Marsha De Cordova MP: written questions
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Private Rented Housing: VettingHome OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of right to rent checks on non-UK passport holders on (a) the private rental sector and (b) levels of homelessness in Battersea.
Answer: The Right to Rent Scheme was introduced to ensure only those lawfully in the United Kingdom can access the private rented sector, and to tackle unscrupulous landlords who exploit vulnerable migrants, sometimes in very poor living conditions.The Scheme app...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: Culture and Educational InstitutionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on Israeli settler attacks on (a) schools, (b) higher education facilities and (c) cultural institutions in t
Answer: We remain very concerned at the disproportionate impact of violence on children, including in the West Bank: education is a priority sector. Any destruction of cultural facilities is also highly concerning. We engage regularly with non-governmental organi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Culture and Educational InstitutionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to mitigate the impact of the destruction of educational and cultural facilities in Gaza.
Answer: We are deeply alarmed by the disproportionate impact of the conflict on children in Gaza. Most students have not had access to education since the 7th of October 2023 and at least 88 per cent of school buildings need full or major reconstruction. Educatio...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Armed Conflict and Natural DisastersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions to overseas aid on the levels of resilience to (a) conflict and (b) climate shocks among civilian population
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he makes of the potential impact of proposed reductions in official development assistance on future trends in the levels of (a) violence against women and gi
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Visual ImpairmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reductions in official development assistance on future trends in the level of preventable sight loss in
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth and Care Act 2022Department of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of expediting the implementation of section 95 of the Health and Care Act 2022 on the rights of disabled people.
Answer: Following commencement of the regulations made under the Health and Care Act 2022, new arrangements will come into effect to make information standards mandatory. Existing standards will need to go through a new process to become mandatory, and once a sta...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of making the NHS Accessible Information Standard mandatory in all NHS England health and social care settings on the ability of (a) deaf and (b)
Answer: Following commencement of the regulations made under the Health and Care Act 2022, new arrangements will come into effect to make information standards mandatory. Existing standards will need to go through a new process to become mandatory, and once a sta...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help meet (a) climate and (b) nature targets.
Answer: The UK fully supported the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) and has already submitted to the Convention on Biological Diversity National Targets that are fully aligned with the Framework. We will publish the full UK N...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help prevent fraudulent fire safety certificates.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 27050 on 3 February 2025.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: BatterseaDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve pupil attendance at SEND schools in Battersea constituency.
Answer: This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence and to ensure that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as the...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce outcome waiting times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Answer: The Home Office seeks to process all applications to the EU Settlement Scheme as expeditiously as possible.Details of the processing times can be found on the GOV.UK website (EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated processing times for applications - GOV....
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Cost of LivingTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24925More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the potential impact of increasing cost-of-living support for disabled people on the wider economy.
Answer: The Government understands that increased costs of essentials such as energy and food are causing worries and hardship for many people, including disabled people. We are deeply committed to addressing these concerns. Certain benefits available to support ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps he plans to take to encourage the Egyptian authorities to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
Answer: The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government. The Prime Minister wrote to President Sisi on the case on 26 December. The Fore...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Custody and Stop and Search: Body SearchesHome OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing data on whether illicit objects were found during strip searches (a) in police custody and (b) during police stop and searches by (
Answer: Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police. Its use must be fair, respectful, without unlawful discrimination, and transparent. The Government is committed to introducing new legal safeguards around strip searching children.A...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointments for children under 19 years were (a) cancelled and (b) missed because the patient did not attend in 2023-24.
Answer: Patients awaiting outpatient care make up over 85% of the elective waiting list, which includes children. Minimising missed appointments will help us to make sure we maximise the use of clinical time and ensure that all patients can be seen sooner. This i...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to outpatient paediatric ophthalmology of (a) cancelled appointments and (b) appointments missed because the patient did not attend in 2023-24.
Answer: Patients awaiting outpatient care make up over 85% of the elective waiting list, which includes children. Minimising missed appointments will help us to make sure we maximise the use of clinical time and ensure that all patients can be seen sooner. This i...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require NHS England to publish Referral To Treatment waiting times for (a) glaucoma, (b) macular degeneration and (c) other irreversible sight loss conditions separately from minor and r
Answer: There are no current plans to require NHS England to publish Referral to Treatment waiting times for glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other irreversible sight loss conditions separately from minor and reversible eye condition waiting times.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) assessment of and (b) access to specialist treatments for rare diseases.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, including improving access to specialist care, treatm...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEyesight: Rare DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients living with rare inherited retinal diseases receive (a) timely and (b) equitable access to new treatments.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as rare inherited retinal diseases. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, including im...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordClapham Junction Station: Northern LineDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on the potential merits of connecting Clapham Junction station to the Northern line.
Answer: Government remains committed to supporting London and the transport network on which it depends. We recently provided £485m in funding to support Transport for London’s (TfL) capital programme for 2025/26 and will continue to work with TfL to understand i...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBody Searches: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle disproportionate use of full strip searches during stop and searches of (a) Black, (b) Asian and (c) other ethnic minority people.
Answer: Strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and its use must be fair, respectful and without unlawful discrimination. No one should be subject to the use of any police power based on their race or ethnicity. That is why the Go...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Public ConsultationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to consult organisations led by disabled people on the reforms set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper.
Answer: The Government is committed to working in partnership with disabled people and the organisations that represent them. Following on from the publication of the Get Britain Working White Paper, we will establish a disability panel to ensure that disabled pe...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to consult organisations led by disabled people on an accessibility road map for rail travel.
Answer: Ensuring accessibility for all passengers is at the heart of the Government’s passenger-focussed approach. We know that the experience for disabled people when traveling on rail too often falls short of what is expected and what passengers deserve. We are...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will conduct a further review with Cabinet colleagues into the compatibility of the Government's export licences to Israel with its obligations under international huma
Answer: The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell undertakes regular assessments of Israel's commitment and capability to comply with International Humanitarian Law in order to meet our legal obligations under the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (SELC). O...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
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