Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Visas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional steps her Department plans to take to improve the process of accessing evisa accounts.
Answer: eVisas are a key part of delivering a border and immigration system which will be more digital and streamlined, a change that will enhance the applicant’s experience and increase the immigration system’s security and efficiency.The UKVI account provides p...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
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Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any penalties have been applied to Serco for non-compliance with contractual obligations at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in the past 12 months.
Answer: Onsite Home Office Compliance Teams are responsible for ensuring that Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) contracted centre providers are fulfilling their contractual requirements. Performance is monitored through a robust and comprehensive system of contrac...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
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Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms her Department has established to ensure that Serco fulfils its contractual obligations as the operator of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre.
Answer: Onsite Home Office Compliance Teams are responsible for ensuring that Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) contracted centre providers are fulfilling their contractual requirements. Performance is monitored through a robust and comprehensive system of contrac...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
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Immigration Controls: WomenHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report entitled Evaluation of Action Access, an Alternative to Detention Pilot by UNHCR, published in January 2022, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
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Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that women have access to high-quality (a) interpretation and (b) translation services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre.
Answer: There is detailed guidance for staff working at all Immigration Removal Centres (IRC), including Derwentside. Detention Services Order ‘Interpretation Services and use of Translation Devices’ provides instruction and guidance on the use of interpretation ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
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Police Custody: SuicideHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of suicide prevention training for staff in police custody suites.
Answer: The Government is committed to preventing deaths in or following police custody, including suicides both in custody and following release.The College of Policing’s 'Vulnerability in Custody' training package, launched in 2022, seeks to improve the consist...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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Cabinet Office	3
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	20
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	6
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	8
Department for Transport	8
Department for Work and Pensions	12
Department of Health and Social Care	35
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	9
Home Office	6
House of Commons Commission	2
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Ministry of Justice	3
Treasury	8
Women and Equalities	1

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