessible housing provision within local plans.
Answer: Government recognises how important the right home environment is in enabling disabled people to live as safely, well and independently as possible.As part of the legislative framework for social housing allocations, Local Housing Authorities are required...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities Grants: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will reform the Disabled Facilities Grant system to improve support for families who need to move to access an adaptable property.
Answer: Government recognises how important the right home environment is in enabling disabled people to live as safely, well and independently as possible.As part of the legislative framework for social housing allocations, Local Housing Authorities are required...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Chronic IllnessesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to help families in which at least one person has a serious medical condition to access appropriate housing.
Answer: Government recognises how important the right home environment is in enabling disabled people to live as safely, well and independently as possible.As part of the legislative framework for social housing allocations, Local Housing Authorities are required...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) regulate the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations offered by private providers for people who are not eligible for a free vaccination.
Answer: The availability of COVID-19 vaccines to supply the private market and the price charged for private COVID-19 vaccination is a matter for the companies concerned, not for the Government. All those eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination this autumn thr...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting eligibility for free covid-19 vaccinations on (a) infection rates, (b) hospital admissions and (c) mortality during wi
Answer: The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of serious illness, resulting in hospitalisations and deaths, arising from COVID-19.The JCVI is an independent expert committee which reviews the latest data on COVID-19...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting eligibility for free covid-19 vaccinations on (a) infection rates, (b) hospital admissions and (c) levels of mortality
Answer: The primary aim of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of serious illness, resulting in hospitalisations and deaths, arising from COVID-19.The JCVI is an independent expert committee which reviews the latest data on COVID-19...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to utilise electronic health records indicating familial genetic predisposition to improve risk identification for men at increased risk of prostate cancer.
Answer: The NHS Retrospective Genetic Testing Programme is using electronic health records to identify people who have had a cancer diagnosis, between 2008 and 2018, making them eligible for inherited breast and ovarian cancer genetic testing on R208/R207 panels ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving systems to identify men with (a) BRCA1 and (b) BRCA2 gene variations who may be eligible for prostate cancer screening.
Answer: The National Inherited Cancer Predisposition Register (NICPR), launched 1 July 2025, captures data on all individuals with a likely pathogenic/pathogenic variant in a cancer susceptibility gene in England. This world-first national dataset of individuals ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of local authority compliance with the national legislation establishing the threshold of (a) 10 sessions of unauthorised absence and (b) a rolling 10-school-week period for
Answer: The National Framework for Penalty Notices, which was designed to embed our support-first approach and improve consistency and fairness across the country, was introduced in August 2024.Every local authority must draw up, and is expected to publish, a loc...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies UK’s trust ratings in France, Germany and Italy as reported in the British Council’s Global
Answer: We welcome the latest edition of the British Council's Global Perceptions report, and we will take into account its insights across a range of different areas when shaping the substance and communication of the UK's foreign policies over the year ahead.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSoft PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the British Council’s Global Perceptions 2025 report on the role of soft power;
Answer: We welcome the latest edition of the British Council's Global Perceptions report, and we will take into account its insights across a range of different areas when shaping the substance and communication of the UK's foreign policies over the year ahead.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness and Trade: Young PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the British Council’s Global Perceptions 2025 report on the likelihood of
Answer: We welcome the latest edition of the British Council's Global Perceptions report, and we will take into account its insights across a range of different areas when shaping the substance and communication of the UK's foreign policies over the year ahead.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK and Overseas TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her strategies on trade, inward investment and international partnerships of the finding in the British Council
Answer: We welcome the latest edition of the British Council's Global Perceptions report, and we will take into account its insights across a range of different areas when shaping the substance and communication of the UK's foreign policies over the year ahead.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned inclusion of menopause in women’s health checks from 2026, what preparations his Department is making for that change.
Answer: We will be working with experts, including general practitioners, over the coming months to design the menopause content for the NHS Health Check.The NHS Health Check Best Practice Guidance will be updated to reflect the addition of menopause, and it will...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve support for women’s menopausal health, including (a) training for GPs and (b) training for prescribing nurses.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health, including menopause, as we reform the National Health Service, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our health missions.That is why menopause will be added to the NHS Health Checks from 2...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEllen Badger Hospital: Hospital BedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of permanently removing in-patient beds from the Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston on Stour on acute hospital discharges.
Answer: This is a matter for the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). That is because it is for ICBs to consider, working in partnership with local National Health Service providers and adult social care services, the right configuration of capa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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