Sarah Champion MP: written questions
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Sexual 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
Original Parliament recordShellfish: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to make a decision on the inclusion of decapod crustaceans in the Animal Welfare Act 2006; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Depart
Answer: The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. Defra is commissioning research and expert opinion to inform any future policy decisions and welcomes the continued dia...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure local integrated care boards implement NHS guidance on equitable access to fertility treatment for same-sex female couples.
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population. ICBs are expected to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Car...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of access to fertility treatment for female couples.
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population. ICBs are expected to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Car...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20215 on Animal Experiments, what her planned timetable is for publishing the plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. We are currently engaging with partners from sectors with interests in animal science as to how we will take this commitment forw...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17817 on Slavery: Victims, whether all victims of modern slavery will be covered by the duty.
Answer: The duty to collaborate (“the Duty”) (sections 13-14 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024) will require collaboration in relation to the commissioning of services for victims of modern slavery where the crime amounts to serious violence. Section 13(8) of...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the Animals in Science Committee to conclude its work on future options for the regulation of the use of decapod crustaceans in scientific research.
Answer: The Home Office will be guided by decisions made under the Animal Welfare Act regarding any consideration as to whether decapod crustaceans are regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procures) Act.The Home Office does not require additional advice from t...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help raise awareness of her Department's pilot scheme to provide victims of rape and serious sexual offences with the opportunity to request a free copy of Judges’ sentencing remarks i
Answer: Sentencing is an important part of the criminal justice system for victims. However, we know the experience of attending court in person, including sentencing hearings, can be distressing. In May 2024, the Ministry of Justice launched a one-year pilot for...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles and Electric Bicycles: Antidumping DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of anti-dumping measures on (a) electric and (b) pedal bikes from China on bicycle manufacturers in the UK.
Answer: The UK currently applies an anti-dumping measure on imports of Chinese bicycles and certain bicycle parts, and an anti-dumping and a countervailing measure on imports of Chinese e-bikes. All three measures are currently subject to review by the UK’s indep...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCephalopods and Shellfish: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the definition of animals in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include (a) decapod crustaceans and (b) cephalopod mollusc
Answer: The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. Defra seeks to commission research and expert opinion to inform any future policy decisions and welcomes the continued ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Human RightsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the effectiveness of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Answer: The Government has noted the EU’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and has been in regular contact with the European Commission on this issue through the Trade Specialised Committee on Level Playing Field, which last met on...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFurs: TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in building an evidence base on the fur sector.
Answer: Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector in Great Britain. This includes commissioning our expert Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) to produce a report on what constitutes responsible sourcing of fur. The AWC report will add to our un...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reduced glass import tariffs on UK glass manufacturers.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade recently conducted an assessment to determine whether the current tariff rate for various glass products was appropriate. Having considered the predominance of imports from the EU or from countries with whom we have...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and (b) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (i) coordinated action to d
Answer: This Government has made a commitment to the development of alternative methodologies to the use of animals in science and Lord Hanson has held discussions on the delivery of that commitment with Ministers for the Department of Science, Innovation and Tec...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
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