Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Vetting: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays in the processing of Disclosure and Barring Service check; and what assessment she has made of the impact that such delays have on individuals
Answer: As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is operationally independent and responsible for the service it provides.The DBS operates to service standards of completing 85% of Basic check appli...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing public awareness campaigns to issue seasonal water safety warnings aimed at preventing drowning incidents
Answer: Responsibilities for water safety sit with various government departments and agencies including the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs and the Health and Safety Executive, which has produced the Prevention of drowning document (link(opens i...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring (a) age and (b) intoxication verification both at (i) the point of order and (ii) the point of delivery for alcohol s
Answer: The Licensing Act 2003 provides the legal framework for the sale and supply of alcohol in England and Wales. It is already an offence, under section 141 of the Act, for a person to knowingly sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk or unde...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Work: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people currently residing in the UK on a Student visa that are studying part-time are permitted to undertake unpaid volunteering roles within the NHS, including training as a volunteer paramed
Answer: All students may volunteer, provided they are still able to prioritise their studies.Voluntary work involves working under a contract, unlike volunteering where you give your time freely. Only students with permission to work can do voluntary work. Studen...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Overseas VisitorsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed guidance provided to caseworkers on assessing the likelihood that visitor visa applicants will leave the UK at the end of their visit, particularly in cases where a
Answer: The UK keeps its visa system under regular review, which includes regularly reviewing and updating caseworker guidance. The Visit guidance was updated most recently on 25 February 2026, and this document is available publicly on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the survivor pension rules in the Police Pension Scheme 1987 in England and Wales and the equivalent rules applying to (a) police officers i
Answer: The 1987 police pension scheme is now a closed scheme, superseded by the 2015 scheme, and there are no plans to make further improvements to the benefits accrued under it. From 1 April 2015, the 1987 police pension scheme was amended to allow widows, wido...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automated analytical tools are used to process data submitted by sponsor employers for visa sponsorship purposes.
Answer: AI is not being used to make or support decision making in Sponsor Licensing applications, licence maintenance or visa sponsorship applications. There is some automation of updates to organisation and key personnel details made by sponsors via their Spons...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that automated or AI-supported decision-making relating to sponsorship licences is transparent, fair, and subject to human oversight.
Answer: AI is not being used to make or support decision making in Sponsor Licensing applications, licence maintenance or visa sponsorship applications. There is some automation of updates to organisation and key personnel details made by sponsors via their Spons...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security protocols are in place to protect sensitive personal and commercial data submitted by sponsor employers as part of visa and sponsorship compliance processes.
Answer: The Home Office routinely requires additional evidence from sponsors. The evidence requested is proportionate to the purpose of its use.The Home Office has appropriate technical and organisational safeguards in place and applies a sensible, risk-based app...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons sponsor employers are required to submit large volumes of sensitive information without the routine use of protective measures such as password-protected files or encrypted transfer s
Answer: The Home Office routinely requires additional evidence from sponsors. The evidence requested is proportionate to the purpose of its use.The Home Office has appropriate technical and organisational safeguards in place and applies a sensible, risk-based app...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Personnel ManagementHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across their department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the
Answer: The Home Office has two Directors with responsibility for human resources, both of which hold qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of applying retrospective changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying periods on individuals currently in the UK on UK Ancestry visas who mad
Answer: The earned settlement public consultation ran for 12 weeks and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inform the development of the final earned settlement model, including consider...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in English language requirements to B2 level on Hong Kong families using the British National (Overseas) visa r
Answer: The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReligious Buildings: SecurityHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protective security funding allocated to places of worship, schools and community centres in financial year 2025-26; and what steps she is taking to ens
Answer: This Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion at their chosen place of worship, and to making our streets and communities safer.In 2025/26, up to £70.9 million is available to protect faith communiti...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police forces receive (a) adequate training and (b) resources to (i) identify, (ii) prevent and (ii) prosecute antisemitic hate crimes.
Answer: Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, and the government is committed to tackling it in all its forms. The government is committed to ensuring there are consistent, high standards in police training and leadership to help maintain public tr...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been deprived of their British citizenship in each year since 2020; and how many of those (a) were born British citizens, (b) became stateless as a result, and (c) had their citiz
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the number of citizenship deprivation orders. These reports are available on Gov.UK as part of the HMG Counter-Terrorism Disruptive Powers reports and the Immigration and Protection transparency dataHowever, the full info...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: VettingHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enhanced DBS check applications for care sector roles have exceeded 60 days at the police checking stage in each of the last six months; and whether the Government plans to provide additional
Answer: The DBS does not report its performance by specific job sectors. The DBS publishes its performance for Enhanced checks on a quarterly basis at DBS performance and metrics - GOV.UK. These attainments apply to applications across all employment sectors incl...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: VettingHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for enhanced DBS checks in the care sector in each of the last twelve months; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce the time taken in the police checkin
Answer: The DBS does not report its performance by specific job sectors. The DBS publishes its performance for Enhanced checks on a quarterly basis at DBS performance and metrics - GOV.UK. These attainments apply to applications across all employment sectors incl...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the minimum income requirement and English language proficiency level for applicants under the BN(O) visa scheme.
Answer: The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.There are no plans to change the requirements of the BN(O) visa route for those applying for entry clearance or permission to stay.As set out in the public co...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of naturalisation fees on UK residents with Indefinite Leave to Remain who have not applied for British citizenship; and if she will reduce citizen
Answer: No specific assessment has been made on the impact of naturalisation fees on those who are resident in the UK with Indefinite Leave to Remain and have not applied for British Citizenship. However, where changes to fee legislation are made, Impact Assessme...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to dismantle organised people smuggling gangs; and how recent (a) legislative and (b) operational measures will (i) improve border security and (ii) protect vulnerable individ
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) continues to focus on tackling the organised immigration crime gangs that are facilitating small boat crossings, working with domestic partners such as the National Crime Agency, and overseas counterparts in a range of co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for ending the operations of organised people smuggling gangs; and how she will measure progress towards this goal under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) continues to focus on tackling the organised immigration crime gangs that are facilitating small boat crossings, working with domestic partners such as the National Crime Agency, and overseas counterparts in a range of co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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