Written questions by Obese-Jecty.

What is the breakdown of the 17,346 assisted returns made with assistance from the Home Office by type of assistance provided.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026, to question 11993, what proportion of the voluntary departures were a) at the individual’s expense or b) at the expense of the public purse.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she made of the feasibility of using the NCA to conduct an interdiction operation on the sanctioned Russian vessel SMYRTOS during its transit of the channel on 24-25 May 2026 under the

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the statement by the Deputy Prime Minister on the G7 Summit on 22 June 2026, how many and what proportion of the 67,000 people that have been removed were voluntary departures.

The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on the number of returns by return type since July 2024 can be found in table Ret_D01 of the ‘Returns detailed datasets’.The data show since July 2024...

Pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026 to question 9067, when cross-Government decisions will be finalised.

I have previously provided this information, and I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 17 June 2026, to Questions 9067 and 9069.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to rules on indefinite leave to remain on (a) non-British spouses and (b) children of service personnel.

The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.The standard qualifying period will move from five years to ten years for most...

On what date she plans to publish the next Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules.

Work to finalise the upcoming Statement of Changes is continuing at pace, and will be published in due course in the usual way.

With reference to the comments from Sir Mark Rowley on Times Radio on 11 June 2026, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the decision by the Mayor of London not to adopt technology

The government does not direct what technology police forces can procure and deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, accountable to locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners. However, the Home Office recognises the im...

What her planned timetable is for delivering the pledge to waive Indefinite Leave to Remain fees for the spouses and children of current and former service personnel.

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Government has committed to scrap visa fees f...

What estimate has she made of the number of spouses and children of current or former service personnel who have paid for Indefinite Leave to Remain since 5th July 2024.

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Government has committed to scrap visa fees f...

With reference to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice, 2026/S 000-050599, published on 29 May 2026, what National Policing functions under the Metropolitan Police Service use a) .300BLK supe

The Home Office does not hold information on the specific firearms and ammunition held by the Metropolitan Police Service. Decisions about the types of firearms and ammunition used by police forces are operational matters for forces’ chief officers.Chief ...

Pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2026 to question 3166 on Repatriation: Syria, for what reason her Department does not record information on returning foreign fighters who have been a) arrested and b)

Arrests and prosecutions are matters for the independent police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Where these relate to terrorism offences, the CPS provides relevant data to the Home Office for quarterly publication. This forms part of the official...

With reference to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice, 2026/S 000-050599 published on 29 May 2026, what firearms does the Metropolitan Police Service hold chambered in .300BLK.

The Home Office does not hold information on the specific firearms and ammunition held by the Metropolitan Police Service. Decisions about the types of firearms and ammunition used by police forces are operational matters for forces’ chief officers.Chief ...

Pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2026, to question 3166 on Repatriation: Syria, for what reason her department is not recording information on returning foreign fighters who have been a) arrested and

Arrests and prosecutions are matters for the independent police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Where these relate to terrorism offences, the CPS provides relevant data to the Home Office for quarterly publication. This forms part of the official...

How many a) CPM Wilson-Plus and b) CPM Watson-Plus drone jammers have been procured across police and security agencies.

The Home Office supports operational partners to develop appropriate counter-drone capabilities to ensure they are able to mitigate the possible threat from the misuse of drones. Procurement decisions are made by those organisations and we do not hold dir...

What progress has she made in delivering the national programme to replace the existing NPAS aviation fleet.

Since Home Office funding for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) Fleet Replacement programme was confirmed in February 2025, NPAS have been leading implementation to ensure successful delivery.The delivery of nine replacement police helicopters into t...

Pursuant to the answer of 18 May 2926 to Question 668 on MBR Acres: Animal Welfare, when did her Department last request annual figures for the (a) source (b) use and (c) final disposal of dogs bred a

Licensed establishments are responsible for maintaining records on the source, use and final disposal of protected animals bred, kept or used for regulated procedures.Under Standard Condition 8 of the Establishment Licence, all licensed establishments tho...

How many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) prosecuted for chanting any variations of "Globalise the Intifada".

The Government does not hold the data requested.

Pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 901 on Repatriation: Syria, how many returning foreign fighters have been a) arrested and b) prosecuted under criminal and terrorism offences since 5

Information on returning foreign fighters who have been arrested and prosecuted is not held, as this is not a category recorded in the data held by the Home Office. Relevant statistics on arrests, outcomes and stop and search under the Terrorism Act 2000 ...

With reference to his comments during the Times Radio interview on 29 April 2026, if he could provide a breakdown of the people deported by (a) number and (b) country.

The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on returns from the UK, broken down by enforced returns (of which ‘deportations’ is a legalised subset) and nationality can be found in table Ret_D01 ...