Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Legal Aid Scheme: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of people eligible for housing legal aid.
Answer: Legal aid is available for possession, evictions, homelessness and housing disrepair claims (when there is a serious risk of illness or injury) subject to a financial means test. Anyone in this situation should contact the Civil Legal Aid telephone helpli...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on (a) compliance with international humanitarian law and (b) Palestinians’ rights to self-determination.
Answer: The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary look forward to working with President Trump, to continue our shared mission to ensure the prosperity and security of our two great nations. We will continue to work with the new US administration to ensure regiona...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will condemn President Trump’s statement on moving Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary has said, for the people of Gaza, so many of whom have lost lives, homes or loved ones, the last 14 months of conflict have been a living nightmare. The UK is clear that Palestinian civilians must be permitted to return to their c...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his policy to oppose efforts to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary has said, for the people of Gaza, so many of whom have lost lives, homes or loved ones, the last 14 months of conflict have been a living nightmare. The UK is clear that Palestinian civilians must be permitted to return to their c...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBaby Care Units and Maternity Services: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Maternity and Neonatal Estates Review.
Answer: NHS England will publish the findings of the National Health Service maternity and neonatal estates survey, which examined compliance against the current standards for estates, including the requirements of neonatal parental accommodation. The Government’...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is to publish the Government's new human rights strategy.
Answer: On 10 December 2024, the Foreign Secretary and Lord Collins, Minister for Human Rights, set out their five priorities for promoting and protecting human rights, rule of law and democratic governance: 1) defending civic space; 2) upholding the rule of law;...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIncineratorsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds, published on 30 December 2024, whether
Answer: Over the last 14 years, England has seen recycling rates stall, meaning too much waste is dealt with through incineration or thrown in landfill. Under new plans, published alongside Defra’s Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note, the government makes...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to review the maximum penalties for committing wildlife offences.
Answer: Defra has no current plans to review the maximum penalties for committing wildlife offences.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: OppressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on transnational repression.
Answer: The UK strongly supports individuals' rights to expression without censorship, intimidation or unnecessary restriction, both in the UK and overseas. During my visit to Pakistan in November, I raised the importance of upholding civil and political rights w...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26869More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on a UK-EU youth mobility scheme.
Answer: The Government set out clear priorities for the reset with the EU in the manifesto. There are no plans for a Youth Mobility Scheme.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department considers Afghanistan to be a safe country for asylum returns.
Answer: Our assessment of the general situation in Afghanistan is set out in the relevant country policy and information notes, which are available on the GOV.UK website.All asylum and human rights claims from Afghan nationals are carefully considered on their in...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims from Afghans were refused in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detaile...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enforce the ban on peat burning in England.
Answer: Defra takes any allegations of breaches of The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 seriously and has developed a robust triage and assessment process with the support of Natural England and Defra’s Counter Fraud and Investigations (C...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including Band 2 NHS workers in pay progression policies.
Answer: As part of the 2023 Agenda for Change pay deal between the Government, employers, and trade unions, there was a mutual agreement to uplift the value of the bottom pay point of band two to the same value as the top pay point, and this position was ratified...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: CarersDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of free travel for carers on (a) improving access to essential services and (b) promoting inclusivity for (i) disabled people and (ii) peopl
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: Public TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing carers to accompany those they care for to travel free of charge on public transport.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Papua: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in West Papua.
Answer: The UK recognises there are significant challenges in the region, including human rights concerns, sporadic violence, and the security situation in some areas. The UK regularly raises our concerns, both with the Indonesian Embassy in London and directly w...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single social tariff for water bills.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address water poverty and help vulnerable customers including older people. All water companies have measures in place for people who struggle to pay for their water and wastewater services, including measur...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEgypt: Overseas TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is negotiating a new UK-Egypt Association Agreement.
Answer: The UK and Egypt are not negotiating a new Association Agreement. The UK and Egypt have a strong bilateral trade relationship under the existing UK-Egypt Association Agreement. There are multiple mechanisms contained in the Agreement which will allow the ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many evacuations of Palestinians in Gaza with (a) pre-determination and (b) biometric excuse decisions his Department has sought permission from the Israeli authoriti
Answer: The UK Government has helped 505 people to leave Gaza since October 2023. 306 are British nationals and their Palestinian dependants; 38 are Palestinian nationals who qualified for assistance under the extended eligibility criteria for Gaza published on 1...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many evacuations to the UK of Palestinians in Gaza with visas that are valid for more than six months his Department has sought permission from the Israeli authoritie
Answer: The UK Government has helped 505 people to leave Gaza since October 2023. 306 are British nationals and their Palestinian dependants; 38 are Palestinian nationals who qualified for assistance under the extended eligibility criteria for Gaza published on 1...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many medical evacuations to the UK of Palestinians in Gaza who are non-British nationals there have been since 7 October 2023.
Answer: We regularly press Israel at senior levels to re-open safe, regular medical evacuation routes, and to protect healthcare facilities and staff. It is unacceptable that north Gaza now has no functioning hospitals and that medical personnel are being detaine...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Medical TreatmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many medical evacuations to the UK of Palestinians in Gaza who are non-British nationals his Department has sought permission from the Israeli authorities since 7 Oct
Answer: We regularly press Israel at senior levels to re-open safe, regular medical evacuation routes, and to protect healthcare facilities and staff. It is unacceptable that north Gaza now has no functioning hospitals and that medical personnel are being detaine...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: RefugeesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many evacuations from Gaza to the UK of (a) British nationals including dual Palestinian and British nationals, (b) their immediate family members, (c) UK visa holders wh
Answer: The UK Government has helped 505 people to leave Gaza since October 2023. 306 are British nationals and their Palestinian dependants; 38 are Palestinian nationals who qualified for assistance under the extended eligibility criteria for Gaza published on 1...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislation to make all hate crime an aggravated offence.
Answer: This Government is determined to tackle all forms of hate crime. We have committed to changing hate crime legislation to bring parity of protection for LGBT+ and disabled people under the aggravated offences and we are currently considering how best to im...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
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