Suella Braverman MP: written questions 2025
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Civil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59423More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the issues which have led to the largest number of incidents of reported civil servants being found in breach of strict impartiality conduct.
Answer: The collection of any data with regard to breaches of the Civil Service Code would be a matter for individual departments.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59422More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of how to improve civil service compliance with strict impartiality in (a) recruitment and (b) retention.
Answer: The Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles explain the legal requirement that selection for appointment to the Civil Service must be on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. The Civil Service takes adherence to these principles very ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59421More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of incidents involving civil servants who were found to be in breach of strict impartiality.
Answer: The collection of any data with regard to breaches of the Civil Service Code would be a matter for individual departments.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Political ImpartialityCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59420More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department plans to take to support (a) neutrality and (b) impartiality in the civil service.
Answer: Impartiality, and in particular political impartiality, is one of the values of the Civil Service Code. It is a contractual obligation for civil servants to abide by the Code. Impartiality means civil servants must serve the Government, whatever its polit...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLucy ConnollyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review the case of Lucy Connolly.
Answer: The Court of Appeal has considered all the evidence put before them in this case and refused the application for leave to appeal against the sentence. It would not be appropriate for any Minister of Government to comment on or intervene in such a decision...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFreedom of ExpressionMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislation to protect free speech.
Answer: This Government recognises the fundamental importance of freedom of speech as a cornerstone of our democratic society. We have had free speech in this country for a very long time. It is one of our foundational principles of which we are all very proud. I...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLucy ConnollyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of Lucy Connolly's condition in prison.
Answer: We cannot disclose personal information about an individual prisoner.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLucy ConnollyMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has considered compassionate measures for Lucy Connolly.
Answer: We cannot disclose personal information about an individual prisoner.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSebastien LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to meet with Sebastien Lai.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with Sebastien Lai, Jimmy Lai's son, and his international legal team, on 7 November 2024. I met with Sebastien and Doughty Street Chambers on 28 April. The government is clear that Jimmy Lai's case is a priority and I raised it ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of international measures to secure the release of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for this government. The Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with President Xi on 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Foreign Secretary raised it with China's Foreign Minister in April. During my visit to Hong ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to secure the release of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for this government. The Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with President Xi on 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Foreign Secretary raised it with China's Foreign Minister in April. During my visit to Hong ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the detention of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for this government. The Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with President Xi on 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Foreign Secretary raised it with China's Foreign Minister in April. During my visit to Hong ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of disputed Child Maintenance Service cases on people's health.
Answer: When a client is dissatisfied, The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) tries to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, without the need for a formal complaint. If the client remains dissatisfied, the Department for Work and Pensions Complaints Team looks a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to increase oversight of Child Maintenance Service enforcement via (a) independent bodies and (b) ombudsmen.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service will do everything within its powers to make sure parents comply. Where parents fail to take responsibility for paying for their children, the CMS will not hesitate to use the range of enforcement powers available. The CMS is...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to conduct a full audit of Child Maintenance Service accounts and third-party payments in the last ten years.
Answer: Since 2012 the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has been an operational directorate of the Department for Work and Pensions. The operational costs of running the CMS are included within the overall Departmental accounts that are published annually. These a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing prison sentences for domestic abusers on reoffending rates of assault.
Answer: The Independent Sentencing Review recommends a reduction in short prison sentences.There is a compelling case for doing so: in the most recent data, nearly 60% of those receiving a 12-month sentence reoffended within a year. It is important, however, to n...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to release inmates who have served a third of their sentence in order to tackle overcrowding.
Answer: This Government was left an unconscionable inheritance with the prison system days from collapse. To prevent the risk of gridlock across the Criminal Justice System, we have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and kee...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of shorter prison sentences for prisoners convicted of violent offences on reoffending rates.
Answer: The Independent Sentencing Review recommends a reduction in short prison sentences.There is a compelling case for doing so: in the most recent data, nearly 60% of those receiving a 12-month sentence reoffended within a year. It is important, however, to n...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an estimate of the reoffending rate of prisoners released through the early release scheme in 2024.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Reoffending rates are published regularly on an annual and quarterly basis. The most recent ra...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has an internal target for net migration in 2025.
Answer: In the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May, we set out our commitment to continue reducing net migration from the record highs that were reached when the Rt Hon Member was the Home Secretary in June 2023.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of families that are unable to reclaim prepaid fees when an after-school club ceases trading.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.The Childcare Act 2006 places a duty on local authorities to make sure that there are enough childcare places within its locality for working parents, or for parents who are studying or training for employment...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with exiled Iranian opposition leaders on women’s freedom in Iran.
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to help encourage Iran to improve the freedom of women and girls in that country.
Answer: We have not taken legal action regarding Iran's abhorrent repression of women and girls. However, we continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resoluti...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of trends in levels of women and girls in Iran imprisoned for participation in w
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with international counterparts on improving women’s freedom in Iran.
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
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