Iain Duncan Smith MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
OppressionHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of dedicated transnational repression reporting mechanisms operated in other jurisdictions, including the FBI's dedicated reporting line in the United States;
Answer: The Government, in consultation with CTP, has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing for effective triage by trained professionals with onw...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppressionHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis was for the Government's assessment that expected call volumes to a dedicated transnational repression hotline would be low; and whether that assessment accounted for evidenc
Answer: The Government, in consultation with CTP, has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing for effective triage by trained professionals with onw...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppressionHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the Government's rejection of the Joint Committee on Human Rights' recommendation for a dedicated national reporting mechanism for victims of transnational repression.
Answer: The Government, in consultation with CTP, has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing for effective triage by trained professionals with onw...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of transnational repression made via the 101 service by members of the Hong Kong diaspora have been recorded in each of the last three years; and how many of those reports resulted in
Answer: The Government, in consultation with CTP, has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing for effective triage by trained professionals with onw...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record101 Calls: OppressionHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training 101 call handlers receive in (a) identifying and (b) recording reports of transnational repression.
Answer: The Government, in consultation with CTP, has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing for effective triage by trained professionals with onw...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the 101 non-emergency police line as the primary route for Hong Kongers in the UK to report incidents of transnational repression.
Answer: The Government, in consultation with CTP, has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing for effective triage by trained professionals with onw...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRifaat al-Assad: Freezing of AssetsHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, following the seizure of the property belonging to Rifaat al-Assad in Mayfair, London, in 2020 by UK authorities, who is currently the legal owner of that property and who is responsible for managing
Answer: The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) provides law enforcement agencies with a wide range of powers to restrain and recover criminal assets, such as property.Restraint orders ensure that suspected criminal property cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of whils...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRifaat al-Assad: Freezing of AssetsHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what legal power the Government seized the property belonging to Rifaat al-Assad in Mayfair, London following his conviction for money laundering and embezzling public funds in France in 2020.
Answer: The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) provides law enforcement agencies with a wide range of powers to freeze, seize and recover criminal assets, such as property.These include restraint orders, property freezing orders, recovery and confiscation orders. Over ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment the factors that can prevent adults with positive reasonable grounds decisions from entering support through the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; and what steps her
Answer: Government is committed to identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery, to assist with their recovery needs and help them begin rebuilding their lives.All adult potential victims who receive a positive reasonable grounds decision can access suppo...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the steps taken to ensure that adults who receive positive reasonable grounds decisions can enter support through the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contr
Answer: Government is committed to identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery, to assist with their recovery needs and help them begin rebuilding their lives.All adult potential victims who receive a positive reasonable grounds decision can access suppo...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure adults with a positive Reasonable Grounds decision can enter support through the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract; how many attempts are made to contac
Answer: Government is committed to identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery, to assist with their recovery needs and help them begin rebuilding their lives.All adult potential victims who receive a positive reasonable grounds decision can access suppo...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many adults with a positive Reasonable Grounds decision do not go on to enter support through the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract.
Answer: Government is committed to identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery, to assist with their recovery needs and help them begin rebuilding their lives.All adult potential victims who receive a positive reasonable grounds decision can access suppo...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: IslamHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the level of threat posed by people motivated by Jihadi ideology to (a) public safety and (b) the safety of (i) synagogues, (ii) Jewish educational establishment
Answer: The terrorist threat we see today is more diverse and complex than before. The UK National Threat Level remains at SUBSTANTIAL, meaning an attack is likely. The UK National Threat Level is set by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre which continually monit...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: RussiaHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of proscribing Russia’s main political parties as terrorist organisations.
Answer: While the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSynagogues: SecurityHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the UK Government's recognition of a Palestinian State and (b) Jihadi public threats against Jews on the security of Synagogues; and w
Answer: The UK has formally recognised Palestine to protect the viability of a two-state solution and to create a path towards lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. A two-state solution, with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and soverei...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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