Rupa Huq MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
West Bank: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will summon the Israeli Ambassador to discuss recent reports of summary killings in the West Bank.
Answer: It is the long-standing policy of the UK Government not to set out the circumstances in which we would or would not summon a particular Ambassador, but we maintain a number of channels for raising concerns with the Israeli Government when necessary. On th...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from significant service charge increases.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 89138 answered on 21 November 2025.
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on the effectiveness of the implementation of the peace plan in Gaza.
Answer: It is the long-standing policy of the UK Government not to set out the circumstances in which we would or would not summon a particular Ambassador, but we maintain a number of channels for raising concerns with the Israeli Government when necessary. On th...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: TortureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will issue a response to the UN Committee against Torture’s recent publication on Israel.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 August 2025 to Question 58600.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will issue a response to Israel’s plans to introduce a mandatory death penalty for terrorism against Israel.
Answer: The UK Government's policy on the death penalty is clear: we oppose it in all circumstances, as a matter of principle.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: JournalistsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterparts on reinstating access to Gaza for foreign journalists.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 8 December to Question 97062.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Dual Use Goods and TechnologiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterparts on the dual-use categorisation of vaccination syringes and bottles of baby formula.
Answer: We continue to urge the Israeli authorities to lift all restrictions that are delaying the flow of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, including food, medical items, and shelter kits, and to enable safe, unrestricted access for the United Nations and other o...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department holds data on the number of neurologists with specialist training in Parkinson's disease.
Answer: While the Department does not hold data specifically on the number of Parkinson’s specialist staff in England, we do hold data on the number of doctors working in the wider specialty of neurology. As of August 2025, there were 2,010 full time equivalent (...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIrritable Bowel Syndrome: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make treatment available to people with Irritable bowel syndrome.
Answer: We recognise the significant impact that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can have on a person’s quality of life. We want a society where every person, including those with one or more long-term conditions like IBS, receives high-quality, compassionate care...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing the covid-19 vaccination to pensioners under 75; and how he made that estimate.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).Population immunity to COVID-19 has been increasing due to a combination o...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJared TaylorHome OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Jared Taylor was permitted to attend the Patriotic Alternative Conference in October 2025.
Answer: In accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018, I am unable to comment on the immigration status of individuals.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart on the destruction of two Ahmadiyya places of worship in Chahur Mughliyan and Chahur Kotli on 2 September 2
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer on 29 October to question 83844.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterparts on the attack on the Ahmadiyya community at Bait-ul-Mahdi Mosque in Rabwah on 10 October 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 29 October to question 82128.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Iranian counterparts on recent reports of six Baha’i women facing imminent imprisonment for their beliefs in Hamadan, Iran.
Answer: The UK Government and our Ambassador in Iran regularly raise our human rights concerns directly with the Iranian Government and in international fora. We are deeply concerned by the heightened threat currently faced by Baha'is in Iran.On 23 September 2025...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonationHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cross-Government work is being undertaken to help tackle identity fraud when no financial loss is incurred.
Answer: The Home Office is working across Government to consider whether to include initiatives to prevent the misuse of stolen identities and to strengthen protections for the public through the Government’s upcoming Fraud Strategy.We recognise the evolving natu...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence and Digital Technology: EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made in delivering the TechFirst programme; and what discussions her Department has had with organisations in Ealing Central and Acton constituency on s
Answer: TechFirst has recently launched its expanded undergraduate scholarships programme, which will find and support promising young talent from across the country. The Department plans to shortly launch new programmes that support more home students access Mas...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMorocco: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Moroccan counterpart on ensuring protection for (a) human rights activists and (b) religious minorities in that country.
Answer: The UK remains committed to the promotion and protection of human rights globally, including freedoms of expression and association. The UK also champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all and it is our firm opinion that no one should live in f...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: EalingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) Community and Environment Fund and (b) Business and Local Economy Fund in supporting communities affected by HS2 works in the London Borough of Ealing; if
Answer: The Government remains committed to ensuring that all ‘line of route’ communities affected by HS2 construction, including those in the London Borough of Ealing, receive a fair share of funding through the Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and Business ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support work to eradicate polio globally.
Answer: The UK is a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. This has enabled GPEI to reduce wild poliovirus cases by over 99 per cent. The UK is also the largest investor in Gavi, the ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Georgian counterpart on the treatment of (a) political opponents and (b) journalists in that country.
Answer: I remain gravely concerned by Georgia's democratic backsliding, attacks on the opposition and journalists. The former Foreign Secretary's 11 July statement condemned politically motivated detentions of opposition leaders in Georgia. On 6 August, the UK, w...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Iranian counterpart on (a) the illegal obtention of (i) property and (ii) assets of and (b) other attacks on the Baha’i communi
Answer: Our Ambassador in Iran and the former Foreign Secretary raised have human rights directly with the Iranian government and we regularly highlight Iran's repression of Baha'is in multilateral fora, including at the UN Human Rights Council in March. We were ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Iranian authorities on attacks on the Baha’i community including the illegal obtention of property and assets; and what steps i
Answer: The UK strongly condemns the repression of religious minorities in Iran, including Baha'is. On 18 March, the UK's Permanent Representative to the UN highlighted the continued systematic targeting and repression of religious minorities at the UN Human Righ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: EalingDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether HS2 plans to revisit the allocation of strategic funding to the London Borough of Ealing.
Answer: HS2 Ltd continues to meet its commitment to fund any new financial burdens on LB Ealing as a result of the HS2 project, and is also funding a dedicated officer post. On top of this, people in Ealing continue to benefit from HS2’s Community and Environment...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNaturalisation: RegistrationHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024, whether citizens who naturalised prior to 22 July 2025 will be included in the new registration route.
Answer: Those who have already become a British citizen through naturalisation are not able to apply for British citizenship as they already hold that status.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protections for defendants under the Single Justice Procedure.
Answer: The Government acknowledges the criticisms in relation to the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) and the importance of ensuring that the SJP is accessible and fair to all defendants. That is why we launched a consultation on the oversight and regulation of pr...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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