Louise Haigh MP: written questions
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Written questions
Russia: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will condemn recent comments made by the Kremlin on (a) Mikhail Khodorkovsky and (b) other dissident pro-democratic Russians, in the context of the formal platform of
Answer: The Government condemns the continued deterioration in the Kremlin's dire domestic human rights record and its use of repressive legislation to crush political opposition, repress anti-war voices and maintain a climate of fear. We regularly use multilater...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the number of offenders sentenced to more than four years’ custody for sexual offences against children, broken down by whether the victim was (a) their own child and (b) anot
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on sentences for sexual offences, including average custodial sentence lengths, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on whether offenders sentenced for sexual offences against children under 13 are the parents of minor children; and if he will make it his policy to publish such data.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on sentences for sexual offences, including average custodial sentence lengths, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish data on (a) the parental responsibility status of offenders sentenced for sexual offences against children under 13 and (b) the number of such offenders who were sentenced to more t
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on sentences for sexual offences, including average custodial sentence lengths, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders with parental responsibility for a minor child have received a custodial sentence of over four years in each year since 2017 for a sexual offence against (a) their own child and (b) any child.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on sentences for sexual offences, including average custodial sentence lengths, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that immigration rules do not prevent the relocation to the UK of high-profile creative artists in Afghanistan with links to the UK at risk under the Taliban.
Answer: The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those fleeing war and persecution through our safe and legal routes. Since 2021, we have resettled over 34,500 individuals through the UK’s Afghan schemes.Given the scale of global displacement, it is...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the campaign for the (a) protection and (b) resettlement of high-profile creative artists in Afghanistan with links to th
Answer: The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those fleeing war and persecution through our safe and legal routes. Since 2021, we have resettled over 34,500 individuals through the UK’s Afghan schemes.Given the scale of global displacement, it is...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish a relocation scheme for high-profile creative artists in Afghanistan with links to the UK facing (a) imprisonment, (b) torture and (c) death.
Answer: The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those fleeing war and persecution through our safe and legal routes. Since 2021, we have resettled over 34,500 individuals through the UK’s Afghan schemes.Given the scale of global displacement, it is...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that police forces implement changes in practice following Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel findings.
Answer: Keeping children safe is a priority for this Government and we are committed to implementing improvements in practice, including through introducing multi-agency child protection teams in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.The new National Centre f...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Discrimination and HarassmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Acas under the new Resolve and Manage priorities in its 2025–30 strategy to help support victims of harassment and discrimination following the planned introduction of the
Answer: Clause 24 of the Government’s Employment Rights Bill will void any agreement, such as a contract of employment or settlement agreement, between a worker and their employer that prevents a worker from speaking out about relevant harassment or discriminatio...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Discrimination and HarassmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Acas under the Prevent strand of its 2025–30 strategy to ensure that employers do not issue non-disclosure agreements in cases of (a) harassment and (b) discrim
Answer: Clause 24 of the Government’s Employment Rights Bill will void any agreement, such as a contract of employment or settlement agreement, between a worker and their employer that prevents a worker from speaking out about relevant harassment or discriminatio...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Department has had with (a) health, (b) environment, (c) energy, (d) film, (e) education, (f) business and (g) transport regulators on the impact of
Answer: Please refer to the answer the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology gave on 14 July to Question 66210.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with regulators on the future application of AI.
Answer: Please refer to the answer the Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology gave on 14 July to Question 66210.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHolocaust: DisinformationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the UNESCO entitled AI and the Holocaust: rewriting history, published on 18 June
Answer: The Government welcomes the publication of this report, which explores both the challenges and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Holocaust remembrance and education.We remain committed to working internationally on both developing safe, sec...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Antisemitism Policy Trust entitled Antisemitism Goes Viral, published on 19 December 2024
Answer: The Government condemns all forms of hate crime, including antisemitism, and recognises the serious concerns raised in the Antisemitism Policy Trust’s report about the prevalence of antisemitic abuse online.We are committed to ensuring that users can enga...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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