Tonia Antoniazzi MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Home Office: VivastreetHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department have met representatives of Vivastreet (i) online and (ii) in person since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. This Government has committed to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and we use all our levers to deliver this. The advertising of sexual services has increasingly moved online, and we know th...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender RecognitionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of gender-neutral language in (a) pregnancy services and (b) other sex-specific areas of healthcare on the standard of health care services pro
Answer: There are no plans to make an assessment. The Government is clear that it expects health services to be delivered in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Gender RecognitionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the replacement of the term females with the term individuals with child-bearing potential in Schedule 2 of the Ionising Radiation (Medical
Answer: A review of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) 2017 concluded in 2023. Following consultation with expert groups, including the UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom medical regulators, and professional bodies, the review ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: InternetDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of fraudulent DVLA websites.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) advises customers to use GOV.UK as the official and only website when seeking information or completing applications.All DVLA literature directs customers to the official GOV.UK website. The DVLA also uses it...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3767 on Sexual Offences, whether HO code 03608 relates solely to the offence of trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds data on legislation and associated offences.The attached table provides further detail for HO code 03608 outlining the offence description.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3767 on Sexual Offences, what (a) legislation and (b) offence the (i) 10701, (ii) 10702, (iii) 10703, (iv) 10704, (v) 02401, (vi) 07201, (vii) 07202 and (vii
Answer: The attached table provides the detail as requested.
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPress: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) Independent Press Standards Organisation and (b) Royal Charter on press self-regulation.
Answer: Independent and effective self-regulation of the press empowers the public to have trust in what is reported, which is vital to a strong and functioning democracy.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Official Statistics entitled Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023, published on 16 May 2024, which offence descriptions in the dataset entitled Outcomes by Offence dat
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data for offences under the requested legislation in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023 using following HO codes:(a) Section 51A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Soliciting):16701 - Soliciting another for th...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGreat Western Main Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the Great Western Main Line upgrade to include electrification to Swansea.
Answer: The decision taken in 2017 to not electrify the railway between Cardiff and Swansea was based on it not delivering significant journey time savings and this remains the case. Enhancements to the railway in Wales that deliver passenger benefits, including ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordProstitution: GowerHome OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 548 on Prostitution: Gower, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the harms of paying for sex among men.
Answer: Protecting those involved in prostitution from harm is part of our wider work to halve the level of violence against woman and girls.This government will use every lever available to us to prevent the harms that prostituted women often experience.We will ...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on access to Enhertu for patients with HER2-low breast cancer.
Answer: My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, spoke with his counterparts in Scotland and Wales on his first full day in office and will continue to engage with them on a regular basis. However decisions on the availability of indi...
Answered 19 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordTrastuzumab DeruxtecanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made representations to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the availability of Enhertu for patients with HER2-low breast cancer.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England independently on the basis of the available evidence of costs and benefits and...
Answered 19 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordPornography ReviewDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the continuation of the independent pornography review.
Answer: The government will provide an update on the independent review of pornography regulation, legislation, and enforcement in due course.The Online Safety Act 2023 has duties for providers to tackle illegal content online and prevent children from accessing ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCharities: LotteriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a statutory gambling levy on funds available to charities who operate a charity lottery.
Answer: We are in the early stages of the new Government and are still considering the full range of gambling and lotteries policy.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrize MoneyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating commercial free prizes draws as a gambling product.
Answer: We are in the early stages of the new Government and are still considering the full range of gambling and lotteries policy.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrize MoneyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to ensure that commercial free prizes draws are free to enter by digital means.
Answer: Prize competitions and free prize draws are not subject to statutory regulatory control under the Gambling Act 2005. However, they must comply with the requirement in the Act to offer a free entry route for participation by post and/or offer paid entries ...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGambling: TaxationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to bring forward proposals for a statutory gambling levy.
Answer: His Majesty’s Government recognises the changes to the gambling landscape since 2005 and that while millions of people gamble without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences.As stated in the Government's manifesto...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordLotteriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on the funding raised for good causes by (a) the National Lottery and (b) society lotteries in each of the last five years.
Answer: The National Lottery has raised over £49 billion for good causes since 1994. In the last five years, over £6 billion of funding and 120,000 grants were delivered by distributor bodies.The National Lottery grants database which details the allocations made...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordLotteries: SalesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has received representations from charities on annual sale limits for society lotteries.
Answer: Society lotteries are a vital fundraising tool for many charities, community groups, sports clubs and other non-commercial organisations.In 2020, the annual sales limit was increased from £10 million to £50 million as part of a wider package of changes to...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordLotteries: SalesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to remove the annual sale limits for society lotteries.
Answer: Society lotteries are a vital fundraising tool for many charities, community groups, sports clubs and other non-commercial organisations.In 2020, the annual sales limit was increased from £10 million to £50 million as part of a wider package of changes to...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordProstitution: GowerHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to help people in Gower exit prostitution.
Answer: The trafficking of woman and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. We are determined to safeguard victims and to bring the ruthless perpetrators of this crime to justice.We are working closely with law enforcement partners and the devol...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordProstitution: GowerHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation in Gower constituency.
Answer: The trafficking of woman and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. We are determined to safeguard victims and to bring the ruthless perpetrators of this crime to justice.We are working closely with law enforcement partners and the devol...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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