Suella Braverman MP: written questions 2025
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Hospitality Industry: Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the minimum wage on the trends in levels of hospitality workers.
Answer: The Government published an Impact Assessment (IA) for the 2025 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (NLW) rates, which includes a breakdown of the expected impacts by sector. The IA also sets out the economic literature to date, which shows tha...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on pubs.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of minimum wage rises on hiring practices of pub chains.
Answer: The Government published an Impact Assessment (IA) for the 2025 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (NLW) rates, which includes a breakdown of the expected impacts by sector. The IA also sets out the economic literature to date, which shows tha...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53104More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the average cost of operation of pub chains.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of foreign nationals who would be fast-tracked to citizenship under the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UNHCR recognised refugees by country that would be resettled in the UK under the Restoring control over the immigration system: white p
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the salary threshold to £45,000 for work visas; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of this on net migrati
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any plans to tackle after-school clubs that are required to register with Ofsted that fail to do so.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to review the adequacy of Ofsted’s enforcement powers for after-school clubs.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement powers Ofsted has for after-school clubs.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of police widows who lose access to their survivor's pension when they cohabit or remarry.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that police widows do not lose access to their survivor's pension if they cohabit or remarry.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces and Police: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of access to widow pensions for women who (a) cohabit and (b) remarry for widows of (i) police and (ii) armed forces personnel.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of access to police widow pensions for women who (a) cohabit and (b) remarry in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Northern Ireland.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the foster care allowance for children in kinship care.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. They often take on this role at a time when they were least expecting to raise a family, and the department recognises the challenges...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to encourage kinship role recruitment.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting kinship carers and ensuring that children in kinship care arrangements have the opportunity to thrive. This includes removing barriers from carers coming forward, where that is in the child’s best interests. At th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure full kinship support to all recipients of kinship care.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children.Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we are seeking to mandate local authorities to publish a kinship local offer which ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing levels of kinship care.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting kinship carers and ensuring that children in kinship care arrangements have the opportunity to thrive. This includes removing barriers from carers coming forward, where that is in the child’s best interests. At th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School Clubs: RegistrationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the number of after-school clubs required to be registered by Ofsted that are operating without being registered.
Answer: Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Register and the General Childcare Register, depending on the type of provision and age of the children they intend to care for. Some providers are exempt from regist...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School Clubs: InsolvencyDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase the level of protection for parents when an independent after-school provider is made bankrupt.
Answer: As a private market, guidance published by the Insolvency Service is likely to apply, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claim-money-back-from-a-bankrupt-person-or-company-in-compulsory-liquidation-guidance-for-creditors/if-...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School Clubs: InsolvencyDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of guidelines on (a) financial compensation and (b) protection for parents when an independent after-school provider becomes insolvent.
Answer: As a private market, guidance published by the Insolvency Service is likely to apply, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claim-money-back-from-a-bankrupt-person-or-company-in-compulsory-liquidation-guidance-for-creditors/if-...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School Clubs: RegulationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to strengthen regulations on the (a) qualifications and (b) safety requirements for (i) people and (ii) groups that run after-school clubs.
Answer: Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Register and the General Childcare Register, depending on the type of provision and age of the children they intend to care for. Some providers are exempt from regist...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of her Department's processes for monitoring after-school clubs' compliance with Ofsted registration requirements; and whether she plans to improve these monitorin
Answer: Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Register and the General Childcare Register, depending on the type of provision and age of the children they intend to care for. Some providers are exempt from regist...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of recording non-crime hate incidents on levels of hate crime.
Answer: The current policy and code of practice on the recording of Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs) remains exactly the same as when it was laid before Parliament by the Rt Hon Member on 13 March 2023, during her second spell as Home Secretary.However, the curre...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of non-crime hate incidents logged that led to criminal acts.
Answer: The current policy and code of practice on the recording of Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs) remains exactly the same as when it was laid before Parliament by the Rt Hon Member on 13 March 2023, during her second spell as Home Secretary.However, the curre...
Answered 15 May 2025
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