Stella Creasy MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Sexual HarassmentHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 66 on Sexual Harassment, what progress she has made on implementation of the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023.
Answer: The Government is committed to halving levels of violence against women and girls in a decade. An important part of this ambition is tackling public sexual harassment which often leaves people, disproportionately women, feeling very unsafe. The Protection...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to respond to the Egyptian Government's refusal to (a) release and (b) recognise the British nationality of Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
Answer: The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government. The Egyptian Government does not recognise Mr El-Fattah's British nationality a...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
Answer: The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government. The Egyptian Government does not recognise Mr El-Fattah's British nationality a...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProducts: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of UK and EU product standard regulations issued since 31 January 2020.
Answer: The UK’s product safety and metrology framework is derived from EU law and has developed over the past four decades, while the UK was a Member of the EU. While there have been some product standard developments since 31 January 2020, the regulations in th...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordProducts: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of EU product standard regulations that will be issued in the next five years.
Answer: No estimate has been made on the number of product standard regulations that will be issued by the EU in the next five years. Some expected changes to EU regulations have been identified, with outdoor noise regulations due to be implemented in May 2025 fo...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: ProductsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in his Department have worked on product standard regulations in each year since 31 January 2020.
Answer: The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is the UK’s national product regulator within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). As well as policy responsibility for product safety and standards, OPSS delivers front line product regulation fo...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVictims and Prisoners Act 2024Ministry of JusticeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 612 on Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, when section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 will come into force.
Answer: Appropriate protections for victims of harassment or stalking are vital. We are carefully considering implementation of section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 to ensure data and safeguarding protections are built into the process. As part of thi...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: EgyptDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what work the UK- Egypt Subcommittee of the Association Committee on Trade and Investment is undertaking; and when that committee will meet next.
Answer: The UK-Egypt Trade and Investment Subcommittee is a forum for promoting further trade and investment between our two countries, and the inaugural meeting was held on 18 July 2023.At this meeting, market access issues, including ongoing regulatory collabor...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: GuardianshipMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children for whom no living parent was identified were allocated a legal guardian in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of special guardianship orders, however, information held centrally does not include whether the application was granted due to the child having no living parent. This information may be held on court r...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish guidance on the responsibilities of freeholders for the external areas of an estate on which leaseholder have secured the right to manage.
Answer: Guidance on the responsibilities of freeholders under the right to manage is provided by the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) and is available on their website: https://www.lease-advice.org/advice-guide/right-manage.
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: CorrespondenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to respond to the letter from the UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention of 12 March 2024.
Answer: The UK welcomed the creation of the Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention. The Government is considering the issues raised in the Special Rapporteur's two recent letters, in the context of the UK's obligations under the...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordNurseriesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of national insurance contributions that were exempted under workplace nursery schemes in each financial year between 2018-19 and 2023-24.
Answer: HMRC publishes the estimated cost to the Exchequer and number of claimants of various tax reliefs. The estimated value of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions relief for “Employer Supported Childcare including workplace nurseries” can ...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordNurseriesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 945More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of income tax exemption under the workplace nursery scheme in each year from (a) 2018-19 to (b) 2023-24.
Answer: HMRC publishes the estimated cost to the Exchequer and number of claimants of various tax reliefs. The estimated value of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions relief for “Employer Supported Childcare including workplace nurseries” can ...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSt Vincent and the Grenadines: Hurricanes and TornadoesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help residents of the Union Island.
Answer: Hurricane Beryl passed through the Caribbean at the beginning of July, devastating several islands in the Grenadines, including Union. On 5th July, the Foreign Secretary responded by increasing available UK response funding up to £500,000. This money has ...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordVictims and Prisoners Act 2024Ministry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is for bringing section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 into force.
Answer: Appropriate protections for victims of harassment or stalking are vital. We are carefully considering the measures within the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 and will provide an update on plans for implementation in due course.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordInland Border Facilities: AshfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time was for a consignment entering Sevington Border Control Post to leave following (a) a physical inspection and (b) any other inspection in each week since 30 April
Answer: Monitoring and enforcing the border controls introduced under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is undertaken collaboratively between bodies including Defra, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Border Force and HMRC. Our checks are intelligence-led...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who were (a) called forward and (b) authorised for evacuation during Operation Pitting but were not able to board flights have subsequently been resettled under
Answer: The UK has made an important commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. Data on the number of Afghans who were called forward and not able to board flights who have been subsequently resettled under ACRS Pathway 1 is n...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCredit: RegulationTreasuryTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 609More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for regulating buy now pay later high cost credit providers; and if she will ensure that such regulation ensures consumers are able to access the financial ombudsman for redress for tha
Answer: Regulating Buy Now Pay Later products is crucial to protect people and deliver certainty for the sector. The government will be looking to work closely with all interested stakeholders and will set out its plans shortly.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordWhipps Cross Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of rebuilding Whipps Cross Hospital; and what his expected timetable is for when this funding will be made available to Barts Health NHS Tr
Answer: The Government recognises the immediate issues affecting the National Health Service and is determined to fix them. We also recognise the need for investment in our estate across the country, including at Whipps Cross University Hospital, North East Londo...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual HarassmentHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 66More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13568 on Sexual Harassment, when she plans that the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 will come into force.
Answer: Everyone has the right to live in freedom from fear. Women and girls are still facing threats of violence and abuse and we will not stand by and let this continue.This Government considers tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) a national emerge...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 65More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) number, (b) value and (c) repayment rate of invoices issued at each border control point for charges incurred since 30 April 2024.
Answer: HM Government is responsible for setting charges on imports coming into GB to recover operating costs for the government-run BCP facilities serving the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. Further detail on the Common User Charge including on invoicing and ongoi...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAbortion: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 64More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the implementation of safe access zones around abortion clinics to be enacted.
Answer: It is unacceptable that anyone should be subjected to harassment or intimidation for exercising their legal right to have access to abortion services. We will quickly review where these arrangements have got to and commence safe access zones around aborti...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 63More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Community Ownership Fund Round 4 Window 2 will be reopened and restored for applications.
Answer: This government is committed to the communities sector and community ownership through empowering communities to own and run those local assets which mean the most to them. The English Devolution Bill will empower communities with a strong new ‘right to b...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordOil: ProductionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 62More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the judgement in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) UKSC 2022/0064, what assess
Answer: The Department is considering the outcome of the Finch case and the potential impacts of this across its portfolio and cannot comment further at this time.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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