Victoria Collins MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Advertising: FraudHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its fraud strategy provides consumers with protection from all types of fraudulent advertising.
Answer: As part of the requirements of the Online Safety Act (2023), large social media and search services will be required to use proactive systems and processes to prevent the public from encountering fraudulent adverts, and minimise the length of time any suc...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that British National (Overseas) passport holders are afforded (a) access to the UK’s digital eGates at border control and (b) equal treatment to British passport hold
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published in May 2025, sets out new measures on a wide range of immigration and border issues, including our vision to revolutionise the UK border by using technology to make visible change to security, flow and the passenger ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: FraudHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation on the steps needed to tackle AI scams in the form of phishing emails.
Answer: The Home Office is absolutely committed to tackling the threat of fraud, which is why this Government has committed to publishing a new and enhanced Fraud Strategy that addresses the full range of harm that UK citizens face from fraud, including AI enable...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: FraudHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State in response to the question from the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted of 2 May 2025, Official Report, column 11, if her Depart
Answer: The Home Office is absolutely committed to tackling the threat of fraud, which is why this Government has committed to publishing a new and enhanced Fraud Strategy that addresses the full range of harm that UK citizens face from fraud, including AI enable...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made on the ability of British Nationals Overse
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: HertfordshireHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to maintain the five year qualifying period for current indefinite leave to remain visa holders in (a) Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Directive 2010/63EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, what steps her Department is taking to (a) record and (b) publish the number of animals bred for use in scientific
Answer: The Home Office is presently reviewing the collection and publication of additional statistics on animals that were bred for, but not used in, scientific procedures.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to make LGBTQ+ hate crimes aggravated offences; and if she will implement a national Hate Crime Strategy and Action Plan to improve (a) reporting and (b) support for victi
Answer: All hate crimes are unacceptable, and we back the police in taking the strongest action against the perpetrators of these appalling offences.We are currently considering the best way to implement commitments in this space.The Government funds an online ha...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) expand and (b) simplify the Global Talent visa route.
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper, we will continue to work closely with our endorsing bodies on policy proposals to make it simpler and easier for top scientific and design talent to use the Global Talent Visa route, and ensure the UK can bring i...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting Ukrainians settled in the UK through sponsorship schemes the right to remain (a) indefinitely and (b) until it is safe
Answer: We are committed to standing with Ukraine and providing stability for those we have welcomed to the UK and those who still need our sanctuary.The Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme, which opened to applications on 4 February 2025, provides up to an...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were issued under the digital technology stream of the Global Talent visa in each calendar year since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Global Talent and Scale-Up Worker visas, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on outcomes of visas (issued, refused, withdrawn, lapsed) are published in table ‘Vi...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were (a) approved and (b) denied under the scale-up worker visa route in each calendar year since 2022; and what the average waiting time was for a decision.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Global Talent and Scale-Up Worker visas, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on outcomes of visas (issued, refused, withdrawn, lapsed) are published in table ‘Vi...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for Global talent visas were rejected in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Global Talent and Scale-Up Worker visas, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on outcomes of visas (issued, refused, withdrawn, lapsed) are published in table ‘Vi...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: FloodsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory duty for fire and rescue services to respond to flooding events.
Answer: Fire and Rescue Authorities have duties under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) to prepare for emergencies, including major flooding. Fire Rescue Authorities also have discretionary powers to respond to incidents under their general powers in the Fire an...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the breeding of beagles used for laboratory experiments.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science.The Labour Manifesto for government includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towa...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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