Lewis Cocking MP: written questions
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Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of (a) electric bikes and (b) e-scooters by youth gangs involved in (i) drug dealing, (ii) theft and (iii) anti-social behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.Our Crime and Policing Bill will give the police greater powers to clamp down on all vehicles involved in anti-social...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been granted asylum after being convicted of a criminal offence in the UK in the last 12 months.
Answer: This information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of deportation orders issued to foreign criminals in the last five years have been enforced.
Answer: This Government pledged to deliver the highest rate of removals since 2018 and this has been surpassed, with a surge in returns activity since the election leading to almost 30,000 people with no right to be in the UK being removed.Of the total returns si...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived in the UK by small boat in the last 12 months have criminal records in their countries of origin.
Answer: Security and identity checks are carried out in respect of all small boat arrivals including criminality checks on UK databases for, amongst other things, convictions, pending prosecutions and wanted or missing reports. Further checks on criminality depen...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: ImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived in the UK illegally were granted leave to remain in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on detected irregular arrivals to the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on outcomes of asylum claims from small boat arrivals is published by arrival date in table Irr_D03 of the ‘Irregu...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help end the use of (a) vape shops, (b) barbers and (c) other high street businesses by organised crime groups.
Answer: There are a range of powers available to deal with criminal use and exploitation of high street properties. Authorities can use closure powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to close quickly premises which are being used, or ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) bring forward legislative proposals and (b) strengthen enforcement on fast food delivery companies to ensure they are not employing illegal immigrants.
Answer: Yes.Through the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, the Government is introducing tough new laws to clamp down on illegal working, including in the food delivery sector. This means that for the very first time, employment checks will be extended...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on amending eligibility for education, health and care plans.
Answer: Ministers and departmental officials engage with a wide range of experts on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The government has established and are working with an Inclusion Expert Advisory Group and a Neurodiversity Task and Finish Grou...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support young people into work.
Answer: DWP provides 16-24-year-olds with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a national and local level. As part of the plan to Get Britain Working we will launch a Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to en...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency: LobbyingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46919 on Environment Agency: Lobbying and with reference to the guidance entitled May 2025 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil
Answer: Section 29 of the guidance entitled “May 2025 Elections: guidance on conduct for civil servants” outlines that it is for individual public bodies to apply the guidance within their own organisations. Environment Agency staff follow all relevant sections o...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeAttorney GeneralTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 903982More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure increased prosecution rates for retail crime.
Answer: This Government’s Safer Streets Mission will drive forward the change we need to crack down on shoplifting – a crime that is blighting our communities.As Solicitor General, I superintend the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which prosecutes shoplifting an...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFreehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that residential freeholders are notified of future liability for charges during the conveyancing process.
Answer: The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”) contains measures to improve the home buying and selling process for homeowners to ensure perspective homeowners receive relevant and timely information at a reasonable cost.We will be consulting...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2025 to Question 44030 on Prisoners: Repatriation, whether (a) her Department and (b) HM Prisons and Probation Service have targets for the efficiency of the Early R
Answer: Between 5 July 2024 and 22 March 2025, there were 1,848 Early Removal Scheme (ERS) returns, which is a 15% increase compared to 1,610 in the same period 12 months prior. As part of the government’s Plan for Change and mission to create safer streets, we a...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency: LobbyingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues guidance to the Environment Agency on holding meetings with hon. Members during a pre-election period.
Answer: The Cabinet Office publishes guidance to civil servants in UK Government departments and staff and members of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and other arm’s-length bodies (ALBs) on their role and conduct during pre-election periods. The most recen...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45158More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require LINK to amend its assessment criteria for establishing new banking hubs.
Answer: While the Government has no current plans to amend legislation, we continue to work closely with industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the UK. The UK banking sector has committed to deliver these hubs by the end of this Parliament. Over 220 hubs ha...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: TravelDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure hospital transport providers are meeting the needs of patients and their families.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local commissioners and providers to work together to ensure that hospital patient transport services are meeting the needs of their populations locally. National guidance for non-emergency patient transport services, to suppor...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has a target for the removal of foreign national offenders from prisons.
Answer: HMPPS (HM Prisons and Probation Service) are working closely with the Home Office to ensure the Early Removal Scheme process runs as efficiently as possible by driving up foreign national offender (FNO) returns directly from prison. Between 5 July 2024 an...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that adequate infrastructure is in place before new housing is built.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of ensuring that new housing development is supported by appropriate infrastructure. The revised National Planning Policy Framework published 12 December included changes designed to improve the provision and moder...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RepatriationMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her Department's policy to remove all foreign national offenders from UK prisons.
Answer: The removal of foreign national offenders (FNOs) is an important priority of this Government. FNOs who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation.A...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons will the renaming of civil injunctions as housing injunctions help housing associations tackle anti-social behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a top priority for this government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.We will crack down on those making neighbourhoods feel unsafe and unwelcoming by bringing forward new Respect Orders, which will carry t...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage public participation in Devolution Priority Programme consultations.
Answer: On 17th February, the government launched six consultations, one for each area on Devolution Priority Programme. The government is encouraging everyone who lives and works within these areas to participate and make their voices heard. The government has b...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Biggest employment reforms in a generation unveiled to Get Britain Working again, published on 26 November 2024, what steps her Department is taking to imple
Answer: Our plan to get Britain working includes a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work. The Department for Work and Pensions and the D...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35800More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 33105 on Banking Hubs, whether she has the power to change the assessment criteria used by LINK to establish new banking hubs.
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefitting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. While branch closures are commercial decisions for banks, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance expects firms to ca...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the delay in confirming funding for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund for the financial year 2025-26 on families and children who r
Answer: Announcements on funding for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) will be made as soon as possible. We will, of course, always consider the impact of decisions on vulnerable children. ASGSF applications are generally permitted to e...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33105More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the assessment (a) process and (b) criteria for the establishment of banking hubs.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets, and rural areas across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. The Government is working closely with industry to roll...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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