Claire Hanna MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Biometrics: GazaHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department plans to facilitate biometrics checks in Gaza following the statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to the House on 24th June 2026 rega
Answer: All individuals who enter the UK as part of the Medevac and Student processes will be subject to robust security checks and will be required to submit their biometrics ahead of travel. This is a vital way of protecting the UK public from individuals who p...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to end unethical and unnecessary animal testing.
Answer: The Home Office regulates the use of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). Animal testing that is unethical, unnecessary or not scientifically justified is not permitted. The use of animals is only permitted where t...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Crime Agency: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of their annual budget does the National Crime Agency spend on specifically investigating criminality in Northern Ireland.
Answer: As a matter of longstanding policy the National Crime Agency does not providebreakdowns and estimates on the specific budget allocations by location.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Security and Counter-terrorism: Police Service of Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, has the Research, Information and Communications Unit within the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism supported the Police Service of Northern Ireland in Policing Operations over the last 24 mont
Answer: RICU conducts open source monitoring to highlight radicalisation risks. Its work supports the wider counter-terrorism system by providing analysis on terrorist and extremist use of propaganda and exploitation of the internet to inform the UK’s counter ter...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors were considered by her Department when launching the Ukrainian Visa Schemes; and whether this Department has made a similar assessment for any other state specific visa scheme.
Answer: In response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Government set up three generous Ukraine schemes at pace; the Ukraine Family Scheme, Homes for Ukraine Scheme and the Ukraine Extension Scheme. The Government’s priority in setting up the schemes was to get ...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: PalestineHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Palestinians within the Refugee Resettlement scheme.
Answer: In the Restoring Order and Control statement, published in November 2025, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme and capped routes for refugee and displaced ...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSurveillance: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a commissioner for covert law enforcement in Northern Ireland that could help ensure covert surveillance techniques are only used within the law.
Answer: Oversight of the use of investigatory powers in Northern Ireland is provided by the UK-wide Investigatory Powers Commissioner.The Commissioner’s role is to ensure that such use is necessary and proportionate and in accordance with the law. This arrangemen...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SomaliaHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of services for processing of asylum claims from Somali nationals.
Answer: The Home Office provides a variety of services to facilitate the processing of all asylum claims, irrespective of nationality. This includes provision of interpreters, interviewing officers, decision makers, and legal representation on an entitlement basi...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: IranHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on making provisions for Iranians seeking asylum in the UK.
Answer: We are continuing to interview and decide asylum and human rights claims from Iranian nationals. Each claim continues to be assessed on its individual merits. The UK has experience in managing fastmoving country situations, and the current circumstances i...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methods are available to allow Syrians who arrived under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to demonstrate their (a) right to (i) work and (ii) study in the UK and (b) recourse to
Answer: Syrians resettled under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) were granted permission to work and recourse to public funds on arrival in the UK.The UK has transitioned to a fully digital immigration system, replacing physical documents ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on managing applications from Syrians who entered the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.
Answer: On 14 July 2025, we published updated country information which enabled decision making to resume on Syrian asylum and settlement protection claims. Where an applicant arrived in the UK via the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, we will proceed strai...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: SyriaHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recommencement of processing settlement applications from Syrians.
Answer: On 14 July 2025, we published updated country information which enabled decision making to resume on Syrian asylum and settlement protection claims. Where an applicant arrived in the UK via the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, we will proceed strai...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBrian NelsonHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she would publish the (a) dates and (b) names of the institutions in which Brian Nelson served his sentence after his conviction in 1974.
Answer: This information is not held by the Home Office.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process certificate of sponsorship applications.
Answer: It is the responsibility of individual businesses to monitor the visa expiry dates of their overseas employees and to take appropriate action to ensure continuity of employment. The published service standard for non-complex Undefined Certificate of Spons...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people living in the UK on family visas will be exempt from the sustained economic contribution requirement under proposed changes to earned settlement.
Answer: The new earned settlement model is currently subject to an ongoing public consultation, due to conclude on 12 February 2026. Details of the earned settlement model will be finalised following that consultation.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLabour Market Evidence Group: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Labour Market Evidence Group plans to visit Northern Ireland to consult local businesses.
Answer: The Labour Market Evidence Group (LMEG) is supporting the UK Government’s aim to rebalance UK labour market away from an over-reliance on international recruitment and towards domestic workers and ensuring that growth-driving sectors have access to the sk...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System of 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made of (a) levels of current migrant staffing and (b) the potential m
Answer: The Home Office does not monitor the staffing levels of specific sectors; this should be directed to the Northern Ireland’s Department of Health. It is open to the Health and Care sectors to use the options available to them; this includes international r...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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