Richard Burgon MP: written questions
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Social Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of welfare reform on people with multiple sclerosis.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course with some information published this week alongside the Spring Statement. A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green P...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his comments in an interview on the BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme on 16 March 2025, on what evidential basis he said that there is an overdiagnosis of mental health c
Answer: There is no doubt that many people are genuinely struggling with poor mental health and wellbeing. The Government is committed to reducing mental ill-health through earlier intervention and prevention. Some clinicians argue that there has been an increase...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in official development assistance on the UK contribution to international climate finance.
Answer: The impact on international climate finance is being worked through following the decision to reduce UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5 per cent of GNI today to 0.3 per cent in 2027. We will be taking a rigorous approach to ensure all ODA d...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to spend at least £1 billion on humanitarian aid in each year of this Parliament.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending R...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37232More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected Official Development Assistance allocations are for the fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and whether these projections indicate a phased approach towards the planned reduction to 0.3% of Gross National
Answer: Future ODA allocations will be decided at Phase 2 of the Spending Review and will deliver on the PM’s announcement that ODA will be reduced to the equivalent of 0.3% of GNI by 2027.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of disabled households that will be in poverty by financial year (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28 and (d) 2028-29.
Answer: Making an estimate of future disability poverty rates is difficult to do robustly. It would involve both projecting forward the impact of economic conditions on every household’s income and individual circumstance, and future trends in disability prevalen...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average Personal Independence Payment was in the 2023-24 financial year, broken down by (a) total, (b) daily living part and (c) mobility part.
Answer: The average weekly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award for the 2023-24 financial year can be found in the table below. Average Weekly PIP Award(a) Total(b) Daily Living Component(c) Mobility Component£126£83£44 Source: PIP Administrative DataNotes: ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposals for reform of health and disability benefits on child poverty.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at levers across ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will consider the potential impact of reforms to health and disability benefit on child poverty.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change. The Strategy will look at levers across ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to provide for programmes to help tackle global hunger in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: The impact of the reduction in UK Official Development Assistance from 0.5 per cent to 0.3 per cent in 2027 is being worked through. Announcements on allocations will be made following the completion of the ongoing Spending Review and departmental resourc...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to provide for international climate finance in (a) 2025-26 and (b) each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Tackling climate change is a top priority for this government and we remain committed to International Climate Finance. We will set out our spending plans for future years following the completion of the Spending Review and departmental resource allocatio...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reduction in ODA, which (a) sectors and (b) regions will be prioritised for allocation that assistance.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending R...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of Congo: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reduction in ODA spending, what steps his Department plans to take to provide humanitarian support to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Answer: During the Foreign Secretary's recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, the Foreign Secretary announced an uplift of £14.6 million of humanitarian support for at least 480,000 more people in eastern DRC. This brings our humanitar...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the reduction in ODA spending on food insecurity in (a) Haiti, (b) Mali and (c) South Sudan.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). He has been clear that the government will continue to play a key humanitarian role. Detailed decisions on how...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of fraud in the social security system in financial year 2023-24 by benefit.
Answer: Estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for the financial year 2023-24 can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system, Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024 - GOV.UK
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the role of the Mental Health Investment Standard in (a) meeting his Department's priorities and (b) tackling historical disparities between mental and physica
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had recent meetings with mental health experts on the effectiveness of the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of Integrated Care Boards to meet Mental Health Investment Standard requirements.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Mental Health Investment Standard (a) on meeting his Department's priorities and (b) in tackling historical disparities between men
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to continue with the Mental Health Investment Standard.
Answer: We remain committed to the Mental Health Investment Standard. All integrated care boards (ICBs) met the Standard for 2023/24 meaning that their investment in mental health services increased in line with their overall increase in funding for the year.My R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Health Services and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the engagement of (a) disabled children and adults, (b) their families and (c) representative organisations, in consultations on health and social care
Answer: As part of the 10-Year Health Plan’s process, we are having the largest conversation in the National Health Service’s history. We are undertaking a range of activities, including deliberative events, focus groups, local system events, and partner engageme...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people employed in the health and social care sector are afforded (a) reasonable adjustments, (b) support in the workplace and (c) other
Answer: All health and social care employers are expected to comply with employment legislation such as the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Equality Act 2010, which includes considerations for reasonable adjustments. Most social care workers are employed by pr...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) adequate and (b) sustainable funding for (i) social care and (ii) disability care services.
Answer: To enable local authorities to provide vital services such as adult social care, the Government is making up to £3.7 billion of additional funding available for social care authorities in 2025/26, which includes an £880 million increase in the Social Care...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism and Learning Disability: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism in inpatient units; and what progress she has made on implementing (i) community-bas
Answer: Through our proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act, we want to ensure people with a learning disability and autistic people get the support they need in the community, improve care, and prevent admission to hospitals. We will engage with expert stakeho...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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