Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an estimate of the reoffending rate of prisoners released through the early release scheme in 2024.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Reoffending rates are published regularly on an annual and quarterly basis. The most recent ra...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has an internal target for net migration in 2025.
Answer: In the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May, we set out our commitment to continue reducing net migration from the record highs that were reached when the Rt Hon Member was the Home Secretary in June 2023.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of families that are unable to reclaim prepaid fees when an after-school club ceases trading.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.The Childcare Act 2006 places a duty on local authorities to make sure that there are enough childcare places within its locality for working parents, or for parents who are studying or training for employment...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with exiled Iranian opposition leaders on women’s freedom in Iran.
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to help encourage Iran to improve the freedom of women and girls in that country.
Answer: We have not taken legal action regarding Iran's abhorrent repression of women and girls. However, we continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resoluti...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of trends in levels of women and girls in Iran imprisoned for participation in w
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with international counterparts on improving women’s freedom in Iran.
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the minimum wage on the trends in levels of hospitality workers.
Answer: The Government published an Impact Assessment (IA) for the 2025 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (NLW) rates, which includes a breakdown of the expected impacts by sector. The IA also sets out the economic literature to date, which shows tha...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on pubs.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of minimum wage rises on hiring practices of pub chains.
Answer: The Government published an Impact Assessment (IA) for the 2025 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (NLW) rates, which includes a breakdown of the expected impacts by sector. The IA also sets out the economic literature to date, which shows tha...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53104More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the average cost of operation of pub chains.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of foreign nationals who would be fast-tracked to citizenship under the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UNHCR recognised refugees by country that would be resettled in the UK under the Restoring control over the immigration system: white p
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the salary threshold to £45,000 for work visas; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of this on net migrati
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any plans to tackle after-school clubs that are required to register with Ofsted that fail to do so.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to review the adequacy of Ofsted’s enforcement powers for after-school clubs.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfter School ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement powers Ofsted has for after-school clubs.
Answer: Ofsted’s enforcement powers are set out in the Childcare Act 2006. The law gives Ofsted a range of powers to deal with persons providing childcare without appropriate registration and registered providers that fail to meet the legal requirements for early...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of police widows who lose access to their survivor's pension when they cohabit or remarry.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that police widows do not lose access to their survivor's pension if they cohabit or remarry.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces and Police: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of access to widow pensions for women who (a) cohabit and (b) remarry for widows of (i) police and (ii) armed forces personnel.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of access to police widow pensions for women who (a) cohabit and (b) remarry in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Northern Ireland.
Answer: The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the foster care allowance for children in kinship care.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. They often take on this role at a time when they were least expecting to raise a family, and the department recognises the challenges...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to encourage kinship role recruitment.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting kinship carers and ensuring that children in kinship care arrangements have the opportunity to thrive. This includes removing barriers from carers coming forward, where that is in the child’s best interests. At th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure full kinship support to all recipients of kinship care.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children.Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we are seeking to mandate local authorities to publish a kinship local offer which ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing levels of kinship care.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting kinship carers and ensuring that children in kinship care arrangements have the opportunity to thrive. This includes removing barriers from carers coming forward, where that is in the child’s best interests. At th...
Answered 21 May 2025
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