Zarah Sultana MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Universal Credit: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to lowering the sanctions daily rate reduction rate to less than 100% of the Universal Credit standard allowance.
Answer: Whilst a sanction typically results in a 100% reduction of the Universal Credit standard allowance rate for each day the sanction is in place (except for couples where this is halved), lower reduction rates apply in certain scenarios where it is reasonabl...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendation 4 of the Work and Pensions Committee's Get Britain Working, Reforming Jobcentres report, what steps he is taking to monitor the quality and
Answer: The Pre-referral Quality Check is completed by a Jobcentre Team Leader, deputy, or colleague with the relevant experience. The Department has a variety of internal performance metrics in place to monitor the quality of our services. We regularly review re...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendation 4 of the Work and Pensions Committee's Get Britain Working, Reforming Jobcentres report, against what objectives the claimant commitment pat
Answer: Evaluation of the claimant commitment pathfinder will focus on how well the approach enables more tailored conditionality, clearer communication of expectations, and improved engagement between claimants and work coaches. It will also assess claimant unde...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to Recommendation 4 of the Work and Pensions Committee's Get Britain Working, Reforming Jobcentres report, how he plans to work with Universal Credit claimant
Answer: The claimant commitment pathfinder is being developed using direct insight from Universal Credit claimants and work coaches. Through structured user research activity and ongoing feedback, we are assessing how the new approach operates in practice and whe...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade TreatyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how her Department interprets the word facilitate in Article 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty 2015.
Answer: We assess our relevant treaty obligations in accordance with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade TreatyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how her Department interprets the word facilitate in Article 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty 2015.
Answer: We assess our relevant treaty obligations in accordance with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: AirspaceMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has any agreement with the Palestinian authorities to use Palestinian airspace for military purposes.
Answer: Yes. The Ministry of Defence has permission from the Palestinian Authority to transit and overfly Palestinian airspace.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: AirspaceMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Air Force was granted access to Palestinian airspace to conduct military exercises with fighter jets on 18 and 19 February 2026.
Answer: Yes. The aircraft were granted overflight of the relevant Flight Information Regions, as designated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, under routine Diplomatic Flight Clearance procedures. The Ministry of Defence also had permission from th...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities fulfil their statutory duties in respect of Education, Health and Care Plans for children with special educational needs.
Answer: The department and NHS England work together to support and challenge local areas to improve their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) service delivery where required. This includes monitoring, supporting and challenging any areas of identif...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Hunger StrikesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people participating in hunger strikes in prisons became hospitalised for reasons associated with the strike in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
Answer: None of the requested data are centrally collated. They could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Hunger StrikesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hunger strikes in prisons lasted for over 40 days in (a) 2021, (b) 2022, (c) 2023, (d) 2024 and 2025.
Answer: None of the requested data are centrally collated. They could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Hunger StrikesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hunger strike incidents in prisons involved (a) three and (b) more persons collectively engaging in the strike in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.
Answer: None of the requested data are centrally collated. They could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Hunger StrikesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long has each hunger strike lasted in prisons in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: None of the requested data are centrally collated. They could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jan 2026
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