Maureen Burke MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Immigration: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is to process an application for (a) Leave to Remain and (b) Indefinite Leave to Remain; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time to process such applications.
Answer: UKVI are currently processing applications on all of its routes where a customer service standard is operated within their published customer service standards. As previously announced by the Home Secretary, Family Reunion applications are currently pause...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth Games 2026: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Glasgow 2026 Organising Company on ensuring an effective community legacy from the Commonwealth Games.
Answer: The Department is in regular contact with the Organising Company and Scottish Government to support Glasgow 2026. I was pleased to be able to visit Glasgow this summer and discuss with the Commonwealth Sport Coordination Commission and other partners the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpringburn Winter Gardens Trust: FinanceTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65604More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding from the Growth Mission fund to Springburn Winter Gardens.
Answer: In her recent Spending Review speech, the Chancellor announced that the Government would be establishing a Growth Mission Fund to expedite local projects that are important for growth. Whilst we cannot confirm funding allocations yet, our £240 million Gro...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce processing times for applications for Graduate visas.
Answer: Our published transparency statistics can be found here: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK, including data on service standards.The current publication covers to end of March 2025: Visas, status and immigration data: Q1 2025 - 98% of standard Graduate ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the application window for international students to apply for a Graduate visa in the event of their university exam results being del
Answer: If a student’s results are not expected before their current visa expires, and they need more time to demonstrate successful course completion, they may apply to extend their Student visa as set out in the Immigration Rules Appendix Student.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing consideration of extenuating circumstances in decisions on Graduate visa applications.
Answer: The Graduate route is an unsponsored route with streamlined requirements, of which a fundamental element is the need to have successfully completed an eligible course of study. UKVI have the ability to exercise discretion on a case-by-case basis where the...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason a cap was introduced to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme was previously due to end in March 2025. The Government extended this for one year with an overall budget of £23m. To ensure this budget remains affordable, claims are now capped at £25,000 per place of worship. T...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Classroom AssistantsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN); and whether her Department provides additional funding for ASN courses in schools.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Glasgow North East to the answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45165.
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support UK Research and Innovation; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing doctoral studentships in the UK on the level o
Answer: The Government will provide £8.8 billion funding to UK Research and Innovation in 2025-26, of which £773 million is allocated to talent, including doctoral students. UKRI sets a minimum stipend level for the students that it funds and announced in January...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DevolutionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce barriers to treatment and care between UK nations.
Answer: While health is predominantly devolved, working together across the United Kingdom on health and social care is ingrained in our values. NHS emergency care is available for all patients, regardless of borders and we are working with the Devolved Governmen...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure compliance with the Civil Service Code and (b) record breaches of that code.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions makes it a contractual term of employment that its employees comply with the Civil Service Code and report if ever they are required to act in any way which may be illegal, improper or unethical. Failure to meet this c...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Codes of PracticeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to monitor enforcement of the Civil Service Code.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions deploys a variety of methods for monitoring enforcement of rules of conduct that underpin but are not exclusively about the Civil Service Code. For example, the Departmental Audit and Risk Assurance Committee monitors ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLife Expectancy: Glasgow North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the previous Government's policies on life expectancy in Glasgow North East constituency.
Answer: No assessment has been made. This would be a matter for the Scottish Government and National Records of Scotland: Life Expectancy in Scotland 2021-2023 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: GlasgowDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish practical driving test results broken down via (a) age and (b) gender for each of the test centres in greater Glasgow.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishes data annually showing car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds), at all driving test centres (DTCs). This data table can be found online at drt122d-car-driving-test-by-age-by-test-cent...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of amending the national speed limit for rural roads.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made a recent assessment, of the merits of amending the national speed limits for rural roads.
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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