Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the his Department plans to review its (a) bilateral relations and (b) aid commitments to Tanzania, in the context of concerns over political repression and human rights violations.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK continuously keeps bilateral relations and national interests under review with partner countries throughout the world. We are closely monitoring the recent arrest of opposition figures in Tanzania, and we will continue to raise Tanzania's political environment with ministerial counterparts.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Tanzania on (a) regional stability and (b) democratic governance in East Africa.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK recognises Tanzania's role in the region, as a convenor and leader on climate, tackling serious and organised crime, and boosting growth and prosperity. We are following reports of recent arrests of political leaders and the treatment of opposition activists with concern. The British High Commission continues to engage with the Government of Tanzania and has called for due process to be followed accordingly.

We will continue to keep issues of regional stability and democratic governance in Tanzania, and wider East Africa, under review.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the legal framework on the duty of care owed by (a) higher education institutions and (b) associated students’ unions to students.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill to the answer of 08 January 2025 to Question 21514.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2025 to Question 46823 on Electronic Tagging: Standards, what reason was given for the 10,438 untagged cases audited by probation between January and March 2025.

Answered by Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

The 10,438 offenders reported as untagged is misleading. It includes duplicates and errors that have not been corrected through our audit and quality assurance processes which are currently underway.

The information requested through the PQ could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to data quality issues.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has he made of the number of veterans eligible for compensation under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had distributed £2.2 million in payments. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible, with the first payments issued as planned within 15 weeks of the scheme going live to these prioritised groups. Some cases are more complex and require additional time due to the unique and individual circumstances involved.

Payments made by the FRS are not compensation payments and do not seek to compensate for any pecuniary losses or attempt to place personnel in a financial position they could have been in, had the ban not existed.

The Ministry of Defence is unable to confirm the number of eligible applicants for the FRS at this time; however, application data is being is being monitored and assessed now that the Scheme is live.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much compensation has been paid out to successful applicants under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had distributed £2.2 million in payments. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible, with the first payments issued as planned within 15 weeks of the scheme going live to these prioritised groups. Some cases are more complex and require additional time due to the unique and individual circumstances involved.

Payments made by the FRS are not compensation payments and do not seek to compensate for any pecuniary losses or attempt to place personnel in a financial position they could have been in, had the ban not existed.

The Ministry of Defence is unable to confirm the number of eligible applicants for the FRS at this time; however, application data is being is being monitored and assessed now that the Scheme is live.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure LGBTQ+ veterans eligible for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme are aware of their right to claim.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

As of 9 June 2025, 44 Veterans have received a financial recognition through the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS). We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible, with the first payments issued as planned within 15 weeks of the scheme going live to these prioritised groups. Some cases are more complex and require additional time due to the unique and individual circumstances involved. We envisage the scheme speeding up once the most complex cases are delt with.

Payments made by the FRS are not compensation payments and do not seek to compensate for any pecuniary losses or attempt to place personnel in a financial position they could have been in, had the ban not existed.

Since the Scheme was launched in December 2024, Defence’s LGBT Restorative Action Team have worked closely with external and internal Defence communications teams to deliver campaigns to drive awareness of, and encourage, eligible LGBT Veterans to make a claim. Defence continues to work with local councils, the NHS, LGBT and military charities, to better inform affected Veterans of the FRS and how to apply. Defence has also allocated £90,000 worth of grants to charities, including Fighting With Pride, to support Veterans with their FRS applications.

The LGBT Restorative Action team also continues to engage with relevant Veterans networks to ensure that eligible applicants to the FRS receive the appropriate information, support, and guidance. The Government encourages those affected by the Ban to visit the following website on gov.uk for further information, guidance, and support on how to make an application: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-of-the-lgbt-ban-financial-recognition-scheme

It is not possible for the LGBT FRS to estimate the number of applicants who may pass away before their application is decided. However, the scheme has processes in place to ensure that the award can delivered (to eligible next-of-kin) if a Veteran passes away after they have submitted their application. Additionally, the scheme prioritises applicants who are terminally ill or over 80.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have received compensation through the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

As of 9 June 2025, 44 Veterans have received a financial recognition through the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS). We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible, with the first payments issued as planned within 15 weeks of the scheme going live to these prioritised groups. Some cases are more complex and require additional time due to the unique and individual circumstances involved. We envisage the scheme speeding up once the most complex cases are delt with.

Payments made by the FRS are not compensation payments and do not seek to compensate for any pecuniary losses or attempt to place personnel in a financial position they could have been in, had the ban not existed.

Since the Scheme was launched in December 2024, Defence’s LGBT Restorative Action Team have worked closely with external and internal Defence communications teams to deliver campaigns to drive awareness of, and encourage, eligible LGBT Veterans to make a claim. Defence continues to work with local councils, the NHS, LGBT and military charities, to better inform affected Veterans of the FRS and how to apply. Defence has also allocated £90,000 worth of grants to charities, including Fighting With Pride, to support Veterans with their FRS applications.

The LGBT Restorative Action team also continues to engage with relevant Veterans networks to ensure that eligible applicants to the FRS receive the appropriate information, support, and guidance. The Government encourages those affected by the Ban to visit the following website on gov.uk for further information, guidance, and support on how to make an application: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-of-the-lgbt-ban-financial-recognition-scheme

It is not possible for the LGBT FRS to estimate the number of applicants who may pass away before their application is decided. However, the scheme has processes in place to ensure that the award can delivered (to eligible next-of-kin) if a Veteran passes away after they have submitted their application. Additionally, the scheme prioritises applicants who are terminally ill or over 80.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the lessons learned from international examples of the use of limited humanitarian visas to allow people to apply for asylum from their country of origin.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those who need it through a number of safe and legal routes. However, there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Whilst we sympathise with people in many difficult situations around the world, we are not bound to consider asylum claims from the very large numbers of people overseas who might like to come here. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.

The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through our existing global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. Alongside these schemes, we operate specific schemes for those fleeing Ukraine and Afghanistan, and an immigration route for British National (overseas) status holders from Hong Kong.

There are additional safe and legal routes for people to come to the UK should they wish to join family members here, work or study.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using limited humanitarian visas to allow people to apply for asylum from their country of origin.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those who need it through a number of safe and legal routes. However, there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Whilst we sympathise with people in many difficult situations around the world, we are not bound to consider asylum claims from the very large numbers of people overseas who might like to come here. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.

The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through our existing global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. Alongside these schemes, we operate specific schemes for those fleeing Ukraine and Afghanistan, and an immigration route for British National (overseas) status holders from Hong Kong.

There are additional safe and legal routes for people to come to the UK should they wish to join family members here, work or study.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of LGBTQ+ veterans who have passed away before having their claim under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme decided.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

As of 9 June 2025, 44 Veterans have received a financial recognition through the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS). We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible, with the first payments issued as planned within 15 weeks of the scheme going live to these prioritised groups. Some cases are more complex and require additional time due to the unique and individual circumstances involved. We envisage the scheme speeding up once the most complex cases are delt with.

Payments made by the FRS are not compensation payments and do not seek to compensate for any pecuniary losses or attempt to place personnel in a financial position they could have been in, had the ban not existed.

Since the Scheme was launched in December 2024, Defence’s LGBT Restorative Action Team have worked closely with external and internal Defence communications teams to deliver campaigns to drive awareness of, and encourage, eligible LGBT Veterans to make a claim. Defence continues to work with local councils, the NHS, LGBT and military charities, to better inform affected Veterans of the FRS and how to apply. Defence has also allocated £90,000 worth of grants to charities, including Fighting With Pride, to support Veterans with their FRS applications.

The LGBT Restorative Action team also continues to engage with relevant Veterans networks to ensure that eligible applicants to the FRS receive the appropriate information, support, and guidance. The Government encourages those affected by the Ban to visit the following website on gov.uk for further information, guidance, and support on how to make an application: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/veterans-of-the-lgbt-ban-financial-recognition-scheme

It is not possible for the LGBT FRS to estimate the number of applicants who may pass away before their application is decided. However, the scheme has processes in place to ensure that the award can delivered (to eligible next-of-kin) if a Veteran passes away after they have submitted their application. Additionally, the scheme prioritises applicants who are terminally ill or over 80.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 44272 on Public Order Act 2023, what her planned timetable is for the review process; and what methodology will be used.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Post legislative scrutiny will be undertaken in accordance with established parliamentary procedure, as set out here: Guide to making legislation - GOV.UK

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the student loan system does not entrench socioeconomic disparities for (a) first-generation university students and (b) students from lower-income households.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

This government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university. The student finance system removes upfront financial barriers so that everyone with the ability and desire to enter higher education (HE) can do so.

All eligible students, regardless of their household income, can apply for up-front fee loans to meet the full costs of their tuition. Unlike commercial loans, student loans carry significant protections for borrowers. Monthly repayments are linked to income, not to the amount borrowed, and individuals are only required to make their contribution to the system when they are earning over the repayment threshold.

The government has announced that maximum loans and grants for living and other costs will increase by 3.1% for the 2025/26 academic year, with the highest levels of support paid to students from the lowest income families. A 3.1% increase is in line with forecast inflation based on the RPIX inflation index.

The department aims to publish our plans for HE reform as part of the Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy White Paper in the summer, and we will work with the sector and the Office for Students to deliver the change that the country needs.

Question to the Home Office:

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, whether refugees seeking to bring family to the UK will be subject to increased (a) financial and (b) English language requirements.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Immigration White paper, published 12 May 2025, set out a wide range of reforms, including to family policy, further details of which will be set out in due course.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what comparative assessment she has made of the number of borrowers with increasing loan balances in (a) financial year 2024-25 and (b) previous financial years.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The number of borrowers whose loan balance has increased between the start and end of the financial year for the most recent four years is:

• 2024/25: 2,409,255
• 2023/24: 2,317,667
• 2022/23: 1,805,426
• 2021/22: 1,313,137

These figures cover Student Finance England loan borrowers only, whereas the previous number provided to Question 50912 included borrowers from all UK funding bodies.

These numbers include all borrowers whose loan balance has increased, regardless of the number of payments they have made across the financial year, whereas Question 50912 included only borrowers who made at least four payments across the financial year.

These figures cover Plan 2, 5 and 3 undergraduate and postgraduate loan borrowers funded by Student Finance England. For each of the financial years provided, the figure was generated by comparing borrowers’ loan balances between 1 April at the start of the financial year and 31 March at the end of the financial year.

At the end of a borrower’s loan term, any outstanding loan balance, including interest built up, will be written off. This write-off is a government subsidy and a deliberate investment in our people and the economy.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of persistent student loan debt on levels of social mobility among (a) graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds and (b) other graduates.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The system is designed to ensure that those who benefit financially from higher education contribute towards the cost of it. This is why repayments are linked to income and not the loan balance, with monthly repayments increasing with borrower income.

Student loans are not like commercial loans, as they carry significant protections for borrowers. Those earning below the repayment threshold repay nothing, and at the end of the loan term, any outstanding debt is cancelled. This subsidy is a conscious investment in the skills capacity, people and economy of this country.

Furthermore, student loan balances do not appear on borrower credit records.

A full equality impact assessment of how student loan reforms may affect graduates, including detail on changes to average lifetime repayments under Plan 5, was produced and published in February 2022 under the previous government and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reform-equality-impact-assessment.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people who will be impacted by the changes to the five-year settlement.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Government's Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including indefinite leave to remain.

This will include an expansion of the Point-Based System which will increase the standard qualifying period for settlement to ten years. As part of this expansion, we will reform the current rules around settlement so that individuals must earn their right to a privileged immigration status in the UK through the long-term contribution they bring to our country.

We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and will provide details of how the scheme will work after that, including on any transitional arrangements for people already in the UK.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, whether her Department has considered (a) changes to interest rates, (b) changes to repayment thresholds and (c) other policy changes to help prevent loan balances from increasing despite regular repayments.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university. The student finance system removes upfront financial barriers so that everyone with the ability and desire to enter higher education can do so.

Student loan debt is not like other debt. Monthly repayments depend on earnings, not on interest rates or the amount borrowed. No-one who earns under the student loan repayment threshold is required to make any repayments. At the end of the loan term, any outstanding loan balance, including interest built up, will be written off. This write-off is a deliberate investment in our people and the economy. No commercial loan offers this level of protection.

Furthermore, since August 2023, loans for new undergraduate borrowers have been issued on Plan 5 terms. These have an interest rate set in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation. This means Plan 5 borrowers will not repay more than they originally borrow over the lifetime of their loans, when adjusted for inflation.

The department will set out longer-term plans for higher education reform as part of the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper this summer.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 50912 on Students: Loans, what steps her Department takes to help ensure that borrowers are adequately informed about (a) how interest accrues on student loans and (b) the potential impact of making minimum repayments.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

When a borrower takes out a student loan, they are provided with the terms and conditions. These clearly set out the repayment thresholds, when a borrower will start repaying, how their repayments will be calculated, how interest is applied, and when the loan term ends. Details around the protections available for borrowers, including the fact that any outstanding balance will be written off at the end of the loan term, are also included. All student loan borrowers must confirm that they have read and understood the terms and conditions prior to signing the loan agreement.

Access to this information up front ensures that prospective students can weigh up the likely overall costs and likely benefits to them of undertaking higher education, alongside the financial cost of repayment across the length of the loan period.

For those who may still be unclear about the long-term commitment of a student loan, there is a range of guidance on student loans available from the Student Loans Company.

Student loan borrowers may make additional, voluntary repayments at any time, if they wish to reduce their loan balance sooner or repay their loan in full. They will need to consider their personal circumstances and the fact that any outstanding loan balance, including interest accrued, will be written off at the end of the loan term. Voluntary repayments cannot be refunded.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of consulting on introducing a pilot humanitarian refugee visa for people fleeing (a) war and (b) persecution.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues including refugee sponsorship and resettlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits expanding existing safe and legal routes.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues including refugee sponsorship and resettlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) universities and (b) students’ unions on (i) conducting and (ii) the oversight of risk assessments for student-led (A) extracurricular and (B) off-campus activities.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Risk assessments are a legal requirement, and it is crucial for higher education (HE) providers and their affiliated student groups to comply with existing legislation and relevant guidance. This includes adhering to the Health and Safety Executive's guidelines for schools and education settings, any National Union of Students guidance and HE provider policies. Ensuring that risk assessments are conducted appropriately is essential to managing risks associated with student-led activities. Each HE provider should establish its own guidance and procedures to ensure compliance with these requirements.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the age of refugee children is accurately assessed at the port of entry and (b) they are not inappropriately placed in adult (i) accommodation and (ii) detention settings.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

It is Home Office policy that an individual claiming to be a child will only be treated as an adult, if two Home Office members of staff independently determine that the individual's physical appearance and demeanour very strongly suggests they are significantly over 18 years of age. The lawfulness of this process was endorsed by the Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38.

Where there remains doubt about the individual’s age, they will be transferred to a local authority for further consideration of their age, usually in the form of a holistic social worker assessment of age, referred to as a ‘Merton’ age assessment.

We continue to work with local authorities and our asylum accommodation providers to ensure appropriate processes for individuals claiming to be children. For example, we have already improved information sharing with local authorities so that we are more routinely sharing reports for initial decisions on age, when required, as well as reviewing the initial decisions on age training rolled out to Home Office staff at the Western Jet Foil in Kent. We are also exploring new methods of scientific and technological age assessment, including Facial Age Estimation.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider the potential merits of establishing a safeguarding process to protect child refugees who are being mistakenly routed through the adult asylum system.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

It is Home Office policy that an individual claiming to be a child will only be treated as an adult, if two Home Office members of staff independently determine that the individual's physical appearance and demeanour very strongly suggests they are significantly over 18 years of age. The lawfulness of this process was endorsed by the Supreme Court in the case of R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38.

Where there remains doubt about the individual’s age, they will be transferred to a local authority for further consideration of their age, usually in the form of a holistic social worker assessment of age, referred to as a ‘Merton’ age assessment.

We continue to work with local authorities and our asylum accommodation providers to ensure appropriate processes for individuals claiming to be children. For example, we have already improved information sharing with local authorities so that we are more routinely sharing reports for initial decisions on age, when required, as well as reviewing the initial decisions on age training rolled out to Home Office staff at the Western Jet Foil in Kent. We are also exploring new methods of scientific and technological age assessment, including Facial Age Estimation.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through (a) dietary guidelines, (b) public health policy and (c) food strategies to (i) promote and (ii) help improve public access to (A) whole and (B) minimally processed foods.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is promoting access to healthy food through dietary guidelines which are presented to the public through the Government’s Eatwell Guide. The terms ‘whole’ and ‘minimally processed’ are not used because they are difficult to define and could be interpreted as including foods that we are advised to eat less often and/or in small amounts, such as butter. The Eatwell Guide already advises that people should eat more fruit and vegetables, and more wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and less food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.

The Eatwell Guide principles are communicated through a variety of channels, including the NHS.UK website and Government social marketing campaigns. For example, the Better Health Healthier Families website and the Healthy Steps email programme, which aims to help families with primary aged children in England to eat well and move more.

Policies to promote and improve public access to whole and minimally processed foods include:

- the Healthy Start scheme, which supported over 361,000 people in April 2025;

- the Nursery Milk Scheme, which provides a reimbursement to childcare providers in England and Wales for a daily 1/3 pint portion of milk to children and babies; and

- the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme, which provides approximately 2.2 million children in Key Stage 1 with a portion of fresh fruit or vegetables per day at school.

The Government has announced a new cross-Government Food Strategy. The Food Strategy aims to provide more easily accessible and affordable, safe, nutritious, healthy food to tackle diet-related ill health, helping to give children the best start in life and helping adults live longer, healthier lives.

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HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG
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Healthcare Workers APPG
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University APPG
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Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

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Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

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Endometriosis APPG
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Future of Financial Services APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Lab, Clapham and Brixton Hill) 34. Nigel Farage MP (Reform, Clapton) 35.

Homelessness APPG
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Homelessness APPG
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Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery APPG
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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

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Found: Llandaff Afzal Khan MP Pauline Latham OBE MP The Rt Hon the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Llandaff Afzal Khan MP Pauline Latham OBE MP The Rt Hon the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Women's Health APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Officer • Kirsten Oswald MP, Scottish National Party MP for East Renfrewshire – Officer • Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Women's Health APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Officer • Kirsten Oswald MP, Scottish National Party MP for East Renfrewshire – Officer • Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Officers: Alison Thewliss MP Christine Jardine MP Anne McLaughlin MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: re-elected existing Vice-Chairs, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP , Baroness Hayman, Pauline Latham MP , Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Maternal Mortality Rates and Health Care for Black Women in the UK’ was brought to the House by Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Women's Health APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Policy at the Department of Health and Social Care • Cherilyn Mackrory MP • Gill Furniss MP • Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Alison Thewliss MP (APPG Chair) – SNP  Stuart McDonald MP – SNP  Anne McLaughlin MP – SNP  Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Labour, MP for Manchester Gorton) • Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr) • Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Latham OBE MP Baroness Masham of Ilton DL The Rt Hon the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Latham OBE MP Baroness Masham of Ilton DL The Rt Hon the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: McDonald MP (SNP) Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP) Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour) Lord Roberts of Llandudno

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Labour, MP for Manchester Gorton) Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr) Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: are 5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and after childbirth compared to white women, Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found:  Richard Fuller MP (Conservative)  Helen Hayes MP (Labour)  Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP)  Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found:  Richard Fuller MP (Conservative)  Helen Hayes MP (Labour)  Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP)  Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: John McDonnell MP (Labour) Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour) Catherine West MP (Labour) Parliamentary

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Lister of Burtersett (Labour) Baroness Ludford (Liberal Democrat) Anne McLaughlin MP (SNP) Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: EDM 988 - VAT on period pants, 8th October 2020 Bell Ribeiro-Addy, 14 signatures That this House recognises

Children who need Palliative Care APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Parliamentarians be elected as officers of the group; this was seconded by Catherine McKinnell MP: o Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Children who need Palliative Care APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Parliamentarians be elected as officers of the group; this was seconded by Catherine McKinnell MP: o Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Liberal Democrat) Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) Baroness Ludford (Liberal Democrat) Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Immigration Detention APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: McDonald MP (SNP) Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Labour) Gavin Robinson MP (DUP) The Earl of Sandwich (

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