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1722951

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) sanction violent settlers who have committed human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank and (b) sanction all entities connected to those settlers.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	1336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered // answering member 5148
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1722957

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 207 on Vagrancy Act 1824, whether it is her Department's policy to de-criminalise homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	1337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear that homelessness has a devastating impact on those affected.</p><p>We need to take a long term approach and to tackle the different factors that can cause people to become homeless.</p><p>We will consider these issues carefully and, working with Mayors and councils across the country, develop a new cross-government strategy to put Britain back on track to ending homelessness. This will include consideration of any relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 26/07/2024 15:33:43 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1722975

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help free (a) Alaa Abd El-Fattah, (b) Jagtar Johal Signh, (c) Jimmy Lai and (d) other British nationals detained overseas.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	1338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>FCDO consular staff are currently providing consular assistance in over 1600 cases relating to arrest or detention. Consular staff aim to stay in regular contact with British Nationals in detention and do what they can to support their health and welfare. The UK Government cannot interfere in criminal or civil court proceedings in other countries. However, where there are human rights concerns such as allegations of torture or mistreatment, with the consent of the person affected, we raise these­­ concerns with the local authorities, highlighting the detaining state's obligations under international human rights law.</p><p>You asked about three cases:</p><ul><li>The UK government continues to raise Mr Alaa Abd El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian government. We have been consistently clear in calling for his release and continue to press for urgent consular access.</li><li>We remain committed to pushing the Government of India for faster progress to resolve Jagtar Singh Johal's case. The Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case this week (24 July) during a bilateral meeting with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, during his first official visit to India as Foreign Secretary.</li><li>We call on the Hong Kong authorities to end their politically motivated prosecution and immediately release British national Jimmy Lai.</li></ul> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 26/07/2024 11:23:00 answering member 5148
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1721492

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear that homelessness is too high and can have a devastating impact on those affected.</p><p>We need to take a long term approach and to tackle the different factors that can cause people to become homeless.</p><p>We will consider these issues carefully and, working with Mayors and councils across the country, develop a new cross-government strategy to put Britain back on track to ending homelessness. This will include consideration of any relevant legislation.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali question first answered 22/07/2024 16:52:19 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1721493

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on increasing county council funding for (a) social care services, (b) SEND services and (c) road maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressures that local authorities are facing and is committed to getting councils back on their feet, by providing multi-year funding settlements, ending competitive bidding for pots of money and reforming the local audit system.</p><p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their statutory duties.</p><p>The Government’s manifesto set out our intention for a programme of reform to create a National Care Service to deliver consistency of care across the country. We will work with the Department for Health and Social Care to engage local government on the development of this.</p><p>On SEND services, we are committed to taking a community-wide approach, improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special schools cater to those with the most complex needs.</p><p>We will also work constructively with the Department for Transport with a view to ensuring local authorities have sufficient revenue funding within their settlement to carry out vital cyclical repairs to their network.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 22/07/2024 19:37:47 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1721494

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment: Bullying and Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has plans to ban non-disclosure agreements used for victims of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Thank you to the Hon. Member for raising this topic. This Government is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full and updating Britain’s employment protections, so they are fit for our modern economy and the future of work. This includes strengthening protections from sexual harassment and harassment in the workplace. Ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament within 100 days of taking office.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 22/07/2024 16:35:29 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1721495

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will restore the Official Development Assistance budget to 0.7% of gross national income.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to restoring ODA spending at the level of 0.7 per cent of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow. The Government will set out its approach to the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 22/07/2024 16:18:03 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1721647

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Recognition of States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will immediately recognise the state of Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel and the OPTs on 14 July, he reiterated our commitment to recognising a Palestinian state <strong>as </strong>a contribution to a peace process to deliver a two state solution, with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 22/07/2024 17:02:15 answering member 5148
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1717970

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains his Department's policy to end the criminalisation of rough sleeping.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	26216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Nobody should be criminalised for simply having nowhere to live. That is why we are committed to bringing into force the repeal of the outdated Vagrancy Act 1824.</p><p>We have tabled amendments for Report stage of the Bill which will bring the Repeal of the Vagrancy Act into force three months after the Criminal Justice Bill receives Royal Assent.</p><p>At this same time, the provisions on nuisance begging and nuisance rough sleeping in the Criminal Justice Bill will also come into force.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/05/2024 13:56:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1717571

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest waiting time is for a decision on a British citizenship application as of 13 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	25918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases. Published data regarding naturalisation applications can be found in the migration statistics which are published quarterly: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visas-and-citizenship-data-q4-2023" target="_blank">Visas and citizenship data: Q4 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/05/2024 14:45:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran