Stella Creasy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Customs: Digital TechnologyTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904944More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to resume the implementation of the Single Trade Window.
Answer: It remains the government’s intention to deliver a single trade window (STW). The government is committed to minimising administrative burdens and frictions experienced by businesses trading internationally.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVictims and Prisoners Act 2024: Data ProtectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48081More
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, and the Answer of 4th November 2024 to Question 11600 on Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, when section 31 of the Victims an
Answer: As part of implementation considerations, we have included a provision in the Data (Use and Access) Bill to ensure that section 31 extends UK-wide, given the nature of the UK’s data protection framework. This Bill has finished Commons committee stage and ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual HarassmentHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 22 July 2024 to Question 66 and (b) 7 January 2025 to Question 20961 on Sexual Harassment, what progress she has made on implementation of the Protection from Sex-based
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this Government and a central part of our Safer Streets mission. Our unprecedented ambition is to halve the prevalence of VAWG within a decade, using every lever available to us. Public sexua...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCredit: RegulationTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the regulation of buy-now pay-later lenders; and what estimate she has made of when that legislation will take effect.
Answer: Across the UK, millions have used Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products, which can be a helpful way of managing finances from month to month. However, without regulation, there are risks: that is why the government believes consumers need proper protections....
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Re-employmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of the use of fire and rehire practices in higher education in England; and what steps he plans to take to address it.
Answer: The Government has published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill including an impact assessment of the Bill’s measure to end the unscrupulous use of fire and rehire. The evidence on the prevalence of the practic...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for the changes to development assistance announced on 25 February 2025.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 30613 on British Nationality, whether victims of (a) trafficking and (b) modern slavery who are given leave to remain will have any citizenship a
Answer: A person who previously entered the UK illegally, or who arrived without a required valid entry clearance or electronic valid authorisation, having made a dangerous journey, will normally be refused citizenship, regardless of the time that has passed sinc...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out the the routes to British citizenship open to people who secure indefinite leave to remain having arrived in the UK by an irregular route after the 10 February 2025; and what estim
Answer: An individual can apply for British citizenship if they believe they meet the requirements. Those wishing to naturalise will need to meet the statutory requirements set out in the British Nationality Act 1981, including to be of good character. Applicatio...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FormsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many NCC1 application forms were (a) received and (b) approved in each month in 2024.
Answer: The requested information is not readily available as it is not centrally collated and to provide this would be at disproportionate cost. Depending on the benefit being claimed, the clerical NCC1 forms are either handed into the Jobcentre Plus office, for...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual 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
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