Sarah Champion MP: written questions
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DesertsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made towards tackling desertification at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Unite
Answer: COP16 was the biggest and most inclusive Desertification COP to date. It marked a significant milestone, raising global ambition and mobilising finance to strengthen drought resilience, restore degraded land and combat desertification: issues critically i...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar TaskforceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16151 on Energy: Supply Chains, whether his Department is taking steps to include (a) trade unions and (b) civil society in the solar tas
Answer: The Solar Taskforce is working towards the publication of the Solar Roadmap in Spring 2025. This will outline the actions required to develop supply chains that are resilient, sustainable, innovative, and free from forced labour.Solar Energy UK, the solar...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the BBC Eye Investigation televised on 2 December 2024, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Tesco, (b) Waitrose, (c) Asda and (b) Morrisons on product labelling.
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for general product labelling on food products and the Department for Business and Trade works closely with them on this issue.The Government has high standards regarding the informatio...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Minister of State in her Department during the Ninth sitting of the Public Bill Committee on the Victims and Prisoners Bill on 4 July 2023, Official Report colu
Answer: The duty to collaborate, as set out in sections 13-14 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, will, once in force, require local policing bodies, local authorities and integrated care boards to collaborate when commissioning services for victims of domesti...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with refence to the oral contribution of 6 November 2024 by the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security, Official Report column 70WH, how the solar stewardship initiative will support
Answer: The Solar Roadmap will set out the Government’s solar deployment ambitions as part of its mission to achieve Clean Power by 2030. It will outline the actions required to develop resilient, sustainable, innovative, and free from forced labour supply chains...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending food labelling legislation so that sourcing information of ingredients is required on pre-packed food and drink produ
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mis...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16509More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what process the percentage of 0.5 of Gross National Income for Official Development Assistance was decided.
Answer: The Government remains committed to restoring ODA spending to 0.7% of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow, but the latest OBR forecasts show that ODA fiscal tests which determine a return to 0.7% are not due to be met within this Parliament. HMT has...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Supply ChainsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential steps to ensure UK energy supply chains are free from Uyghur forced labour.
Answer: The Government opposes all forms of forced labour, including the use of Uyghur forced labour, and is determined to ensure that all UK business do everything in their power to remove any instances of it from their supply chains. Through the reconvened Sola...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with which Cabinet colleagues he has had discussions as part of the China audit.
Answer: The UK Government is carrying out an audit to examine the UK's interests with respect to China to improve our ability to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. The audit is being conducted as a cross-government exercise, l...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the aid provided by his Department in response to the conflict in Sudan will be allocated to the UN in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The UK is continuing to respond to the catastrophic situation in Sudan and assist those most in need, largely through funding key UN partners. The UK recently announced a further £113 million of aid to support over a million people affected by the violenc...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year Health Plan will help tackle specific health challenges faced by women; and whether gender-specific health interventions such as menstruation will be included in its long-term g
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions. We are considering how to take forward the Women’s Health Strategy, by aligning it to the Gover...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the implementation of electronic prescribing across all NHS settings.
Answer: The Frontline Digitisation programme in NHS England is supporting National Health Service trusts to reach a core level of digitisation, as set out in our minimum digital foundations.83% of all NHS trusts have stated that they have electronic prescribing c...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCars: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 24 October to Question 11004 on Cars: Digital Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the misuse of digitally connected cars by domestic abusers.
Answer: This Government has set out our ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, and that will include tackling domestic abuse in all its forms.Digitally connected cars could risk the safety of women and girls if perpetrators can use th...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBottom Trawling: NorfolkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 6253 on Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of continued bottom trawl fishing in par
Answer: The Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023, which came into force on 22 March 2024, prohibited the use of bottom-towed gear over the reef habitats of North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef Marine Protected Area. The Marine Managemen...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will amend the Online Safety Act 2023 to include a statutory code of practice on gendered violence.
Answer: It is a priority under the Online Safety Act for platforms to proactively tackle the most harmful illegal content, much of which disproportionately targets women and girls. This includes harassment, sexual exploitation, extreme pornography, and controllin...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average processing time is for a new claim for Pension Credit from initial application to determination.
Answer: The table below shows Average Actual Clearance Times (AACT) from the end of week commencing 2nd September to the end of week commencing 21st October, in working days. DWP currently works to a planned timescale of 50 working days to clear Pension Credit cl...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report on the future of TV distribution, published by Ofcom on 10 May 2024.
Answer: The Government welcomes Ofcom's research and the report published earlier this year and intends to use this alongside our own research to ensure a robust evidence base to inform our ongoing project on the future of TV distribution.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: CatsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6247 on Animal Experiments: Cats, what funding is being provided to support human-specific research into relevant conditions.
Answer: UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) fund a variety of approaches to research on conditions affecting humans. One third of MRC (Medical Research Council) and BBSRC’s (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) research grants involve the use of ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6246 on Animal Experiments, what harms were experienced by dogs used in research on muscular dystrophy; and how much funding is being provided for
Answer: The Home Office assigns severity classification to protocols in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (as amended) which is published at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/14/contents. The classification takes account of the...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDogs: Electronic Training AidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars in dog training.
Answer: The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation and will bring forward plans in due course. Ministers will be considering available evidence around the use of hand-controlled e-collars and their effects on the...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProstitution: RotherhamHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to help victims of sexual exploitation exit prostitution in Rotherham.
Answer: The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. This Government has set out a mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and we will use all the levers available to us to deliver this ambition.The ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6253 on Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to allow bottom tra
Answer: The Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023, which came into force on 22 March 2024, prohibited the use of bottom-towed gear over the rock and reef habitats of Farnes East Marine Protected Area. The Marine Management Organisation has ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCars: Digital TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with car manufacturers on the potential impact of digitally connected cars on the safety of domestic abuse survivors.
Answer: Responsibility for domestic abuse policy rests with the Home Office. The Government has set out an ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. The Department for Transport has not carried out discussions with car manufacturers on t...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the recommendations of his Department's report entitled Good for you, good for us, good for everybody: A plan to reduce overprescribin
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 September 2024 to Question 2902.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to (a) collaborate with international partners on best practices and (b) align regulatory frameworks for animal testing; and what discussions he has had with
Answer: Many of the regulations on animal testing are backed by international agreements and the government is keen to ensure regulatory alignment where appropriate. We are engaging with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), who represen...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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