Bell Ribeiro-Addy

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise visa applications from overseas parties required to appear before UK courts.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of average waiting times for visa applications from Commonwealth citizens required to attend court proceedings in the UK.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Privy Council: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Privy Council remains adequately resourced to deal with cases from Commonwealth jurisdictions in a timely manner.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Privy Council Office Judicial Committee: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has had discussions with Commonwealth partners on future arrangements for appellate jurisdiction currently exercised by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Privy Council Office Judicial Committee: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Commonwealth countries continue to use the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as their final court of appeal.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Barristers: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will establish an independent body to review and make recommendations on barristers’ fees for publicly funded criminal work.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of criminal legal aid fees in ensuring sufficient numbers of publicly funded barristers are available to meet demand.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Trial Blitz style listing schemes in reducing backlogs in other Crown Court centres beyond Greater Manchester.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Remote Hearings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to expand the use of virtual hearings for short matters.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review restrictions on the number of sitting days available to retired judges under the age of 75.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential savings to the public purse of a diversion model that redirects (a) low-level and (b) first-time offenders from Crown Court proceedings.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration her Department has given to the potential merits of increasing the use of (a) diversion schemes based on (i) deferred prosecution agreements and (ii) referral orders and (b) other diversion sch

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources available to ensure that increases in police officer numbers do not contribute to an increase in the Crown Court backlog.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate she has made of the number of outstanding Crown Court cases; and whether this estimate takes into account (a) case complexity and (b) the number of defendants involved.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that all available courtrooms are utilised to full capacity in order to reduce waiting times for trials.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Opening Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Crown Court sitting day allocations on the ability to reduce the backlog of criminal cases.

3 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to review cases of people born in the UK before 1 July 2006 to a British father and a non-British mother where the parents were not married, who sought registration under sectio

3 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Prime Minister's has considered establishing a framework enabling asylum-seeking students to access (a) internships, (b) placements and (c) other forms of work experience that support thei

3 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Health Services

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure climate adaptation plans are in place across all sectors to prevent adverse impacts on (a) women’s health and (b) pregnancy outcomes.

3 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Health Services

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increasing the women's healthcare workforce to ensure services can meet rising demand and deliver the NHS 10-Year Plan.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing waiting times for gynaecology services on women’s ability to return to or remain in work.

3 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on reducing waiting times for gynaecology services.

3 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Health Services

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that women's health is included in the Government's approach to prevention across the NHS.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Women: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that women’s health is included in the Government's plans to reform the NHS.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Women: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the development and expansion of Women’s Health Hubs.

3 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Health

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on updating the Women’s Health Strategy in response to the publication of the 10-Year NHS Plan for England.

3 Sep 2025 · Women and Equalities

Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on tackling racial disparities in maternity care in the UK.

3 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the quality of maternity care for women across the country.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local transport authorities and (b) bus operators to increase use of (i) hybrid, (ii) electric and (iii) hydrogen buses on local transport networks.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Clapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Mayor of London to reduce air pollution levels in (a) Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency and (b) London.