Chris Philp MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Offenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2026 to Question 28351 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, if she will publish the number of foreign national offenders sentenced to less than a year in prison who
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPublic Order and Hate Crime Legislation ReviewHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 126358 on Freedom of Expression, whether the independent review into public order and hate crime legislation has reported to her; and when that revi
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of potential impact on local communities of the publication of an interactive map of targets across Britain by a website operating under t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: Social MediaDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of action taken by social media companies to remove accounts and content associated with Palestine Action.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Palestine Action is able to recruit supporters, provide operational guidance and use established branding online; and what steps her Department is taking to help prevent those activiti
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders (a) are eligible for deportation under the Early Release Scheme and (b) have been deported.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 26942 on Asylum: Sponsorship, when the cap on the new community sponsorship scheme will be announced.
Answer: The new safe and legal routes announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor.The routes will be capped. Arrivals under the new community sponsorship...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders were convicted of any criminal offence but not sentenced to prison, broken down by offence type, in the year ending June 2026.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on convictions and sentencing in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UKHowever, it is n...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders, sentenced to less than a year in prison, were in the community as at June 2026.
Answer: The number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) sentenced to less than a year in prison and living in the community is not available from published information.However, the latest published information shows that at the end of Q2 2026 there were 21,294 FN...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the new community sponsorship scheme will commence before the number of immigrants entering the country illegally has been reduced to zero.
Answer: As set out in the Restoring Order and Control statement, arrivals under the new named sponsorship route will be capped. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees, and the Home Office will retain o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria migrants applying under the new community sponsorship scheme will have to meet.
Answer: As set out in the Restoring Order and Control statement, arrivals under the new named sponsorship route will be capped. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees, and the Home Office will retain o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a cap on the number of people who can apply under the new community sponsorship scheme announced in June 2026.
Answer: As set out in the Restoring Order and Control statement, arrivals under the new named sponsorship route will be capped. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees, and the Home Office will retain o...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many “Red” days there were each month between January 2018 and April 2021.
Answer: The Met Office provides the Home Office with a daily assessment of the likelihood of at least one small boat crossing attempt which translates into Red, Amber and Green days. This assessment takes multiple factors into account - further detail on the meth...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many “Red” days there have been each month since April 2025.
Answer: The Met Office provides the Home Office with a daily assessment of the likelihood of at least one small boat crossing attempt which translates into Red, Amber and Green days. This assessment takes multiple factors into account - further detail on the meth...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Written QuestionsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she pans to answer named day written questions 12724, 12725, 12726 and 12727 tabled on 24 June.
Answer: The Minister for Border Security and Asylum wrote to the Rt. Hon. gentleman on 13 and 23 July.
Answered 30 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCameron BarracksMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the various community and armed forces groups that previously used the Cameron Barracks facility will be able to resume their activities at the barracks.
Answer: The Army is preparing to move back into Cameron Barracks and look forward to welcoming back the community groups who previously shared the site. We expect the move back to have been completed by the Autumn, subject to finalising a hand back plan with the ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCameron BarracksHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Cameron Barracks will be returned to the Ministry of Defence.
Answer: Following our decision not to proceed with the consideration of Cameron Barracks, the site is in the process of being returned to the Ministry of Defence. This will be completed on or before our original agreed hand back date of October 2026.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a schedule of charges and convictions for criminal offences against small boat migrants.
Answer: A breakdown by the number of charges and convictions for all criminal offences is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Security checks are undertaken for all those ...
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office holds data on whether small boat migrants have been charged or convicted of any criminal offence.
Answer: A breakdown by the number of charges and convictions for all criminal offences is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Security checks are undertaken for all those ...
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any migrants admitted under the one in, one out deal have been charged or convicted of a criminal offence.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.All individuals seeking to come to the UK under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme, part of...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether migrants admitted under the one in one out policy have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of any criminal offence.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.All individuals seeking to come to the UK under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme, part of...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: HealthHome OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to remain have been granted on Article 3 ECHR medical grounds in each year since 2016.
Answer: The information that you have requested about Article 3 ECHR and deportation is not available from published statistics.We are fully committed to making our communities safer by returning those who break our laws, which is why in the period between this g...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders against foreign national offenders have been suspended, revoked or not enforced as a result of an Article 3 ECHR medical claim in each year since 2016.
Answer: The information that you have requested about Article 3 ECHR and deportation is not available from published statistics.We are fully committed to making our communities safer by returning those who break our laws, which is why in the period between this g...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: RefugeesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to NHS trusts of providing medical treatment to individuals granted leave to remain in the UK on Article 3 ECHR medical grounds.
Answer: The information is not held centrally, as once an individual is granted leave to remain, they are treated as any other patient that is entitled to free-care-at-the-point-of-access, and the National Health Service does not separately collect data for this ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) what steps the Government is taking to reform the interpretation of Article 3 of the ECHR in immigration medical cases with the Council of Europe and (b) what timeline sh
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 April to Question 127688.
Answered 28 Apr 2026
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