Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Export Controls: IsraelDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether any goods, software, technology or equipment exported from the UK to Israel under extant export licences have been identified by his Department as being used for the operat
Answer: This Government would not issue or maintain an export licence where there is a clear risk the goods might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of Internal Humanitarian Law (IHL), including with respect to the treatment of detainees. Additio...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of placing sanctions on (a) Pearson Engineering Limited and( b) other UK-based companies that are (i) owned and (ii) partia
Answer: The Government does not comment on individual companies or speculate on potential designations. When developing any sanctions we consult with a range of key stakeholders, including international partners, other government departments, and enforcement agen...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will investigate whether British nationals serving in the Israel Defence Forces may have materially contributed to the occupation of Palestine.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will review the decision to exclude trainer aircraft components from arms export suspensions on Israel.
Answer: We assess that trainer aircraft are not used in Gaza and that they do not materially contribute to Israel's illegal occupation. We keep all licences under continuous and careful review.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether any arms export licences for Israel which could materially contribute to the occupation of Palestine have been revoked since 8 September 2026.
Answer: The Government has concluded that Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful.We have already suspended licences for equipment that might be used by the IDF in Gaza. This suspension remains in place. Additionally, we will now refuse a...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether there are any extant arms export licences for Israel that could be used to materially contribute to the occupation of Palestine.
Answer: The Government has concluded that Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful.We have already suspended licences for equipment that might be used by the IDF in Gaza. This suspension remains in place. Additionally, we will now refuse a...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMultinational Companies: Corporation TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29275More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to question UIN 27117, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of further international co-ordination on Public Country by Country Reporting.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 10 September 2026 to Question UIN 27117.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordExtremismHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce legislation to give the diversion programme announced on 26 August 2026 a statutory basis.
Answer: At the Five Country Ministerial in Sydney, August 2026, Five Eyes partners agreed to the Home Office proposal to establish a Countering Violent Extremism Hub in London. This was agreed as a practical way to strengthen our existing cooperation on shared co...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordExtremismHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations her Department has consulted to date on the diversion programme announced on 26 August 2026.
Answer: At the Five Country Ministerial in Sydney, August 2026, Five Eyes partners agreed to the Home Office proposal to establish a Countering Violent Extremism Hub in London. This was agreed as a practical way to strengthen our existing cooperation on shared co...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordExtremismHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult publicly on the design of the diversion programme announced on 26 August 2026.
Answer: At the Five Country Ministerial in Sydney, August 2026, Five Eyes partners agreed to the Home Office proposal to establish a Countering Violent Extremism Hub in London. This was agreed as a practical way to strengthen our existing cooperation on shared co...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release of 26 August 2026 entitled New counter-terror hub launched to protect British communities, when she plans to publish (a) the name, (b) the terms of ref
Answer: At the Five Country Ministerial in Sydney, August 2026, Five Eyes partners agreed to the Home Office proposal to establish a Countering Violent Extremism Hub in London. This was agreed as a practical way to strengthen our existing cooperation on shared co...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many of the projects listed on the UKRI Gateway to Research portal awarded funding within each of the last five years involve the use of live animals under the Animals (Scienti
Answer: The UKRI Gateway to Research portal does not record whether projects involve the use of live animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Information is held separately by individual research councils and is not available as a UKRI-wide fig...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding his Department has provided to Government research councils for (a) animal-based research and (b) the development of non-animal experimentation methods in each of
Answer: It is not possible to provide an overall funding figure for research councils funding for animal-based research and the development of non-animal methods, as funding is not generally allocated to UKRI based on specific research approaches. UKRI funds rese...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to my Office's correspondence, dated 29 April 2026, on behalf of SKT Welfare.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the response provided on 10 September to Question 24715.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has considered introducing additional safeguards within the land registration process to alert spouses, civil partners or individuals with parental respons
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: PropertyMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department collects on cases in which domestic abuse survivors are unable to access or occupy property awarded to them through family court proceedings.
Answer: The Government recognises that there is clear evidence of challenges faced by victim-survivors of domestic abuse in financial proceedings on divorce, including in relation to enforcement of financial orders, such as property adjustment orders. Enforcement...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on improving protections for domestic abuse survivors.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to improve protections and support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Through our cross-government approach to tackling Violence Against...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing legal protections for victims of domestic abuse in preventing economic abuse through the disposal, transfer or occupation of property.
Answer: The Government recognises that there is clear evidence of challenges faced by victim-survivors of domestic abuse in financial proceedings on divorce, including in relation to enforcement of financial orders, such as property adjustment orders. Enforcement...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Partnerships Dissolution and Divorce: PropertyMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mechanisms for enforcing family court property adjustment orders.
Answer: The Government recognises that there is clear evidence of challenges faced by victim-survivors of domestic abuse in financial proceedings on divorce, including in relation to enforcement of financial orders, such as property adjustment orders. Enforcement...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the reasons cited by parents for absences that subsequently resulted in Fixed Penalty Notices.
Answer: In the 2024/2025 academic year, 93% of penalty notices were issued for unauthorised family holidays. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous year. A further 0.3% were issued for lateness and the remaining 7% for other unauthorised circumstances...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school attendance Fixed Penalty Notices issued in the most recent year for which data is available were preceded by documented support interventions under the Department's suppor
Answer: The department does not collect data on the support interventions undertaken before individual penalty notices are issued. The government’s approach is that schools and local authorities should work with families to understand and address the barriers to ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for concluding that Fixed Penalty Notices for school attendance offences improve long-term pupil attendance.
Answer: The causes of school absence are complex and penalty notices are one part of a wider toolkit to help ensure children receive the education they are entitled to. The government remains committed to a support-first approach, with enforcement only used in ca...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of replacing Council Tax with a Proportional Property Tax.
Answer: The Government remains committed to ensuring the council tax system is fair for taxpayers and local authorities and will continue to keep all parts of the system under review. The Chancellor makes announcements about tax policy at the Budget.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ReformTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27120More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of replacing Council Tax with a Proportional Property Tax.
Answer: Council Tax is a vital source of income for Local Authorities, which the OBR forecasts will raise £50.9 billion across England in 2025/26. The new High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) makes the Council Tax system fairer by adding charges to high valu...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ReformTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27119More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of replacing Business Rates with a Land Value Tax.
Answer: The Government is committed to creating a fairer business rates system over the course of this Parliament that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. The Government has already started the work of reforming our bus...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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