James Cartlidge MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Migrant Workers: Livestock IndustryHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to visas for overseas shearers, particularly from New Zealand and Australia, on (a) animal welfare and (b) the local economy
Answer: Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it is reasonable to expect that over this peri...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending to county councils the provisions of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 on issuing closure notices in cases of ill
Answer: The closure power, under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, enables police or local councils - including county councils where there is no district council - to close premises quickly which are being used to commit nuisance or disorde...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact that changes to shotgun licensing will have on the time taken to process shotgun licence renewals in South Suffolk.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of merging (i) shotgun and (ii) rifle licensing systems will have on constituents in South Suffolk.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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