Matt Vickers MP: written questions 2025
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Undocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to recover public funds from people who return to the UK unlawfully after receiving financial support to leave.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on returns expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)The number of foreign national offenders re...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for (a) voluntary and (b) enforced removal schemes of foreign national offenders in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: We will not provide a running commentary on discussions between the Home Office and HMT on in-year funding for removal schemes. The costs associated with voluntary and enforced removals (including foreign national offenders) are varied. The total amount s...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) voluntary return and (b) deportation schemes since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes all available information on returns expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab)The number of foreign national offenders re...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSheepDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the sheep population over the last three years on wildfire risk.
Answer: Defra has made no assessment of the potential impact of the reduction in the sheep population over the last three years on wildfire risk. The sheep sector is an important component of our rural landscape. The size of the flock changes year to year and she...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of practicing clinicians who have received specialist training in (a) diagnosing and (b) treating Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Answer: In 2021, NHS England commissioned training for staff delivering treatment in inpatient children and young people’s mental health services to improve the understanding and management of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).NHS England does not...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of potential (a) savings to the NHS and (b) improved or increased quality of life for patients from the early diagnosing of people with Avoidant/Restrictive
Answer: NHS England has not made a specific assessment of the potential savings to the National Health Service or the improvements in quality of life arising from the early diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). However, early identificat...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance and information his Department issues to clinicians to assist in early diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Answer: NHS England is working with eating disorder services and local commissioners to improve access to assessment and treatment for all children and young people with a suspected eating disorder, including those presenting with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: North EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve the assessment and diagnosis for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in (i) Teesside and (ii) the North East of England.
Answer: NHS England is working with eating disorder services and local commissioners to improve access to assessment and treatment for all children and young people with a suspected eating disorder, including those presenting with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPost-mortemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage an increased uptake of coronial post-mortems by pathologists.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises that the system for commissioning pathologists to undertake post-mortems for coroners needs to function effectively to help coroners determine causes of death and meet the needs of bereaved families. Ministry of Justice ...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for (a) Teesside Coroner's Officer and (b) Coroner's Offices in England and Wales to issue a final death certificate from the date of when deaths are referred to them in each of th
Answer: At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by Coroner's Offices in England and Wales after (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after
Answer: At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath Certificates: Tees ValleyMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by the Teesside Coroner's Office for (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after the deaths
Answer: At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that financial support offered to facilitate voluntary return does not incentivise future illegal migration.
Answer: Financial support is designed to help with reintegration once migrants have returned to their home country, ensuring the return is sustainable, and not as an incentive to re-enter the UK illegally. The various voluntary schemes operate under clear guidanc...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Repatriation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure transparency in payments made to individuals (a) deported and (b) voluntarily returned from the UK since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested regarding the specific value of payments made under the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) and Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) are not separately available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes all available informatio...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Repatriation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average payment has been to individuals (a) deported and (b) removed from the UK under voluntary return schemes since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested regarding the specific value of payments made under the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) and Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) are not separately available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes all available informatio...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Repatriation: PaymentsHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of money paid to individuals (a) deported and (b) removed from the UK since July 2024.
Answer: The information requested regarding the specific value of payments made under the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) and Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) are not separately available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes all available informatio...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVictim Support SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of (a) counselling and (b) other psychological support for victims of crime.
Answer: We recognise that too many victims and survivors of crime are not getting the mental health support or care they need. The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to transform mental health services to improve access and treatment, and to promote goo...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims are kept informed throughout the criminal justice process.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog which has created unacceptable delays meaning victims are waiting too long for justice. This is why this Government commissioned the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, led by Sir Brian L...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of court backlogs on victims’ (a) wellbeing and (b) engagement with the justice process.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog which has created unacceptable delays meaning victims are waiting too long for justice. This is why this Government commissioned the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, led by Sir Brian L...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: Domestic Abuse and Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist support for victims of (a) sexual and (b) domestic violence.
Answer: This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) within the decade, and ensuring support is available for all victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse is an absolute priority. The new cross-Governme...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for victims’ support services.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice provides funding for victim and witness support services, including community-based domestic abuse and sexual violence services, in addition to core funding for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to allocate at their discretion,...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParole Board: TrainingMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of training provided to Parole Board members on assessing the risk of reoffending.
Answer: Parole Board members receive training in risk assessment that covers interpreting professional evaluations and assessing written and oral evidence to decide if statutory release criteria are satisfied.The Parole Board, as an independent body, is responsib...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParole BoardMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all relevant (a) intelligence and (b) behavioural evidence is available to the Parole Board it makes release decisions.
Answer: Qualified prison and probation officers, together with qualified psychologists, assess the relevance of all available evidence about a prisoner’s risk in the reports which they are required to submit to the Parole Board, when the Board is considering whet...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParole: Crimes of Violence and Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Parole Board’s approach to managing the risk posed by offenders convicted of serious (a) violent and (b) sexual crimes.
Answer: The Parole Board applies a statutory test when determining whether to release an offender. The test requires the Board to be satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the offender remain confined. The test was codified...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParole: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 on victims’ participation in parole hearings.
Answer: Victims’ participation in parole is managed through the Victim Contact Scheme run by HMPPS. Victims can submit a Victim Personal Statement to the Parole Board explaining the effect that the crime has had on them and their family. They can also make repres...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
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