Marie Rimmer MP: written questions

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Written questions

Driverless Vehicles: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) Baidu and (b) other Chinese software companies' compliance with the extraterritorial elements of the People's Republic of China (i) National intell
Answer: Trials of automated vehicles must be undertaken in line with the requirements set out in the Automated Vehicle Trialling Code of Practice. Trialling organisations must have a safety driver monitoring both the road traffic environment and vehicle systems s...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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Driverless Vehicles: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the outage of Baidu self-driving cars in Wuhan.
Answer: Trials of automated vehicles must be undertaken in line with the requirements set out in the Automated Vehicle Trialling Code of Practice. Trialling organisations must have a safety driver monitoring both the road traffic environment and vehicle systems s...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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Driverless Vehicles: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licences for testing self-driving cars have been given to (a) Baidu and (b) other automotive companies partnered with Chinese providers.
Answer: Trials of automated vehicles must be undertaken in line with the requirements set out in the Automated Vehicle Trialling Code of Practice. Trialling organisations must have a safety driver monitoring both the road traffic environment and vehicle systems s...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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Telecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with international partners like Taiwan on undersea cable resilience.
Answer: The Government recognises the critical role of subsea telecoms cables for international connectivity.The Government works closely with international partners, including Taiwan, to ensure the security and resilience of subsea telecoms cables. This includes...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
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Uyghurs: IntimidationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of state intimidation on Uyghur families in the diaspora.
Answer: Attempts by foreign governments to coerce, intimidate or harm their critics overseas, including the Uyghur diaspora, are unacceptable. The freedom of speech and other fundamental rights of all people in the UK are protected under UK law, regardless of nat...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Ding YuandeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterparts concerning the detention of Falun Gong practitioner, Ding Yuande; and what diplomatic steps she is taking to
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 April to Question 43452.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
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Migrant Workers: VisasHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying bandings to regional areas of the UK to the base minimum salary thresholds and occupation-specific going rates for businesses employin
Answer: We do not plan to introduce varying salary requirements based on location. Our aim is to have a single immigration system which works for the whole of the UK.Every occupation is expected to be paid at least the “going rate”, which is set at the median for...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: Digital TechnologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Legal Aid Agency's Sign in to Legal Aid Services implementation has been delayed; what specific security issues have arisen; and when updates on its postponed launch will be made available.
Answer: The Department has worked around the clock to ensure that digital services were restored as swiftly and safely as possible. There has been no delay to implementation of the new secure single sign-in tool for LAA online services (SiLAS), which went live on...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of disaster recovery planning at the Legal Aid Agency prior to the cyber-attack of April 2025.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously. Firstly, to ensure transparency about the cyber- attack and that we reached as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice shortly after ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to compensate legal aid providers for disruption caused by the cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency in April 2025.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 10 November to Question 87407.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the the Legal Advice Agency data breach in April 2025, whether his Department and the LAA had a prepared disaster recovery plan prior to the breach.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously. Firstly, to ensure transparency about the cyber- attack and that we reached as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice shortly after ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, after the April 2025 data breach of the Legal Advice Agency, what specific steps have been taken, and what further measures are planned, to ensure that a similar security breach does not occur again.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously. Firstly, to ensure transparency about the cyber- attack and that we reached as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice shortly after ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the determined method by which unauthorised access was gained to the Legal Aid Agency's online digital systems during the April 2025 data breach.
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously. Firstly, to ensure transparency about the cyber- attack and that we reached as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice shortly after ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the cyber attack in April 2025 on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), other than the information on the LAA’s website, what steps have been taken to notify legal aid applicants that their confidential data has
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously. Firstly, to ensure transparency about the cyber- attack and that we reached as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice shortly after ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Legal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what types of personal and sensitive data were compromised in the April 2025 cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) including whether the breach included information on vulnerable individuals such as victims
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously. Firstly, to ensure transparency about the cyber- attack and that we reached as many potentially impacted individuals as possible, the Ministry of Justice published a notice shortly after ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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Myanmar: RohingyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps she has taken with her international counterparts to ensure the protection of Rohingya women and girls in Myanmar.
Answer: As penholder on Myanmar at the UN Security Council, we convened six Council meetings in 2024, including the first open meeting in five years focused on the Rohingya, and we have convened three Council meetings so far in 2025. We also co-sponsored a UN Hum...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
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