Apsana Begum MP: written questions
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Prisoners on Remand: PregnancyMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of pregnant women held in prison between 2023 and 2024 were on remand.
Answer: The HMPPS Annual Digest 2023/2024 reports a total number of 229 self-declared pregnant prisoners recorded between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.Custody type data were available for 91% of these prisoners, 71 (34%) of which were found to be on remand when...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has held recent discussions with their counterparts in Bangladesh on the asylum claims made in the UK by people from that country.
Answer: The first UK-Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG) on Home Affairs was held on 16 May and will be held on an annual basis. During the dialogue, and in compliance with Home Office disclosure and confidentiality guidance and the Immigration Rules, asylum and...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Joint Working Group on Home Affairs with Bangladesh has met in the last 12 months.
Answer: The first UK-Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG) on Home Affairs was held on 16 May and will be held on an annual basis. During the dialogue, and in compliance with Home Office disclosure and confidentiality guidance and the Immigration Rules, asylum and...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportation: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the foreign travel advice for Bangladesh published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, updated on 27 August 2024, on the retu
Answer: The first UK-Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG) on Home Affairs was held on 16 May and will be held on an annual basis. During the dialogue, and in compliance with Home Office disclosure and confidentiality guidance and the Immigration Rules, asylum and...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportation: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department held discussions with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Bangladesh’s human rights record before a returns agreement was signed with that country in May 2024.
Answer: The first UK-Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG) on Home Affairs was held on 16 May and will be held on an annual basis. During the dialogue, and in compliance with Home Office disclosure and confidentiality guidance and the Immigration Rules, asylum and...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Armed Forces and PoliceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2525 on Bangladesh: Armed Forces and Police, what assessment his Department makes of the human rights obligations of the (a) UK and (b) other country when de
Answer: The Ministry of Defence uses an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment to ensure that our training and assistance work defends and promotes human rights. This is a longstanding framework used across Government. The OSJA framework is in...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Armed Forces and PoliceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2525 on Bangladesh: Armed Forces and Police, how many members of the Bangladeshi (a) police and (b) rapid action battalion have been trained at Sandhurst in
Answer: No Bangladeshi International Officer Cadets who have been trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the last ten years were members of the Bangladeshi Police or Rapid Action Battalion, either at the point of commencement or on completion of train...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportation: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deported to Bangladesh as a result of the returns agreement dated 16 May 2024.
Answer: The first UK-Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG) on Home Affairs was held on 16 May and will be held on an annual basis. During the dialogue, and in compliance with Home Office disclosure and confidentiality guidance and the Immigration Rules, asylum and...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries Trading SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) assesses the extent to which countries participating in the Developing Countries Trading Scheme comply with international (i) human rights, (ii) labour right
Answer: The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from human and labour rights abuses. The UK monitors all countries on the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) on an ongoing ba...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024WithdrawnUIN 2528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on allegations of (a) violence towards protestors, (b) unlawful killings, (c) torture, (d) the shutting
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the (a) arrests and (b) detention of (i) student leaders and (ii) protest participa
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have raised concerns publicly and privately about the recent unprecedented levels of violence, and tragic loss of life in Bangladesh. In July, I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner to reiterate our concerns about the even...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Bangladeshi counterpart on releasing information on student protests.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have raised concerns publicly and privately about the recent unprecedented levels of violence, and tragic loss of life in Bangladesh. In July, I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner to reiterate our concerns about the even...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Armed Forces and PoliceMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) members of the Bangladeshi police, (b) members of the Bangladeshi Rapid Action Battalion and (c) other Bangladeshi personnel have been trained at Sandhurst in the last five years.
Answer: No members of the Bangladeshi police or the Bangladeshi Rapid Action Battalion have been trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in the last five years. Given the relatively low numbers of Bangladeshi personnel who have been training at RMA...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare and Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of childcare places for children aged between zero and two years were provided by local authority group-based providers of Ofsted-registered early years foundation stage education a
Answer: The Ofsted Early Years Register collects data on the number of providers of childcare on domestic premises, childcare on non-domestic premises, childminders, and home childcare. It does not identify local authority run provision and it is not broken down ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare and Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places were provided by local authority group-based providers of Ofsted registered Early Years Foundation Stage (a) education and (b) care in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Ofsted Early Years Register collects data on the number of providers of childcare on domestic premises, childcare on non-domestic premises, childminders, and home childcare. It does not identify local authority run provision and it is not broken down ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare and Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authority group-based providers of Ofsted registered Early Years Foundation Stage (a) education and (b) care provided childcare places in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Ofsted Early Years Register collects data on the number of providers of childcare on domestic premises, childcare on non-domestic premises, childminders, and home childcare. It does not identify local authority run provision and it is not broken down ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries Trading Scheme: BangladeshDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the human rights situation in Bangladesh in respect of that country's participation in th
Answer: The UK has been deeply saddened by the violence and loss of life in Bangladesh. The interim government has the UK’s full support as it works to restore peace and order. The Secretary State for Business and Trade and the Foreign Secretary speak regularly o...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries Trading SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department takes steps to (a) monitor and (b) assess the extent to which countries participating in the Developing Countries Trading Scheme comply with their international (i) human rights,
Answer: The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from human and labour rights abuses. The UK monitors all countries on the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) on an ongoing ba...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Developing Countries Trading SchemeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the Developing Countries Trading Scheme and human rights in Bangladesh.
Answer: The UK has been deeply saddened by the violence and loss of life in Bangladesh. The interim government has the UK's full support as it works to restore peace and order. The Foreign Secretary and the Secretary State for Business and Trade speak regularly o...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on reports of (a) violence towards protestors, (b) unlawful killings, (c) torture, (d) the shutting dow
Answer: I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner on 19 and 23 July to reiterate my concerns about the events unfolding in Bangladesh. In July and August, UK Government issued statements expressing concern about the situation in Bangladesh, calling for all side...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the (a) arrests and (b) detention of (i) student leaders and (ii) protest participa
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have raised concerns publicly and privately about the recent unprecedented levels of violence, and tragic loss of life in Bangladesh. In July, I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner to reiterate our concerns about the even...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterparts on the (a) student protests and (b) human rights situation in that country; and if he will make a statement.
Answer: I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner on 19 and 23 July to reiterate my concerns about the events unfolding in Bangladesh. In July and August, UK Government issued statements expressing concern about the situation in Bangladesh, calling for all side...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK has provided training to the (a) Bangladeshi police, (b) Bangladeshi military and (c) Rapid Action Battalion.
Answer: UK ministers expressed concern at the violence used by the police against largely peaceful protests in July 2024. The UK Government welcomed the appointment of the interim government in Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The interi...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on releasing information on student protests.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have raised concerns publicly and privately about the recent unprecedented levels of violence, and tragic loss of life in Bangladesh. In July, I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner to reiterate our concerns about the even...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department supports an (a) impartial, (b) independent and (c) transparent investigation into alleged human rights violations in Bangladesh.
Answer: I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner on 19 and 23 July to reiterate my concerns about the events unfolding in Bangladesh. In July and August, UK Government issued statements expressing concern about the situation in Bangladesh, calling for all side...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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