Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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IntestacyAttorney GeneralTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76644More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, when the Bona Vacantia list will be made publicly available again on the Government website.
Answer: The Bona Vacantia unclaimed estates list was temporarily removed from GOV.UK on 7 July 2025. At this time, the number of estates published on the list was 5,770.The future publication of the list is currently under review.Estates administered as bona vaca...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimodosDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to implement the recommendations outlined in the Cumberlege Review with respect to the drug Primodos.
Answer: Our sympathies remain with those who believe they were harmed by hormone pregnancy tests, such as Primodos.Recommendation 4 of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, also known as the Cumberlege Review, specifically mentions hormone ...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: National Policy StatementsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she will review the Airports National Policy Statement.
Answer: The Government published a letter to potential promoters inviting proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. The Government is now assessing the proposals against the criteria set out in the letter. Once this is complete...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNoise: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of noise pollution to the economy.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency estimates that in 2018, around 100,000 Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) were lost in England due to road traffic noise, across the UK population. DALYs are an internationally recognised metric where one DALY represents ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Foster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the 13,660 children looked after in kinship foster care on 31 March 2024 were subject to (a) a full care order, (b) an interim care order and (c) a voluntary arrangement under Section 20 of the Chil
Answer: Information on the number of children looked-after in foster placements with relatives or friends by legal status is shown in the table below. Number of children in England in foster placements with relatives or friends at 31 March 2024 by legal statusInt...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62255 on Legal Aid, how many of the Public Family Law Legal Help Fee Level 1 matter starts were for clients who were children, in each of the five years.
Answer: The requested information can be found in the below table:Financial YearPublic law family Level 1 - children2020-21362021-22212022-23182023-24212024-2527 Data is derived from the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) Official Statistics: Legal aid statistics data file...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChloé Fiona LuddenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the continued detention of Chloe Fiona Ludden in Israel following the interception of the Freedom Flotilla boat Ha
Answer: Consular staff were in contact with the Israeli authorities and others during the period of detention and were in contact with the family. We understand that Ms Ludden left Israel on 29 July 2025.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying VAT to independent school fees on boys who are neurodiverse.
Answer: HM Treasury published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) on applying VAT to independent school fees. This is a comprehensive assessment of the VAT policy, including impacts on individuals and families, and equalities impacts. The TIIN is available h...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71122More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing draft duty relief for (a) consumers, (b) pubs and (c) breweries in Twickenham constituency.
Answer: The Chancellor’s draught rate cut at Autumn Budget 2024 applied to approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint at a cost to the Exchequer of over £85m a year. Draught beer and cider now pa...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on reports that IDF forces opened fire on children at aid distribution points.
Answer: It is horrifying that 875 people have been killed at or near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution sites. We regularly engage with Israeli counterparts to urge them to improve the situation on the ground. Most recently, on 21 July, the Forei...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39290 on Coronavirus: Drugs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the
Answer: Ministers and Department officials have regular discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on a range of issues, including topics for new or updated guidance. Pemivibart, also known under the brand name Pemgarda, for use...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change CommitteeDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security has met the Climate Change Committee since July 2024.
Answer: The Minister attended the Jet Zero Taskforce Plenary in December 2024, which was attended by the CCC’s CEO, Emma Pinchbeck, and where the government’s approach to aviation decarbonisation was discussed. The minutes from that meeting can be found here: Jet...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStreptococcus: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) help tackle high rates of Group B Strep infection and (b) improve access to (i) screening, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment for Group B Strep infecti
Answer: Practitioners are expected to take a risk-based approach to the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of group B streptococcus (GBS). Under current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, pregnant women who are known to carry GBS, or who...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the deadline is for Thames Water to submit its annual review of its Water Resources Management Plan under section 37A of the Water Industry Act 1991.
Answer: Thames Water submitted its latest annual review of its Water Resources Management Plan on 30 June 2025. This review covers the period April 2024 to March 2025. The Environment Agency and Ofwat are currently scrutinising this report.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help support parents with the costs of the Family Court system.
Answer: The Government is already taking steps to ensure that financial hardship does not prevent parents from engaging with the family court system. To support access to justice, the Help with Fees scheme provides full or partial remission of court and tribunal ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment she has made of the performance of the Family Court system in (a) London and (b) the rest of the country.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving performance, which is assessed against system wide targets for 2025/26, agreed by the Family Justice Board. The latest published data shows encouraging signs nationally, including a reduction in the public law ope...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: TwickenhamDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase funding for (a) road maintenance and (b) pothole repairs in Twickenham.
Answer: The Government has already provided an additional £500 million increase for local highway maintenance this financial year. As a result of this increase, Richmond upon Thames will receive up to £664,000 in additional funding. Building on this, at the spend...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocksmiths: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to address consumer protection concerns in the locksmith sector.
Answer: The UK’s framework for occupational regulation upholds public protection, while ensuring regulatory burdens on industry are proportionate. Although the locksmithing profession is not subject to statutory regulation, several self-regulating trade associati...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocksmiths: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the current regulatory framework for the locksmith industry.
Answer: The UK’s framework for occupational regulation upholds public protection, while ensuring regulatory burdens on industry are proportionate. Although the locksmithing profession is not subject to statutory regulation, several self-regulating trade associati...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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