Preet Kaur Gill MP: written questions 2025
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Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to integrate cooperative models into UK international development programmes.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution cooperatives have made in serving local communities around the world. Cooperatives are a tried-and-tested model in international development, that can enable citizens and producers to access services or...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds to learn a musical instrument.
Answer: Music is an essential part of supporting children and young people to develop creativity and find their voice. The government believes creative subjects like music, art and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child de...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to music education in schools.
Answer: Music is an essential part of supporting children and young people to develop creativity and find their voice. The government believes creative subjects like music, art and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child de...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOrgans: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS Organ Donor Register registration rates among (a) Sikh and (b) Jewish people.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) manages transplant services across the United Kingdom. NHSBT works with an extensive network of organisations and individuals who have established and trusted relationships with their communities. Last year, in collaborati...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOrgans: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS Organ Donor Register registration rates among ethnic minority groups.
Answer: The NHS Organ Donor Register is operated by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). Improving NHS Organ Donor Register registration rates overall and particularly for ethnic minority groups is a priority for the Government and NHSBT, to save and improve more li...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTransplant Surgery: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting times were for patients requiring an organ transplant in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) religion and (b) ethnic group.
Answer: Information on waiting times is not held by year for religious or ethnic groups. Waiting times also vary between organ types.NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for organ donation and managing the organ transplant waiting list across the Unite...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, will she make an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the next stage of the Midlands Rail Hub.
Answer: Midlands Rail Hub would kickstart economic growth and break down barriers to opportunity by upgrading connectivity and reliability, and last year £123m was committed to design its first phase. In December, the Chancellor launched the second stage of the S...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBirmingham Cross City LineDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restoring Birmingham’s Cross City service to four trains per hour on the economy.
Answer: West Midlands Trains (WMT) are working on the feasibility of increasing CrossCity line services where the infrastructure allows, and the business case for such an increase will be expected to include the impact on passengers, taxpayers and the economy.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYemen: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Yemen on the restriction of freedom of religion or belief for Baha’is in that country; and whether the John Bunyan
Answer: The UK remains strongly committed to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. It is our firm opinion that no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. We are championing the right to FoRB and promoting tolerance and mutual...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of employees of NHS England: Midlands are in the (a) ESM 1, (b) ESM 2, (c) ESM 3 and (d) ESM 4 salary bands.
Answer: Of the 961 staff employed in the NHS England Midlands region, 2.3% of employees in the region are at Executive Senior Manager (ESM) grades, none of whom are at ESM4. The following table shows the number and proportion of staff in the NHS England Midlands ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Birmingham EdgbastonAttorney GeneralTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39546More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure effective prosecutions in cases of violence against women and girls in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency and through the Safer Streets Mission, this Government will deliver on our ambition to halve VAWG in a decade. A key part will be delivering effective prosecutions, and we continue to see imp...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Birmingham EdgbastonDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for driving tests is in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: The table below shows the average waiting time for driving test centres that serve customers living in the Edgbaston constituency, as of the 17 March 2025. Driving test centreAverage waiting time as of the 17 March 2025 (in weeks).Birmingham (Kings Heath)...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Birmingham EdgbastonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to modernise Job Centres in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: This Government’s number one mission is to grow the economy and drive up living standards right across the country as part of its Plan for Change. Building a thriving and inclusive labour market – which spreads the benefits of good work to as many people ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Birmingham EdgbastonMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing levels of defence spending on levels of (a) Government funding and (b) private sector investment in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the significant contribution Birmingham, Edgbaston and the wider West Midlands plays to the UK economy and to supporting our national security. While the MOD does not allocate spending to specific regions, the Gove...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: BirminghamDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of young people not in education, employment or training in (a) Birmingham and b) Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: The department publishes statistics on those not in education, employment or training (NEET) for England from the Labour Force Survey for young people aged 16-24. An overview of the publication can be found here:https://explore-education-statistics.servic...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Birmingham EdgbastonAttorney GeneralTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39541More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure effective prosecution rates (a) serious and (b) violent crime in Birmingham Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: Reducing serious and violent crime is integral to this Government’s Safer Streets Mission and commitment to halve knife crime in a decade.Our new Crime and Policing Bill will back our police by giving them enhanced and tougher powers to keep our streets s...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulations for managing agents.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the collection of data on people affected by hate crime by (a) religion and (b) ethnicity.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and we back the police in taking strong action against the perpetrators of these appalling offences.The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of religious hate crimes ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious Hatred: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle hate crimes based on religion in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Birmingham and (c) Birmingham Edgbaston constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 37961 on 20 March 2025.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has she made in implementing the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.
Answer: Future spending on specific programmes in 2025-26, including for the Supported Housing Improvement Programme (SHIP), is yet to be determined. SHIP local authorities will be notified as soon as possible. The government is currently consulting on proposals...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to continue supporting local authorities with large shares of exempt supported accommodation in their areas through the supported housing improvement programme.
Answer: Future spending on specific programmes in 2025-26, including for the Supported Housing Improvement Programme (SHIP), is yet to be determined. SHIP local authorities will be notified as soon as possible. The government is currently consulting on proposals...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of local authority powers to ensure that vacant rental properties are made available for new tenancies.
Answer: Local authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on properties which have been left unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more years. The maximum p...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: DatabasesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of proposals to (a) integrate geospatial data into the National Data Library and (b) review licensing barriers to its use.
Answer: This Government has been clear that it wants to maximise the benefits from public sector data assets to deliver better public services and cutting-edge innovation. The National Data Library will provide simple, secure and ethical access to our key public ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: CooperativesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting cooperatives in developing countries.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution cooperatives have made in serving local communities around the world. Cooperatives are a tried-and-tested model in international development, that can enable citizens and producers to access services or...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has been made on revising the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice.
Answer: Under the existing regulations telecommunications operators are responsible for the guidelines governing the deployment of above ground infrastructure. In response to my concerns about the installation of unnecessarily intrusive telecommunications infrast...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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