Uma Kumaran MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to hold a consultation on the Circular Economy Growth Plan.
Answer: This Government remains committed to transitioning towards a circular economy and driving economic growth. This is why, in the new year, we will publish our Circular Economy Growth Plan that sets out how Government will deliver a more circular and more pr...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce wait times for adult gender services.
Answer: We know that waiting times for these services are far too long and we are determined to change that. NHS England has increased the number of adult gender services in England from seven to 12, with the rollout of five new adult gender pilot clinics since J...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support mass atrocity prevention in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the responses provided in the Urgent Question debate on the Conflict in Sudan on 30 October 2025.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDarfur: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) atrocity prevention capabilities and (b) civilian protection expertise are used during the UK’s response to events in El Fasher, Darfur
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to the Urgent Question on Sudan: Protection of Civilians on 30 October.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan will help tackle inequalities in the commissioning of hospice services.
Answer: We know that there are inequalities in access to palliative care and end of life care and we are looking at how best to reduce these. The Department and NHS England are currently looking at how to improve the access, quality, and sustainability of all-age...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: CholeraForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support for an urgent scale-up of cholera response in Sudan.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan and the widespread destruction of sanitation and health services has caused a devastating cholera outbreak with more than 100,000 cases and 2,500 deaths since July 2024. More than 33.5 million people are at risk across all 18 states....
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that young people are able to develop creative skills.
Answer: The government published its Industrial Strategy and eight Sector Plans, including for the creative industries, on 23 June.Skills are central to the strategy, recognising their vital role in enabling young people to succeed regardless of background and in...
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities Grants: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025, whether the Disabled Facilities Grant will be available to disabled residents require
Answer: Under the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 regulations, residents with disabilities or impairments in high-rise and certain medium rise buildings will be entitled to a person-centred fire risk assessment to identify eq...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include measures to ensure earlier diagnosis.
Answer: Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. We are committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the demand for diagnostic services through investment in ...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFair Work Agency: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Fair Work Agency has the required resource to enforce (a) the minimum wage, (b) protection from harassment and (c) protection from gender discriminatio
Answer: The Fair Work Agency will deliver a much-needed upgrade to the enforcement of workers’ rights, including the rights of young women.The specific legislation the Fair Work Agency will be responsible for enforcing is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 7 of the Em...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAthletics: Greater LondonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to support bids for (a) the 2029 World Athletic Championships and (b) other major athletics events in London; and if she will hold discussions with the organisers o
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering international events with pride, building upon the UK’s global reputation for excellence in staging major sporting events.That is why I am pleased that we confirmed on 19 July that we will support a partnership bi...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 60276 on Development Aid, when he expects to complete the resource allocation process.
Answer: We expect to publish the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's final 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations in the Annual Report & Accounts on the 21 July.And over the coming months, we will work through detailed ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of adopting new digital tools on public sector efficiency.
Answer: The Government has assessed the potential impact of adopting digital tools on public sector efficiency through detailed analysis.This work identified up to £45 billion in potential annual benefits from digital transformation, including through automation ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: War CrimesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 52505 on Sri Lanka: War Crimes, for what reason his Department provided legal representation to the freedom of information t
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) takes seriously its statutory obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has complied with all relevant directions issued by the Tribunal. The FCDO accepts the Tribunal's decision of M...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that accommodation for housing asylum seekers (a) meets adequate minimum standards and (b) protects residents against (i) mistreatment, (ii) exploitation, (iii) sexu
Answer: All asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) service provided for the Home Office by Migrant Help where they can raise any concerns regarding accommodation or support services, and they can get information about ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reduction in Official Development Assistance, whether her Department plans to maintain its full pledge to the 21st replenishment of the International De
Answer: The UK is strongly committed to the International Development Association, and we will prioritise spending our Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget through multilaterals. ODA allocations and the impact on programmes are currently being worked thro...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve its capabilities to negotiate humanitarian access to conflict areas.
Answer: The UK uses its diplomatic reach and political influence in support of access negotiations by impartial humanitarian actors.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is finalising an internal humanitarian diplomacy training module focused on...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect leaseholders from paying for heat network remediation costs.
Answer: The rules of the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS) are still under development. They are designed to be proportionate, deliver better quality of service and to reduce consumer costs in the longer term. We plan to publish a consultation on HN...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the (a) total and (b) per dwelling building remediation costs associated with the proposed Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme.
Answer: The rules of the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS) are still under development, and it would be inappropriate to pre-emptively set out potential costs ahead of publishing our technical standards consultation and options assessment this summe...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve access for humanitarian (a) workers and (b) supplies into Sudan.
Answer: The UK is playing a leading role in response to the crisis in Sudan, including efforts to facilitate more consistent humanitarian access to help facilitate the delivery of lifesaving supplies and the provision of critical services. At the April London Sud...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's news story entitled UK Chair statement: Ministerial Roundtable on Sudan, published on 20 February 2025, whether he plans to convene a follo
Answer: We do not plan to re-convene another Development Minister meeting in the immediate future. The Foreign Secretary recently hosted the London Sudan Conference in April alongside France, Germany, the Africa Union and EU which brought together senior figures ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to publish further information on how changes to the five-year settle
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will update the Decent Homes Standard for social housing to ensure that kitchens over 20 years old are renewed by social landlords.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a new Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: War CrimesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether former SAS soldiers working in private mercenary companies had any involvement in the committing of war crimes during the Sri
Answer: The UK Government is committed to human rights in Sri Lanka for all its communities and will continue to press for truth, reconciliation, accountability and justice for victims of the Sri Lankan civil war. On 24 March, the Foreign Secretary announced sanc...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that consideration of (a) maternity pay and (b) pregnancy poverty are included in the work of the child poverty taskforce.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce is considering all children across the United Kingdom and is exploring all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to reduce child poverty. The Taskforce is listening to experts and campa...
Answered 12 May 2025
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