Written questions
138 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Police: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces purchased CONNECT computer software; and how many such forces (a) no longer and (b) continue to use the software.
9 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Police: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time it takes an officer to complete a case file is on (a) CONNECT and (b) Case Overview and Prosecutions Application (COPA).
9 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Police: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on the CONNECT computer software since its introduction by the Metropolitan Police on (a) further development of the software, (b) training including (i) accommodation, (ii) tr
9 Jan 2025 · Home Office
Police Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time spent by people in custody in police holding cells was in the two years (a) before and (b) after the introduction of the CONNECT software; and how many people have been detained
18 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Sri Lanka
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18968 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of relocating to St Helena asylum seekers who have trave
18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Asylum: Sri Lanka
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18968 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, for what reason the migrants temporarily relocated to the UK were not relocated to St
18 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Asylum: Sri Lanka
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18968 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, what accommodation is available on St Helena to house migrants; what the maximum capa
13 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Synthetic Opioids Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Minister in her Department has chaired a meeting of the synthetic opioids taskforce; and how many times that taskforce has met since 5 July 2024.
12 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Visas: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase the salary threshold for family visas.
12 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of crimes committed by nationality in each of the last five years for which data is available.
12 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on returning Syrians (a) seeking and (b) granted asylum if that country becomes safe.
11 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Offenders: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Foreign National Offenders challenged deportation in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how many and what proportion of those challenges were
11 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Arrests
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested as a result of investigations by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce since 5 July 2024.
11 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Police
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has written to Chief Constables setting out her priorities for policing.
11 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has identified alternative accommodation to enable a reduction in the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.
10 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Sri Lanka
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing Sri Lankans based on Diego Garcia to the UK on the number of people who will begin to attempt to reach the UK via Diego Garcia; and w
10 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants entering the country illegally claimed to be children since 5 July 2024; how many and what proportion of those migrants were subsequently assessed to be (a) under and (b) over 18; an
10 Dec 2024 · Home Office
Western Jet Foil: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 6.37 of the 5th Annual Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, published on 28 November 2024, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the r
26 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Rwanda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 22 July 2024 on Border Security and Asylum, Official Report, columns 384-387, if she will publish a breakdown of the £700 million.
19 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Police: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13777 on Police: Mental Health Services, if she will publish the updates received by her Department from police forces on implementation of the R
12 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were returned to their home countries between (a) 5 July and 31 October 2023 and (b) 5 July and 31 October 2024; and how many and what proportion of those returned since 5 July 2024 (i
12 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Offenders: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders (a) are currently in (i) prison and (ii) the community and (b) have been deported since 5 July 2024.
12 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Police: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the schedule of implementation for the Right Care, Right Person model for all the police forces in England and Wales.
12 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum hotels were open and (b) asylum seekers were housed in hotels as of (i) 30 June and (ii) 31 October 2024; and what was the daily cost of the asylum hotels during this period.
22 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Police: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9189 on Police: Technology, and paragraph 5.6 of the Spring Budget 2024, published on 6 March 2024, HC 560, how much and what proportion of
15 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Immigration: Age
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to The Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2024, whether those Regulations have been implemented; and whether scientific age assessments are taking place.
15 Oct 2024 · Home Office
Police: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 5.6 of the Spring Budget 2024, published on 6 March 2024, HC 560, how much and what proportion of the £230 million funding for new police technology is being spent in the 2
2 Sep 2024 · Home Office
Police: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 5.6 of the Spring Budget 2024 red book, whether it is her Department's policy to continue with the commitment of £230 million to spend on new Police technology over the nex
14 May 2019 · Treasury
Local Government Services: Migrants
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on local authority budgets of the Government's no recourse to public funds policy.
30 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Public Works Loan Board
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of the loans from the Public Loans Work Board that were annuitised over their lifetime; and what proportion of those loans were repayable only on maturity.
Source: official written-questions record.