Richard Quigley MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take legislative steps to allow people over 18 to be formally adopted by their families.
Answer: The adoption of a child is about ensuring that a child has a permanent family, with the adopter taking legal and parental responsibility for them. At the age of 18, parental responsibility is no longer relevant, as an adult assumes responsibility for them...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help prevent international dentists entering the UK on NHS-sponsored Health and Care Visas leaving the NHS for private practice.
Answer: The immigration system will allow those who meet the visa requirements, such as having a job offer from an approved sponsor and being paid the appropriate salary, to come to the United Kingdom to be dentists. It does not differentiate between those who wi...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Isle of WightMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to enable registered providers to bid for section 106 housing on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The government recognises the ongoing challenge posed by the reduced appetite of Registered Providers of social housing to buy affordable homes delivered under Section 106 agreements. We will continue to work with housebuilders, local authorities, and Reg...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Country Nationals and VisasHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) routes to naturalisation, (b) fee exemptions and (c) special considerations are available to foreign nationals who have completed a period of Crown Service as a civilian working overseas for
Answer: Foreign nationals who have completed a period of Crown service overseas are able to apply for naturalisation. British nationality law allows for discretion to be exercised over some of the residence requirements for naturalisation applications, if the cus...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsle of Wight CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Isle of Wight will retain it’s own council as part of the Hampshire and Solent Mayoral authority under devolution.
Answer: The Devolution Priority Programme aims to see a new wave of mayors elected in May 2026, including for Hampshire and the Solent. This will see local authorities in the area join up with their neighbours to form a new Combined Authority over a sensible geog...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Isle of Wight WestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of work, education and training in Isle of Wight West constituency.
Answer: Robust data on the number of young people out of work, education and training is not available at a constituency level.This Government is committed to supporting young people through the DWP Youth Offer and new Youth Guarantee, alongside launching Skills ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking with international partners to help tackle irregular migration to the UK.
Answer: We engage regularly with our international partners on irregular migration, with a commitment to tackling people trafficking and the gangs profiting from it. In July we declared steps to reinforce our cooperation with Europol and announced up to £84 milli...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndustry: Isle of WightDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the industrial strategy applies to the Isle of Wight.
Answer: This Government will introduce a modern Industrial Strategy to drive long-term sustainable, inclusive and secure growth - through securing investment into crucial sectors of the economy. To do this, we will work in partnership with local and regional lead...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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