Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of dual crewed emergency ambulances have entered service with Vehicle Certification Agency Whole Vehicle Type Approval since 1 April 2022.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Information on the number of dual crewed emergency ambulances that have entered service with Vehicle Certification Agency Whole Vehicle Type Approval is not recorded.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of imported foreign ambulances in use by the NHS in England.
Answered by Will Quince
No such estimate has been made by the Department. The procurement of ambulances is an operational matter for the National Health Service. Each new ambulance is required to meet strict technical specifications to ensure consistency in quality and safety across the fleet.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of dual crewed emergency ambulances entered service with Driver Vehicle Standards Agency Individual Vehicle Approval certification since 1 April 2022.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not hold data on dual crewed ambulances that have entered service with Individual Approval certification.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many ambulances the Government has supplied to Ukraine since May 2022; and how many of those ambulances were manufactured in (a) the UK and (b) what other country.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
In response to the Government of Ukraine's requests for assistance, the UK has provided 96 non-armoured ambulances (20 NHS and 76 new). The ambulances selected are in line with the priorities and specifications set out by Ukraine's Ministry of Health in their dialogue with officials in the FCDO. The donation of ambulances was coordinated across a number of NHS Trusts, who donated individual vehicles and the country of manufacture of the ambulance was not centrally recorded.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of ambulances in service are fully compliant with the latest British standards: CEN BS EN1789:2020.
Answered by Will Quince
The information requested is not held centrally. The procurement of ambulances is an operational matter for the National Health Service. Each new ambulance is required to meet strict technical specifications to ensure consistency in quality and safety across the fleet.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Palestinian Authority on recent attacks on Israel by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We closely monitor the security situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). The UK has proscribed the organisation known as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) as a terrorist entity since March 2001. PIJ and other terrorist groups must cease all actions that are violent or provocative, or that put civilian lives at risk. The Minister for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon last met with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki on 5 May, before the recent outbreak of violence. As the Foreign Secretary said in his 14 May statement, we welcome the current Egyptian-brokered ceasefire and urge all sides to de-escalate tensions.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to update its guidance on surrogacy for (a) professionals, (b) surrogates and (c) people seeking to become parents through surrogacy.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We have no current plans to update the guidance on surrogacy.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Iran’s reported work on enriching uranium.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has verified that, since April 2021, Iran is producing high enriched uranium (HEU). Iran has no civilian justification for enrichment at this level. In November 2022, Iran announced it would take further steps to expand its nuclear programme, including increasing its production of HEU at its underground facility at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant.
Iran's continued escalation of its nuclear activities threatens international peace and security and undermines the global non-proliferation system. We remain determined that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon and are considering next steps with our international partners.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the close of the Renewables Obligation Certificates scheme on (a) 100MW biomass operators and (B) UK biomass generating capacity.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government is considering the best market arrangements to ensure existing assets are properly valued for their renewable generation.
Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government will take to support the UK biomass sector for sub 100MW operators following the end of the Renewables Obligation Certificates scheme.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government is considering the best market arrangements to ensure existing assets are properly valued for their renewable generation.