Rupa Huq MP: written questions
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Morocco: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help promote freedom of religion or belief in community engagement initiatives in Morocco.
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. It is our firm opinion that no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe. The recently appointed Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, will play a critical role in pr...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMorocco: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representation to his Moroccan counterpart on including freedom of religion or belief during discussions on the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara.
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. It is our firm opinion that no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe. The recently appointed Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, will play a critical role in pr...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land Tax: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42561More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make transitional relief on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) available to first-time buyers in cases where completion has been subject to unexpected delays.
Answer: In September 2022, the previous government announced a change to the level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), from £125,000 to £250,000. This change was made temporary in November 2022, and the rate revert...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support adoption services.
Answer: On 2 April, the department confirmed funding of £8.8 million for Adoption England to improve the recruitment of adopters, matching of children, and family support during the 2025/26 financial year.This includes funding to develop more Centres of Excellenc...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the funding for the Bangladesh Collaborative, Accountable and Peaceful Politics programme is allocated to supporting individuals facing violations of freed
Answer: The UK-funded Bangladesh Collaborative, Accountable and Peaceful Politics (BCAPP) programme is a £27 million initiative designed to protect and promote freedom of religion or belief in Bangladesh. Through this programme, the Hunger project has organised a...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the public provision of personally identifiable information online.
Answer: All organisations in the UK that process personal data must comply with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).The legislation sets out a series of principles with which organisations...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the period of duration for spousal visas.
Answer: A partner or spouse coming to or staying in the UK with their British or settled relative is granted permission for 33 or 30 months respectively. The temporary grant of permission allows the Home Office to confirm the relationship is ongoing and subsistin...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to make public transport more affordable.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services is one of the government’s top priorities and we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The government is investing over £150 million to deliver a new £3 cap on single b...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with manufacturers of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy medication on supply shortages.
Answer: The Department is in regular discussion with all suppliers of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) on latest stock availability and the actions that are being taken mitigate the supply issue that is affecting the whole of the United Kingdom. Throu...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide affordable childcare to parents in (a) work and (b) further education.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that parents have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and childcare.Next year alone, the department plans to provide over £8 billion for the early years entitlements, a more than 30% increase com...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSerbia: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent student and pensioner protests in Serbia.
Answer: We are following closely developments in Serbia where large-scale peaceful street protests have been underway for several weeks, following the tragic collapse of a station canopy last November. When I visited Belgrade last month, I noted the Serbian gover...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: CompensationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will respond to the recommendations on the use of sodium valproate in the Hughes report, published 7 February 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report. The report sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. The Government will be providing an u...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEpilepsy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of anti-epileptic medication.
Answer: The Department is working hard with industry to help resolve the intermittent supply issues with some epilepsy medications. As a result of ongoing activity and intensive work, including directing suppliers to expedite deliveries, most issues, including wi...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on railway station lift maintenance in (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer: Network Rail reported that in 2013/14 it spent £4.2 million maintaining 1127 lift assets, compared to £8.3 million in 2023/24 to maintain 1516 lift assets.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of days when lifts were out of service at (a) underground and (b) overground stations in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information as transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground and the London Overground.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) underground and (b) overground railway station lifts were in place in (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information as transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground and the London Overground.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CompaniesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing introducing individual (a) licencing and (b) partnerships for AI companies.
Answer: The Government’s consultation on AI and Copyright sets out its goal of strengthening right holders’ control of their material and ability to be renumerated for its use through licensing. This would help deliver a balanced copyright framework for AI, along...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Visual ImpairmentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23370More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses comply with the Equality Act 2010 in granting access to disabled individuals accompanied by guide dogs.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 is clear that disabled people should not be refused access to businesses or services because they have a guide dog. Any such refusals are likely to be unlawful. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a range of guidan...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Ealing Central and ActonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase provision for NHS dentists in Ealing Central and Acton constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLiver DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve rates of (a) prevention and (b) early diagnosis of liver disease.
Answer: The Department is aware of the burden of undiagnosed liver disease in the population, and its impact on health and the working years of life lost.Community Liver Health Checks are being piloted in 19 areas to identify patients with cirrhosis or advanced f...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of potential irregularities in the recent elections in Georgia.
Answer: I made clear in a statement on 27 October my support for the findings of the preliminary report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights election monitoring mission. I also outlined the need for irregularities to be investigated tho...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support the rollout of full-fibre broadband.
Answer: The Government is committed to the rollout of fast, reliable broadband to all parts of the UK. As of February 2024, over 1 million premises had been upgraded to gigabit-capable broadband through government-funded programmes. In total, 36 Project Gigabit c...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve diagnosis times for pancreatic cancer in Ealing Central and Acton constituency.
Answer: The Department is supporting the National Health Service in taking steps to improve diagnosis times for pancreatic cancer across England, including for the Ealing Central and Acton constituency. The Government is committed to meeting all three NHS cancer ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the average cost to leaseholders of marriage value in the last 12 months; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing
Answer: The Government intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. These include measures that will make it easier for leas...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Ealing Central and ActonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS staff in Ealing Central and Acton constituency.
Answer: The National Health Service has been facing chronic workforce shortages for years, and bringing in the staff and investment the NHS needs will take time. We are determined to fix our NHS, and restore it to a service we are proud of. We are committed to tr...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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