Rebecca Long Bailey MP: written questions

Written questions

• Public FootpathsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2931More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps is to promote (a) wider and (b) more accessible footpath access in (i) parks and (ii) other public spaces.

  Answer: Local authorities already consider the needs of those with mobility problems when managing the public rights of way network for the area they are responsible for. They are required to produce rights of way improvement plans which must set out how the publ...

  Answered 17 Sept 2024

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• Visas: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2930More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's criteria are for implementation of an emergency visa scheme for refugees fleeing war zones.

  Answer: As the Home Secretary said in her statement to the House of Commons on the 22 July 2024, the UK will always work, along with other states, to help those fleeing war and persecution.Our global resettlement scheme, the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) is desig...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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• Civil Society: Government AssistanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2929More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise sector groups fulfilling local service needs.

  Answer: The Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has policy responsibility for Civil Society, including voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs). DCMS is supporting VCSEs fulfilling local service needs in a number of ways, includin...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2928More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure increased funding for (a) SEN schools and (b) increasing existing SEN support in mainstream schools.

  Answer: The department recognises the financial pressures on local authorities due to rising costs in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. The Core Schools Budget Grant will provide over £140 million in additional funding for special and ...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Sentencing: ReformMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2927More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the need for reform of sentence progression for prisoners who remain in custody on historic Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences who have served their minimum terms.

  Answer: This Government is determined to make further progress towards a safe and sustainable release for those serving the IPP sentence. We believe that it is right that these sentences were abolished, and in Opposition we supported changes made in the Victims a...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Coronavirus: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2926More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits, (b) costs and (c) viability of establishing a financial compensation scheme for taxpayers who did not receive government financial support during the covid

  Answer: The Government currently has no plans to assess or pursue such a financial compensation scheme. HM Treasury provided an extensive package of support for individuals, businesses and public services throughout the pandemic, including an estimated £98 billio...

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Visas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 803More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating an emergency family reunion visa scheme for people affected by the conflict in Israel and Palestine.

  Answer: Currently, those affected by the conflict in Israel and Palestine who wish to join family members in the UK can do so via the existing range of routes available.Any application for a UK visa will be assessed against the requirements of the Immigration Rul...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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