Alex Easton MP: written questions 2026

Written questions

• Iran: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106293More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking, bilaterally and with international partners, in response to reports of arbitrary detention, torture and executions of protesters in Iran; and whethe

  Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement the Foreign Secretary made to the House on 13 January, and her responses to the questions raised in that debate.

  Answered 22 Jan 2026

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• Syria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105487More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Syria on protecting the rights of religious minorities, such as Christian Orthodox people, Protestants and C

  Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 18 September 2025 to Question 74583.

  Answered 21 Jan 2026

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• Syria: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105486More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Syria on recent sectarian attacks on members of the Alawite minority in Homs.

  Answer: Further to the answer given on 18 September to question 74583, I raised this issue with the Syrian Foreign Minister during his visit to London in November, and we continue to monitor the situation closely.

  Answered 21 Jan 2026

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• Victims' Payments SchemeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104972More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications have been (a) received, (b) awarded and (c) refused under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; and in how many refused cases the applicant was in receipt of an occupat

  Answer: The Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme is a devolved matter and is run by the Victims’ Payments Board on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive. Statistics on applications are publicly available on the Victims’ Payments Board’s website.

  Answered 15 Jan 2026

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• Independent Inquiry into Grooming GangsHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103616More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the independent inquiry into grooming gangs to commence taking evidence; and what steps she is taking to support cross-Government cooperation with the inquiry.

  Answer: On 9 December 2025 the Home Secretary announced Baroness Anne Longfield as Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs, alongside panellists Zoë Billingham CBE and Eleanor Kelly CBE. She also published the draft Terms of Reference, which she has ...

  Answered 12 Jan 2026

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