Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Animal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for a list of the number of animal experimentations carried out on each species over each of the last 3 years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes annual statistics on scientific procedures involving living animals in Great Britain which include the number of scientific procedures carried out and broken down by species for each year, available at: www.gov.uk/go...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: GazaHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will confirm whether the expediting of Visas and support for exiting Gaza for Chevening and full scholarship offer holders for Gazan students will be extended to the next academic year.
Answer: The Government is continuing to keep this policy, and its impacts, under review.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the following key workers will remain eligible for indefinite leave to remain after five years under changes to the migration rules, (a) NHS physiotherapists, (b) NHS therapy support workers,
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026. Contributions will now be analysed, and the findings will support the development of t...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she had made of trends in the number of animals who died or were euthanised following non-compliance incidents as reported in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2024.
Answer: Any incident of non‑compliance with the ASPA, including those where animals died or were euthanised following non-compliance, is taken seriously and investigated in line with ASRU’s published compliance framework The framework explains how potential breac...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the146 cases of non-compliance in British laboratories described in the Animals in Science Regulation Unit A
Answer: All establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act1986 are required to meet standards of animal protections as set out in the Act and in the associated Code of Practice. The Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) conducts a progr...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions about the reclassification of ketamine.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. We are concerned about the harms ketamine causes and the rise in ketamine use, particularly among young people. In October 2025 the Department for Heal...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordKetamine: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what considerations has she made regarding the adequacy of the classification of ketamine as a Class A illicit substance.
Answer: Ketamine is a dangerous substance, which can cause irreversible bladder damage and in some cases death. We are concerned about the harms ketamine causes and the rise in ketamine use, particularly among young people. In October 2025 the Department for Heal...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of the impact of digital ID on the number of undocumented workers in the grey economy.
Answer: Due to the hidden nature of illegal working, there is no reliable estimate on the scale of the issue.The Digital ID programme is part of a broader strategy to tackle illegal immigration. By making it harder for people without the right to work to gain emp...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether protections against assaults for retail workers in the Crime and Policing Bill will apply to public transport workers involved in the retail of (a) refreshments and (b) rail products and ticke
Answer: Assaults against retail workers will be covered by a new offence which we are introducing via the Crime and Policing Bill. Our definition of retail worker captures someone working in or about retail premises for or on behalf of the owner or occupier of th...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime and Racial Discrimination: Flags and GraffitiHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of (a) hate crimes and (b) instances of racism in communities that have not (i) taken flags down and (ii) removed graffiti.
Answer: The Home Office publishes official statistics on hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. The latest release, including information on trends, can be found here: Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2024 - GOV.UKThe Hom...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Foreign Secretary on taking steps to help support Palestinians to access locations to verify their biometric data for UK visa applications.
Answer: There are currently two UK Visa Application Centres operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in Ramallah and Jerusalem. The centres in Ramallah and Jerusalem are open twice per week and once every two weeks respectively for biometrics enrolment....
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking to steps to help support children in Gaza with family members in the UK to come to the UK.
Answer: The Government is keeping all existing visa pathways under review in response to events in Gaza. Palestinians who wish to settle in the UK can do so via the existing routes available. Further information can be found on the GOV.UK website: Visas and immig...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: GazaHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reunite people in Gaza with members of their families in the UK.
Answer: The Government is keeping all existing visa pathways under review in response to events in Gaza. Palestinians who wish to settle in the UK can do so via the existing routes available. Further information can be found on the GOV.UK website: Visas and immig...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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