Question follow-through · 97802

Freedom of Expression and Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that police officers receive adequate training and guidance to enable them to maintain public order while respecting freedom of (a) expression, (b) religion and beli

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that police officers receive adequate training and guidance to enable them to maintain public order while respecting freedom of (a) expression, (b) religion and beli

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to protecting freedom of expression while ensuring that individuals can access abortion services without harassment or intimidation.Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO), as introduced by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and P...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Evri: Migrant Workers

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of compliance by Evri and its subcontractors with statutory right-to-work checks.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Evri: Staff

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received reports of (a) under-18s, (b) individuals without a driving licence and (c) individuals without valid immigration status being engaged as couriers by (i) Evri and (

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Courier Services: Undocumented Migrants

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal working investigations have been opened into parcel delivery firms in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in (a) civil penalties and (b) prosecutions.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Courier Services: Undocumented Migrants

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has assessed the potential impact of courier networks using sub-accounts within courier networks on trends in the level of people working illegally.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Care Homes

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the timeframe and (b) other aspects of Operation Fernbridge for investigating allegations of child sexual abuse at Grafton Close children’s home.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Care Homes

27 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the police on the potential merits of commissioning a further investigation into abuse at Grafton Close covering the full period the home was operational.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Fire and Rescue Services: Greater Manchester

15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce has had discussions with the the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service race and faith network on contacting firefighters about their political affiliatio

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Care Workers

28 Aug 2026 · 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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

14 Sept 2026 · 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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

14 Sept 2026 · 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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

14 Sept 2026 · 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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

14 Sept 2026 · 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.