Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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Undocumented Migrants: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the ECHR on its capacity to summarily deport illegal migrants; and if she will make it her policy to amend the Human Righ
Answer: On the 12 May 2025, the Government set out its plans to reform the Immigration system in the Immigration White Paper. This includes reforming the framework for assessing appeals to stay in the UK on the basis of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act. The new ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to systematically collect data on safeguarding incident outcomes on asylum seekers in receipt of government accommodation support.
Answer: Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordExercise: Double TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50872More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made any assessment of the potential impact of the Double Contribution Convention on employment opportunities for British citizens in the seasonal fitness industry.
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Double TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50871More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Double Contribution Convention on employment opportunities for British citizens in the seasonal entertainment industry.
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Double TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50870More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Double Contribution Convention on employment opportunities for British citizens in the seasonal hospitality industry.
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDouble Taxation: IndiaTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50869More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of UK-based employers who will use the double contribution convention within the UK-India free trade agreement for exempted workers coming to work in the UK.
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRowan's HospiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board increases funding for Rowan's Hospice.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of local health authorities appeals process as a means to secure additional funding for charitable hospices.
Answer: Integrated care board (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. ICBs receive funding via their annual core allocation for resources. This is their recurrent budg...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRowan's HospiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the the level of funding provided by Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board to Rowan's hospice.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProscribed OrganisationsHome OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK's membership of the ECHR on its capacity to control proscribed terrorist organisations.
Answer: Section 4 of the Terrorism Act 2000 provides that any organisation or person affected by a proscription order can submit a signed, written application to the Home Secretary requesting that they consider whether a specified organisation should be removed f...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProscribed Organisations: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to reduce taxpayer funding of legal representation of proscribed (a) people and (b) organisations.
Answer: This Government has made no assessment of limiting legal aid to members of proscribed organisations but will keep the matter under review.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordProscribed Organisations: MusicHome OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit (a) artists and (b) music venues that hold concerts by artists who publicly express support
Answer: Under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 it is already an offence to invite support for a proscribed organisation:Section 12(1) makes it an offence to invite support for a proscribed organisation (the support invited need not be material support, such a...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to modernise the booking of driving tests in Hampshire.
Answer: As set out in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) 2024/25 business plan, DVSA is beginning the process of replacing its booking system. The system has many uses including: booking and scheduling of all practical driving and riding testsrecord...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent bots mass booking driving tests in Hampshire.
Answer: As set out in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) 2024/25 business plan, DVSA is beginning the process of replacing its booking system. The system has many uses including: booking and scheduling of all practical driving and riding testsrecord...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Fareham and WaterloovilleDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to expand transport support for provisional drivers unable to book a driving test in Fareham and Waterlooville constituency.
Answer: As set out in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) 2024/25 business plan, DVSA is beginning the process of replacing its booking system. The system has many uses including: booking and scheduling of all practical driving and riding testsrecord...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of hiring new staff due to changes in employer National Insurance contributions for GP practices in Hampshire.
Answer: We have made the necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the Autumn Budget. Resource spending for the Department will be £22.6 billion more in 2025/26 than in 2023/24, as part of the Spending Review settlement. The employers’ ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that hospices receive adequate funding from local health authorities.
Answer: The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and palliative and end of life care services, including hospice...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the integration of charity hospices into the National Health System.
Answer: The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and palliative and end of life care services, including hospice...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department offers to (a) disabled people and (b) carers ineligible for the companion travel pass scheme.
Answer: The government is committed to improving public transport services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus tr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding for the companion pass scheme.
Answer: The government is committed to improving public transport services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus tr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the companion bus pass scheme.
Answer: The government is committed to improving public transport services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus tr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to support (a) carers and (b) disabled people having free bus travel removed by Hampshire County Council.
Answer: The government is committed to improving public transport services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus tr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people impacted by changes to companion travel passes.
Answer: The government is committed to improving public transport services so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus tr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Advisory ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of independent domestic violence advisors working (a) in Fareham and Waterlooville constituency and (b) nationally.
Answer: This Government was elected on a landmark pledge to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) over the next decade, and tackling domestic abuse is a core part of this mission. We will use every lever within our power and work with key partners across ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to amend legislation to improve the appeals process for people on the Children and Adults barred list for exposing children to abuse whose domestic abuse perpetrator is no
Answer: The purpose of the children’s and adults’ barred lists maintained by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to prevent individuals from applying to work or from working in regulated activity with children and/or vulnerable adults, if they are conside...
Answered 7 May 2025
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