Siân Berry MP: written questions 2025
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Alaa Abd el-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Egyptian authorities on allowing Alaa Abd el-Fattah to travel to the UK.
Answer: The government welcomes Alaa Abd El-Fattah's release from prison on 23 September 2025, following a Presidential pardon. We continue to press at the highest levels with the Egyptian government for his urgent return to the UK, including in a call between th...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) investigate (i) war crimes and (ii) genocide in Sudan and (b) support international efforts to (A) end violence and (B) protect civilians in t
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on Sudan on 18 November, which addressed all these issues at length.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SudanHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending (a) visa and (b) asylum routes for people fleeing conflict in Sudan with British national immediate family members in the UK by (i) wai
Answer: Sudanese nationals who wish to come to the UK to join a family member here need a family visa. Applications can be made for a family visa to live with a spouse or partner; fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner; parent; child; relative who is providing...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) review and (b) update Ukraine-related immigration (i) policies and (ii) guidance (A) in general and (B) on the application of protection principles depending on immigration route; what
Answer: Our assessment of the situation in Ukraine is set out in the relevant Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs), which are available on the Gov.UK website.The CPINs for Ukraine are based on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, includin...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff in her Department have been instructed to apply Access to Work guidance more strictly since July 2024.
Answer: For the last year, we have worked to improve decision-making throughout the Access to Work Scheme by ensuring that guidance is applied with greater consistency, helping to provide a fairer process. This may mean that some awards change at the point of ren...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Greenhouse GasesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer to question 88126 on 17 November 2025, whether the environmental impact assessment for the review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions s
Answer: As part of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) review, the Secretary of State will carry out an Appraisal of Sustainability which will include a Strategic Environmental Assessment, which will consider greenhouse gas emissions. As per the Apprais...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will make it his policy to (a) carry out ongoing evaluation of the co-production process and (b) ensure that a final evaluation (i) includes anonymous feedback from participants and (ii) is p
Answer: This is the first time that the Government has undertaken co-production on this scale, and we are ready to listen, learn and refine our approach to support this work to succeed. We are in the process of procuring co-production expertise to facilitate the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) openness on the the decision-making processes of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: We recognise the high levels of interest in the Timms Review and are committed to continued transparency and evaluation, listening, learning and adapting as this work continues. The Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that r...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will take steps to ensure that (a) disabled people who receive means-tested benefits and (b) young people are represented on the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: The Timms Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, to ensure that expertise from a wide range of perspectives is drawn upon. On 30 October, I announced that I ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is social security expertise on the steering group for the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: The Timms Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, to ensure that expertise from a wide range of perspectives is drawn upon. On 30 October, I announced that I ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will wait for the outcome of its independent investigation of youth inactivity before deciding whether to proceed with proposals to prevent under-22s from accessing the health ele
Answer: Nearly one million young people - approximately one in eight 16 to 24-year-olds - are currently not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Further to this, the number of young people claiming Universal Credit (UC) Health Element and Employment and ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether existing Personal Independence Payment claimants could have their support reduced following changes implemented in response to the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: The Timms Review aims to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater independence, including through employment. The Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 80755 on High Rise Flats: Fires, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the adequacy of legislation on the communica
Answer: The requirement to share relevant fire safety information with residents in multi-occupied residential premises came into effect in October 2023. We ran a survey in 2023 to ascertain preparedness for this requirement and a high degree of public sector bod...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: ProtectionTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88129More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the amount of protection provided on single-item purchases under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of strong consumer protections in credit markets, including those provided under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. These protections help to build consumer confidence and trust, which are essential for a ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Turn2us's report entitled From stigma to support, published in October 2025; and what steps he is taking to increase the
Answer: The findings from the Turn2us report, entitled ‘From Stigma to Support’, demonstrate the importance of tackling stigma in the benefits system and the need for reform to build a more supportive and tailored service. As set out in the Get Britain Working Wh...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Greenhouse GasesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will publish environmental impact assessments for plans to expand (a) Heathrow, (b) Luton and (c) Gatwick airports that include Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer: A scheme promoter is responsible for producing an environmental impact assessment, which includes an assessment of any likely significant climate factors. Both the Luton and Gatwick environmental impact assessments are available on the Planning Inspectora...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Greenhouse GasesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the environmental impact assessment for the review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer: The review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include a Strategic Environmental Assessment as part of the Appraisal of Sustainability. This will include consideration of greenhouse gas emissions. A scheme promoter will then be responsible for ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFerries and Railways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of international rail and sail through-ticketing that includes rail and ferry services.
Answer: International rail and sail through-ticketing that includes rail and ferry services is a matter for the train operators and ferry operators. Under Great British Railways (GBR) there will be a less fragmented system and GBR will want to consider future tic...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRadioactive Materials: ShippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to (a) contain, (b) clean up and (c) remediate radioactivity in the (i) air and (ii) sea as a result of (A) potential incidents and (B) accidents involvin
Answer: Defra is the lead Government department for remediating releases of radiological and nuclear materials in England. Containment of the source may be possible but would depend on a wide range of factors. If radioactive contamination from the air or sea was ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by the Citizens Advice entitled The Hidden Cost of Homelessness, published i
Answer: The Renters’ Right Act provides powers to extend Awaab’s Law to temporary accommodation occupied under licence. We will be consulting in due course on how best to apply Awaab’s Law to such accommodation. We announced in February this year that subject to ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address delays by NHS Pensions in contacting retired NHS staff with letters detailing settlements; and what new deadlines are being set for letters to be sent to each coh
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of giving members of the NHS Pension Scheme certainty about when they will receive their McCloud Remedy.I have commissioned the independent Chair of the NHS Pension Scheme Pension Board to lead a review of the NHS ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: Coastal AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of airport expansion on tourism in coastal towns.
Answer: Airports are key gateways into the UK for international tourists and airport expansion will help to facilitate their ability to visit the United Kingdom, including our coastal towns.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: ProstitutionHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes perpetrated against sex workers were recorded by (a) police area, (b) sanction detection rate and (c) whether the crime was reported by the (i) victim and (ii) third party in t
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of sexual and violence against the person offences, and their investigative outcomes, recorded by the police in England and Wales. The latest information, broken down by police force area an...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the continuation of the two-child benefit cap on the (a) physical and (b) mental health
Answer: This Government is determined to bring down child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce will publish a Child Poverty Strategy in the autumn that will deliver measures to tackle the structural and root causes of child poverty. The Secretary of State for ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to raise awareness and warn pensioners about scam messages on winter fuel payment eligibility.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is taking a number of steps to protect our vulnerable customers from online benefit scams. This includes raising public awareness of benefit scam messages on the Gov.uk website. Our most recent Press Release rela...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
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