Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1696488

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2024 to Question 17855, whether all renewal processes for Ukrainians already in the UK are meant to be online.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	18886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Ukrainian guests wishing to apply for the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme will need to apply online using the digital application process. Full details on the application process and of eligibility will be available on GOV.UK ahead of the scheme launching in early 2025. Our intention is to open UPE to applications 3 months before the expiry of a person’s current visa to ensure Ukrainians have sufficient time to apply to the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/03/2024 13:43:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1695027

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will reinstate the digital application process for Ukrainians in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	17855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>All Ukraine scheme application forms are accessed online. The application process which allowed Ukraine scheme applicants to use the UK Immigration ID Check app to provide facial biometrics was open to eligible Ukrainians outside of the UK until 7 December 2023. This process was only ever available for Ukrainians applying from outside of the UK. We keep the Ukraine schemes and application processes under constant review, including for Ukrainians in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/03/2024 09:44:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1694954

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent review of drugs by Professor Dame Carol Black, if his Department will commission further research on the potential impact of the use of (a) skunk and (b) all other cannabis on levels of psychosis.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	17834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs noted that cannabis poses a large number of health risks, including psychological and respiratory disorders, particularly given increases in potency. There is a growing body of evidence that indicates a link between cannabis and psychosis which underlines the importance of our approach to tackling its misuse. Cannabis continues to be the most commonly used drug and around 21% of adults starting drug treatment between 2021 and 2022 said they had a problem with cannabis use.</p><p>For this reason, cannabis is controlled under Class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. There is clear scientific and medical evidence that cannabis is a harmful drug which can damage people’s mental and physical health, and harms people and communities.</p><p>At the UK Drugs Ministerial in November 2023, the latest research findings into the links between cannabis and psychosis were presented by a leading academic and those findings are informing policy making. The department has no current plans to commission further research into the links between cannabis and psychosis but continues to keep all drugs under review and will consider all evidence as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/03/2024 12:28:57 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1691197

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent, published on 8 February 2023, have been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	15292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Prevent was published on 8 February 2023.</p><p>On 20 February 2024, the Government published the Independent Review of Prevent: One year on progress report. The report details full progress against the Review’s recommendations. This report can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65cf93a5e1bdec001a322281/14.419_HO_Independent+Review+of+Prevent_v6_Web160224.pdf" target="_blank">Independent Review of Prevent - One year on progress report</a>.</p><p>We have implemented 30 of the 34 recommendations and are making rapid progress on delivering the remaining four.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 15293 question first answered 27/02/2024 16:29:21 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1691198

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Prevent Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent, published on 8 February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	15293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Prevent was published on 8 February 2023.</p><p>On 20 February 2024, the Government published the Independent Review of Prevent: One year on progress report. The report details full progress against the Review’s recommendations. This report can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65cf93a5e1bdec001a322281/14.419_HO_Independent+Review+of+Prevent_v6_Web160224.pdf" target="_blank">Independent Review of Prevent - One year on progress report</a>.</p><p>We have implemented 30 of the 34 recommendations and are making rapid progress on delivering the remaining four.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 15292 question first answered 27/02/2024 16:29:21 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1688254

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cannabis: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has commissioned research to assess potential links between cannabis misuse and violent crime.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	13593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office commissioned Dame Carol Black in 2019 to undertake a 2-part independent review of drugs, which informed the government’s 10 year Drug Strategy. The review included information on different illegal drugs, including cannabis markets and links to exploitation and violence. The evidence pack is published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/882953/Review_of_Drugs_Evidence_Pack.pdf" target="_blank">assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/882953/Review_of_Drugs_Evidence_Pack.pdf</a>.</p><p>In this review it was found that the available data indicates that cannabis markets, while associated with violence, are less closely linked to violence than the markets for heroin/crack and powder cocaine.</p><p>Further analysis undertaken by the Home Office was conducted on the risk factors for behaviours related to serious violence, which is published here and includes an assessment of drug use as a risk factor:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819840/analysis-of-indicators-of-serious-violence-horr110.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819840/analysis-of-indicators-of-serious-violence-horr110.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/02/2024 16:07:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1689259

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will take steps to halt evictions from temporary asylum accommodation for the full duration that a severe weather emergency protocol is active.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	14091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>It has been agreed that the eviction or move on from asylum accommodation will pause for up to, but no more than three days, when Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is activated by a local authority and an individual does not have a housing offer from elsewhere.</p><p>The Home Office is working to ensure that individuals are offered support from Migrant Help or their partner organisation when they receive a decision on their asylum claim. This support includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2024 09:34:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1688163

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Supply Chains
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Departments meet the legal requirements to ensure the prevention of (a) human trafficking and (b) slave labour in supply chains.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	13567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government’s response to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking is compliant with both domestic and international obligations, such as those covered under the Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Modern Slavery Act 2015, Illegal Migration Act 2023 and Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p><p>All contracting authorities are strongly encouraged to follow best practice and due diligence outlined in Procurement Policy Note 02/23.</p><p>Where a supplier is found to have a high or medium risk of having modern slavery in their supply chain, the Government-owned Modern Slavery Assessment Tool is used to identify what a supplier needs to do to tackle that risk.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 19/02/2024 09:48:03 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1681231

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to consider mitigating factors such as imprisonment under the National Security Law for Hong Kong citizens applying for British National (Overseas) visas.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	8997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Applicants to the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) route must have no serious criminal convictions, have not otherwise engaged in behaviour which the UK Government deems not conducive to the public good, or be subject to other general grounds for refusal set out in the Immigration Rules. However, we recognise that every case has its individual circumstances therefore caseworkers have flexibility to ensure that those who have custodial sentences for crimes which are not recognised as such in the UK are not automatically refused on the BN(O) route.</p><p>In most cases, a person with a pending asylum claim can make an application to the BN(O) route. Recent changes ensure that a person who has been placed on immigration bail due to a pending asylum claim will not have their application to the BN(O) route refused solely for that reason. To make a successful application, applicants will need to meet all the other requirements of the route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8999 question first answered 17/01/2024 13:27:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1681232

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to help protect Hong Kong (a) asylum seekers and (b) BNO visa holders who have settled in the UK from the Hong Kong authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	8998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government continually assesses potential threats in the UK, and takes protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety very seriously.</p><p>We will not tolerate any attempts by the authorities of Hong Kong or China, or any other country to intimidate and silence individuals in the UK and overseas. The UK will always defend the universal right to freedom of expression and stand up for those who are targeted.</p><p>DLUHC, Home Office and FCDO regularly engage with a wide range of British Nationals Overseas (BN(O)) community groups. While it is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on security and intelligence matters, where we identify individuals at heightened risk, we are front footed in deploying protective security guidance and other measures as appropriate.</p><p>Furthermore, The Defending Democracy Taskforce is reviewing the UK’s approach to transnational repression to ensure we have a robust and joined up response across government and law enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 17/01/2024 14:47:21 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle