Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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Prisons: FiresMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2024, broken down by institution.
Answer: The overwhelming majority of the cell fires were considered ‘minor’ and quickly dealt with by staff, and medical assessment is provided for anyone who may have been exposed to smoke or heat. Where it is found that a fire is the result of arson, or of reck...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) licencing for builders and (b) affordable recourse for people impacted by rogue builders.
Answer: This Government is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, which delivers safe work and has consumer protection at the heart of this. Any licencing scheme would need to be robust, proportionate and evidence based.T...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling and Motorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring cyclists and motorcyclists to wear high visibility attire after dark.
Answer: The safety of vulnerable road users is a priority for the Government. Cyclists and motorcyclists should make every effort to ensure that they can be clearly seen by other road users, both for their own safety and for that of others. Rule 59 of The Highway...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute of the Motor Industry's survey entitled EV TechSafe Technician Forecasts - Jan 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to ensure mechanics across the UK are equipped with the skills needed to safely repair electric vehicles (EVs). Currently over 58,000 technicians, 24% of the workforce, ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of hydrometallurgical separation in the recycling of electric vehicle batteries to help facilitate the recovery of lithium.
Answer: The Government seeks to encourage sustainable critical mineral production and pro-cessing. As electric vehicle batteries reach the end of their economic life, there will be an opportunity and necessity to repair, repurpose, reuse, and recycle them. The ch...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will include podcasts in the broadcasting code.
Answer: The Government has no plans to widen the scope of the Broadcasting Code to include all online podcasts.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reduce the timeframe for the authorisation of new electric vehicle battery recycling facilities.
Answer: Environmental permits enable Government missions on economic growth, green innovation and net zero. To protect the environment and the public, all environmental permits require appropriate assessment to prevent harm. All environmental permitting is subjec...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Environment ProtectionTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22679More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will update the Green Book to allow for the valuation of the reduced carbon footprint of UK produced materials as opposed to imported ones.
Answer: The Green Book has supplementary guidance on the valuation of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. This is found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aadd020ff90c000f955f17/valuation-of-energy-use-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-for-app...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recycling lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Answer: The UK currently has an emerging capacity to recycle lithium-ion batteries, with most EV batteries being dismantled and shipped to Europe. Recyclus Group, based in Wolverhampton, is the country's first and only industrial-scale recycling facility. It is l...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government Office for Science's research entitled What are the technical and policy barriers to increasing EV battery recycling capacity in the UK?, updated on 21 Novemb
Answer: The £610m Faraday Battery Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, supports mission-led academic research on battery recycling technologies through the Faraday Institution’s (FI’s) ReLiB project. ReLiB researchers at the University of Leicester have recently ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of children who would be eligible for free school meals had the income threshold for people on Universal Credit risen with inflation since 2018.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who are eligible for free school meals are not claiming it.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what age ranges Young Futures hubs will work with.
Answer: The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from poor mental health and, in some cases, end up being drawn in...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Young Futures hubs will work with local prevention partnerships; and whether those services will be co-located.
Answer: Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community level, promoting positive outcomes, supporting crime prevention and enabling young people to thrive.This is part of the Young Futu...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 2 October 2024 from the hon. Member for Twickenham on the reciprocity of aviation qualifications.
Answer: A response was issued on 6 January.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParental PayTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21027More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental Pay in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: Data for number of people in receipt of Statutory Maternity pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay is provided in the table below. Totals for 2023-24Statutory Maternity Pay623,100Statutory Paternity Pay207,...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMatrimonial Proceedings and SeparationMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timescale is for responding to the Law Commission's scoping report on Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution, published on 18 December 2024.
Answer: The Government is grateful to the Law Commission for its work on this important and complex area. We will carefully consider the details and will provide a response in due course.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations by Resolution in its report entitled Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings, published in October 2024.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this Government, which includes addressing issues of domestic and economic abuse in financial remedy proceedings. The Government will consider Resolution’s recommendations alongside the Law C...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials of the UK Mission to Afghanistan have asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision to ban women from accessing midwifery education.
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan, including midwifery education. We strongly condemn the decision and officials from the Doha-based UK Mission to Afghanistan have met with Taliban leaders to...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Skilled WorkersDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate numbers of skilled workers in the (a) construction, (b) planning and (c) architecture sectors.
Answer: The department is working closely with the construction sector to ensure its skills offer meets the needs of employers. We are working with the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), Construction Skills Delivery Group (CSDG), industry leaders and other go...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConstruction: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of skills training for the (a) construction, (b) planning and (c) architecture sectors.
Answer: The department is working closely with the construction sector to ensure its skills offer meets the needs of employers. We are working with the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), Construction Skills Delivery Group (CSDG), industry leaders and other go...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
Answer: The final myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), delivery plan is a priority for the Department, and we aim to publish it in March 2025. We cannot comment on the exact content of the final delivery plan at this time, b...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoroners: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on coroners’ reports of deaths associated with online suicide forums.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has worked closely with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on measures to support coroners when investigating child deaths, including those by suicide.Measures in the Online Safety Act 2023 give OFCOM the power t...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSuicide: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance he plans to issue on whether seeking a suicide partner online is regulated under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer: DSIT published an impact assessment for the Online Safety Act which contains estimates on the number of firms in scope. DSIT has not made a specific estimate in these areas nor has set specific targets.The Act will require in-scope services to prevent all...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAnorexia: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of deaths associated with pro-anorexia coaches operating online.
Answer: DSIT published an impact assessment for the Online Safety Act which contains estimates on the number of firms in scope. DSIT has not made a specific estimate in these areas nor has set specific targets.The Act will require in-scope services to prevent all...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
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