Richard Burgon MP: written questions 2025

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F-35 Aircraft: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61511 on F-35 Aircraft: Israel, whether his Department holds a list of military exports transiting the UK that do not require a licence; and whether t
Answer: Military exports transiting the UK do not require a licence if they comply with certain handling conditions, do not include specific goods and are not bound for specific destinations, as set out in Article 17 of the Export Control Order 2008. Consequently...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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F-35 Aircraft: IsraelMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61511 on F-35 Aircraft: Israel, what information his Department holds on the re-export of UK-made F-35 components from Israeli suppliers to the global F-35 progr
Answer: We are clear that Israel must stop its military operations in Gaza and immediately lift restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. We have suspended export licences to Israel that could be used in military operations in Gaza. The UK is the only produ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
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Israel: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56288 on Arms Trade: Israel, if he will now publish the Research Report: Long-Range Shootings or Shootings of Minors that w
Answer: In line with the long-standing practice under successive governments, we do not routinely publish the detailed analysis on which assessments of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) compliance are based.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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Social Security Benefits: AppealsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21325 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, whether her Department has been able to recover the backlog of mandatory reconsideration cases.
Answer: The PIP Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) backlog was on track to be cleared in March 2025. However, intakes have been higher than anticipated, which meant the backlog was not cleared as predicted. We are increasing resources available for PIP MRs by recruit...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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Social Security Benefits: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to reduce the waiting time for appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support).
Answer: We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload across the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, which includes the Social Security and Child Support jurisdiction. This is key to reducing the waiting time for tribunal hearings.HMCTS con...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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F-35 Aircraft: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the transportation of F-35 parts from London Stansted Airport to Israel.
Answer: DBT publishes data on the licences granted for the export of controlled goods. Enquiries related to data on the final exports of specific products should be referred to HMRC.In September, we suspended direct exports of F-35 components from the UK to Israe...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
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Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in poverty who will lose financial support as a result of her Department's proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for Personal Indepen
Answer: The government's impact assessment regarding Health and Disability Reform is available at Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms - Impacts. This includes estimated impacts of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment entit...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Personal Independence Payment recipients who (a) rely on that payment to work and (b) might lose money as a result of her Department's proposed cha
Answer: Some 17% of PIP claimants are in employment. No assessment has been made on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) recipients who rely on their PIP payment to work. However, an assessment has been made on the number of PIP recipients who might ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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Gaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on the application of the global humanitarian principles of (a) humanity, (b) impartiality, (c) independence and (d)
Answer: On 19 May, the UK signed a joint donor statement with 26 other humanitarian donors, which directly called on Israel to allow a full resumption of aid into Gaza and enable the UN and humanitarian organisations to work independently and impartially to save ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the funding of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has been clear with Foreign Minister Sa'ar that Israel must allow unrestricted aid into Gaza. In their latest call, the Foreign Secretary shared concerns about the rising risks of famine and starvation in Gaza, as well as the new aid...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of Israeli funding of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
Answer: The UK is appalled by reports of mass casualty incidents, in which civilians and aid workers have been killed, at and near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution sites. The funding streams of the GHF have not been shared with the UK. The UK has b...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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Gaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the blockages are that are preventing the safe (a) delivery and (b) distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Answer: Israeli restrictions on aid have created a humanitarian crisis in Gaza with civilians in desperate need of a variety of aid. We called on Israel to lift restrictions on the flow of aid into Gaza in our statement to the UN Security Council on 16 July. The ...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
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Israel: Genocide ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 53578 on Genocide Convention, whether his Department made an assessment of the merits that Israel was in breach of the Conve
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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Arms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the Research Report: Long-Range Shootings or Shootings of Minors included in evidence in the case of Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
Answer: We do not comment on live litigation. The Foreign Secretary has determined that Israel is not committed to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in operations in Gaza. A summary of the assessment resulting in the September suspension decision can be found ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Gaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of airstrikes carried out by Israel in Gaza between October 2023 and September 2024, (b) the number of those his Depar
Answer: Our International Humanitarian Law (IHL) assessments, which assess Israel's compliance and commitment to IHL in the conflict in Gaza, use data on verified incidents, including but not limited to airstrikes, provided by a third-party specialising in geoloc...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Gaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains his policy that any determination as to whether Israel has committed genocide in Gaza is a matter for a competent national or international court.
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies.
Answered 3 Jun 2025
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Genocide ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a determination under the Genocide Convention.
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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Social Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to launch a public consultation on the measures outlined in Annex A of her Department's Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans and proposals for reform to health and disability benefits and employment support. This includes some urgently needed reforms to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates that are not subject to consulta...
Answered 12 May 2025
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Social Security Benefits: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of potential additional costs to her Department of the provisions outlined in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Br
Answer: This Department makes regular assessments of spending pressures; these take account of various factors including new policy. The Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper is an open consultation led by the Departm...
Answered 23 May 2025
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Health: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of potential additional costs to his Department of the provisions outlined in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green
Answer: The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, and our mission-driven approach relies on regular cross-Government collaboration. The Department of Health and Social Care is working wit...
Answered 12 May 2025
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Social Security Benefits: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's estimate that there will be an additional 250,000 people in relative poverty after housing costs in 2029-30 as a result of modell
Answer: The figure referred to does not take account of increased employment as a result of the Green Paper changes, or of other initiatives such as the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. Further information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper wil...
Answered 12 May 2025
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Personal Independence Payment and Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with disability organisations on the impact of (a) eligibility changes to Personal Independence Payment and (b) freezing the Universal Credit health element.
Answer: We urgently need reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, to restore public trust and fairness in the system, and to protect disabled people. That is why we are bringing forward some reforms in a Bill, including the changes to PIP eligibility a...
Answered 13 May 2025
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Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payments recipients do not meet four points on a single descriptor for (a) arthritis, (b) cardiovascular diseases, (c) respiratory diseases, (d) multiple sclerosis and neu
Answer: The information you requested can be found in Table 2.28 in the Pathways to Work: Evidence Pack: Chapter 2.
Answered 12 May 2025
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Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of disabled people who receive the standard rate of Personal Independence Payments and are expected to no longer receive PIP following the changes
Answer: By the time the proposed changes take effect in November 2026, it is expected that there will be 3.6 million working age people claiming PIP or Disability Living Allowance. The assessment of the Office for Budget Responsibility is that 370,000 claimants a...
Answered 13 May 2025
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Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on helping disabled people into work.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper sets out our plans for reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, restore trust and fairness in the system and protect disabled people.The Office of Budget Responsibility has committed to produce an assessment of ...
Answered 12 May 2025
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