Rebecca Long Bailey MP: written questions
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Written questions
Access to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by how much has the level of funding for the Access to Work scheme changed in the last 12 months.
Answer: Access to Work expenditure data is published in the annual Access to Work Official Statistics publication. The most recently available data available is for the financial year 2023/24: Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2024 - GOV.UK. The Depa...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security has had discussions with his Egyptian counterpart on the detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
Answer: The Government is committed to securing Mr El-Fattah’s release, and we continue to raise his case at the highest levels of the Egyptian government. The Prime Minister raised the case in a letter to President Sisi on 4 May. The National Security Adviser al...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: EgyptDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah is included in any trade agreement with Egypt.
Answer: The Government is committed to securing Mr El-Fattah’s release, and we continue to raise his case at the highest levels of the Egyptian government. The Prime Minister raised the case in a letter to President Sisi on 4 May. The National Security Adviser al...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the medical care offered to detained British national Alaa Abd el-Fattah in Egypt.
Answer: We consistently raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels of the Egyptian Government and lobby extensively for consular access. However, the Egyptian Government does not recognise his British nationality. Consular officials are in regular contact wi...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of homeless children growing up in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Funding for homelessness services is increasing by £233 million in 2025/26. This will help prevent rises in the number of families in temporary accommodation, taking total spend to nearly £1 billion. Our £8 million Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Civil ServantsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 21609 on Migrant Workers: Civil Servants, how many civil servants are working on graduate visas; how many (a) current and (b) former civil service
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall Scheme: AppealsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether people given an offer through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme which they have not accepted will be able to apply directly to the new independent appeals system.
Answer: We are establishing an independent Horizon Shortfall Scheme appeal process to help ensure that all HSS claimants have the full opportunity to receive full and fair compensation. This will be run by my Department and we are expecting the submission of the ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall Scheme: AppealsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether people who have accepted an offer through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme are able to apply directly to the new independent appeals system for reconsideration.
Answer: We are establishing an independent Horizon Shortfall Scheme appeal process to help ensure that all HSS claimants have the full opportunity to receive full and fair compensation. This will be run by my Department and we are expecting the submission of the ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish information held in National Archives document reference DEFE13/1870/1 on nuclear testing veteran health studies.
Answer: The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK's security. As the hon. Member will be aware from our previous discussions, ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on establishing the new independent appeals process for postmasters in the Horizon Shortfall Scheme; and when the process will start accepting applications.
Answer: We are currently engaging with the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board and claimant representatives on a draft of the new appeals scheme’s principles and guidance, including the eligibility criteria. My statement of 30 January (HCWS399) announced that we ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: PublicityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 13789 on Mental Health Services: Software, if his Department will commission a review into the quality of mental health support signposting pr
Answer: We are working with NHS England to explore solutions that would more effectively meet some of the objectives around an app library, including building awareness of evidenced digital health technologies tailored effectively to the needs of different audien...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: PublicityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 13789 on Mental Health Services: Software, if his Department will commission a review into improving the centralised NHS signposting for menta
Answer: We are working with NHS England to explore solutions that would more effectively meet some of the objectives around an app library, including building awareness of evidenced digital health technologies tailored effectively to the needs of different audien...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 May 2024 entitled Nuclear Test Veterans: Atomic Weapons Establishment Records, HCWS45, when he plans to publish the results of the review into the historic files in t
Answer: Since the security review commenced in 2018, almost 70,000 of around 74,000 records withdrawn from public access have been released back to the National Archives. Updates on the progress of the review can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publica...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of private equity acquisitions in the groceries retail sector on trends in the level of employment across the food supply cha
Answer: Defra does not hold any information on the impact of private equity acquisitions in the groceries retail sector on trends in the level of employment across the food supply chain. Any impact on competition as a result of private equity acquisitions are the...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the number of households placed in temporary accommodation.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Government is developing a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the cou...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18945 on Ministry of Defence: Recruitment, how his Department measures the performance of those executive search firms.
Answer: For Senior Civil Servant (SCS) appointments using an Executive Search firm, performance is measured as described in the commercial agreement. Each commercial agreement (via the cross-Government Executive Search RM6290 framework) includes clear terms of bu...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Department is taking to support local authorities with the cost of placing people in temporary accommodation.
Answer: These statistics are shocking. Homelessness levels are far too high and we are taking action to fix the current system that has left too many families without security or stability.The Homelessness Code of Guidance is clear that temporary accommodation sh...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to APPG for Households in Temporary Accommodation's report entitled child mortality in temporary accommodation, published on 28 January 2025, what steps her Depart
Answer: These statistics are shocking. Homelessness levels are far too high and we are taking action to fix the current system that has left too many families without security or stability.The Homelessness Code of Guidance is clear that temporary accommodation sh...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Civil ServantsHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship salary threshold requirements introduced in April 2024 on retention of civil service staff initially employe
Answer: The graduate route is designed to allow UK graduates time to work, or look for work, for a 2 or 3 year period after completing their studies. After this time, they must be able to meet the requirements of another immigration route to stay in the UK. These...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: SurveysDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the number and proportion of 2006 Attitudes to Pension Survey participants who (a) were women, (b) were born in the 1950s and (c) reported awareness of the changes to the State Pensi
Answer: Our response to the PHSO report on the communication of changes to State Pension age was based on evidence of awareness of the change from two key reports. The Public Awareness of State Pension Age Equalisation, published in 2004, was conducted as part of...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the data her Department holds from the 2006 Attitudes to Pension Survey on the levels of awareness of the proposed increase in State Pension age for women born in the 1950s.
Answer: Our response to the PHSO report on the communication of changes to State Pension age was based on evidence of awareness of the change from two key reports. The Public Awareness of State Pension Age Equalisation, published in 2004, was conducted as part of...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of 2006 Attitudes to Pension Survey participants were (a) in the 55-64 age group and (b) women born in the 1950s.
Answer: Our response to the PHSO report on the communication of changes to State Pension age was based on evidence of awareness of the change from two key reports. The Public Awareness of State Pension Age Equalisation, published in 2004, was conducted as part of...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of 2006 Attitudes to Pension Survey participants were (a) in the 45-54 age group and (b) women born in the 1950s.
Answer: Our response to the PHSO report on the communication of changes to State Pension age was based on evidence of awareness of the change from two key reports. The Public Awareness of State Pension Age Equalisation, published in 2004, was conducted as part of...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the 2006 Attitudes to Pension Survey participants aged between 18 and 69 were women born in the 1950s.
Answer: Our response to the PHSO report on the communication of changes to State Pension age was based on evidence of awareness of the change from two key reports. The Public Awareness of State Pension Age Equalisation, published in 2004, was conducted as part of...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private recruitment agencies his Department uses to fill senior vacancies; what the potential cost to the public purse is of these services; and what steps his Department is taking to monitor performance
Answer: To date in financial year 2024-25, there have been three permanent Senior Civil Servant (SCS) Payband 1 or 2 recruitment campaigns, and three SCS Payband 3 or 4 campaigns that have engaged a private sector Executive Search firm. The cost of these services...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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