Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions
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Written questions
Greyhound Racing: ResearchDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she held discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on commissioning independent research into the social cost of greyhound racing betting as part of
Answer: Greyhound racing makes an important contribution to British cultural life and the department’s priority is ensuring the continued growth of the sport.DCMS engages regularly with DEFRA regarding greyhound racing, but has had no such discussions.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of data from the Migration Advisory Committee report entitled The Fiscal of Immigration, December 2025, which found the actu
Answer: The MAC’s December 2025 report concluded that the net fiscal contribution of migrant workers declines after settlement. Their report did not provide the estimated savings from implementing an earned settlement model.The consultation for the earned settlem...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSheffield Hallam University: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ask Sheffield Hallam University to reconsider its proposal to close its Collegiate nursery provision.
Answer: I would like to say how sorry I was to read of the proposed closure of Sheffield Hallam’s nursery. I know how devastating such closures can be and the impact this can have on families and the wider community. Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, loc...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the commitment to review early years funding, including national funding formulae, and consult the sector on changes by summer 2026; and when the consultation will launch.
Answer: We remain committed to engaging closely with stakeholders and launching the early years funding consultation in line with our stated timeframe of summer 2026. Further details on the date of publication will be confirmed in due course.
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the net cost to her Department of the student loans system associated with the student loan outlay provided to English Plan 2/Plan 5 undergraduate borrowers in England in (i) 2022/
Answer: Details of the expected government subsidy in the financial years requested, in respect of student loan outlay when all future forecasted and discounted repayments are accounted for and otherwise known as Resource Accounting and Budgeting charge, can be f...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the visa brake on applicants who have been long-term residents in third countries.
Answer: By year ending September 2025, asylum claims along the affected routes by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level. The visa brake operates on a nationality-based approach on the Student visa route ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4 March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve data sharing, in
Answer: The Home Office works closely with sponsors and sector bodies to support compliance with sponsorship duties and the integrity of the immigration system.The Home Office regularly shares information with sponsors, including data to support monitoring of vis...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Chevening Scholarships ProgrammeHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119436 on Overseas Students: Sudan, if she will take steps to review the decision on Chevening scholarship recipients.
Answer: By year ending September 2025, asylum claims along the affected routes by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level. The visa brake operates on a nationality-based approach on the Student visa route ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGreyhound RacingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department collects data on (a) track closures, (b) number of races and (c) attendance for greyhound racing.
Answer: DCMS engages regularly with the governing body for greyhound racing, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), to keep abreast of developments in the sport, including those relating to tracks, races and attendance.Data on tracks and attendances are ava...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education on the impact of earned settlement proposals on the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.We are currently consid...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Public FinanceHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on overall tax contributions; and whether this has been factored into the fiscal modelling for the proposals.
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.We are currently consid...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Public FinanceHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the £10 billion figure cited in her speech of 5 March 2026 on the Earned Settlement proposals represents direct savings to public finances, or a long-term estimate of the fiscal cost of a spec
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.We are currently consid...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to retain existing private life rules for children and young people, which were recently reformed to reflect the ties to the UK of children and young people who are
Answer: This government is fully committed to the European Convention on Human Rights and our obligations under the UN Convention on the rights of the child. However, the government recognises the family and private life rules are not working as intended.As we wo...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children’s best interests will be treated as a primary consideration when considering forthcoming legislation on Article 8, in line with the UK’s obligati
Answer: This government is fully committed to the European Convention on Human Rights and our obligations under the UN Convention on the rights of the child. However, the government recognises the family and private life rules are not working as intended.As we wo...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether parents will be sanctioned if the child will not agree to a meeting under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for local authorities to visit home educated children at more than one h
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of visiting several homes, including where the non-resident parent lives out of the area, on local authorities under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing a
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the non-resident parent will be subject to sanctions if the resident parent refuses a visit request under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for local authorities to visit home educ
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the resident parent will be subject to sanctions if the non-resident parent refuses a visit request under provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for local authorities to visit home educ
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on the number of home educated children with separated parents living at different addresses.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on the number of visits carried out by local authorities to home educated children.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to local authorities of the provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on visiting home educated children, including travel time.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proposed 15 day limit for local authority visits to home educated children in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would apply during school holidays.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proposed 15 day limit for local authority visits to home educated children in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would apply to (a) requesting the visit, (b) finalising arrangements for a vis
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will empower local authorities to request to see a child in any of the homes in which the child lives within 15 days of the local authority recording the child’s home address(es) on their Children Not in School (C...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInsulation: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to incentivise the installation of insulation to reduce private rented sector tenants’ energy bills.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will cut bills, with an offer for every household, whether they own their home, rent privately, or live in social housing. We will reach up to five million homes by 2030, through direct support for those on low incomes and in fuel pove...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: InsulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking in the Warm Homes Plan to support insulation upgrades for fuel-poor households in the private rented sector.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will cut bills, with an offer for every household, whether they own their home, rent privately, or live in social housing. We will reach up to five million homes by 2030, through direct support for those on low incomes and in fuel pove...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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