Monica Harding MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Housing Associations: LoansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered introducing lower-interest borrowing facilities for housing associations.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 2 July 2025 (HCWS771).
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Associations: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide targeted funding to support housing associations in addressing damp and disrepair issues in legacy stock.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 81035 on 20 October 2025.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review grant funding levels provided through Homes England, in the context of changes in the level of construction costs and interest rates.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 95055 on 5 December 2025.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of the current Homes England grant rates on the delivery of new affordable housing in high-cost areas
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 95055 on 5 December 2025.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom has assured itself that generative-AI search services in scope of the Online Safety Act 2023 have adequate user reporting and complaints systems as required by their codes
Answer: AI services that allow users to share content with one another or that search live websites to provide results are regulated under the Online Safety Act.In-scope services are required to assess the risk of harm to users from illegal content on their servi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom has assured itself that generative-AI search services in scope of the Online Safety Act 2023 have adequately resourced content moderation teams as required by their codes
Answer: AI services that allow users to share content with one another or that search live websites to provide results are regulated under the Online Safety Act.In-scope services are required to assess the risk of harm to users from illegal content on their servi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom has enforced the obligation on in-scope generative-AI search services likely to be accessed by children to carry out a children's risk assessment as required under the Onl
Answer: AI services that allow users to share content with one another or that search live websites to provide results are regulated under the Online Safety Act.In-scope services are required to assess the risk of harm to users from illegal content on their servi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom has enforced the obligation on in-scope generative-AI search services that they carry out child access assessments as required by section 36 of the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer: AI services that allow users to share content with one another or that search live websites to provide results are regulated under the Online Safety Act.In-scope services are required to assess the risk of harm to users from illegal content on their servi...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChina and Russia: BroadcastingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Department has assessed trends in global audience reach for state-controlled international broadcasters based in (a) Russia and (b) China over the last 10 years.
Answer: Details of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the BBC World Service's global weekly audience figures were from 2015 to 2025 inclusive.
Answer: Details of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the budget allocation for the BBC World Service in each year from 2015 to 2025 inclusive.
Answer: Details of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the breakdown of financial (a) commitments and (b) disbursements in relation to the UK’s 2021 Nutrition for Growth pledge to spend at least £1.5 billion on nutrition
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to deliver the full financial value of the UK’s 2021 Nutrition for Growth pledge.
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in nutrition spending following its decision to discontinue reporting on the 2021 N
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the provision of funding to increase the number of Crown Court sitting days.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of Crown Court cases that were not heard as a result of the cap on sitting days for each month for which data is available.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of holding 111,250 Crown Court sitting days in the 2025-26 financial year on the criminal case backlog.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which the number of Crown Court sitting days has been below the maximum operational capacity forecast by HM Courts and Tribunals Service since September 2024.
Answer: Operational capacity in the criminal courts does not refer solely to judicial sitting days. Consideration of court capacity necessarily includes consideration of capacity in terms of numbers of advocates, defence and prosecution, legal advisors and other ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: UK Integrated Security FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to address the conflict in Sudan through the Integrated Security Fund.
Answer: Through the Integrated Security Fund, we are providing over £500,000 of funding to projects focused on conflict and security dynamics which support our diplomatic and humanitarian response. In addition, we have also committed £120 million of new funding t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77901More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding he has allocated to the Women Peace and Security Agenda through the Integrated Security Fund for (a) 2025-26, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29.
Answer: The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) supports UK National Security and as part of that delivers on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in support of UK’s WPS National Action Plan. All projects funded through the ISF consider how their work can benefit gender an...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security Fund: WomenCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77900More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Women, Peace and Security Agenda remains a fund-level outcome for the UK Integrated Security Fund.
Answer: Supporting women and girls is a priority for this Government. The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) supports UK National Security and as a part of that delivers on Women, Peace and Security through the UK National Action Plan. The ISF addresses gender and na...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle.
Answer: The Government's current priorities for international development remain the same as set out by the Minister for Development in her letters to the International Development Committee, the latest of which can be found here: [committees.parliament.uk/public...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a capital investment programme to support the renovation of local arts centres.
Answer: We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) renovations and (b) repairs to local arts centres.
Answer: We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding available in September for Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan.
Answer: The UK is third largest humanitarian donor to the crisis in Sudan. We recognise the vital role played by Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) and Mutual Aid Groups (MAGs) in delivering life-saving assistance across hard-to-reach areas of the country. As one of...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
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