Written questions by Kearns.

How many and what proportion of pregnant women received a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment in the first trimester in each of the last three years.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department plans to publish a delivery plan and timeline for implementation of MBRRACE maternity recommendations.

Awaiting answer.

How many and what proportion of pregnant women have received a documented venous thromboembolism risk assessment at booking in each of the last three years.

Awaiting answer.

When her Department plans to publish the annual report on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

Awaiting answer.

If he will list which recommendations from the MBRRACE confidential enquiry into thrombosis and thromboembolism (a) have been implemented (b) remain outstanding.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment his Department has made of the reasons why the death rate due to venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and the puerperium is higher in the UK than in other European countries.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the rise in maternal mortality identified by MBRRACE; and what actions has his Department taken specifically in response to maternal deaths from venous thromboembolism.

Awaiting answer.

Communities and Local Government, whether Local Authorities can request timeline extensions for the delivery of projects under the Levelling Up Fund Scheme.

Awaiting answer.

Whether the Treasury has assessed the potential merits of introducing a Gift Aid-equivalent tax relief, or other bespoke tax exemption, for donations made by UK taxpayers to UNITED24 in support of Ukraine's defence

Gift Aid is restricted to UK-registered charities so that UK taxpayer money only supports UK charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs), enabling strong oversight and fraud prevention. UK charities are regulated by the Charity Commission, which ...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the merits of allowing small-scale organic importers to use importers knowledge statement's rather than certificates of inspections when importing

Organics are within scope of the EU-SPS Agreement, and subject to ongoing negotiations. The Government is considering the impact of all changes, including seeking independent advice and working closely with organic stakeholders. Certificates of inspection...

Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making all importers of organic wine register as organic businesses in the UK by February 2027.

Organics are within scope of the EU-SPS Agreement, and subject to ongoing negotiations. The Government is considering the impact of all changes, including seeking independent advice and working closely with organic stakeholders. Certificates of inspection...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting micro-businesses from incoming regulations on the import of organic wines.

Organics are within scope of the EU-SPS Agreement, and subject to ongoing negotiations. The Government is considering the impact of all changes, including seeking independent advice and working closely with organic stakeholders. Certificates of inspection...

Whether she plans to make organ donation education a compulsory topic in the national curriculum.

As part of the updated statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance, the curriculum sets out that pupils at secondary age should be taught about blood, organ and stem cell donation.Whilst organ donation is not a compulsory subject at primary...

Whether her Department has considered extending organ donation education to primary schools; and what assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing age-appropriate teaching at primary level.

As part of the updated statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance, the curriculum sets out that pupils at secondary age should be taught about blood, organ and stem cell donation.Whilst organ donation is not a compulsory subject at primary...

Whether her Department has made an assessment of the reasons that no companies and organisations linked to the People's Republic of China have registered under the Foreign Influence Registration Schem

The Government is focused on ensuring compliance with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), including, where appropriate, referring cases to the police where we believe a criminal offence has been committed.It would not be appropriate to provi...

How many civil servants in her Department are responsible for the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, including reviewing the compliance of entities related to the People’s Republic of China.

The Government is focused on ensuring compliance with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), including, where appropriate, referring cases to the police where we believe a criminal offence has been committed.It would not be appropriate to provi...

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

The Government is focused on ensuring compliance with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), including, where appropriate, referring cases to the police where we believe a criminal offence has been committed.It would not be appropriate to provi...

What steps her Department is taking to identify and prosecute entities who should have registered under the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

The Government is focused on ensuring compliance with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), including, where appropriate, referring cases to the police where we believe a criminal offence has been committed.It would not be appropriate to provi...

Whether any Government department has (a) used any technology created by or (b) entered into a formal contract with the Chinese company Geedge Networks.

Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the ...

Whether Ministers from his Department took Government phones and laptops on recent delegations to the People's Republic of China.

The Department for Business and Trade takes security of its information and devices seriously. Ministers (and officials) are provided with guidance on appropriate use of government-issued devices during overseas travel, in line with cross-government secur...