Iain Duncan Smith MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Chinese Embassy: ProtestHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on (a) the space available for and (b) policing of protests at the site of the old Royal Mint, in the context of proposals to build a new Chin
Answer: The management and safety of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police.The Metropolitan Police Service have provided their assessment of the potential management of protests outside Royal Mint Court in their publicly available submission to t...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mint: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the cost of (a) overtime payments, (b) equipment, (c) special measures and (d) mutual aid from the policing of protests outside the Roya
Answer: The Home Secretary has regular meetings with all policing leaders, including the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), covering a range of matters.The police are operationally independent from the government. This means that the Home Offi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the finding in the Transnational Repression Origin Country Case Study by Freedom House that an increase in the presence o
Answer: As set out in a joint letter by the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary to the Planning Inspector on 14 January, the Home Office has considered the breadth of national security issues in relation to the planning application.It would not be appropriate to...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the cost of (a) overtime payments for officers, (b) additional resources, (c) equipment, (d) special measures and (e) mutual aid costs arisi
Answer: Public order policing is an operational matter for forces.We are in frequent contact with the MPS on a range of issues and have just agreed a funding settlement that will provide the force with up to £3.8 billion in 2025-26, an increase of up to £249.7 mi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPetr AvenHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will use her discretionary powers to redirect a portion of the £783,827 recovered from Petr Aven to support survivors of the conflict in Ukraine.
Answer: The NCA secured a forfeiture of Petr Aven’s funds after breaches of sanctions regulations. The allocation of forfeited funds under POCA is governed by the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS), a discretionary funding model that allocates returned ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: RussiaHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will use her discretionary powers to redirect a portion of the cash and cryptocurrency seized by the National Crime Agency in Operation Destabilise for the benefit of survivors of the war in Uk
Answer: Operation Destabilise is an NCA-led operation, which has so far resulted in over £20 million in cash and cryptocurrency being seized. The allocation of recovered criminal funds under POCA is governed by the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS), a ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForced Labour: Supply ChainsHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the adequacy of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act in preventing the use of forced labour products in
Answer: The Home Office works across government to tackle modern slavery in supply chains and holds regular discussions with other government departments on legislative and non-legislative measures to enhance our approach.The Home Office is currently updating the...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordForced LabourHome OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on whether products that have been made (a) entirely and (b) partially with forced labour should be sold in the UK.
Answer: The Home Office does not provide guidance on whether specific products have been made entirely or partially with forced labour.The Government encourages businesses to monitor their supply chains with rigour, to uncover and remedy any instances of modern s...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
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