Gavin Robinson MP: written questions
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Police: 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
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the market for small (a) artisanal brewers, (b) distillers and (c) vintners.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) supports growth and increases the market for small brewers, distillers, and vintners by leveraging trade agreements, removing market entry barriers, and showcasing producers at global trade shows. We recently le...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAerospace Industry: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release of 14 November 2024 entitled PM boosts UK aerospace industry with £975 million to drive growth and jobs, how much of that funding will be spent in each of the devolv
Answer: The Budget confirmed £975m over 5 years to the Aerospace sector, which will be delivered through the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme. UK based industry applications for R&D co-investment from the Programme enter a competitive process. Competi...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether obligated packaging producers will be required to pay Extended Producer Responsibility fees for packaging data submitted to his Department for 2024.
Answer: Yes. If the company is still a producer at the start of the 2025 assessment year then 2024 tonnage data will be used to calculate their obligation in 2025. This is in line with the current producer packaging recycling obligations that have been in place s...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to charge Extended Producer Responsibility fees retrospectively for obligated packaging producers.
Answer: No. The amounts of the fees are calculated by reference to producers’ activities in the previous year, they are not fees payable in arrears for that previous year.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParades: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 and (b) subsequent amendments to that Act; and how many prosecutions there have been
Answer: The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (as amended) currently provides an effective framework for managing public processions and related protests in Northern Ireland. As set out in the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements, any alternativ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to provide British citizenship to the children of British National (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong that are in the UK.
Answer: British National (Overseas) status holders who are on the BN(O) route in theUK may apply for British citizenship after 5 years’ qualifying residence, and being free from immigration time restrictions for a further year.Their children who have come to the ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Protective Clothing and UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's budget is for armed forces (a) uniforms and (b) protective clothing in the 2024-25 financial year; and what the value is of orders placed with companies in Northern Ireland to provide (i) un
Answer: The Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) budget for all Clothing Raw Materials and Consumables purchases in the 2024-25 financial year (FY) is £79.839 million. The value of orders placed with companies based in Northern Ireland for FY ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of pausing the implementation of the Extender Producer Responsibility scheme.
Answer: This Government is committed to Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) as a vital first step to cracking down on waste as we move towards a circular economy. It will create 21,000 jobs, stimulate more than £10 billion investment in the recy...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
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