Jas Athwal MP: written questions
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Written questions
Afghanistan: 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
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle antisemitism.
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
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Jews and SikhsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment their Department has made of trends in the level of discrimination faced by (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as ethnic groups in the provision of their Department's services.
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan for England sets out a reimagined service designed to tackle inequalities in both access and outcomes. This includes tackling the conditions where there are the greatest disparities for ethnic or religious groups.There is currently...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Jews and SikhsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment their Department has made of trends in the level of discrimination faced by (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as ethnic groups in the provision of their Department's services.
Answer: I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 18 July 2025 to PQ UIN 66615.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Jews and SikhsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment their Department has made of trends in the level of discrimination faced by (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as ethnic groups in the provision of their Department's service
Answer: Public bodies usually collect ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics.The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK; tho...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Jews and SikhsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment their Department has made of trends in the level of discrimination faced by (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as ethnic groups in the provision of their Department's services.
Answer: Like all public bodies, the Department is subject to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, in the exercise of its public functions. In line with this, the Home Office is required to assesses potential dif...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Jews and SikhsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether data recorded by the department classifies (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as religious or ethnic groups.
Answer: As is usual practice for public bodies, the data recorded by this department is in line with the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) harmonised standard and therefore classifies Sikhs and Jews as religious groups. The ONS current harmonised standard doe...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Jews and SikhsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department records data on (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as ethnic or religious data.
Answer: The Home Office collects ethnicity data in line with the ethnicity harmonised standard, which is developed by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS).The current harmonised standard is based on the 2011 Census questions used across the UK; th...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Jews and SikhsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Sikhs and Jews are recorded as (a) ethnic or (b) religious groups by the agencies his department is responsible for.
Answer: The Department adheres to the current harmonised definitions for ethnicity and religion, which are owned and managed by the Office for National Statistics.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department plans to respond to the public consultation on the Government Statistical Service Harmonisation Standard for Ethnicity that concludes on 4 February.
Answer: The Department is not planning a central response to the public consultation on ethnicity harmonisation standards. However, it is likely that individual statistical production teams will have responded to the consultation. This information is not tracked ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the consultation, Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standar
Answer: My department notes plans by the Office for National Statistics for an updated harmonised standard, which will be applied to our departmental statistics where applicable in due course. This is an open consultation so anyone can provide a response on an in...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEthnic Groups: StatisticsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standa
Answer: The Government Statistical Service ethnicity consultation has been promoted across the department’s analytical community. While individual staff may submit responses in their own capacity, the department is gathering input from data collection, statistica...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Jews and SikhsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department classifies (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as (i) an ethnic and (ii) a religious group.
Answer: The department collects information on the ethnicity of pupils annually through the spring school census, in line with the harmonised standards set by the Office for National Statistics and the Government Statistical Service.The department publishes the d...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Ethnic GroupsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the consultation, Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standard, published on 28 Oct
Answer: The Home Office notes plans by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for an updated harmonised standard, which will be applied to our departmental statistics where applicable in due course.This is an open consultation so anyone can provide a response o...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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