Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
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F-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are available to him to call on the Israeli government to leave the F35 global spare parts pool.
Answer: All F-35 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, including Israel, are managed directly by the US Government. There is no contractual/programme relationship between the UK Government and the F-35 FMS customers to allow the UK Government to call on nations...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether steps are available to him to have a carve out of the F35 global components pool placing a moratorium on the use of UK manufactured parts by the Israeli government.
Answer: Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Spare PartsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will place conditionality on the use of UK manufactured components sold into the F35 spare parts components pool.
Answer: Once parts are exported from the UK to the F-35 global spares pool and aircraft assembly facilities, due to the design of the programme, the UK does not have control over whether components are used for specific customer nations or not. The UK cannot make...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Universal CreditDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on changing the eligibility criteria for free school meals to include children whose parents claim Universal Credit.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on ensuring that (a) voluntary and (b) community organisations are adequately funded to support the child poverty st
Answer: Local Authorities are key partners in tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce, co-chaired by the Secretary of State, will bring forward a UK-wide child poverty strategy which supports and enables shared solutions. The Taskforce recognises t...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: ReviewsTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56271More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will undertake a review of the broad rental market areas.
Answer: Currently there are no plans to carry out a fundamental review of all broad rental market areas (BRMAs). The BRMA Review Protocol is published on GOV.UK here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-local-housing-allowances-rates-broad-rental-mar...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing rent controls; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of
Answer: The government has been clear it does not support rent controls and has not discussed their introduction at a local authority level. We believe that rent controls could make life more difficult for private renters, both in terms of incentivising landlords...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on introducing rent controls at a local authority level.
Answer: The government has been clear it does not support rent controls and has not discussed their introduction at a local authority level. We believe that rent controls could make life more difficult for private renters, both in terms of incentivising landlords...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Housing Benefit and Local Housing AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) local housing allowance and (b) housing support was provided to tenants in the private rented sector in each of the last five years.
Answer: Information on how much the Department for Work and Pensions spent to support households a) in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) and in receipt of the Local Housing Allowance and b) in the PRS in general is published and the latest statistics can be found a...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in the private rented sector due to a lack of social housing.
Answer: According to the most recent data from the English Housing Survey from 2022/23, 6% (280,000) of Household Reference Persons in the private rented sector reported that someone in their home is on the waiting list for social housing.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to introduce a minimum income guarantee for people in receipt of social security.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the social security safety net and the role Universal Credit has to play in tackling poverty and making work pay. In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we announced that we will improve the adequacy of the standa...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle poverty among parents who are carers of disabled children.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government. The Child Poverty Taskforce’s publication of 23 October ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Developing our Strategy’ sets out how we are developing the Strategy, exploring all available levers to driv...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to set up a task group on tackling the impact of poverty on disabled people.
Answer: This government is putting disabled people’s views and voices at the heart of everything we do. That is why we have brought forward the Pathways to Work Green Paper and opened a public consultation. This consultation welcomes all views, and we hope that a...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) funding and (b) devolved powers she plans to provide to local authorities to help them tackle child poverty.
Answer: Local Authorities are key partners in tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce, co-chaired by the Secretary of State, will bring forward a UK-wide child poverty strategy which supports and enables shared solutions. The Taskforce recognises t...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of potential impact of the potential impact of proposals to amend Carer's Allowance in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper,
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans to reform health and disability benefits and employment support. There are no proposals to amend Carer’s Allowance in the Pathways to Work Green Paper and therefore no such estimate has been made. As the ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Iranian authorities following reports of 10 Bahá'í women being sentenced to a combined 90 years in prison for facilitating
Answer: Iran's abhorrent repression of Baha'is is unacceptable. We continue to take action in multilateral fora to spotlight abuses against Baha'is and hold Iran to account. On 18 March, at the Human Rights Council, the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN, sa...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made on phasing out animal testing.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.While it is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to create an offence of assaulting a transport worker.
Answer: There is no place for abuse or assault of any worker; everyone should be, and feel, safe whilst working. The Government values the commitment of everyone who works in the public transport sector ensuring the continued running of all the vital services whi...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisadvantagedWomen and EqualitiesTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53909More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to enact the socioeconomic measures in the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to consider actively how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities asso...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her plans are for future funding arrangements for British Transport Police (a) during and (b) after the transition to Great British Railways.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set currently set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually followin...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing levels of funding for the British Transport Police.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals fr...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation her Department carried out with (a) sector representatives and (b) people with lived experience in making its decision to cut the amount of therapy available per application via the Adoption a
Answer: The department was not able to consult organisations before the recent announcement, due to the need to open the fund for applications as soon as possible, for the benefit of the children involved. I meet regularly with adoption stakeholders, including re...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish any impact assessment carried out by her Department as part of its decision to reduce the amount of funding per application to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for York Central, to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the budget allocated to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund was spent on therapy in each financial year; and how much overspend there was in each financial year.
Answer: The table below provides the data requested:Financial YearTherapeutic Services SpendOver spend2016/17£26,162,360.25£3,797,187.452017/18£27,643,580.09£194,021.492018/19£40,188,413.25£19,668,135.732019/20£41,575,278.06£6,755,560.462020/21£40,942,685.01-£1,8...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Fire PreventionMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the Defence Fire and Risk Project.
Answer: A comprehensive review of the contract was undertaken in autumn 2023 in accordance with Cabinet Office requirements, which found that as a whole, the Defence Fire and Risk Project contract represented satisfactory Value for Money. No further assessment ha...
Answered 22 May 2025
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