Siân Berry MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Mental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has for departmental funding arrangements for the recruitment of 8,500 additional mental health workers.
Answer: To reform the National Health Service and make it fit for the future, we will publish a 10-Year Health Plan as part of the Government’s five long-term missions. We are listening to and co-designing the plan with the public and health and care staff. A cen...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Human RightsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the report entitled Social insecurity: the devastating human rights impact of social security system failures in the UK
Answer: The UK Government takes its international obligations seriously and values the insights provided by Amnesty International and notes their recommendations. The UK Government is committed to tackling poverty across the UK. Good work can significantly reduce...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraphs 139 and 140 of her Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what ev
Answer: PIP provides a contribution to extra costs, but, over recent years, claims have increased significantly, outstripping the growth in disability prevalence. Changes are needed to put benefit spending on a sustainable footing so it can be there for people wh...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 21 of her Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, whether her Depar
Answer: PIP provides a contribution to extra costs, but, over recent years, claims have increased significantly, outstripping the growth in disability prevalence. Changes are needed to put benefit spending on a sustainable footing so it can be there for people wh...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDuke of York: Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much was spent on (a) transport, (b) hotels, (c) official gifts and (d) other costs for overseas trips taken by Prince Andrew in his role as a trade envoy.
Answer: The Duke of York was the Special Representative for UK Trade and Investment and not a Trade Envoy.The Department for Business and Trade does not hold details of the specific costs for the Duke of York’s (a) transport, (b) hotels, (c) official gifts and (d...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDuke of York: Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) start and (b) finish date was of each overseas trips taken by Prince Andrew in his role as a trade envoy.
Answer: I understand that the Duke of York visited multiple overseas states in his role as a Special Representative. To note the Duke of York was the Special Representative for UK Trade and Investment and not a Trade Envoy. 2002 - 20044-9 Feb 0218-21 Mar 022-10 M...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: SanitationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Building Regulation Approved Document T: Toilet Accommodation, last updated on 1 October 2024, if she will take legislative steps to (a) ensure that new buildin
Answer: Requirement T1 of the Building Regulations calls for universal toilets to be provided where space allows and is also clear that universal toilets may be provided in addition to single-sex toilets. The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) have a duty under the ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ParentsHome OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33251 on Domestic Abuse: Parents, when she plans to publish the Government response to the consultation on the definition of child-to-parent abuse.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government.A consultation into the definition of child to parent abuse was launched by the previous government but never responded to. This Government is looking afresh at theresp...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 29617 on Heathrow Airport, if she will update her Department's Appraisal of sustainability for the proposed Airports National Policy Statement, published 5
Answer: The Secretary of State will determine the scope of the review of the Airports National Policy Statement. She will comply with any statutory requirements relating to carrying out an appraisal of sustainability of an amended National Policy Statement set ou...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor the effective implementation of Government consultation principles on the needs of people affected by air pollution.
Answer: Defra seeks to align its consultations with the Cabinet Office consultations principles, published in 2018, to ensure our consultations are accessible to a wide variety of stakeholders and gather the best possible information to assist with policy develop...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of UK citizens that (a) have served since 7 October 2023 and (b) are serving with the Israeli Defence Forces.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not hold specific information on British Nationals who have served with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The UK recognises the right of British dual nationals to serve in the legitimately recog...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) monitor and (b) investigate the conduct of British citizens serving with the Israeli Defence Forces.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not hold specific information on British Nationals who have served with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The UK recognises the right of British dual nationals to serve in the legitimately recog...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will issue guidance to British nationals joining the Israeli Defence Forces on the risks of being involved in actions that are contrary to international agreements sign
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not hold specific information on British Nationals who have served with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The UK recognises the right of British dual nationals to serve in the legitimately recog...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 40020 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services, whether he has had discussions with the British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS on the my
Answer: We are engaging with our myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Task and Finish Group, including the British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS, seeking their feedback and suggestions as we develop our final delivery ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled £2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation, published on 25 March 2025
Answer: At Spring statement, the government announced an immediate injection of £2 billion to support delivery of the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and contribute to our ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity of Sussex: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025, whether the Office for Students plans to issue guidance to higher education institutio
Answer: This government is committed to free speech as a non-negotiable, and expects universities to take their responsibilities to upholding it seriously.The Office for Students (OfS) is an independent regulator responsible for ensuring that higher education (HE...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity of Sussex: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Office for Students commissioned external legal counsel in relation to their (a) regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025 and (b) investigation which led to th
Answer: This government is committed to free speech as a non-negotiable, and expects universities to take their responsibilities to upholding it seriously.The Office for Students (OfS) is an independent regulator responsible for ensuring that higher education (HE...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity of Sussex: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Office for Students’ staff hours were spent on work relating to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025 broken down by grade.
Answer: This government is committed to free speech as a non-negotiable, and expects universities to take their responsibilities to upholding it seriously.The Office for Students (OfS) is an independent regulator responsible for ensuring that higher education (HE...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversity of Sussex: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025, what was the cost to the public purse of the investigation which led to this report.
Answer: This government is committed to free speech as a non-negotiable, and expects universities to take their responsibilities to upholding it seriously.The Office for Students (OfS) is an independent regulator responsible for ensuring that higher education (HE...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37066More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to (a) engage and (b) communicate with the public about major infrastructure projects.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering a cross-cutting 10 year infrastructure strategy communicating to the public its approach to housing, economic and social infrastructure, alongside a pipeline to give industry a clear sense of the government’s long...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructureTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37064More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the Institution of Civil Engineers entitled Paying for Britain’s Infrastructure System, published on 25 February 2025.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering a cross-cutting 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy communicating to the public its approach to housing, economic and social infrastructure, alongside a pipeline to give industry a clear sense of the government’s long...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2024 to Question 10174 on Pesticides, when he plans to publish the National Action Plan on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
Answer: We intend to publish a Pesticides National Action Plan this year.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordT-levels: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) spend was up to and including the 2023-24 financial year and (b) forecast spend is for the 2024-25 financial year on the T level programme.
Answer: Spend on the T Level programme was £994 million up to and including the 2023/24 financial year. Forecast spend for the 2024/25 financial year on the T Level programme is £253 million.
Answered 23 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Poverty TaskforceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28504 , whether the Child Poverty Strategy's work on social security reforms will include assessment of the impact of the two-child benefit cap on
Answer: The causes of child poverty are wide-ranging and deep-rooted, and so it is right that the Taskforce carefully considers and assesses the available levers as it develops this Strategy.The UK Government has committed to economic stability and any decision o...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: InflationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22765 on Pensions: Inflation, whether he has had discussions with American Express.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold individual occupational pension scheme data. Discretionary increases in benefits above the statutory minimum and those required by scheme rules are a matter for the scheme sponsor and trustees.
Answered 6 Mar 2025
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