Written questions by Ribeiro-Addy.

If she will agree to the request by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association to make an official visit to the UK in November to December 2026.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of vitamin D guidelines on maternal and infant health outcomes in Black and South Asian communities.

Awaiting answer.

When she expects to (a) receive and (b) publish the findings of the Independent Review on Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation.

Awaiting answer.

Whether her department has completed a) an Equalities Impact Assessment and b) a Child Rights Impact Assessment on the 'earned settlement' proposals.

Awaiting answer.

If the Government will respond to the statement made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association on 13 May.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she has considered encouraging the creation of (a) local authority and (b) employer-based pools of supply staff paying in accordance with national teacher pay scales and allowing pension access without incurring agency fees.

Awaiting answer.

What steps she is taking to mitigate variations in pay and employment conditions arising from individual school negotiations with agencies under the Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment framework.

Awaiting answer.

What steps she is taking to ensure that proposed agency fee caps under the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework are effectively monitored and enforced.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the trial of the Post Donation Testing for advance haemoglobin assessments.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT test donors’ haemoglobin levels to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT is currently undertaking a feasibility assessment of post-donation testing for haemoglobin. This involves sending a sample taken after donation for laboratory testing, which is the gold standard for measuring haemoglobin levels. Donors are then advised whether they need further testing before their next donation or can donate as normal. It is hoped that this will enable more personalised donor care and improved on session experience.Data collection began in October 2025 and is due to continue until at least July 2026. As the assessment is ongoing, the data is not yet complete, and no final assessment of its effectiveness has been made.

How many completed blood donation appointments took place in past 12 months; and if he will provide the ethnic and gender breakdown of donors.

Awaiting answer.

What information his Department holds on the number of blood donors deferred due to (a) low haemoglobin levels and (b) travel to and from other countries in the last 12 months; and if he will provide the ethnic and gender breakdown of donors.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need. NHSBT collects donors’ sex assigned at birth and gender identity; a donor’s sex is recorded as the ways in which blood products are donated and processed differ between those assigned male and female at birth.Blood donor selection guidelines are in place to ensure donors can donate blood safely and includes minimum haemoglobin (Hb) levels and travel-related restrictions. Where a potential donor does not meet these guidelines, they may be turned away or ‘deferred’.The attached tables show information on deferrals by ethnicity and sex assigned at birth.

What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the enhanced pre-donation testing process pilot on reducing the number of deferrals for low haemoglobin levels.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT tests donors’ haemoglobin (Hb) to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT rolled out a second line of Hb testing, venous HemoCue, between April and September 2025. This is undertaken if the first line finger prick and blood drop test using copper sulphate is failed. This is a more accurate test that is not subject to environmental effects, like the weather, or operator error. If passed, a donor can donate. If failed, a donor is deferred to ensure they can replenish low iron stores to allow their Hb to improve back to safe donation thresholds.Since roll out, low Hb deferrals fell from more than 12% to 4.1% in the six weeks prior to full roll out, up to January 2026, and levels have remained stable since, resulting in improved collections. Low Hb deferrals are higher in Black Heritage donors and have fallen from more than 24% to 15.3% for the same period. The reasons for the difference between donor groups are not fully understood but are likely to be multifactorial; NHSBT continues to assess the factors that may contribute to the differences.

How many blood donors with the Ro subtype completed blood donations in the last 12 months.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.27,984 donors with Ro subtype blood completed at least one blood donation between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026. This data is from NHSBT’s Monthly Collections Dashboard, and was extracted on 20 May 2026.

Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set a timeline for the phasing out of the use of CO₂ gas chambers for pigs.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20 May to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, PQ UIN 613.

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Care Quality Commission processes to record, retrieve and act upon safety intelligence submitted by members of the public about NHS trust services previously rated as requires improvement.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has established systems and processes to receive, record, assess, and act on safety intelligence about providers submitted by members of the public, employees of registered providers, people using services and their family members and carers, and partner organisations.All information of concern is reviewed and triangulated with inspection findings, provider-submitted data, and partner information. Where necessary, concerns are followed up directly with National Health Service trusts and incorporated into the CQC’s assessment of risk, informing decisions about further regulatory action.The Department holds regular accountability meetings with the CQC to assess the CQC’s performance, including clearing a backlog of information of concern cases following technical issues.

How many NHS appointments have been missed in the last 12 months due to administrative issues.

Data is not held in the format requested.

What discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on its decision not to exercise urgent powers under section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust following the inspections of 2025.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of administrative issues within the NHS on patients.

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

Whether he has considered the potential merits of reviewing the training framework for NHS administrative staff.

The Department is not currently planning a review of the training framework for National Health Service administrative staff. In most cases, training arrangements for these staff, particularly non-clinical training, are determined by local NHS employers, which are responsible for ensuring staff are appropriately supported and developed for their roles, and may vary between organisations.

How many NHS patients have waited longer for elective procedures in the last 12 months due to administrative issues.

Data is not held in the format requested.