Suella Braverman MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Independent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to appoint an independent ombudsman to provide oversight of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase its oversight of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review into the operations of the Independent Custody Visiting Association (a) in Hampshire and (b) nationally.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to make amendments to existing legislation on the operation of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the operations of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to ensure guidance is followed on the operations of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) structured training programmes and (b) required materials are provided to new volunteers in the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Custody Visiting AssociationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) guidance and (b) standards are followed on the operation of the Independent Custody Visiting Association.
Answer: The Independent Custody Visiting Association is a membership organisation which supports local Independent Custody Visiting schemes in England and Wales. ICVA has no direct role in facilitating visits to custody suites. It is independent of Government but...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadcasting: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation on television broadcasting.
Answer: The Secretary of State was clear in her statement to Parliament that the scenes from the Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury were utterly appalling and unacceptable. This Government will not tolerate antisemitism – it has absolutely no place in our socie...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Glastonbury FestivalDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the BBC’s compliance with media laws following their broadcast of the Glastonbury Music Festival.
Answer: The Secretary of State was clear in her statement to Parliament that the scenes from the Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury were utterly appalling and unacceptable. This Government will not tolerate antisemitism – it has absolutely no place in our socie...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Glastonbury FestivalDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to bring forward new legislation on television broadcasting following the BBC coverage of the Glastonbury music festival.
Answer: The Secretary of State was clear in her statement to Parliament that the scenes from the Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury were utterly appalling and unacceptable. This Government will not tolerate antisemitism – it has absolutely no place in our socie...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Glastonbury FestivalDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to enforce media law on the BBC following its recent broadcast of the Glastonbury music festival.
Answer: The Secretary of State was clear in her statement to Parliament that the scenes from the Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury were utterly appalling and unacceptable. This Government will not tolerate antisemitism – it has absolutely no place in our socie...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Glastonbury FestivalDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC in relation to its coverage of Glastonbury music festival.
Answer: The Secretary of State was clear in her statement to Parliament that the scenes from the Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury were utterly appalling and unacceptable. This Government will not tolerate antisemitism – it has absolutely no place in our socie...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a review of police conduct in relation to the treatment of grooming gang survivors.
Answer: On Monday 16 June 2025 the Home Secretary set out the Government’s response to Baroness Casey’s audit on grooming gangs, which includes the Government’s commitment to establish a national inquiry, and our support for the police in launching a new national...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ReviewsTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59426More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted a review into the listed causes of de-banking by banking corporations.
Answer: The government recognises that access to banking services is vital for people and businesses across the UK and is a matter of concern for certain sectors such as cryptoasset firms and their customers. The government continues to engage with the banking se...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: CryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59425More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of de-banking cases involving cryptocurrency.
Answer: The government recognises that access to banking services is vital for people and businesses across the UK and is a matter of concern for certain sectors such as cryptoasset firms and their customers. The government continues to engage with the banking se...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ReviewsTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59424More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted a review into cases of de-banking; and what steps she plans to take to prevent this.
Answer: The government recognises that access to banking services is vital for people and businesses across the UK and is a matter of concern for certain sectors such as cryptoasset firms and their customers. The government continues to engage with the banking se...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil 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
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