Chris Bloore MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Undocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boat arrivals were recorded in each year between 2016 and 2024.
Answer: Small boat arrival figures are published on .GOV.UK. The following table details small boat arrivals between 2018 – 2024.Method of entry2018201920202021202220232024Small boat arrivals2991,8438,46628,52645,77429,43736,816 In relation to pre-2018 figures, t...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual full-time equivalent headcount of asylum processing caseworkers was in each year between 2016 and 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ and in the ‘Migration transparency data’.Data on asylum claims awaiting an initial decision at the end of each quarter is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the number of unprocessed initial asylum applications was as of 1 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ and in the ‘Migration transparency data’.Data on asylum claims awaiting an initial decision at the end of each quarter is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value for money reviews her Department has commissioned into asylum procurement contracts awarded prior to July 2024.
Answer: Since 2021, the Home Office has carried out two financial audits into its existing Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The Home Office has a rigorous regime of oversight of its asylum contracts, including delivery performance, finance perfo...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of hotels used for contingency asylum accommodation since July 2024.
Answer: This government committed to end the use of asylum hotels this parliament and we are on track to deliver just that. We have brought the number of hotels down from 213 in July 2024 to fewer than 160 today, meaning almost 1 in 3 hotels open at the election ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expenditure on asylum accommodation contracts was between the 2016–17 and 2023–24 financial years.
Answer: Expenditure on asylum accommodation contracts is not published separately within the Home Office’s accounts. However, asylum accommodation contract costs are included within the published asylum costs in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, set out...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms her Department utilises to coordinate refugee transition policy with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Answer: We have worked, and continue to work, with colleagues at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), including through ongoing cross-government discussions, to understand rough sleeping and homelessness pressures within local author...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the average time taken for newly recognised refugees to secure accommodation following the issuance of a biometric residence permit.
Answer: We continue to work closely with local authorities to improve housing outcomes for newly recognised refugees leaving asylum accommodation.In March this year, the Home Office decided to set the notice period for all individuals granted leave exiting the as...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what anti-money laundering due diligence protocols are utilised when evaluating high-net-worth business investment visa applications.
Answer: The UK closed its Investor Visa to new applications in February 2022 due to the illicit finance risks and poor economic value. At present, the UK does not have an investor visa that is open to new applications and applications for extensions of existing l...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to introduce a statutory consultation duty with local authorities prior to establishing asylum accommodation sites.
Answer: Since 2022, the Home Office has adopted a policy of Full Dispersal, which works to ensure that Asylum accommodation is equitably distributed across the country and that a small number of Local Authorities are not unduly burdened. The Asylum Accommodation ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Situation: MigrationTreasuryTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27662More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the feasibility of publishing an annual report on the net fiscal contribution of migration.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government's official forecaster responsible for assessing the UK economic and fiscal outlook.In producing their economic and fiscal forecasts they consider migration levels amongst a wide range of factors...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: VisasDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the role of state-backed investment visas in supporting the objectives of the Modern Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The Modern Industrial Strategy, published June 2025, focuses on driving sustainable, long-term economic growth by boosting business investment and increasing national productivity. Its Global Talent ambition is to attract and retain exceptional internatio...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential fiscal yield from asylum accommodation cost reductions.
Answer: The Government is delivering a more affordable and sustainable asylum system. It has already reduced asylum spending by around £1 billion since 2023-24. It plans to deliver a further £1 billion of savings by 2028-29. These savings are expected to arise fr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeriatricsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's press release of 10 August about the expansion of training posts, how many of the 1000 this year and up to 4,500 over 3 years will be allocated for neurology and
Answer: On 29 June 2026, the British Medical Association Resident Doctors Committee announced that its membership had voted to accept an offer from the Government to resolve their dispute on pay and jobs.The deal for resident doctors significantly expands the num...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Poverty: RedditchDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of food insecurity levels among households in Redditch.
Answer: Data on the number of households experiencing food insecurity by constituency is not availa-ble due to sample sizes. Statistics on the number of individuals living in households that are food insecure by region in the UK are published annually in the “Fam...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCredit: RedditchTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8305More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people in Redditch using credit to pay for essential household bills.
Answer: The Government recognises that, where household finances are stretched, some people may use credit to cover essential costs. That is why the Government has taken action to ease pressure on household finances, including by taking £150 off energy bills this...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health: RedditchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising living costs on mental health outcomes in Redditch.
Answer: We recognise the effect that financial pressures, such as those caused by rising living costs, can have on some people’s mental health, including in Redditch. The cross-Government, cross-sector suicide prevention strategy for England includes financial di...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of levels of child poverty linked to the cost of living crisis in Redditch.
Answer: The Government is working to address cost-of-living pressures facing families across the country through targeted measures including raising the minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over, which increased by 4.1 per cent to £12.71 an hour. The removal of t...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCost of Living Payments: RedditchDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Redditch are in receipt of cost of living support payments.
Answer: There have been no further Cost-of-Living payments since those issued in the financial year 2023/24. The Cost-of-Living Payments were intended to relieve the immediate financial pressures caused by the rapid rise in cost of living. There are no plans to r...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: RedditchMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the affordability of private rented housing in Redditch.
Answer: According to the latest Office for National Statistics data, private renters in Redditch spent on average 29.1% of their income on rent. This compares to 29.2% in the West Midlands and 36.3% for England overall.
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: DebtsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in household energy debt in Redditch over the last two years.
Answer: The Department has not made such an assessment and does not hold this specific data. The independent industry regulator Ofgem monitors and reports on levels of energy debt in Great Britain, and their latest statistical release can be found here: Debt and ...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInflation: RedditchTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8299More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of inflationary pressures on household finances in Redditch.
Answer: Higher inflation in recent years has added to pressures on household finances, especially through the price of everyday essentials such as food and energy.The Office for National Statistics does not produce inflationary data at the constituency level. At ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: RedditchDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on low-income households in Redditch.
Answer: The Government is working to address cost-of-living pressures facing families across the country through targeted measures including raising the minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over, which increased by 4.1 per cent to £12.71 an hour. The removal of t...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of grid connection lead times on the delivery of new housing developments.
Answer: Government recognises that grid delays are holding up new housing developments and that action to ensure timely connections for demand is vital for economic growth and decarbonisation. Government has already unblocked delays to housing developments in Wes...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: West Mercia PoliceHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of specialist cyber investigators within West Mercia Police.
Answer: Home Office provides additional funding to all tiers of policing to investigate and respond to the harm of cyber crime. At the local tier, this funding is further supplemented by ‘match funding’ from the Police and Crime Commissioners, which maintains a c...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
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