Every parliamentary written question tabled by Apsana Begum this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Pursuant to question 10230 answered on 16 June 2026, whether the a) equalities impacts assessments and b) outcomes resulting from the National Physical Laboratory review of Home Office Facial Age Estimation testing will be published upon completion.
Awaiting answer.
Whether authorities in the UK have commenced the process of repatriating assets to Bangladesh previously frozen after being identified as proceeds of corruption.
Awaiting answer.
Whether the UK-France 'one-in-one-out' scheme will be ended after the conclusion of the pilot in October, and what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of safeguarding measures during the detention of vulnerable people including children under the scheme.
Awaiting answer.
Whether her Department has conducted any assessments of potential racial, disabilities, or other equalities biases in the use of Facial Age Estimation technology in immigration enforcement contexts.
Throughout 2026, Facial Age Estimation technology will undergo rigorous testing and subject to further decision making, is expected to first be implemented in 2027 for small boat arrivals at Western Jet Foil, where quick decisions are critical.Extensive t...
How many offences were handled over the course of the 2026 local elections by the national police unit established for protecting people standing for public office.
Operation Ford is the policing support for locally elected representatives, including Metropolitan Mayors, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Local Councillors.Working with the police, the Home Office has established the Operation Ford Threat Asses...
Whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of providing the right to work to people seeking asylum to the economy.
Asylum seekers are eligible to apply for permission to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own.The Home Office keeps its policies under regular review. However, there are no plans to conduct ...
How many decisions on the ages of migrant children were overturned in the year 2025.
The Home Office publishes data on age assessments in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. This quarter’s release reintroduces age assessment statistics published in the chapter ‘How many people have their age assessed?’. This includes ne...
Whether the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Public Protection has made an assessment of the ability of survivors of domestic abuse and violence to stand in elections.
The National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection (NCVPP) provides national leadership within policing to improve the response to violence against women and girls, including through developing guidance, training and sharing be...
How many arrests, investigations and charges there have been relating to Operation Ford for offences of a) stalking, b) harassment, c) controlling or coercive behaviour d) domestic abuse.
Operation Ford is the policing support for locally elected representatives, including Metropolitan Mayors, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Local Councillors.Working with the police, the Home Office has established the Operation Ford Threat Asses...
Whether her Department has considered the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on rates of child poverty.
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026. As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed ...
What budget has been allocated to the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Public Protection for the year beginning April 1st 2026.
The National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection (NCVPP) provides national leadership within policing to improve the response to violence against women and girls, including through developing guidance, training and sharing be...
Whether (a) guidance and (b) support was provided by the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Public Protection to (i) police forces in England and Wales and (ii) candidates in the elections
The National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection (NCVPP) provides national leadership within policing to improve the response to violence against women and girls, including through developing guidance, training and sharing be...
Whether her Department has plans to revise Home Office guidance prohibiting the use of force against a) children and b) pregnant people in immigration removals.
The Home Office is currently undertaking – until 4 June – a targeted consultation to help inform changes to the family returns process. The consultation seeks views from expert practitioners, children’s commissioners, and key stakeholders on the use of ph...
Whether she plans to meet with Quakers to discuss (a) repeated policing operations at their meeting houses and (b) the implications for religious communities supporting nonviolent social action.
Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals as part of the process of policy development and delivery.The details are published in quarterly stats.Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, July to September 2025 - GOV.UK
If she will ensure that UK Border Force eGates are configured to permit entry to holders of Irish passport cards travelling from outside the Common Travel Area.
I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave her on 8 April to Question 42838.
With reference to the Written Statement of 23 June on Security, HCWS729, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on (a) the implementation of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 and (b) how to interpret placards relating to (i) Gaza and (ii) Israel's actions in Gaza that do not refer to Palestine Action.
The Police are operationally independent of government and have significant experience in policing protests and ensuring proscription orders are implemented fairly and in line with legislation.The Home Office maintains regular contact with Policing to ensure that there is appropriate oversight as the Police carry out their statutory duties
What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available to specialist by and for violence against women and girls organisations.
We recognise the vital role of specialist and ‘by and for’ services in providing the tailored support that victims and survivors of VAWG need to recover and rebuild their lives. That’s why in May 2025 we announced a £19.9m investment to provide vital support to victims of VAWG, increase awareness of VAWG and fund projects across the country aimed at preventing these horrific crimes. This includes:Over £6 million for national helplines supporting victims of VAWG, including over £1.5m for helplines for LGBT+ victims and Deaf victims delivered by ‘by and for’ organisations.£2.4 million for financial and wraparound support to help those with no recourse to public funds delivered by Southall Black Sisters, a ‘by and for’ organisation.£1.96 million for the Flexible Fund, which provides financial support to domestic abuse victims via a consortium of over 470 frontline services, including by-and-for organisations.The Home Office continues work on improving the commissioning of ‘by and for’ services at the local level to help stabilise and strengthen the sector.
Whether she plans to introduce a firewall to prevent data sharing between public services and immigration enforcement to help encourage migrants to report domestic abuse through her forthcoming Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
This Government is committed to ensuring that all victims of domestic abuse are able to report to the police. As outlined in the Immigration White Paper, we recognise the specific barriers migrant victims can face and we will strengthen the protections in place to support them.We will publish a new strategy on tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in the coming weeks.
Whether she plans to publish the minutes or summaries of any meetings of the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy Advisory Panel.
The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy Advisory Board met on 19 March 2025 and 30 April 2025, and bilateral engagements with sector organisations and experts, as well as ministerial roundtables on specific VAWG issues, have taken place regularly.
On what dates the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy advisory panel has met since its establishment.
The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy Advisory Board met on 19 March 2025 and 30 April 2025, and bilateral engagements with sector organisations and experts, as well as ministerial roundtables on specific VAWG issues, have taken place regularly.