Ayoub Khan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Written question 30228Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the text of Schedule 3 of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 to consider extending the definition of permitted religious rites
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 30224Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for Food Standards Agency-approved slaughterhouses to accommodate Jhatka slaughter methods that comply with general animal welf
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 30221Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of the UK Sikh community and the Jhatka Council regarding the commercial availability and certification of Jhatka-slaughtered meat wit
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEman el-ShazlyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to (a) his Egyptian counterpart and (b) the Egyptian authorities on securing the release of Eman el-Shazly from detention in Egypt.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEman el-ShazlyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Envoy for Complex Consular Detentions on securing the release of Eman el-Shazly from detention in Egypt.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEman el-ShazlyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what actions his Department is taking to secure the release of Eman el-Shazly from detainment in Egypt.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the exemption in regulation 3(1)(c) of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 for accommodation provided for holidays and other specified activities
Answer: Registered providers of children’s homes must meet the Care Standards Act 2000 and associated regulations, available at:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/contents. This legislation requires providers to have an up-to-date statement of purpose, ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) civil monetary penalties, (b) warning notices and (c) prosecutions have been issued or commenced in relation to the operation of unregistered children's homes since the commencement of the relevant
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty's Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. Ofsted holds the information requested. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the supply of registered children's home placements for children with complex needs; and whether she has made an assessment of whether the £53 million allocated t
Answer: The department is taking steps to improve the availability of suitable provision for children with the most complex needs. Evidence shows that a significant proportion of these children are currently placed in unsuitable or unregistered settings because t...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the findings of the investigation by the Guardian and Bureau of Investigative Journalism, published on 8 September 2026, that local authorities spent more than £250 million on ap
Answer: Unregistered settings are illegal and may pose a significant risk to children, with no assurance about children’s safety, the staff or the environment. This is why the department is taking a number of measures to eliminate the use of such placements by lo...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImports: IsraelTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28612More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs will take to verify whether goods imported from Israel originate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following the announcement of sanctions on 8 September 2026.
Answer: For goods imported from Israel, as is the case now, declarants will be required to confirm on their customs declarations that the goods do not originate in the settlements. Where the appropriate declaration is not provided, or where on the basis of a risk...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Export FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether UK Export Finance will exclude activities connected with the construction, expansion or economic development of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from eligi
Answer: UK Export Finance (UKEF) works in accordance with government policy over sanctions and export licences, wherever they apply. UKEF does not support transactions involving illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. UKEF’s support f...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what interim measures he plans to take to restrict economic activity connected with settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory before the proposed new sanctions regime
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether conduct by members of the Israel (a) Defense Forces and (b) Police in connection with violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Pa
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department will use to assess the effectiveness of the sanctions against settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory announced on 8 September 2026.
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the settlement sanctions announced on 8 September 2026 on the rate of settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he plans to take to prevent the potential circumvention of the proposed ban on settlement goods through the trans-shipment, processing and re-export of goods through Isr
Answer: The measures announced by the Foreign Secretary on 8 September will restrict the import of goods originating in illegal settlements into the UK.The UK enforces sanctions through a coordinated cross-government approach, with specialist departments and agen...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStandard Individual Export Licences: IsraelDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the retention of existing strategic export licences relating to Israel will be reassessed according to considerations of whether they materially contribute to the occupatio
Answer: The Government has concluded that Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful. We have already suspended licences for equipment that might be used by the IDF in Gaza. This suspension remains in place. Additionally, we will now refuse ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Occupied TerritoriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to update Government guidance to UK businesses operating in or trading with Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following the announcement on 8 Se
Answer: We routinely update our guidance to British businesses on the Overseas Business Risk website. Detailed guidance will be published alongside any future legislation to clarify the implications for UK businesses.
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Occupied TerritoriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to conduct a cross-departmental review of UK Government activity that may provide assistance to the maintenance of Israel's occupation of the Occ
Answer: The Foreign Secretary set out on 8 September the official view of the UK Government is that Israel's occupation is unlawful. He announced a series of measures to ensure the unlawfulness of the occupation is reflected in UK economic relationships. Official...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Israeli regional and local councils involved in the development or expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will be capable of falling within th
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Israeli state-owned companies and contractors providing infrastructure or other services that facilitate settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territory wi
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the provision of financial services for the construction or expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will be a criterion for designation under t
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Israeli public officials involved in decisions to approve, finance or facilitate settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will be capable of designa
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will assess the potential benefits of imposing sanctions on Israeli public bodies exercising functions relating to the planning, financing or expansion of settlements i
Answer: The Government is developing the detail of the measures announced on 8 September 2026 at pace. As announced by the Foreign Secretary, the new regime will provide powers to take action against individuals and entities that support, facilitate or profit fro...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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