Ruth Cadbury MP: written questions
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Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason interest rates are applied to student finance loans for women on maternity leave.
Answer: Student loans are subject to interest, to ensure that those who can afford to contribute to the full cost of their degree can do so. The student finance system protects borrowers in cases where they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason, inc...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the average amount of interest accrued on student finance loans for women on maternity leave in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Student loans are subject to interest, to ensure that those who can afford to contribute to the full cost of their degree can do so. The student finance system protects borrowers in cases where they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason, inc...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking against individual service users whose online deceptions cause (a) non-trivial emotional and psychological damage, and (b) fall within the scope of c
Answer: Individuals can be prosecuted if they commit offences online or offline. The Online Safety Act forces online platforms and search services to reduce the risk of illegal content being encountered on their services. Platforms must focus on ‘priority offence...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: BureaucracyHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of time spent by police officers completing paperwork as part of the requirements set out in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Answer: It is important for the investigation of offences, as well as for ensuring transparency and accountability in policing, that effective records are kept, and data is recorded. But it is vital that these processes are proportionate and do not get in the way...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers' Benefits: Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available to carers who incur additional living costs supporting people whose Personal Independence Payments are stopped upon entering hospital as long-term in-patients.
Answer: The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance (CA) is to provide a measure of support and recognition to those whose caring responsibilities mean they are unable to work full time. In order to receive CA, the person being cared for must be in receipt of a disa...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: PatientsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 13503 on Personal Independence Payment: Patients, how many individuals have had personal independence payments withdrawn after entering (a) hospita
Answer: As explained in the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 13503 on Personal Independence Payment: Patients, found here, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Suspensions of Personal Indepe...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRadiology: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of radiologists in London.
Answer: National Health Service organisations in London will have their own plans in place to manage their recruitment and retention needs, based on local workforce planning.A clear plan for retention is an essential component of an overall supply plan for the NH...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Online Safety Act 2023 in tackling instances of (a) online deception and (b) coercive and controlling behaviour by impersonations on (
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to protect users from online illegal content and criminal behaviour on their services. Coercive and controlling behaviour is a priority offence under the Act. Adult users of services over the designated...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNationality: British Overseas TerritoriesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing rights for individuals holding British Overseas Citizen status.
Answer: British overseas citizens (BOCs) are subject to UK immigration control, but are eligible for British passports and other consular services.Many BOCs will have rights, including of residence and travel, that stem from the other nationalities that they hold...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: PatientsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of financial support available to individuals in hospital whose personal independence payments are paused.
Answer: Where an adult age 18 or over is maintained free of charge while undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution funded by the NHS, payment of (but not entitlement to) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ceases ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: PatientsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have had personal independence payments withdrawn after entering hospital care for more than 28 days in the last four years.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Suspensions of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for admission to hospital are combined in the PIP Computer System with admissions to hospices and ca...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxation: RepaymentsTreasuryTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12960More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC's processing of refund requests for taxpayers.
Answer: HMRC aims to process all refunds and repayments within a reasonable timeframe. The processing of these is recorded as part of HMRC’s post turnaround measure. HMRC’s service standard for post turnaround is 80% of customer correspondence cleared within 15 w...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBottles: Deposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department have taken to introduce a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles.
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers in October 2027, as agreed with the devolved governments of the UK, and in accordance with the Joint Policy Statement published in April 2024. We plan to la...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMagnesium: Dietary SupplementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential health benefits of magnesium supplements.
Answer: The Government’s nutrition advice is based on recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and its predecessor, the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutritional Policy (COMA).The COMA set dietary reference values for ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of leasehold properties in England which contain Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not gather data on the number of leasehold properties which contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). However, our current assessment is that prevalence of RAAC is low in housing....
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation requirements on (a) processing times for non-UK based passengers transiting through airports in
Answer: The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was launched to secure our borders and make the UK safer, by enhancing our ability to screen travellers upstream. The scheme will apply to passengers from eligible countries who are transiting the UK. ET...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation requirements for non-UK passengers transiting through UK airports on (a) passenger experience an
Answer: The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was launched to secure our borders and make the UK safer, by enhancing our ability to screen travellers upstream. The scheme will apply to passengers from eligible countries who are transiting the UK. ET...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a request to his Azerbaijani counterpart for a UK delegation to visit the 23 Armenian prisoners being held by Azerbaijan in order to (a) verify their conditio
Answer: The UK has consistently urged the Azerbaijani authorities, including ahead of COP29, to ensure that those in detention are afforded a fair trial and are provided safe conditions, in accordance with Azerbaijan's international obligations and commitments. W...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were court-martialled due to their sexuality in the most recent period for which data is available prior to 2001.
Answer: Due to the broad range of offences applied to same-sex sexual acts and the record keeping practices prior to 2000, there is no way of conducting a search for data on sexuality based convictions. Court martials were held on a single Service basis until 200...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of compensation available to LGBT veterans following the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published in May 2023.
Answer: The Government acknowledges the historic policy prohibiting homosexuality in the Armed Forces was regrettable, wrong and completely unacceptable. The treatment of LGBT Serving personnel between 1967 and 2000 was wholly unacceptable and does not reflect to...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHygiene: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Poverty Taskforce will take to estimate levels of hygiene poverty in England.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce has started urgent work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in Spring and will explore all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. The taskforce is exploring a ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHygiene: PovertyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce hygiene poverty in (a) London and (b) England.
Answer: Tackling poverty in all forms, from reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels to ensuring people can afford essentials like hygiene products, is a priority for this government. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against SEND decisions by people in each Greater London Borough were heard at tribunals in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of those cases were won by parents.
Answer: The information requested is not available for each individual Greater London Borough and could only be obtained with further data engineering work which would be disproportionate cost.Information about Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) appe...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: KosovoDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps officials in her Department have taken to introduce a reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement with Kosovo.
Answer: Following a request from the Kosovan Embassy to consider a possible reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement, officials have carried out a full assessment of the information provided by the Kosovan authorities. This assessment concluded that driver t...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas CitizenshipHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people hold British Overseas Citizen status.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data on the number of people who hold a British Overseas Citizenship status.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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