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Hamas: Hostage TakingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Answer: We welcome the news that US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander will be released. We thank Qatar and Egypt for their support in bringing Edan out. We call on all parties to use this opportunity to re-engage with negotiations to ensure a lasting ceasefire is im...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: FinesHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties were issued for incidents of illegal working in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, (d) 2021-22, (e) 2022-23, (f) 2023-24 and (g) 2024-25; and what the total value of those
Answer: Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Transparency Data. This can be found at Immigration Enforcement data: Q4 2024 - GOV.UK on tab CPO2.The most recent published trans...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) visits were made to premises where illegal working was suspected to be taking place and (b) arrests were made at those premises by immigration enforcement teams in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-
Answer: The information requested is not currently available.Information relating to the number of illegal working visits is available in the Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK.Financial yearVolume of illegal working visits 2019/2062362020/21567202...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a small boat was recorded as entering UK waters with more than (a) 50, (b) 60, (c) 70 and (d) 80 people on board in (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23, (iii) 2023-24 and (iv) 2024-25.
Answer: The Home Office has interpreted the question to mean boats carrying a) 51 – 60 people; b) 61 – 70 people, and so on. The Home Office does not record this information in terms of boats ‘entering UK waters’ but as numbers of people who arrived in the UK for...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force would have implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, and (c) 2023-24, if the existing methodology
Answer: The Home Office has interpreted the question to mean the periods 6 April – 5 April for the years quoted. The Met Office changed its assessment criteria for likelihood of crossings in May 2023. The following figures set out the numbers of days per financia...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24 financial years; and in the 2024-25 f
Answer: The Home Office has interpreted the question to mean the periods 6 April – 5 April for the years quoted. The following reflect the numbers of days in each financial year where crossing attempts were considered likely given forecast weather and sea conditi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 902369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.
Answer: This Government’s Contracts for Difference Scheme is supporting seven tidal, solar and onshore wind projects.Great British Energy’s partnership with The Crown Estate will support floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea.And last week, in collaboration wit...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure victim-survivors of domestic abuse can access split payments for Universal Credit and (b) minimise the risk that applying for a split payments could alert perpetra
Answer: Split payments are considered in exceptional circumstances to provide support to vulnerable families and children from facing financial issues that could arise from a range of circumstances, particularly where one partner in the relationship may have subs...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Sub-Saharan AfricaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce barriers to and (b) promote trade with countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Answer: My Department leads cross-Government efforts to identify and resolve market access barriers in order to unlock opportunities for UK business and drive UK growth. In sectors and markets across the region we have trade promotion teams and programmes to supp...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to trade with the EU.
Answer: The Department is working with the European Union and Members States to break down trade barriers. As part of this agenda, we need effective ongoing dialogue with both British businesses and the European Union. As part of this, later today, Minister Thoma...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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