Julian Lewis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Police: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the (a) removal and (b) retention of police widows pensions when those in receipt of such pensions (i) cohabit and (ii) remarry.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on Ukrainian families invited to the UK following the Russian invasion wishing to seek (a) employment, (b) rental agreements, (c) educational continuity for their children and (d) i
Answer: The UK’s Ukraine visa schemes (including the new Ukraine Permission Extension scheme) provide full access to the right to work, rent, access benefits, healthcare, and education in the UK.The Ukraine Visa Schemes provide temporary sanctuary and do not lead...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a single independent inquiry into the (a) effectiveness of the Prevent programme and (b) adequacy of the handling of the cases in
Answer: Significant improvements have been made to Prevent over the last few years and a further package of work to strengthen Prevent was announced by the Home Secretary in December 2024. New reforms include the creation for the first time of an independent Prev...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) restrictions on freedom of movement and (b) other preventative measures are placed on migrants who have (i) arrived in the UK illegally and (ii) been identified as supporters of foreign terro
Answer: We have a range of powers at our disposal including prosecution, detention and removal and will not seek to hesitate to use those, as appropriate, against individuals who arrive here illegally and seek to threaten the security of our country.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Written QuestionsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish a substantive Answer to Question 20914 on Gender Dysphoria: Surgery, tabled on 18 December 2024.
Answer: A response to Parliamentary Question 20914 has now been provided; we apologise for the delay.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: SurgeryHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of children travelling to (a) Poland, (b) Turkey, (c) Florida and (d) other countries for gender reassignment surgery in each of the last three years.
Answer: The requested data is not centrally held. However, Border Force has a duty under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.We take this duty very seriously and are committed to protect...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants attempting to enter the United Kingdom illegally in small boats have died in the English Channel in each of the last five years: how many such fatalities were children; and how many
Answer: There have been 31 tragedies, since August 2019, where 97 people are confirmed to have died and at least 14 people have been reported as missing at sea, presumed dead, as a result of or linked to attempting these dangerous crossings.Numbers of fatalitiesD...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHomicide: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances an individual arrested for murder is (a) held in custody and (b) released on police bail.
Answer: A suspect arrested on suspicion of murder may be held in custody before charge where the custody officer a) is determining whether he has before him sufficient evidence to charge them with the offence for which he was arrested and b) has reasonable ground...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
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