Uma Kumaran MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Housing AssociationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to improve the regulation of under-performing housing associations.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to meet the outcomes of the regulatory standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing.On 1 April 2024, the Regulator introduced a new, proactive consumer regulation regime. It has begun...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing AssociationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulatory standards for housing associations.
Answer: All registered providers of social housing are required to meet the outcomes of the regulatory standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing.On 1 April 2024, the Regulator introduced a new, proactive consumer regulation regime. It has begun...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPer- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4786 on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances, what his planned timetable is for considering measures to restrict per- and p
Answer: Health and Safety Executive is currently preparing a UK REACH dossier for a restriction on PFAS in fire-fighting foams (FFFs), which is due to be published for consultation in 2025.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEast London NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in the East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: To address the current mental health workforce shortages in trusts, like the East London NHS Foundation Trust, we plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, to reduce waiting times and provide ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEast London NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the number of people who have accessed adult mental health services in the East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: We recognise that the overall number of people being referred to National Health Service adult mental health services is increasing, including in East London, and too many people are not receiving the mental health care they need.That is why, as part of o...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Low IncomesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) other mayors on improving access to cycles for people on low incomes.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet regularly with Mayors and their representatives to discuss a wide range of transport issues, including enabling more people to walk, wheel and cycle.
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Climate Change ConventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to integrate the Government's Nationally Determined Contribution under the United Nations Framework
Answer: The UK will announce a 1.5°C aligned 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution at COP29 and will submit the Information to facilitate Clarity, Transparency and Understanding to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change before 10 February 2025. The UK is...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of falling pupil rolls on school budgets.
Answer: The majority of school funding is driven by pupil numbers. As such, the department understands that falling rolls can have a significant impact on schools’ budgets.The lagged funding system, where schools are funded on the basis of their pupil numbers in ...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Primary SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand access to mental health services in primary schools.
Answer: The Department is working across the Government to deliver on our commitment of a specialist mental health professional in every school, including primary schools. We need to ensure that any support meets the needs of young people, teachers, parents, and ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: United NationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will support an independent investigation into shots fired at UN peacekeepers by Israeli forces.
Answer: The UK condemns the recent attacks on UN Peacekeepers. We have been clear: Israel must act in accordance with International Humanitarian Law. Alongside the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Italy, the Foreign Secretary expressed deep concern about ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases and Strokes: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing deaths from stroke and heart disease by a quarter within ten years.
Answer: Reducing avoidable disability and death from heart disease and stroke is a priority for the Government. This is why the Government has set a goal for fewer lives being lost to the biggest killers, including from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and why the N...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Stratford and BowDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Stratford and Bow constituency.
Answer: We are working to increase the general practice (GP) workforce in England, including in the Stratford and Bow constituency. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: Greater LondonHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels in East London.
Answer: The Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, which includes the addition of thousands more neighbourhood officers and other police personnel, as part of...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLGBT+ People: Discrimination and Hate CrimeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7189More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help (a) end discrimination against LGBT+ people and (b) ensure that LGBT+ hate crime is investigated.
Answer: This Government believes it is crucial that all LGBT+ people are safe and protected from discrimination in all its forms. Work is underway on the various Manifesto commitments that will enhance legislative protections for LGBT+ individuals. This Governmen...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: International CooperationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle climate change.
Answer: This Government believes that we can only ensure climate security for further generations in the Uk if we lead globally. And that was the message of the Prime Minister at the United Nations General assembly with our: World leading 2030 clean power planNo ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTower Hamlets Council: InspectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 22 February 2024 on Local Government Stewardship Update, HCWS280, what progress has been made on the Best Value Inspection
Answer: The Secretary of State has received the independent Best Value inspection team’s report. This is being considered carefully and any next steps will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordClarion Housing Group: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the then Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the Chief Executive of Clarion Housing Group of November 2022, regardin
Answer: All registered providers of social housing must meet the outcomes of the standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and ensure they provide their tenants with safe and decent homes.In February 2024, the Regulator of Social Housing conclu...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordClarion Housing Group: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the then Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the Chief Executive of Clarion Housing Group of November 2022, regardin
Answer: All registered providers of social housing must meet the outcomes of the standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and ensure they provide their tenants with safe and decent homes.In February 2024, the Regulator of Social Housing conclu...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordClarion Housing Group: ComplaintsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will request an update from the Regulator for Social Housing on progress it has made on (a) its investigation into the collective complaint against Clarion House Group sub
Answer: All registered providers of social housing must meet the outcomes of the standards set by the independent Regulator of Social Housing and ensure they provide their tenants with safe and decent homes.In February 2024, the Regulator of Social Housing conclu...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions against people in Sri Lanka accused of war crimes.
Answer: Sri Lanka is a human rights priority country for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and we regularly engage with the Government of Sri Lanka on the need for truth, justice and accountability. The Global Human Rights sanctions regime is one ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: TamilsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on a decision regarding the most vulnerable Tamil refugees and migrants in the British
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is working closely with relevant departments and BIOT Administration to respond to the health and welfare needs of all the migrants present in Diego Garcia.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bangladesh on the (a) student protests and (b) potential restoration of (i) internet and (ii) mobile services in that coun
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have publicly called for an immediate end to the violence and unrest in Bangladesh, and for access to the internet and communications services to be restored. I discussed my concerns regarding the situation with the Bangladesh ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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