Preet Kaur Gill MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Arts: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the contribution of the creative sectors in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands to the UK economy.
Answer: The creative industries sector is one of eight growth-driving sectors identified in the government’s Industrial Strategy. We will publish a Creative Industries Sector Plan to drive growth in the late spring. The creative industries can be found in cluster...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: West MidlandsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the defence sector in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands to the UK economy.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence generally holds data at a regional level and, therefore, cannot make this kind of assessment for either Edgbaston or Birmingham specifically. However, the defence sector in the West Midlands makes a significant contribution to the ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren and Young People: ExerciseDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to boost physical activity among children and young people.
Answer: This government is committed to providing all young people with more opportunities to be physically active. We have set out our intention to support more children to be active by protecting time for PE in schools and working across government to support t...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on developing a food strategy that addresses both (a) public health and health inequalities and (b) affordability.
Answer: Our ambitious food strategy will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system, and in doing so will consider elements of the food system that can contribute towards those outcomes. In developing ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic LibrariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries across England and Wales were open in the most recent 10 years for which data is available.
Answer: DCMS has policy responsibility for public libraries in England only. The following table shows the number of open static libraries in England in the most recent 10 years for which data is available. The data is taken from the Arts Council England Basic Da...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Development AssociationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contribution he will make to the World Bank IDA's 21st replenishment.
Answer: The impact on the UK contribution to the World Bank International Development Association's (IDA) 21st replenishment is being worked through following the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3% in 2027. We wil...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on joining up NHS records so a patient's vaccination history is recorded all in one place.
Answer: NHS England has been establishing the digital infrastructure required to maintain a consistent view of vaccination status between both individuals and healthcare providers. This includes data sharing across general practice, National Health Service trusts...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what performance improvement targets he has sought from the MHRA on bringing down the licensing backlog of generic and biosimilar medicine applications.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) focus has been to ensure all applications received through all routes are processed on time. The MHRA has now embedded improvements in processing licencing applications into standard working...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the role of (a) generic, (b) biosimilar and (c) off-patent medicines in addressing medicine shortages.
Answer: The resilience of United Kingdom supply chains is a key priority, and the Department is committed to helping to build long term supply chain resilience for medicines. The Department recognises the important role all off patent medicines, including generic...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of vaccination rates for routine childhood immunisations in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates by upper tier local authority (UTLA), region and country level.Edgbaston falls within the Birmingham UTLA. From 2013/14 to 2023/24, coverage of the first dos...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of vaccination rates among babies and children for tuberculosis in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midland
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates, including Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, at upper tier local authority, region and country level.Official vaccine coverage estimates, for the B...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosis: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of tuberculosis in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands.
Answer: The latest annual and quarterly Tuberculosis (TB) reports for England, published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), include detailed data analysis up to the end of 2023 and provisional data up to the end of 2024; this includes the West Midlands and...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on (a) the treatment of religious minorities and (b) restrictions on religious expression for Hindu students in
Answer: Promoting freedom of religion or belief is a key part of the UK's diplomatic engagement overseas. I underlined the importance of religious tolerance and harmony when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 November 2024, although I did not raise reli...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousehold Support FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund.
Answer: The findings of an evaluation of the fourth iteration of the Household Support Fund that ran from April 2023 to March 2024 are published here: Evaluation of the Household Support Fund 4 - GOV.UK. The evaluation ran from September 2023 to August 2024 and a...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to reproductive healthcare services.
Answer: The Government is prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service, to ensure that all women can access the care they need. We are committed to the Women’s Health Strategy and are continuing work to deliver it. Our longer-term prioriti...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) the Cane Corso and (b) crossbreeds between a Cane Corso and a Rottweiler under S.1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
Answer: The Government currently have no plans to add these breed types to Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. Owners of any breed of dog which is dangerously out of control are breaking the law. We will continue to encourage responsible dog ownership acros...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of British International Investment's new investments were 2X qualified in the last financial year; and what proportion of those had (a) 51% wome
Answer: The Government has agreed that British International Investment (BII) should ensure that 25% of its commitments between 2022-26 qualify as gender lens investments. In the first two years, 38% of new commitments are 2X qualified.In 2023, £297 million quali...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of British International Investment’s new investments were counted as international climate finance in the last financial year.
Answer: In 2023, British International Investment (BII) provided £449 million in climate finance, representing 37 per cent of all commitments. This includes supporting the growth of companies providing solar-powered irrigation systems for smallholder farmers, bat...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the pause in spending on (a) overseas development assistance and (b) humanitarian aid.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary had a call with his recently appointed US counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on 27 January. The readout is available here: [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/readout-foreign-secretary-meeting-with-us-secretary-of-state].
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on cooperation on (a) overseas development assistance and (b) humanitarian aid.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary had a call with his recently appointed US counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on 27 January. The readout is available here: [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/readout-foreign-secretary-meeting-with-us-secretary-of-state].
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the pause in USAID spending.
Answer: The UK notes the US decision to pause new obligations of foreign aid funding for 3 months, pending a review and this is a matter for the US. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will continue to work wit...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the pause in USAID spending on (a) jointly-funded UK-US programmes and (b) multilateral (i) organisations and (ii) init
Answer: The UK notes the US decision to pause new obligations of foreign aid funding for 3 months, pending a review and this is a matter for the US. Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals requires collective action, and the UK will continue to work wit...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: West MidlandsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help promote the creation of AI infrastructure including (a) data centres and (b) high-performance computing to support the growth of AI technologies in (i) B
Answer: The government recognises the critical role of AI infrastructure in supporting advanced AI technologies. The AI Opportunities Action Plan outlines how the UK can build the cutting-edge compute infrastructure needed to lead in AI development and deployment...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve development cooperation within the Commonwealth.
Answer: The UK is collaborating on development across the Commonwealth to build societal, democratic, environmental, and economic resilience. Since 2016, the UK, with partners, has supported the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub to help mobilise over $310 m...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Aid: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve development cooperation with the European Union.
Answer: We are committed to working closely with partners, including the EU, to deliver our new approach to development. The Foreign Secretary and then High Representative for Foreign Affairs agreed at the October EU Foreign Affairs Council to strengthen their co...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
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