Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
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Legal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what categories of personal data were accessed or exfiltrated during the April 2025 Legal Aid cyber security breach; and was data relating to domestic abuse survivors, asylum seekers or criminal defendants affect
Answer: We take the security of people’s personal data extremely seriously.We are working hard to identify those whose data may have been stolen by the criminal attackers. Given the scale of the services the LAA delivers, the timespan of the data involved, and th...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons unauthorised access to Legal Aid Agency systems remained undetected for approximately four months from December 2024 to April 2025; what monitoring or intrusion detection systems were in place du
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any recommendations relating to cyber security and system maintenance for the Legal Aid agency made prior to April 2025 were not implemented.
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of whether the Legal Aid Agency’s IT systems were compliant with government cyber security standards at the time of the breach in April 2025.
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department or the Legal Aid Agency received internal or external warnings between January 2020 and December 2024 concerning cyber security risks or weaknesses in the Legal Aid Agency’s IT systems.
Answer: Risks relating to the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems including cyber security have been on the LAA and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) risk registers since 2021 and, in financial year 2022-2023, the LAA’s digital infrastructure was assessed as the mos...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: SoftwareDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with technology companies, including developers of navigation applications and private hire bookings, on improving safety features to reduce the need for driver interaction while ve
Answer: The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance to developers of navigation or private hire applications but engages with industry and monitors how these technologies are used in practice. The law is clear; drivers are responsible for mainta...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: SoftwareDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department (a) has issued and (b) plans to issue guidance to developers of private hire booking apps and navigation applications on ensuring that such applications can be operated in a hands-free an
Answer: The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance to developers of navigation or private hire applications but engages with industry and monitors how these technologies are used in practice. The law is clear; drivers are responsible for mainta...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxis: SoftwareDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of private hiring booking apps and navigation applications by taxi and private hire vehicle drivers on (a) road safety and (b) driver d
Answer: The Department for Transport has not issued specific guidance to developers of navigation or private hire applications but engages with industry and monitors how these technologies are used in practice. The law is clear; drivers are responsible for mainta...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: Export ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that UK-manufactured military components exported to third countries are not transferred onward in ways that may breach (a) UK export control requiremen
Answer: The UK assesses every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (the SELC). This includes an assessment on the risk of diversion of products to or through destinations su...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether UK arms export controls comply with the domestic laws of partner countries.
Answer: The UK assesses every export licence application on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (the SELC). This includes an assessment on the risk of diversion of products to or through destinations su...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian impact of demolition orders issued against Palestinian villages in the past year.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has taken diplomatic steps in response to the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion of July 2024 on the legal status of Israel’s presence in the occupie
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to implement a ban on the import of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to extend UK sanctions to include businesses operating in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary on 9 June, and to the answers she provided to questions raised in response
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: SurveillanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military (a) drone and (b) surveillance flights were conducted over Lebanese territory on the days of reported airstrikes in the past months; and if he will publish details of UK surveillance flights c
Answer: The UK is not involved in Israeli actions in Lebanon and continues to call for a cessation to hostilities. It is the Government’s longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: International Humanitarian LawMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safeguards are in place to ensure that intelligence gathered by UK assets in the Middle East is not used in operations that breach international humanitarian law.
Answer: It is the Government's longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security. The Ministry of Defence only conducts activity where we are satisfied it would comply with applicable domestic...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael and USA: LebanonMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether intelligence gathered from UK surveillance flights in the past 12 months over Lebanon has been shared with (a) the Government of Israel and (b) the Government of the United States.
Answer: The UK is not involved in Israeli actions in Lebanon and continues to call for a cessation to hostilities. It is the Government’s longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: SurveillanceHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has issued UK-wide guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies by police forces.
Answer: The Government has not issued specific guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies, including facial recognition. However, when using these technologies, police forces must comply with data protection, equality, human rights and other ...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards she has introduced to help ensure that digital forensic tools cannot be used for (a) remote access and (b) bulk data collection beyond lawful investigations.
Answer: All digital forensic activity must comply with existing legislation, including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has advised any police forces not to activate facial recognition functions within surveillance software.
Answer: The Home Office has not issued advice to police forces on the activation of specific facial recognition functions within surveillance software.The use of facial recognition technology by police forces is an operational matter for chief constables, who are...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBiometricsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms she has introduced to monitor compliance with (a) data protection, (b) equalities and (c) human rights obligations in the use of facial recognition technology.
Answer: The Government has not issued specific guidance on the ethical deployment of surveillance technologies, including facial recognition. However, when using these technologies, police forces must comply with data protection, equality, human rights and other ...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7721More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK Government public procurement does not contribute to serious human-rights (a) risks and (b) violations overseas.
Answer: The Government is clear that abhorrent human rights abuses including modern slavery and human trafficking have no place in public supply chains.The Procurement Act 2023 provides contracting authorities with stronger powers to exclude suppliers from public...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department assesses the (a) ethical and (b) human-rights context in which surveillance technologies developed by overseas companies were (i) developed and (ii) deployed before procuring su
Answer: On 4 December last year, the Government launched a public consultation on when and how biometrics, facial recognition and similar technologies should be used, and what safeguards and oversight are needed. The consultation has now closed and a formal Gover...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Israeli companies have supplied (a) surveillance, (b) digital forensics and (c) facial-recognition technology to UK police forces since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect information on the nationality of companies supplying technology to UK police forces and law enforcement bodies. The procurement of technologies is a matter for individual organisations, having considered the legal, ethica...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK police forces and law-enforcement bodies have (a) procured and (b) used (i) surveillance, (ii) digital forensics and (iii) facial-recognition technologies supplied by overseas companies since
Answer: The Home Office does not collect information on the nationality of companies supplying technology to UK police forces and law enforcement bodies. The procurement of technologies is a matter for individual organisations, having considered the legal, ethica...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
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