Chris Murray MP: written questions
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Written questions
SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when is the next review date for the National Referral Mechanism guidance; and whether that review will consider the barriers to referral routes for Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders at risk of mo
Answer: The “Modern Slavery: Statutory Guidance for England and Wales (under s49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and Non-Statutory Guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland” is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that it remains current and effective for de...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Domestic ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans the Fair Work Agency has to collect data on Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders at risk of exploitation; and in what way this data will inform the Agency's enforcement priorities.
Answer: The Fair Work Agency (FWA) has taken on the former Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority’s responsibility for enforcing legislation relating to labour exploitation and modern slavery. Workers on Overseas Domestic Worker visas have the same protections an...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Strategic Housing Specialists have been employed in women's prisons; and whether he plans to increase that number.
Answer: There is provision for 50 full-time equivalent Strategic Housing Specialists in England and Wales. Nine of these provide intervention within the twelve prisons in the female estate. The provision of Strategic Housing Specialists is regularly reviewed to e...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his target number is of Strategic Housing Specialists in women's prisons.
Answer: There is provision for 50 full-time equivalent Strategic Housing Specialists in England and Wales. Nine of these provide intervention within the twelve prisons in the female estate. The provision of Strategic Housing Specialists is regularly reviewed to e...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time taken to make a Reasonable Grounds decision for people currently held in immigration detention.
Answer: This government has been clear that identifying and protecting victims of modern slavery is a priority for this government.Obtaining the specific information requested regarding those in detention with a positive reasonable ground’s decision is not someth...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people currently held in immigration detention have received a positive Reasonable Grounds decision under the the National Referral Mechanism.
Answer: This government has been clear that identifying and protecting victims of modern slavery is a priority for this government.Obtaining the specific information requested regarding those in detention with a positive reasonable ground’s decision is not someth...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: FreightHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that the Border Force’s freight inspection targets at UK borders are met and what recent progress has been made on reaching these targets.
Answer: Border Force have, and continue to, hit freight inspection targets and expect that this performance will be maintained throughout the remainder of the financial year.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFair Work AgencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the structures in place for the Fair Work Agency to collaborate with other Government departments to (a) prevent and (b) disrupt modern slavery.
Answer: The Fair Work Agency will take on the full remit of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).Collaborating with other government bodies will be crucial to the Fair Work Agency effectively enforcing employment rights. We have ensured it will be ab...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFair Work AgencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in responding to modern slavery and human trafficking; and
Answer: The Fair Work Agency will take on the full remit of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).Collaborating with other government bodies will be crucial to the Fair Work Agency effectively enforcing employment rights. We have ensured it will be ab...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2025 on Call for Evidence – Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery, HCWS826, whether the call for evidence will consider the impact of the revis
Answer: The Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery Call for Evidence launched on 16 July 2025. It invites views on an effective system where victims are recognised early and accurately so they can be protected and receive appropriate assistance and support t...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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