Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Nitrous Oxide: SalesHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require the introduction of traceable labels on nitrous oxide canisters to track the point of sale.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the updated response issued to PQ 49048.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrous Oxide: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce traceable labels on nitrous oxide canisters to allow the authorities to know the point of sale.
Answer: With apologies for the previous answer, nitrous oxide is controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and it is an offence to produce, supply, offer to supply, possess, possess with intent to supply, import and export nitrous oxide, wh...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider transferring responsibility for the misuse of drugs to the Department of Health and Social Care.
Answer: Responsibility for drug policy is shared across a number of departments and both the Home Office and the Department for Health and Social Care have important roles to play in setting policy to tackle drug use and to reduce drug-related crime and drug heal...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential merits of expanding the Online Safety Act 2023 to tackle violence against women ans
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave on 10 February to Question UN 27910.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Young Futures HubsHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships will play in the government's plans to tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer: The Government has committed to the creation of a new Young Futures Programme, which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships, to intervene earlier to ensure vulnerable and at-risk children and young people ...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Youth ServicesHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the contribution of youth services in preventing and tackling violence against women and girls.
Answer: As referenced in my response to the answer I gave to question UIN 28128, the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy will set out our strategic direction and concrete actions to deliver our ambition to halve VAWG in the next decade.We are conside...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers in 2027.
Answer: Police forces in England and Wales are expected to maintain officer numbers, as per the officer maintenance grant. The Government is currently working with police forces on setting an accurate baseline for neighbourhood policing numbers.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take urgent steps to allow children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa holders who (a) were born before 1 July 1997 and (b) do not hold a BNO passport of their own to access the BNO
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the BN(O) route as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ quarterly release, in the entry clearance visas and extensions detailed datasets. The Home Office does not currently hold data on the number of children of BN...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of children of British National (Overseas) (BNO) passport holders who are unable to access the BNO visa scheme because they (a) were born before 1 July 1997 an
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the BN(O) route as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics’ quarterly release, in the entry clearance visas and extensions detailed datasets. The Home Office does not currently hold data on the number of children of BN...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEquipment: TheftHome OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reintroduce the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill.
Answer: The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 gained Royal Assent on 20 July 2023.We are committed to implementing the Act, which aims to prevent the theft and re-sale of high-value equipment, particularly for use in an agricultural setting. I recently met wi...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to include first aid education in Young Futures Hubs; and what steps she is taking to consult with the voluntary sector on the 10-year knife crime plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to rolling out a Young Futures Programme, made up of local prevention partnerships and a network of Young Futures Hubs across the country. These will bring together services to help improve the way that children and young peopl...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Council on the Misuse of DrugsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she has had with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention met the Chair of the ACMD, Professor Owen Bowden-Jones on the 29th October 2024, as part of this Government’s wider work on tackling the harms associated with drug misuse.Regular meetings with the ACMD ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Council on the Misuse of DrugsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has not published an annual report since 2019; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that the Advisory Coun
Answer: The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention met the Chair of the ACMD, Professor Owen Bowden-Jones on the 29th October 2024, as part of this Government’s wider work on tackling the harms associated with drug misuse.Regular meetings with the ACMD ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on tackling drug-related harms of all of the recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs between 2010 and 20
Answer: The Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention met the Chair of the ACMD, Professor Owen Bowden-Jones on the 29th October 2024, as part of this Government’s wider work on tackling the harms associated with drug misuse.Regular meetings with the ACMD ...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: FiresHome OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of fires that have been caused by the batteries of (a) e-scooters and (b) e-bikes in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications, available here: Fire statistics - GOV.U...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to proceed with the recruitment process for members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, as announced by the previous government on 2 August 2023.
Answer: Appointments to the Advisory Council and the Misuse of Drugs are made by Ministers in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the principles set out in the Governance Code on Public Appointments.Governance Code on Public Appointments - GOV.UK (ww...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): Mandatory Provident FundHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to UK-based Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) trustees on the use of British National (Overseas) passports by Hong Kongers as documentation to secure the early withdrawal of th
Answer: This Government is deeply committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK. We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route are having difficulties in drawi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on Ofcom’s advice entitled Categorisation - research and advice, in the context of the Online Safety Act
Answer: The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology is carefully considering Ofcom’s research and advice and will make Regulations as soon as reasonably practicable.The Secretary of State for the Home Department meets regularly with the Secretar...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the citizenship status of individuals with British National (Overseas) visas.
Answer: British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders may apply for a BN(O) visa which entitles them and their dependent family members to reside in the UK. After completing 5 years’ qualifying residence in the UK, and being free from immigration time restri...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect workers travelling home late at night who are at risk of sexual violence.
Answer: This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and will use every tool to target perpetrators and address the root causes of violence on our streets.We want women to feel safe and will use every lever to halve...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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