Apsana Begum MP: written questions
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Gender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the minutes or summaries of any meetings of the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy Advisory Panel.
Answer: 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 regul...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy advisory panel has met since its establishment.
Answer: 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 regul...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouthall Black SistersMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the (a) Home Secretary and (b) Minister for Women and Equalities on (i) level of funding and (ii) future sustainability for the holistic advocacy wrap around service provided by
Answer: All Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales receive annual grant funding from the Ministry of Justice’s victim and witness budget to commission local practical, emotional, and therapeutic support services for victims. This includes ‘cor...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouthall Black SistersMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime on (a) level of funding and (b) future sustainability for the holistic advocacy wrap around service provided by Southall Black Sister
Answer: All Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales receive annual grant funding from the Ministry of Justice’s victim and witness budget to commission local practical, emotional, and therapeutic support services for victims. This includes ‘cor...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal OmbudsmanMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36526 on Legal Ombudsman, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) resolve complaint cases awaiting investigation for more than four years; a
Answer: The legal profession in England and Wales, together with its regulators, operate independently of government. The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) is the independent body responsible for administering the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) Scheme and the Legal Servic...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) Tiktok and (b) other social media platforms on taking steps to help reduce incidents of fraud where people develop fake romant
Answer: Fraud is a priority offence under the Online Safety Act. This means that since the illegal harms duties came into force in March, user-to-user services, including TikTok, must take proactive steps to prevent users from encountering fraudulent content on t...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: FraudHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle people who commit fraud by developing fake romantic relationships on (a) Tiktok and (b) other steaming platforms and manipulate victims into transfer
Answer: The Online Safety Act (OSA) was passed in November 2023 and requires all in-scope platforms to tackle fraud originating on their platforms. Fraud is included in the Act as an illegal harm, meaning in-scope companies must take proactive measures to stop fr...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 Organi
Answer: 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 ens...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) current and (b) pending court cases there are on activities listed in her Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729.
Answer: Data collated by the Ministry of Justice regarding the activity of the criminal court does not identify if a defendant is a Palestine Action member or if the offence was for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel. This information may ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: DemonstrationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many (a) current and b) pending court cases a Palestine Action member is facing charges for protests against arms sales to Israel.
Answer: Data collated by the Ministry of Justice regarding the activity of the criminal court does not identify if a defendant is a Palestine Action member or if the offence was for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel. This information may ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElbit Systems UKHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has (a) had communications with and (b) met with representatives of Elbit Systems UK (i) in the last five years and (ii) since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response I gave to UIN 41686 on 14 April.The Home Office engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including industry partners and diplomatic counterparts to support its departmental objectives, ensure the effective delivery...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: AcquittalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729, whether any Palestine Action members have been acquitted by a jury for those activities.
Answer: Data collated by the Ministry of Justice regarding the activity of the criminal court does not identify if a defendant is a Palestine Action member or if the offence was for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel. This information may ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: AcquittalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of Palestine Action members who have been acquitted by a jury for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel.
Answer: Data collated by the Ministry of Justice regarding the activity of the criminal court does not identify if a defendant is a Palestine Action member or if the offence was for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel. This information may ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Disclosure of InformationAttorney GeneralTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63040More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, If she will publish the redacted sections of her Department’s email to Israel’s Deputy Ambassador entitled CPS/SO15 contact details, published in April 2025.
Answer: It has been routine under successive governments for the Attorney General’s Office to help embassies get in contact with the relevant prosecuting authorities for the purposes of sharing information that could be relevant to a case. Freedom of information ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelAttorney GeneralTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63039More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 and Question 19848 on Arms Trade: Israel, if she will take steps to centrally record how many people have been charged with offenses relating to protests against Elbit Systems UK's a
Answer: Between October 2023 to September 2024, the Crown Prosecution Service charged 142,221 suspects which reached a first hearing at the magistrates’ court. To determine which offences involved defendants who were taking part in a protest against Elbit Systems...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 19789, how many of these were (a) charged, (b) convicted, (c) held on remand and (e) imprisoned.
Answer: Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action. Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. O...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElbit Systems UK: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for activity relating to protests against Elbit Systems UK's arms sales to Israel since December 2024?.
Answer: Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action. Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. O...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestine Action members have been (a) arrested (b) charged, (c) convicted, (d) held on remand and (e) imprisoned for activities relating to protests against arms sales to Israel.
Answer: Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action. Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. O...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Palestine Action members have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted, (d) held on remand and (e) imprisoned for (i) assault, (ii) assaulting an emergency worker, (iii) inflicting griev
Answer: Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action.Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. Of...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: RAF Brize NortonHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted, (d) held on remand and (e) are serving a prison senten
Answer: Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action. Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. O...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: RAF Brize NortonHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) have been arrested, (b) have been charged, (c) have been convicted, (d) have been held on remand and (e) are serving a prison sentence for the activities detailed in her Written St
Answer: Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action.Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. Of...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on women.
Answer: The offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an equality impact assessment for the offence of assault against an emergency worker.
Answer: The offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on trends in the level of (a) arrests and (b) convictions of women.
Answer: The offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018.
Answer: The offence of assault against an emergency worker is the responsibility of Ministry of Justice.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
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