Sarah Champion MP: written questions 2025
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Wind PowerDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of purchasing wind turbines from Chinese manufacturers on the UK steel industry.
Answer: The UK steel industry has a long-term future under this Government. This month we launched the Plan for Steel Consultation, to look at the long-term issues facing the industry. This includes assessing how domestic steel producers could fulfil more UK dema...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 27227 on Shellfish: Animal Welfare, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including all animals recognised
Answer: Pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 27227, no policy decisions about these animals in relation to the Animal Welfare Act (2006) have been made whilst the evidence-base is being built.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the forthcoming strategy on phasing out animal testing will include all areas of science and regulatory testing, including chemicals, medicines, and cosmetics; and if he will pu
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 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to return HPV vaccination rates to pre-2020 levels.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) works closely with several organisations to develop resources to raise awareness of the human papilloma virus (HPV). The UKHSA also publishes annual statistics, which are available at the following link:https://www.go...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to (a) return cervical cancer screening rates to pre-2020 levels and (b) meet cervical cancer screening targets.
Answer: To support improving the access and uptake of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, the National Health Service has a series of initiatives underway, including:- developing a digital-first approach to cervical screening invitations and reminders, includin...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) importing wind turbine components from China and (b) the ability of the UK to produce wind turbine components from domes
Answer: The protection and security of the energy sector is a priority of this Government. We have a range of effective measures in place which give the Government powers to balance an open investment environment to facilitate growth with protecting the parts of ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMicroplastics: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of microplastic pollution to human health; and what practices he has in place to continuously evaluate the growing body of research on this topic.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency is carrying out research to understand if there are potential health risks from exposure to micro and nano plastics through inhalational and oral routes, as part of the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) fu...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMicroplastics: Washing MachinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent microplastics entering nature from washing machines.
Answer: The Government is concerned about the possible risks to public health and wildlife from microplastics which enter the environment from the atmosphere and road runoff and from washing machines. Previous collaborative work with the water industry found that...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMicroplastics: Washing MachinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress of industry and businesses in developing cost-effective microplastic filter solutions for washing machines.
Answer: Defra officials gratefully received information which the honourable member kindly provided in her recent letter to me. The information was reported by a washing machine filter technology group describing solutions to tackling microplastics and microfibre...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Independent Panel InquiryHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28486 on Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry, which Ministers sit on the cross-Government ministerial group that are considering remaini
Answer: The Home Office set up an inter-ministerial group in late 2024, which I chaired the first meeting on the 12th November 2024.Ministers from the Home Office, Cabinet Office, Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27261 on Israel: Hamas, if he will make an assessment of the value of Overseas Development Aid spent in the last five ye
Answer: The UK works closely with trusted partners to ensure timely reporting and monitoring of aid losses. Following the ceasefire, partners are continuing to assess the situation on the ground after 15 months of conflict. Our understanding of the impact on UK a...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Energy and Water SupplyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27260 on Gaza: Energy and Water Supply, if he will request that the funding supplied to the World Bank for the construction
Answer: According to the World Bank's Procurement Regulations, eligible firms and individuals from all countries are allowed to offer goods, works, non-consulting services, and consulting services for Bank-financed projects globally. This means that suppliers or ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24854 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, whether judges have been informed of the one-year pilot scheme.
Answer: Since 28 May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a one-year pilot for 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 judiciary were informed...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24854 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of displaying information of the one-year pilot scheme in courts
Answer: Since 28 May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a one-year pilot for 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 judiciary were informed...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24854 on Sexual Offences: Crown Court, how many people have applied to the one-year pilot scheme.
Answer: Since 28 May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a one-year pilot for 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 judiciary were informed...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: OverpaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of Pension Credit overpayments that were written off as resulting from official error in each of the last three years.
Answer: Value of Official Error Pension Credit Scheduled Write Offs ValueFebruary 2022 - January 2023£28.802mFebruary 2023 - January 2024£24.858mFebruary 2024 - January 2025£27.856m Above table identifies the value of Official Error Pension Credit Overpayments w...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Independent Panel InquiryHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse final report, published in October 2022, which Department has lead responsibility for implementing the recommendations of that report.
Answer: The Home Office has the lead responsibly across Government for tackling child sexual abuse. However, the final 20 recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are wide-ranging and cut across multiple Government departments lead respo...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForced Labour: UyghursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security of 6 November 2024, Official Report, col 71WH, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect
Answer: We will continue to assess and monitor the effectiveness of the UK’s existing measures alongside other policy tools to tackle forced labour in supply chains.The Government views import bans as one of a range of tools that could be used to tackle forced la...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFamilies: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which services she has distributed £500m to Family Help funding to.
Answer: 'Keeping children safe, helping families thrive’, published in November 2024, sets out this government’s approach to reforming the system of support for children and families, including the national rollout of Family Help, multi-agency child protection an...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British UNRWA workers were expelled as a result of the Israeli legislation enforced on 30 January 2025.
Answer: The United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has not released data on the nationality of international staff members who left the Occupied Palestinian Territories as a result of Israeli legislation which came i...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) functions and (b) responsibilities are assigned to child 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. Further information on children and young people’s wellbeing practitioners is available at t...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what distinguishes child practitioners from other professionals working in children's mental health services.
Answer: Children and young people’s wellbeing practitioners assess and support children and young people with mental health problems, improving their access to therapies. Further information on children and young people’s wellbeing practitioners is available at t...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition of child practitioner his Department uses for children's (a) health and (b) mental health services.
Answer: Children and young people’s wellbeing practitioners assess and support children and young people with mental health problems, improving their access to therapies. Further information on children and young people’s wellbeing practitioners is available at t...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of UK aid expenditure has been destroyed during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Answer: The UK has announced £129 million for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) so far this financial year, providing vital services to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, and to Palestinian refugees across the region. The majority of our aid budget fo...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Energy and Water SupplyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the World Bank on steps to ensure construction businesses in Gaza benefit from recently announced funding towards the restoration of criti
Answer: The UK has committed an additional £2 million of funding through the World Bank to support the construction and restoration of critical energy and water infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including Gaza. This will compliment our diplo...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
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