Sarah Champion MP: written questions 2025
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Glass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has undertaken a risk analysis of the potential impact of the introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility on glass manufacturers.
Answer: The UK’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility policy has been in development since 2019. This is underpinned by extensive consultation and engagement with industry stakeholders, including the glass manufacturing sector, to provide businesses with a ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: DatabasesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 38358 on Fisheries, what steps his Department is taking to update the data it provides to the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refr
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for updating UK fishing vessel data on the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels. The MMO last updated the record on 24 March 2025.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Belt Programme: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 37160 on Blue Belt Programme: Finance, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for the Blu
Answer: The Blue Belt Programme has been instrumental in supporting the UK's global ocean commitments, including the Global Biodiversity Framework, where the Convention on Biological Diversity has been extended to the UK Overseas Territories. Future funding consi...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding he plans to allocate to the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa 2 programme in the (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27 and (c) 2027-28 financial year.
Answer: The Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa 2 programme is a five year programme which is saving lives and reducing the impact of disease outbreaks on populations in Africa. Now in its second year of implementation, the programme is strengthening regional heal...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 36655, on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, what further action her Department plans to take after 28 May 2025, when the pilot scheme will have operated for one yea
Answer: Since May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a one-year pilot to enable victims of rape and sexual offences, whose cases were heard at the Crown Court, to request a copy of the judge’s sentencing remarks free of charge.The Ministry of Justice ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Safeguarding Practice Review PanelMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 36654 on Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, how many private family law proceedings (a) involved allegations of child sexual abuse and (b) resulted in th
Answer: The requested information is not recorded centrally. The relevant data could only be obtained by an analysis of individual case files at disproportionate cost.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that policy decisions on children’s mental health provision reflect the full range of evidence-based interventions, including counselling, rather
Answer: All interventions delivered by National Health Service mental health services are evidence-based and use a range of clinical evidence. This includes counselling services.National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines make evidence-based reco...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to take a leadership role in negotiations for the Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response accord ahead of the next World Health Assembly
Answer: The Government is committed to working with our international partners to land an agreement that enables the world to better prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics, and delivers for UK health security, growth and jobs. The Accord is being drafted a...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMV Solong and Mv Stena Immaculate: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate on plastic pellet pollution.
Answer: Plastic pollution, suspected to be from the original collision of the SOLONG, was discovered on Sunday 16th March. The MCA and local authorities have begun retrieval through deployment of personnel on beaches, vessels and surveillance aircraft. There is ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPeru: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Peru's new law expanding the powers of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation on (a) civil society and (b) i
Answer: We are aware that Peru's Congress has approved a reform expanding the powers of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI) and strengthening state oversight of non-governmental organisations.Given our strong partnership with Peru, we have be...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPeru: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on that country's new law expanding the powers of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation.
Answer: We are aware that Peru's Congress has approved a controversial reform expanding the powers of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI) and strengthening state oversight of non-governmental organisations.We have been monitoring the debate c...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUN Commission on the Status of WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38586More
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 UN Commission on the Status of Women's decision to (a) change its climate change commitments from the declaration
Answer: Member states successfully adopted a consensus Political Declaration at the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women. In our assessment, new language on the right of all women and girls to enjoy the highest standard of physical and mental health, includi...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of operating a carding system to (a) warn and (b) sanction states which (i) export seafood to the UK and (ii) do not cooperate wit
Answer: The UK, after leaving the European Union, retained the powers originally set out in the EU’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation (1005/2008) to ban imports from countries that do not cooperate with efforts to tackle IUU fishing. I...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry: Department for EducationHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 30996, what powers the Ministers from the Department for Education have been delegated in relation to implementing IICSA.
Answer: The recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (the Inquiry) covered a broad range of issues and departmental responsibilities, including reforms to the child protection system, improving data, awareness-raising and supporting vict...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 35265 on Animal Experiments, what steps he plans to take to (a) monitor and (b) report on progress made against the commitments set o
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. The Government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods later this year. ...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Belt Programme: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential merits of continuing funding for the Blue Belt inte
Answer: UK Government Ministers meet regularly through the Overseas Territories Ministerial Group to discuss key priorities, the last was held on 5 March. Territory Governments, Ministers from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department fo...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29896 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, whether she plans to engage with victims and survivors in the evaluation of the pilot scheme.
Answer: Since May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a one-year pilot to enable victims of rape and sexual offences, whose cases were heard at the Crown Court, to request a copy of the judge’s sentencing remarks free of charge.An assessment of the pil...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Safeguarding Practice Review PanelMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel entitled Protecting Children and Responding the Child Sexual Abuse within the Family Environment, published in November 2024, what step
Answer: Child sexual abuse is among the most vile and damaging of crimes, which is why at the King’s Speech we committed to restricting parental responsibility for perpetrators sentenced for child sex offences. The Government is focused on delivering meaningful c...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to tackle the use of products created through illegal deforestation in supply chains.
Answer: We recognise the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation, and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) formally recognise accredited school-based counsellors as part of the children’s mental health workforce and (b) integrate those counsellors into (i) NHS and (ii
Answer: As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, we will introduce access to a specialist mental health professional in every school, through expanding NHS-funded mental health support teams, so that every young person...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to set (a) clear objectives, (b) measurable milestones and (c) interim targets to phase out animal testing.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validat...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2025 to Question 30101 on Israel: Hamas, which partners are reporting and monitoring aid losses; and whether their assessments will be p
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) maintains regular communication with the UN, like-minded donors, and our other partners to understand the risk of aid losses and share approaches to mitigation. We consistently communicate our expect...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29896 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, what plans her Department has to evaluate the pilot scheme for victims of rape and sexual offences.
Answer: Since May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a one-year pilot to enable victims of rape and sexual offences, whose cases were heard at the Crown Court, to request a copy of the judge’s sentencing remarks free of charge. An assessment of the pi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of steel supply chain exposure to Uyghur forced labour in the production of wind turbines.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the issue of forced labour in supply chains and is taking robust action. Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 places a requirement on businesses with a turnover of £36m or more to publish an annual modern slave...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the term child practitioner is used exclusively to refer to Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners.
Answer: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners assess and support children and young people with mental health problems, improving their access to therapies. They play a key role in signposting children and young people to appropriate mental health a...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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