Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Visas: Scots Gaelic LanguageHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has held recent discussions with the Scottish Government on the creation of a dedicated work visa for fluent Gaelic speakers to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.
Answer: We do not limit access to Gaelic-medium posts or any other roles that require Gaelic speakers, provided they meet the other requirements of the Skilled Worker route.We have therefore not had discussions relating to having specific routes for Gaelic speake...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Scots Gaelic LanguageHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3737, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated visa route for other roles that require Gaelic
Answer: We do not limit access to Gaelic-medium posts or any other roles that require Gaelic speakers, provided they meet the other requirements of the Skilled Worker route.We have therefore not had discussions relating to having specific routes for Gaelic speake...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Scots Gaelic LanguageHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office has considered the potential merits of creating a dedicated Gaelic Speaker Work Visa, allowing fluent Gaelic speakers from overseas to fill Gaelic-medium posts in Scotland.
Answer: Teachers, including those who deliver Gaelic-medium education, already have preferential treatment in the Skilled Worker immigration route, with salary requirements based on pay scales in each of the four UK nations. There is no need for a separate dedica...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will respond to the letter of 3 March 2026 from the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye, & West Ross-shire on Cameron Barracks.
Answer: The Minister for Border Security & Asylum responded on 31 March 2026.
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Cameron BarracksHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with Highland Council on the use of Cameron Barracks to house Asylum Seekers.
Answer: The Home Office has engaged with Highland Council, as well as other local stakeholders including the Police, NHS, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and others since plans were announced in October 2025.The department continues to engage regularly with al...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSubversionHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of attempts by foreign state actors to influence UK political discourse during and after the 2016 EU Refer
Answer: It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect the UK against foreign interference. The Government is clear that any interference in our democracy is unacceptable.The Government has taken steps to strengthen our resilience to foreign interfere...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLuaLua TVHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the broadcaster LuaLua TV on national security.
Answer: We do not routinely comment on the detail of operational matters or specific threats. But national security is the first duty of any government, and we take any malicious activity that might pose a threat to our security extremely seriously.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the amount of resources available to police forces to investigate wildlife crime.
Answer: Wildlife crime can have devastating consequences for our natural environments and countryside communities. This Government is committed to reducing crime, including in rural areas, and anyone exploiting or deliberately harming British wildlife should face...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of consulting with Members before allocating asylum accommodation in their constituencies.
Answer: The Home Office routinely engages local officials and elected members as part of the procurement process for specific types of accommodation, to enable us to gather local intelligence which informs our decision making. This engagement and disclosure is un...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Hotels and Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce tensions within local communities arising from the use of (a) hotels and (b) military barracks to accommodate asylum seekers.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with local authorities, police, and health partners to ensure that military sites operate safely, with secure perimeters, on-site services and regular Multi-Agency Forums to address local concerns. This self-contained approac...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of relocating asylum seekers from hotel accommodation to Ministry of Defence sites in mitigating tensions with local communities.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with local authorities, police, and health partners to ensure that military sites operate safely, with secure perimeters, on-site services and regular Multi-Agency Forums to address local concerns. This self-contained approac...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards to the right to peaceful protest.
Answer: Public order legislation has been developed in line with the UK’s human rights obligations, including those under the European Convention on Human Rights.The Home Secretary announced on 5 October that she has asked for review of public order legislation.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing flexible payment options for visa renewal fees under the family route.
Answer: The Home Office publishes the estimated unit cost of processing immigration and nationality applications on Gov.UK. This can be reviewed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.Where a fee is required...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost to her Department of processing visa applications under the family route in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office publishes the estimated unit cost of processing immigration and nationality applications on Gov.UK. This can be reviewed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.Where a fee is required...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of visa application and renewal fees under the family route.
Answer: Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review; however, the Home Office provides for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances. These include affordability-based waivers for entry cleara...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Parliament SquareHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were arrested in relation to the protests in Parliament Square on 6 September 2025.
Answer: The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Anyone expressing support for a proscribed organisation should expect to be investigated by the police.The Metropolitan Police Service has released statistics on...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Parliament SquareHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were arrested at the protests in Parliament Square on 6 September 2025 who have since been (a) charged and (b) released without charge
Answer: The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Anyone expressing support for a proscribed organisation should expect to be investigated by the police.Charging decisions are a matter for the police and the CPS...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the potential impact of policing Palestine Action protests on their capacity to deliver core policing services.
Answer: Decisions on how to police individual protests, including those by Palestine Action, are for Chief Constables, who are operationally independent and best placed to assess local threat and risk. Where the activity of protestors breaks the law, the police h...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the cost to police forces of responding to protest activity by Palestine Action since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely collect information on the costs of police operations.It is a local decision for elected Police and Crime Commissioners and their equivalents, working with their chief officers, to determine how best to allocate resource...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of officer hours spent policing protests by Palestine Action since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold this information.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the potential impact of policing protest activity by Palestine Action on the allocation of police resources.
Answer: Decisions on how to police individual protests, including those by Palestine Action, are for Chief Constables, who are operationally independent and best placed to assess local threat and risk.Where the activity of protestors breaks the law, the police ha...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of AI-driven detection technologies in preventing online child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Home Office, in collaboration with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Alan Turing Institute, and the Accelerated Capability Environment has led the Deepfake Detection Challenge. This initiative brought together experts to devel...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on tackling livestreamed child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes ensuring that we are working to combat livestreamed abuse and ensuring that offenders cannot use technology to harm...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackl livestreamed child sexual abuse being accessed in the UK.
Answer: The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes ensuring that we are working to combat livestreamed abuse and ensuring that offenders cannot use technology to harm...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonationHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect people from identity fraud through impersonation.
Answer: Cifas, a not-for-profit fraud prevention organisation, holds records of first and third-party fraud risk, including identity fraud. In the first six months of 2025, Cifas reported that over 118,000 identity fraud cases were reported to their NFD in their ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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