Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has consulted Thames Valley Police on the potential risks posed to women and girls by non-detained asylum accommodation housing more than 1,000 adult males.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the policing resources required to ensure women’s safety in rural villages located adjacent to large-scale male asylum accommodation.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information relating to identity verification, documentation status and background checks will be provided to local authorities and police prior to residents being placed at rural asylum accommod
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish the safeguarding framework used to assess potential risks to women and children living near large-scale male asylum accommodation sites.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department has given to the ratio of asylum-seeking men to local residents when determining the suitability of rural sites for non-detained accommodation.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evaluated the potential impact of large-scale asylum accommodation on the ability of women and children in rural communities to move safely around public lanes, footpaths an
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the suitability of rural villages with no shop, school or public transport infrastructure to host non-detained asylum accommodation for more than 1,000 residents.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that women and girls in rural villages are protected from risks associated with large-scale male asylum accommodation operating with sign-in, sign-out arrangements.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted a gender-specific safeguarding assessment on the impact of placing large numbers of adult males in close proximity to small rural communities with high proportions
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on women’s safety of accommodating single adult males in non-detained facilities adjacent to rural settlements such as Piddington.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordApprentices: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review apprenticeship funding rules to ensure that British citizens who did not choose to live abroad, but did so due to parental employment, have adequate access to training opportu
Answer: This Government is transforming the Apprenticeships Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy in England, backed by £1 billion of additional investment, which will support 50,000 more young people into apprenticeships, give employers greater flexibility to d...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British citizens born in the UK have not been able to access apprenticeship programmes in each of the last five years due to the three-year residency rule, and what steps she is taking to addre
Answer: This Government is transforming the Apprenticeships Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy in England, backed by £1 billion of additional investment, which will support 50,000 more young people into apprenticeships, give employers greater flexibility to d...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the three-year UK residency requirement for apprenticeships on British citizens who have lived overseas due to parental employment, and
Answer: This Government is transforming the Apprenticeships Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy in England, backed by £1 billion of additional investment, which will support 50,000 more young people into apprenticeships, give employers greater flexibility to d...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the skills and workforce required to support the transition to a more circular economy.
Answer: The Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. Defra recognises that skills will be an important enabler of this transition and is considering the evidence for ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Waste ManagementDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis he has undertaken of future skills requirements in the waste and resource management sector.
Answer: The Government's latest analysis of future skills needs is set out in the Skills England annual skills report and Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments 2026, which provides an assessment of current and future skills demand and supply across ten priority secto...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are involved in the design of technical and vocational training to ensure that provision reflects workforce needs.
Answer: The department is working closely with employers, providers, awarding organisations and higher education institutions to design high-quality technical and vocational qualifications that reflect workforce needs. These new qualifications will be based on oc...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices and Training: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce administration for employers seeking to access apprenticeship and skills funding.
Answer: This government continues to cut red tape so that employers and apprenticeship training providers can focus even more of their time on delivering high-quality training for learners. To support employers to use the apprenticeship service, we have introduce...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices and Training: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that apprenticeship and skills funding provides employers with adequate flexibility to fund training to address sector-specific skills shortages.
Answer: This government is transforming the Apprenticeships Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy in England, giving employers greater flexibility, creating more opportunities for young people, and directly supporting the Industrial Strategy. To give businesses ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish quarterly data on substantiated abuse cases in the adult social care sector, broken down by employer, visa route, and care setting.
Answer: On 29 July, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.g...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce enhanced safeguarding or compliance requirements for care providers issuing more than 50 Health and Care visa sponsorships per year, in the context of recent cases in
Answer: On 29 July, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.g...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the level of supervision and oversight for domiciliary care workers recruited from overseas, and whether she plans to introduce minimum supervision standards for pro
Answer: On 29 July, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.g...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of abuse or neglect involving care workers sponsored under the Health and Care visa route have been recorded since January 2023, and what steps her Department is taking to ensure
Answer: On 29 July, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.g...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Care Quality Commission took action against Radis Community Care nearly a year after the reported incident of June 2024, and whether she has made an assessment of the effectiven
Answer: Safeguarding investigations are led by local authorities. The role of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to share relevant information, monitor risks to people using services, and determine whether regulatory action is required within its remit.In June ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Skilled Worker and Health and Care visas were issued to employees of Radis Community Care between 2023–24 and 2025, and what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of compliance m
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.UKVI undertakes an assessment as to whether a business has a genuine need for the volume of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) that have been applied for by Sponsor Licence Hold...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on SEND learners and anxious or vulnerable pupils who rely on ADIs to manage
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) understand the vast majority of instructors who used the online booking service were doing so legitimately. Changes to the rules, however, were critical to prevent the reselling of tests at inflated prices. ...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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