Every parliamentary written question tabled by Ruth Jones this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department if taking with local authorities to help improve access to nature in deprived communities.
This Government is committed to improving access to nature, particularly in deprived communities, and works closely with a range of local delivery partners, including local authorities. A key part of this ambition is our commitment to ensure that everyon...
Media and Sport, what conversations has she had with the Welsh Government about the devolved successor to the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.
Heritage policy is devolved. The Minister for Heritage met Jack Sargeant MS, at the time the Welsh Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, on 23rd March. The discussion focused on the impact of closing the Listed Places of Worship Grant Schem...
What assessment she has made of the potential economic risks posed by continued biodiversity loss.
The Government stands by the Dasgupta Review, concluded under the previous government, that found nature, and the biodiversity that underpins it, sustains our economies, livelihoods, and wellbeing and failing to account for the value of nature undermines ...
Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made towards protecting 30 per cent of land and sea for nature by 2030.
I refer the hon. Member to the response given to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire on 10 June 2026 to PQ UIN 6552.
When she will introduce the Police Reform BIll.
As announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May, the Bill will be introduced later this session.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of recent convictions relating to the 2022 attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Ow
I refer the Hon Member to my statement to the House on 27 November 2025 (HWCS1105), and the response provided on 5 June to Question 5325.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that officials working on human rights and international development have access to appropriate (a) tools, (b) training, and (c)
All staff working in this area are equipped with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to support delivery of the Government's Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) strategy. The UK Special Envoy for FoRB also plays an active role in strengthening our...
What recent assessment she has made of the potential role of faith-based organisations in (a) supporting victims of domestic abuse and (b) contributing to the domestic abuse pathway.
We understand the importance of specialist and ‘by and for’, including faith-based, services in providing the tailored support that victims and survivors of VAWG need to survive and thrive.In 2025/26 the Home Office invested over £20m to support victims o...
Whether her Department provides training for faith-based organisations on (a) recognising potential signs of domestic violence and (b) supporting victims.
We understand the importance of specialist and ‘by and for’, including faith-based, services in providing the tailored support that victims and survivors of VAWG need to survive and thrive.In 2025/26 the Home Office invested over £20m to support victims o...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of (a) the assassination of at least 11 religious leaders by illegal armed groups in Columbia o
A number of Parliamentary Questions have been asked in recent months around the persecution of members and leaders of Christian congregations and other religious groups in Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and these are issues the Government continues...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through (a) the United Nations, (b) the Organization of American States and (c) other multilateral institutions to help support members of
A number of Parliamentary Questions have been asked in recent months around the persecution of members and leaders of Christian congregations and other religious groups in Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and these are issues the Government continues...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies towards Nicaragua of requirements for Catholic and Protestant religious leaders to report regularly to polic
A number of Parliamentary Questions have been asked in recent months around the persecution of members and leaders of Christian congregations and other religious groups in Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and these are issues the Government continues...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Nicaragua on the detention of Protestant Pastor Efren Vilchez.
A number of Parliamentary Questions have been asked in recent months around the persecution of members and leaders of Christian congregations and other religious groups in Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and these are issues the Government continues...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has raised with the Government of Cuba the arbitrary detention of Jonathan Muir Burgos on 15 March 2026.
A number of Parliamentary Questions have been asked in recent months around the persecution of members and leaders of Christian congregations and other religious groups in Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, and these are issues the Government continues...
When the Independent review of police force structures will report their findings; and when she plans to publish that review.
The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out the Government’s commitment to introduce a new model for policing, so that it is fit for the modern world and we have the right policing in the right places. We will ensure local police ...
What discussions she has had with a) the Welsh Government and b) Welsh policing and criminal justice partners on i) future partnership and ii) governance arrangements for policing.
Policing is a reserved matter for the UK Government, and we are taking forward a significant programme of reform across England and Wales. We are maintaining regular discussions with the Welsh Government on future partnership arrangements and governance m...
Pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4425, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) industry led welfare standards for decapods, supported by voluntary repor
The Home Office has committed to a phased approach to developing proportionate and evidence-based arrangements for the protections of decapods used in science. This will support welfare improvements now while further evidence is gathered to inform any fut...
With reference to guidance entitled Research and testing using animals: licences and compliance published by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) in 2013, whether she plans to update included
The published policies and guidance entitled 'Research and testing using animals: licences and compliance, published by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) in 2013 remain in place. ASRU keeps guidance under review. ASRU will consider any implica...
What assessment he has made of the significance of sovereign semiconductor manufacturing capacity to (a) UK defence manufacturing and (b) UK national security and resilience.
The Defence Industrial Strategy sets out our approach to investing in and onshoring the necessary industrial capabilities for sovereign national security and to boost UK economic growth. It recognises semiconductors as a priority sub-sector critical to mo...
Whether he is taking steps to increase expertise on domestic semiconductor production in his Department.
The Defence Industrial Strategy sets out our approach to investing in and onshoring the necessary industrial capabilities for sovereign national security and to boost UK economic growth. It recognises semiconductors as a priority sub-sector critical to mo...