Sarah Champion MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Nitrous Oxide: SalesHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to further regulate the sale of nitrous oxide cannisters.
Answer: Since November 2023, nitrous oxide has been controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Under the Act, it is an offence to produce, supply, offer to supply, possess, possess with intent to supply, import or export nitrous oxide where ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaveryHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government conducted an impact assessment prior to introducing changes to the Modern Slavery statutory guidance on the 11th May 2026, pertaining to the change in credibility guidance and t
Answer: Policies are regularly kept under review, and impacts are assessed as part of any proposed changes. An Equality Impact Assessment was completed as part of this process.
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaveryHome OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps their department will take to ensure all police forces will be kept updated to latest trends and best practice relating to modern slavery and human trafficking now support through the Moder
Answer: Modern slavery crimes are complex to investigate and prosecute, and ensuring a consistent and coordinated national policing response to modern slavery remains a priority for the Home Office.The Department worked closely with the Modern Slavery and Organis...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Trafficking and SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether their department plans to collect and publish data on the number of modern slavery and human trafficking police investigations, after this is no longer done by the National Police Chiefs’ Coun
Answer: The Department has been working closely with the Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Unit (MSOICU) to review the programme’s functions and agree contingency arrangements to ensure key functions are preserved following the programme’s closure. T...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Chevening Scholarships ProgrammeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Chevening Scholars have subsequently claimed asylum in the UK.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of people claiming asylum where the latest leave held prior to claim was a study visa is published in table Asy_D01a of the ‘Asylum claim...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaveryHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure a coordinated national policing response to modern slavery, in the context of the removal of funding for the Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration
Answer: Modern slavery crimes are complex to investigate and prosecute, and ensuring a consistent and coordinated national policing response to modern slavery remains a priority for the Home Office.The Department has been working closely with the Modern Slavery a...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSlaveryHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of funding from the Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Unit on dedicated national policing funding for modern
Answer: We understand concerns about the lack of dedicated funding for the specialist Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Programme from April 2026, which has historically sat under the National Police Chief Council’s Modern Slavery and Organised Immig...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse for people undertaking key roles with children and
Answer: Everyone who is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of children should receive appropriate training on referral processes. The government will set out clear guidance on the operation of the duty, and we will work with regulators and professional stan...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the scope of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to include decapod crustaceans; and what the timeline is for any work required prior to the decision.
Answer: The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 recognises decapod crustaceans as sentient beings. The Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to setting welfare standards for decapod crustaceans, both for those caught for human co...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the National Crime Agency is carrying out inspections on cargo flights from the Uyghur region to ensure they are not carrying goods made with Uyghur
Answer: The Government remains firmly opposed to the use of state-imposed forced labour. We are committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from human and labour rights abuses.The Proceeds of Crime Act (...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: RotherhamHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was for the Independent Office for Police Conduct produce the Updated summary published for 2017 IOPC investigation linked to child sexual abuse in Rotherham.
Answer: On 19 September 2025, following requests from complainants and other interested persons for further detail, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) published a further summary of the Operation Amazon investigation, which formed part of the series...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: RotherhamHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how much it cost for the Independent Office for Police Conduct to carry out the Operation Amazon investigation linked to child sexual abuse in Rotherham.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to letter sent to her from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) regarding the costs for Operation Linden. A copy of the letter was placed in the House Library. As noted in that letter, “the total operations cost of the 9...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: RotherhamHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how much it cost for the Independent Office for Police Conduct to carry out the Operation Linden investigation linked to child sexual abuse in Rotherham.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to letter sent to her from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) regarding the costs for Operation Linden. A copy of the letter was placed in the House Library. As noted in that letter, “the total operations cost of the 9...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: PrimatesHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Non-technical summaries for project licences granted January – March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for
Answer: The Home Office is committed to ensuring that the use of animals in scientific research is strictly regulated and is only permitted where no suitable alternatives are available.In parallel, the Government is committed to working towards a vision of phasin...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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