Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2026
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Asylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training has been provided to caseworkers on the use of AI-supported tools during the pilot phase of ACS and APS.
Answer: All members of the Department were required to complete a mandatory 'AI for all' learning package in 2025. All caseworkers were given comprehensive training on the use of APS before it was operationalised. Both ACS and APS underwent user acceptance testin...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued (a) standard operating procedures and (b) internal guidance to caseworkers on the use of the ACS and APS tools.
Answer: The Asylum Policy Search tool (APS) tool is an artificial intelligence (AI) search assistant. It is a chat-based interface which finds and summarises Country Policy Information Notes (CPIN) directly relevant to the inputted query, to provide the policy ba...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the use of automated tools in asylum processes complies with data protection and equality legislation.
Answer: An Equality Impact Assessment and Data Protection Impact Assessment were completed for both Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS) before pilots commenced. An updated EIA for both ACS and APS is currently intended to be published a...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the APS tool is used to (a) generate and (b) inform casework decisions; and what human oversight mechanisms are applied.
Answer: The Asylum Policy Search tool (APS) tool is an artificial intelligence (AI) search assistant. It is a chat-based interface which finds and summarises Country Policy Information Notes (CPIN) directly relevant to the inputted query, to provide the policy ba...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the ACS and APS tools play in asylum decision-making processes; and what safeguards are in place to ensure equitable decisions.
Answer: The Asylum Policy Search tool (APS) tool is an artificial intelligence (AI) search assistant. It is a chat-based interface which finds and summarises Country Policy Information Notes (CPIN) directly relevant to the inputted query, to provide the policy ba...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was conducted prior to the deployment of the ACS and APS tools.
Answer: An Equality Impact Assessment and Data Protection Impact Assessment were completed for both Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS) before pilots commenced. An updated EIA for both ACS and APS is currently intended to be published a...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish Data Protection Impact Assessments for the Asylum Casework Support and Asylum Policy Search tools.
Answer: An Equality Impact Assessment and Data Protection Impact Assessment were completed for both Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) and Asylum Policy Search (APS) before pilots commenced. An updated EIA for both ACS and APS is currently intended to be published a...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any legal advice on UK participation in military operations connected to the conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: A summary of the government’s legal position was published on gov.uk on 1 March 2026.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: LebanonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to impose sanctions on Israel to help prevent mass civilian casualties in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response.
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward a voteable motion on the use of UK military bases in connection with operations related to the escalation in the Middle East.
Answer: Defence Ministers will continue to proactively engage with colleagues on the ongoing situation in the House, as well as written questions.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of legality of displacement orders in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs under international humanitarian law.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response, which dealt with the current situation in Lebanon at length. We will provide further such updates to the H...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that donors and the UN-led humanitarian response meet the specific and diverse needs of women and girls in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response, which dealt with the current situation in Lebanon at length. We will provide further such updates to the H...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure internally displaced people with chronic illnesses and other vulnerable groups can access essential medicines and health se
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response, which dealt with the current situation in Lebanon at length. We will provide further such updates to the H...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Internally Displaced People and RefugeesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on the protection of Palestinian refugees and displaced communities in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response, which dealt with the current situation in Lebanon at length. We will provide further such updates to the H...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure safe humanitarian access for aid organisations in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response, which dealt with the current situation in Lebanon at length. We will provide further such updates to the H...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to secure an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 17 March, and her answers to the questions raised in response, which dealt with the current situation in Lebanon at length. We will provide further such updates to the H...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of how the ‘earned settlement model’ will affect its commitments to ending child poverty and rough sleeping.
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. As part of this consul...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether receiving Personal Independence Payment for a temporary period will impact access to the proposed extended settlement period.
Answer: Personal Independence Payments constitute public funds for the purposes of the Immigration Rules. It has not yet been determined what will constitute public funds or the purposes of adjustments to the qualifying period for settlement under the earned sett...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWest BankForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department provides to nonviolent civil society and community resilience initiatives in the occupied West Bank.
Answer: The UK remains concerned about the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm . We are aware of the issues surrounding the land and of recent developments affecting the site. The UK regularly monitors the situation in the West Bank. O...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: FarmsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of settlement activity and land designation policies on privately owned Palestinian land in the Bethlehem gove
Answer: The UK remains concerned about the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm . We are aware of the issues surrounding the land and of recent developments affecting the site. The UK regularly monitors the situation in the West Bank. O...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: FarmsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK diplomatic staff in the Occupied Palestinian Territories have engaged with the Nassar family or visited the Tent of Nations site in the past 12 months; and whether
Answer: The UK remains concerned about the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm . We are aware of the issues surrounding the land and of recent developments affecting the site. The UK regularly monitors the situation in the West Bank. O...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: FarmsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and respond to threats to Palestinian agricultural land and livelihoods in the Bethlehem area, including cases involving long-s
Answer: The UK remains concerned about the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm . We are aware of the issues surrounding the land and of recent developments affecting the site. The UK regularly monitors the situation in the West Bank. O...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: FarmsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK officials have made representations to the Israeli authorities regarding legal proceedings, land status, or reported risks of confiscation relating to the Tent of
Answer: The UK remains concerned about the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm . We are aware of the issues surrounding the land and of recent developments affecting the site. The UK regularly monitors the situation in the West Bank. O...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWest Bank: FarmsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank; and whether UK
Answer: The UK remains concerned about the situation facing the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations farm . We are aware of the issues surrounding the land and of recent developments affecting the site. The UK regularly monitors the situation in the West Bank. O...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBicycles: TheftDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What assessment she has made of the potential impact of bicycle theft and violent robbery on the level of cycling and active travel.
Answer: Fear of having a bike stolen can be a serious deterrent to those who might want to take up cycling. Active Travel England is providing funding for local authorities to introduce secure cycle parking. In addition, the British Transport Police are tackling ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
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