Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions 2025
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Bus Services: VisasDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support coach drivers required to travel for work to the Schengen area for longer than 90 days in any 180 day period.
Answer: The Schengen 90 days in any 180-day period (“90/180”) immigration rule has applied since 2021 to all UK nationals (including coach drivers) undertaking short stays for leisure and work in the Schengen area. The Schengen 90/180 limit is a fundamental part ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement a permanent framework for refugee students to study in the UK.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper published on 12 May announced a review of the UK’s existing refugee resettlement and sponsorship schemes. This will ensure that there is a framework which allows businesses, universities and communities to sponsor refugees to l...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the British Medical Association's press release entitled Medical student poverty worsened by financial drought as student loans fall short over summer, published on 9 August 2025, what discuss
Answer: The government needs to ensure that the student funding system is financially sustainable, and funding arrangements are reviewed each year. The department will continue to engage with the Department for Health and Social Care to consider the financial s...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) the National Institute for Health and Care Research to prioritise further research into early diagnosis of (i) pancre
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Government responsibility for funding cancer research is shared between...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ResearchTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82473More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74808 on Universities: Research, if HM Treasury will carry out further analysis of productivity and economic growth gains.
Answer: HM Treasury regularly analyses the economic impacts of policy, including research funding for universities. For example, recent spending review decisions were underpinned by a range of evidence and analysis provided by government departments and external ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to (a) the international student fee levy proposed in the Restoring Control over the Immigration System and (b) paragraph 32 of the Restoring Control over the Immigration System Technical Annex,
Answer: The department has engaged with the Home Office regarding the international student levy, including on its design and impacts. We will set out further details on the levy at the Autumn Budget.The Immigration White Paper included an illustrative example th...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to (a) the levy on higher education provider income from international students proposed in her Department's white paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published in May 2
Answer: The department has engaged with the Home Office regarding the international student levy, including on its design and impacts. We will set out further details on the levy at the Autumn Budget.The Immigration White Paper included an illustrative example th...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80049More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a flat 20% tax on defined contribution pension funds collected by pension providers at the point of death.
Answer: Most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027. This removes distortions resulting from changes that have been made to pensions tax policy over the last de...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of higher education institutions that are forecast to have a deficit in the 2024-25 financial year on the economy.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education (HE) in England, monitors the financial health of providers to ensure it has an up-to-date understanding of the sustainability of the sector. Its latest report, published in Ma...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the use of the Transparent Approach to Costing methodology by the higher education sector.
Answer: The data collected using the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) methodology is an important part of the evidence base, which the department uses to understand the financial sustainability of the higher education sector and the teaching of UK student...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Trafficking and SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing independent modern slavery advocates for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Answer: The Government recognises the role of Independent Modern Slavery Advocates (IMSAs) in empowering victims of exploitation. IMSAs can play an important role in helping victims understand their rights and navigate complex systems.Under the Home Office funded...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to restrict TechExpert scholarships to domestic PhD students on the UK’s international competitiveness in Artificial
Answer: The Government is committed to strengthening the UK’s position as a global leader in AI. While TechExpert scholarships focus on domestic talent, we continue to attract top international talent through initiatives such as the AI Global Fellowships and the ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ResearchTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74808More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of university-based (a) research and (b) development activities on levels of UK (i) productivity and (ii) economic growth.
Answer: Evidence shows that every £1 of public R&D investment leverages around £2 of business R&D investment [1] and generates approximately £7 of net economic benefits in the long term [2]. Universities play a central role in the UK’s R&D ecosystem, ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Economic SituationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the net financial impact of international students to the economy.
Answer: International students make a very significant contribution to the UK economy. Departmental statistics on education-related exports, published in June, estimated that international students contributed £21.06 billion to the UK economy in 2022 through thei...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for the consideration of Administrative Reviews of immigration casework.
Answer: The allocation of resources across competing demands within the immigration system requires that prioritisation decisions are made, but the Home Office continues to work hard to meet the timescales set out in public guidance for the processing of AR appli...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for administrative reviews relating to immigration casework.
Answer: The allocation of resources across competing demands within the immigration system requires that prioritisation decisions are made, but the Home Office continues to work hard to meet the timescales set out in public guidance for the processing of AR appli...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of enabling community energy schemes to sell energy to local households and businesses on the transition to Net Zero
Answer: The Department is considering a range of reforms to unlock renewable investment and pass through the benefits of cheaper renewables to consumers. This includes potential changes to support local and community energy. All policies within my department and ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Departments plans to implement transitional arrangements for people impacted by the proposals outlined in her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration syste
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues.We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year. Further details will be set out in the normal way in due course, and where neces...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCopyright: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the level of charges levied by online image rights holders in cases of copyright infringement.
Answer: The unauthorised use of copyright material is an infringement. The terms on which permission is granted, including any payments that may be made, is a private commercial matter.The Government would encourage parties involved in potential litigation procee...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime and Policing Bill: Delivery ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that home delivery drivers are protected from abuse within the Crime and Policing Bill.
Answer: The Government is determined to tackle all forms of hate crime.We have a robust legislative framework in place to respond to hate crimes which target race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and transgender identity, and we back the police in takin...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023Department for EducationTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 42191 on University of Sussex: Disciplinary Proceedings and with reference to her oral statement of 15 January 2025 on Higher Education Regulatory Approach, Of
Answer: On Monday 28 April, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education signed commencement regulations for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. These regulations commence the following provisions in the Act from 1 August 2025:Duties ...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many School Attendance Order (a) prosecutions and (b) fines there were under section 443 of the Education Act 1996 in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The volume of defendants prosecuted and fined for offences under 443 of the Education Act 1996 from 2015 - 2024 (January to September) is provided in the attached table 1.Note that that this is an additional breakdown of statistics published by the Minist...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has instructed Official Development Assistance programme teams to pause new (a) business cases, (b) contracts, and (c) funding for programmes supporting women, pea
Answer: The transition to spending 0.3 per cent of gross national income on Official Development Assistance (ODA) demands significant shifts in the scale and shape of our ODA spending. To enable us to deliver this change effectively, we are prioritising meeting l...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: ReviewsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on the Development Review; and how he plans to use that review to inform the planned reduction in UK aid spending.
Answer: The Development Review considered how to maximise the UK's combined diplomatic and development expertise in its international development work. Reducing the overall size of our Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will necessarily have an impact o...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal College of PhysiciansDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Royal College of Physicians on the administrative error in the 2023 Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK part two examinations.
Answer: We recognise that this will be a concerning time for those doctors affected. We have asked the UK Statutory Education Bodies, which is NHS England in the case of England, to work with the Royal College of Physicians and the General Medical Council to ensu...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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