Monica Harding MP: written questions
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Written questions
Sudan: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made by the Sudan Atrocity Prevention Coalition to ensure justice for the people of Sudan.
Answer: The UK-launched Coalition on Atrocity Prevention and Justice in Sudan brings together international partners to support justice, accountability, and local peacebuilding and protection efforts in Sudan, including calling for the protection of civilians whe...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of children who turn nine months old shortly after the term-time eligibility deadline for 30-hour free childcare on families; how many young children turned
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, breaking the link between background and opportunity. Children become eligible for an early education and childcare place from 1 September, 1 January or 1 Apri...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the continued freeze on Local Housing Allowance on (a) Elmbridge Borough Council and (b) other high-cost rental areas.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions reviewed Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and confirmed in his written ministerial statement on 26th November 2025 that rates would be maintained at their current levels for 2026/27. Renters facing a shortfa...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: PetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent leasehold agreements from imposing blanket bans on pet ownership where similar restrictions would n
Answer: The government recognises that pets can bring joy and comfort to their owners, as well as supporting their mental and physical wellbeing. At present, the ability of a leaseholder to keep a pet will depend on the terms of their lease. Where a given lease r...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Rented Housing: PetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the difference in pet ownership rights of leaseholders and tenants in rental properties, specifically regarding the provisi
Answer: The government recognises that pets can bring joy and comfort to their owners, as well as supporting their mental and physical wellbeing. At present, the ability of a leaseholder to keep a pet will depend on the terms of their lease. Where a given lease r...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChildminding: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the removal of the 10 per cent wear and tear allowance on self employed, Ofsted registered childminders; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a)
Answer: Childminders make a significant contribution to children’s development, learning, and wellbeing. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to ensure that the voluntary measures agreed by the Creator Remuneration Working Group in July 2025 deliver improved remuneration for (a) session musicians and orchest
Answer: Ensuring that music creators are fairly compensated for their work is crucial to the ongoing success of our world-class music industry, as this is what allows them to invest their time, effort, and money into creating music. Through the Creator Remunerati...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of allocating the majority of the UK’s pledge to the Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercu
Answer: The Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations announced by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March take a strategic, multi‑year approach, which will provide greater predictability and support effective planning by our partners, including multilateral or...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment SchemesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by Christians Against Poverty entitled 'Barriers to work: Challenges, support and solutions, publi
Answer: Good work is good for health, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. In our Pathways to Work Green Paper we set out our Pathways to Work offer, backed by £1 billion a year of new funding by the end of ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Chevening Scholarships ProgrammeHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Chevening scholars from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan have claimed asylum in the United Kingdom following the completion of their scholarships.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of people claiming asylum where the latest leave held prior to claim was a study visa is published in table Asy_D01a of the ‘Asylum claim...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: CPRDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of secondary school pupils in England completing CPR training as required under the Health Education curriculum; and what steps the Department for Educa
Answer: All state funded schools are required to teach first aid as part of the statutory health education set out in the Relationships, Sex and Health education (RSHE) statutory guidance. Independent schools are required to cover health education as part of thei...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure unrestricted humanitarian access to civilian populations affected by recent military operations in North-East Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026. I can assure her that we continue to raise the protection of Kurdish civilians and other minority communities, as well as the importance of accountability ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through diplomatic channels to ensure accountability for attacks on civilian populations in North-East Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026. I can assure her that we continue to raise the protection of Kurdish civilians and other minority communities, as well as the importance of accountability ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: KurdsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Syrian interim government on constitutional protections for the political, cultural and linguistic rights of Kurdish communities as p
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026. I can assure her that we continue to raise the protection of Kurdish civilians and other minority communities, as well as the importance of accountability ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSaudi Arabia: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding (a) the reported increase in executions in 2024 and 2025, (b) the execution of
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 11 December in response to Question 97116.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the gap between the introduction of increased tuition fees in 2026 and the reintroduction of maintenance grants in 2029 on students from lower-income hous
Answer: No assessment has been made. Tuition fees are covered by tuition fee loans, so students do not need to pay them while they study.Regarding students from lower-income backgrounds, we are acting to support them through future proofing our maintenance loan o...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many letters relating to the British Council were received by her Department in each year from 2019 to 2024, and what proportion received a substantive response in each y
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a quarterly basis. The requested data on correspondence could only be collated and verified for the ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings her predecessors held with the Chief Executive or Chair of the British Council in each calendar year from 2019 to 2025.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a quarterly basis. The requested data on correspondence could only be collated and verified for the ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist Parkinson's nurses serving residents of Esher and Walton constituency.
Answer: The Government will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, including specialists across the full scope of National Health Service care. It will ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordClothing: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK fashion brands comply with labour standards in their global supply chains; and what enforcement mechanisms are in place to address violations.
Answer: The Government expects all UK businesses to respect human rights and the environment throughout their supply chains in line with the OECD Guidelines and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Section 54 of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 req...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGold: SudanTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112957More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of industry-led standards, including those of the London Bullion Market Association, to prevent conflict-linked gold from Sudan entering the United Kingdom market; and wh
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds undermines the rule of law and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK has imposed sanctions on a n...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s sanctions regime relating to Sudan in preventing gold originating from that country from entering UK
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds conflict, undermines the rule of law, and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engage...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGold: SudanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework governing the import of gold linked to conflict and human rights abuses; what steps his Department is taking to improve over
Answer: The trade of illicit gold linked to conflict undermines the rule of law and has no place in UK supply chains and our global economy. The Government engages with the gold industry, in particular the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and the World Go...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the potential risk of gold imported into the United Kingdom via Switzerland originating from conflict-affected areas of Sudan, includ
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 4 December 2025 in response to Question 95190.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her United Arab Emirates counterpart on reports of gold originating from Sudan being exported to, processed in and re-exported from th
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds conflict, undermines the rule of law, and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engage...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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