Paul Kohler MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in Northern Ireland in hotels, initial accommodation, dispersal accommodation and contingency accommodation.
Answer: Data on asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support in Northern Ireland is published by accommodation type and nationality in table Asy_D09 and by accommodation type and local authority in table Asy_D11 of the 'Asylum support detailed datasets’.The l...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: ComplaintsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the timeliness of the Information Commissioner's Office in investigating complaints concerning the handling of special categor
Answer: While DSIT acts as the ICO's sponsor department within government, the ICO is an independent regulator accountable to Parliament. The ICO has a statutory duty to investigate complaints from data subjects to the extent appropriate and reports annually to P...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that providers of occupational health clinical services maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and a reliable audit trail, including the retenti
Answer: The Department expects all providers of occupational health services to comply with their legal obligations regarding the management, storage, and retention of personal data and medical records, including their responsibilities under United Kingdom data p...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOccupational Health: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical independence and impartiality of occupational health assessments commissioned from external providers by employers, including public sector bodies
Answer: The Department does not regulate occupational health providers or oversee individual clinical assessments commissioned by employers. Occupational health providers are required to comply with relevant legal and professional requirements, including data pro...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOccupational Health: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that occupational health providers acting for employers respect an individual's right to withdraw consent during an assessment, and do not disclose informat
Answer: The Department does not regulate occupational health providers or oversee individual clinical assessments commissioned by employers. Occupational health providers are required to comply with relevant legal and professional requirements, including data pro...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: DeathHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that deaths connected to sexual violence and abuse, including suicides amongst those who have experienced prolonged abuse, are properly recorded and reflected in Gov
Answer: Sexual offences are among the most harmful crimes in society and can have devastating impacts on victims, their loved ones, and our communities.Our ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-Government Strategy’ was published on 18 December 2025 and sets o...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help tackle sexual offences; and what plans she has to update her Department's approach.
Answer: Sexual offences are among the most harmful crimes in society and can have devastating impacts on victims, their loved ones, and our communities.Our ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-Government Strategy’ was published on 18 December 2025 and sets o...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBiometrics: Data ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the storage, security, sharing, and deletion of data generated through the use of live facial recognition technology.
Answer: Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology uses live video footage of people passing an LFR camera in a public place and compares their images to a specific list of people wanted by the police (known as a watchlist).Police use of facial recognition is gover...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data are collected through the use of live facial recognition technology by police forces in England and Wales, where those data are stored, and how long they are retained.
Answer: Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology uses live video footage of people passing an LFR camera in a public place and compares their images to a specific list of people wanted by the police (known as a watchlist).Police use of facial recognition is gover...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure (a) lawful and (b) proportionate use of live facial recognition technology by police forces in England and Wales.
Answer: Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology uses live video footage of people passing an LFR camera in a public place and compares their images to a specific list of people wanted by the police (known as a watchlist).Police use of facial recognition is gover...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered (a) lessons from road safety education, and (b) circumstances where (i) sustained education and (ii) meaningful consequences for offenders reduced harm, in developing its a
Answer: We have published updated guidance for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) for teaching from September 2026, which includes a focus on developing skills for healthy relationships from the beginning of primary school and sets out that secondary ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of education on (a) relationships, (b) consent and (c) behaviour across different key stages.
Answer: We recognise that more needs to be done to support effective delivery of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in schools. That is why the department has published updated RSHE statutory guidance for teaching from September 2026 with strengthened...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used to determine when prisoners may be prohibited from communicating with the media.
Answer: Prison Service Instruction 37/2010 Prisoners' Access to the Media sets out the contact that prisoners are allowed to have with the media. The instruction includes details of the restrictions that are in place and the criteria taken into account when consi...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWimbledon Park Station: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London regarding the 1,435 hours of lift closures across 244 incidents at Wimbledon Park station in 2025 due solely to a lack of trained staff, including a contin
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues including accessibility of their network. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with TfL on the increase in lift closures due solely to a lack of trained staff on the London Underground to 6,365 hours in 2025, compared with 6,197 hours in 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues including accessibility of their network. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals relating to special educational needs and disabilities were lodged with the First-tier Tribunal in each of the last five years.
Answer: Information about appeals lodged with the First-tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people were waiting for an Education, Health and Care Plan decision in January (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
Answer: The number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment received during the calendar year, the outcome of those requests and the number of requests where the decision is outstanding at the end of the calendar year is available at: ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken was to complete an Education, Health and Care Plan assessment in England in each of the last five years.
Answer: The number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment received during the calendar year, the outcome of those requests and the number of requests where the decision is outstanding at the end of the calendar year is available at: ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: StaffHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed in Border Force in each of the last five years.
Answer: The latest published staffing and finance figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for 2020-2025 at: HO annual report and accounts 2020-25 (Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK)
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109445More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of reported incidents of violence against women and girls in England and Wales.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28th January is attached.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Job Satisfaction and Labour TurnoverHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of police officer retention and morale.
Answer: The Government’s Safer Streets Mission sets a clear expectation for policing to deliver safer communities and improved public confidence. The retention of police officers is an important element of managing the police workforce.Leaver rates for police off...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent police officers there were in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales, on a bi-annual basis, as at 31 March and 30 September each year in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https:...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people without leave to remain were removed from the UK in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on returns can be found in Ret_01 of the ‘Returns summary tables’. This data goes up to September 2025 and includes only individuals who do not have v...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are housed in contingency accommodation; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the use of that accommodation.
Answer: At its peak, around 400 hotels were in use as contingency accommodation for asylum seekers, at a cost of approximately £9 million per day. The number of hotels in use has since reduced to fewer than 200. The Government remains committed to ending the use ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases were awaiting an initial decision in January (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the 'Immigration System Statistics' and the ‘Migration Transparency Data’ releases.Data on the number of asylum claims awaiting an initial decision by duration is published in table Asy_D03 of the ‘Asylum claims...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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