Shockat Adam MP: written questions
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Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 56822 on Israel: Military Aid, what his policy is on providing military training to foreign armed forces (a) engaged in active conflict and (b) where there are a
Answer: The Ministry of Defence’s provision of assistance to foreign armed forces is assessed carefully on a case-by-case basis.UK training courses promote British values, including human rights, democracy and compliance with international humanitarian law.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) off-contract bookings and (b) contract-based interpreter services.
Answer: We do not hold spend data for each region. Total annual spend across all 4 language services contracts, with % increases have been calculated and set out below:Year Total Year on Year % increase Total Growth (since 2020) Sitting Days (Financial Year) 2020...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost of off-contract bookings for interpreter bookings in the last five years.
Answer: We do not hold spend data for each region. Total annual spend across all 4 language services contracts, with % increases have been calculated and set out below:Year Total Year on Year % increase Total Growth (since 2020) Sitting Days (Financial Year) 2020...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the increase in court translator costs in each region in England and Wales in the last five year.
Answer: We do not hold spend data for each region. Total annual spend across all 4 language services contracts, with % increases have been calculated and set out below:Year Total Year on Year % increase Total Growth (since 2020) Sitting Days (Financial Year) 2020...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have been fully adjourned due to contractors failing to deliver prisoners to trial in each region in 2025.
Answer: We have interpreted your question to mean ineffective trials that do not start on their intended start date and need rescheduling. Trials can become ineffective for many reasons – due to the action or inaction of the parties or the courts. Delays or failu...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ManagementMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the outline content of the expected qualification standards for housing managers under the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023.
Answer: It is essential that all staff who work in social housing are appropriately skilled to undertake their roles and that they treat social residents with courtesy and respect.That is why the government is introducing a Competence and Conduct Standard for the...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund on children facing adoption breakdown.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Leicester South to the answer of 13 May 2025 to Question 49523.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the use of facial recognition and AI technologies by the police is transparent.
Answer: Facial recognition is an important tool that assists the police in protecting the public, and identifying the perpetrators of crime, and we want to ensure that we maximise the potential of that technology to support our Safer Streets mission.At the same t...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for access to mental health services.
Answer: The Government is delivering new and innovative models of care in the community. As part of this, we have launched six neighbourhood adult mental health centres to bring together community, crisis, and inpatient care; these are open 24 hours a day, seven ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department can exempt from arms export licensing products with a direct military application; and whether any such exemptions have been granted since 2022.
Answer: The requirement for an export licence for military goods is set out in the Export Control Order 2008. Export licence applications for all controlled goods are rigorously assessed on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Ex...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003 Darfur genocide; and what steps he is taking to improve stop the humanitarian situation
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court. There has been no such determination for Darfur. Irrespective of any such determination, it is clear t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamophobiaMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure effective (a) monitoring and (b) tackling of Islamophobia.
Answer: Islamophobia is completely abhorrent and has no place in our society. No one should ever be a victim of hatred because of their religion or belief, and we are determined to root it out. On 28 February 2025, the Government announced the establishment of a ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEyesight: DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of eye problems as part of its 10-Year Plan.
Answer: As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have launched a significant public engagement process, and we would encourage all those with an interest in eye care services to take part in that process so that we can fully understand what is not...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to maximise take up of the Healthy Start scheme.
Answer: The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from very low-income households. It can be used to buy, or put towards the cost of, fruit, vegetables, pulses, ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor dietary health on the UK economy.
Answer: The Government recognises that poor diet and obesity are major drivers of physical and mental ill health and early mortality. Ill health leads to increased sickness absence and early death which reduces workforce productivity, putting a burden on business...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCurriculum: Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Article 7 of UN Resolution A/78/L.67/Rev.1, if she will take steps to introduce observance of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica to the Na
Answer: Schools are free to decide which events to commemorate and what activities to put in place to support pupils’ understanding of significant events and particular months or days dedicated to specific historical events, such as the International Day of Refle...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Learning Support Fund: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend eligibility for the NHS Learning Support Fund to include pharmacy students.
Answer: There are no immediate plans to make changes to the NHS Learning Support Fund scheme design. The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times, the Government must strike a balance between the level...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israel's decision to ban UNWRA on the humanitarian situation in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said on 13 January, Israeli legislation means the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) faces a cliff edge in its ability to support Palestinian refugees across the West Bank and Gaz...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the decision to ban UNRWA operations.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said on 13 January, Israeli legislation means the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) faces a cliff edge in its ability to support Palestinian refugees across the West Bank and Gaz...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reinstate the Community Housing Fund.
Answer: As part of the development of our Long Term Housing Strategy, we are considering how the government may further support the growth of the community-led housing sector.
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordJerusalem: Religious BuildingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the (a) protection and (b) fair treatment of UK citizens who visit Al-Aqsa Mosque and other holy sites in Jerusalem.
Answer: Supporting British nationals travelling and living overseas who request consular assistance is a priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). However, the personal safety of British Nationals overseas does not fall within the juri...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: Special Educational NeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eye care professionals are delivering NHS Special School Eye Care Service under Primary Ophthalmic Service contracts; and how many special schools are in receipt of that service.
Answer: As of March 2024, 38 optometrists and 29 dispensing opticians had been recorded as delivering sight testing services within the 83 special educational settings, participating in the proof-of-concept programme. Regulations were laid on 28 November 2024 to ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what protocols are in place over the deployment of US nuclear weapons stored at RAF Lakenheath.
Answer: It remains longstanding UK and NATO policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at any given location.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) arts and (b) creative activities on the health of (i) children and (ii) babies in socially deprived communities.
Answer: DCMS has carried out a range of work to research the impact of arts and creativity upon health. For instance, through the Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) Programme, the Department has recently published a new study that monetises the impact of culture ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) meet demand for radiation treatment and (b) reduce NHS waiting times for people with cancers that require urgent treatment.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving cancer care and reducing waiting times for treatment. We understand that cancer patients are waiting longer than they should for the care they need, and we are taking action to address this.To ensure the most advan...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
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