Jas Athwal MP: written questions
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Bangladesh: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Bangladeshi counterparts on the protection of religious freedoms for (a) Hindus, (b) Christians, (c) Buddhists, (d) Sikhs and (e)
Answer: The UK condemns all acts of violence targeting religious or ethnic minorities and continues to emphasise the importance of protecting the rights of all communities to the Bangladesh Government.Following the February 2026 elections, I visited Bangladesh an...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities from discrimination and violence in Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my statement on GOV.UK marking the one‑year anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime, available at the link below, which set out the UK's support for the efforts of the new Syrian government to build a more stable, inclusive, ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of free-school meals on children in Ilford South constituency; and whether she has considered trialling Free School Meals to children in secondary
Answer: The department is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have announced that free school meals will be extended to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026, lifting 100,000 ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Public ParticipationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to help increase levels of participation in grassroots sport.
Answer: The Government believes in the power of grassroots sport. Everyone should have access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. We provide the majority of support through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, which annually invests over £250 m...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: SikhsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6618More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department can identify COVID-19 mortality rates, hospitalisation rates and infection rates among Sikhs.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Gentleman's Parliamentary Question's of 3rd June is attached.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: SikhsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6617More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds data on how many Sikhs died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Gentleman's Parliamentary Question's of 3rd June is attached.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSikhsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6584More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Sikhs in the UK using (a) ethnicity and (b) religion data.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Gentleman's Parliamentary Question of 3rd June is attached.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSikhsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which major Government datasets do not permit the identification of Sikhs as a distinct ethnic group.
Answer: The GSS ethnicity harmonised standard helps to make statistics and data more comparable, consistent and coherent. MHCLG collects data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics. I r...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSikhsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has her Department made of the implications for her policies of Sikhs not being recognised as a distinct ethnic group within official ethnicity classifications.
Answer: The GSS ethnicity harmonised standard helps to make statistics and data more comparable, consistent and coherent. MHCLG collects data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics. I r...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: NutritionDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the nutritional quality of grab and go style foods in schools.
Answer: The School Food Standards set the mandatory nutritional framework for food and drink provided in state‑funded schools in England. They are designed to ensure children receive the energy and nutrients they need during the school day, while giving schools f...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is the Department taking to reduce waiting times in the family courts.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the performance of the Family Courts, and the Family Justice Board has agreed system-wide priorities and targets for reducing delay across England and Wales. The latest published data shows a reduction in the nati...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFamily ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that family courts safeguard the wellbeing of both parents and children.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that families involved in private family law proceedings receive the support they need and we are delivering a package of reforms to strengthen their wellbeing and safety throughout the process.A key part of this r...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFamily ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the presumption of parental involvement on children’s safety and wellbeing.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that families involved in private family law proceedings receive the support they need and we are delivering a package of reforms to strengthen their wellbeing and safety throughout the process.A key part of this r...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to relocate all eligible Afghan nationals as part of the Afghanistan Settlement Scheme.
Answer: Under the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP), eligible Afghans continue to be relocated to the UK from third countries, once they have completed the strict security and entry clearance checks that are required to obtain a UK visa. His Majesty's Governmen...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of police powers to consider the cumulative impact of protests on the right and freedom to peaceful protest.
Answer: The Government remains committed to protecting the right to peaceful protest, while ensuring that communities are protected from repeated and sustained disruption. The cumulative disruption provision in the Crime and Policing Bill places a duty on senior ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026WithdrawnUIN 111971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of trends in the levels of young people committing suicide using sodium nitrite.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Methylene BlueDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026WithdrawnUIN 111970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of carrying methylene blue in ambulances.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPlastic Surgery: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase standards in and ensure effective regulation of the cosmetic surgery sector.
Answer: On 7 August 2025, the Government announced its plans to introduce measures to improve the safety of the cosmetics sector. This included prioritising the introduction of legal restrictions which will ensure that the highest risk cosmetic procedures are bro...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: GenocideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that genocide is not committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 June 2025 to Question 55524.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Earned Settlement framework on the (a) family stability, (b) day-to-day security and (c) ability to access credit of Skilled Worker
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the retrospective increase in ILR on skill levels in key industries such as health and social care.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the cumulative impact of the extension and retrospective application of settlement requirements, including impacts on (a) workforce retention, (b) industrial
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of implementing retrospective a increase in the 5 year ILR route to 10 years on the wellbeing of children and families currently in the
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing transitional arrangements for people on the 5 year ILR route.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help protect Jewish people in the UK.
Answer: Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we’re taking a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms. Police recorded 2,873 antisemitic hate crimes in 2024–25, accounting for 29% of all religious hate crimes. We work closely with p...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
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