Sarah Champion MP: written questions
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Child 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
Original Parliament recordWind 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
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