Gavin Robinson MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Chinook Helicopters: AccidentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of supporting a public inquiry into the 1994 Chinook Helicopter Crash on the Mull of Kintyre.
Answer: I want to extend my sympathies to the families of those killed in this tragic accident. Having lost personnel on operations myself, I know the pain that they feel. We have received a pre-action protocol letter from the Chinook Justice Campaign and are co...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 29448 on Police: Workplace Pensions, what progress has been made on discussions with the Chief Constables in each of the devolved regions on the
Answer: The Home Office has engaged with the National Police Chiefs’ Council in working to resolve issues related to the McCloud remedy in relation to England and Wales.As policing is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the policy and legislative responsib...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the number of asylum applicants who have had their initial claims rejected and subsequently made a further application.
Answer: Data on initial decisions on asylum claims, including refusals, is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum claims and initial decisions detailed datasets’. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2025. Information on how to use the datasets can...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers subsequently submitted an application for family reunion by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) country of origin in each of the last five years; and how many family members were inclu
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics relating to family visas in the Immigration system statistics publication. Data on family visas can be found in the Entry clearance visa data tables. Table Vis_D01 relates to applications of entry clearance visas grant...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) country the number of asylum claims granted protection to (i) asylum seekers who crossed the English Channel by sea and (ii) all asylum seekers in each
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum, including by nationality, age and sex, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions of asylum claims, by the date of the decision, is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylu...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of the further submissions criteria in the asylum system.
Answer: All Further submissions must be considered in line with the UK’s obligations to assess whether the additional evidence means that an individual requires protection.We aim to deal with further submission claims quickly so that there is no incentive to lodg...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers processed had an application for asylum granted in another country in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce and (b) monitor the application of legislation on the rights of migrants to (i) rent and (ii) otherwise reside in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Right to Rent Scheme (the Scheme) requires landlords and letting agents to check that prospective adult tenants have the relevant permission to access the private rental sector. The Scheme is in force in England only and has not been rolled out to the...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding calculations remain for retired police officer pensions arising from the McCloud Judgement within each police force in the United Kingdom.
Answer: Calculations for the police pension scheme, including those related to the McCloud remedy, are produced for each scheme member by the relevant scheme administrator.While the Home Office has responsibility for overarching policy and legislative changes to ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29447More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the McCloud judgement [2018] EWCA Civ 2844, how many outstanding police pensions cases HMRC had yet to assess on 6 February 2025; and what HMRC's timetable is for the completion of this work.
Answer: HMRC is committed to providing a good customer service for individuals affected by the McCloud remedy. It is working closely with individual pension schemes to ensure they and their members have the support they need. For police, HMRC has received 662 and...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
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