Yasmin Qureshi MP: written questions
146 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Prisoners: Hunger StrikesMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued on engagement between his Department and the legal representatives of prisoners undertaking prolonged hunger strikes.
Answer: Under the Prison Rules and Prison Service Instruction 49/2011 Prisoner Communication Services, prisoners are entitled to confidential access to their legal advisers, including by telephone, in person legal visits, and written correspondence, all of which ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRemand in CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Crown Court backlogs on the length of time defendants are held on remand prior to trial.
Answer: The Crown Court backlogs can cause defendants to spend longer time on remand. This Government is committed to pulling every lever we have – investment, reform and efficiency – so can we turn the tide on the backlog. The Government has invested significant...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRemand in CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time spent on remand in custody was in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
Answer: Information relating to the time spent on custodial remand is not centrally held by the Ministry of Justice. To obtain the data to answer this question would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHearing AidsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what national guidance is in place for NHS commissioners and providers regarding emergency or out-of-hours support for patients who experience sudden hearing aid failure; and whether he has assesse
Answer: NHS England has published national commissioning guidance for adult audiology services, including the provision, maintenance, and ongoing support of hearing aids, to help commissioners deliver high quality and accessible hearing services in line with loca...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen: Health ServicesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907542More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on expanding access to women's health hubs.
Answer: We know that women’s health hubs are an effective model for improving access to and experiences of care for women and girls. This government is encouraging integrated care boards to expand the coverage of women’s health hubs and is supporting them to use ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how lessons from serious and fatal road traffic collisions are incorporated into national road safety policy.
Answer: Improving road safety is a key priority. Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government is working hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. The Road Safety Strategy published on 7th January ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level the risk of road traffic collisions involving young drivers.
Answer: Young drivers account for only 6% of driving licence holders but were involved in 24% of fatal and serious collisions in 2024. This is why on 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provide to people affected by fatal road traffic collisions.
Answer: This government takes road safety extremely seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads and to tackling the behaviours that make our roads less safe. On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strate...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces in reducing serious and fatal road traffic collisions.
Answer: The safety of all road users is a priority for this Government. While the operational enforcement of road traffic laws is a matter for individual police forces, the Home Office is committed to supporting them in reducing serious and fatal collisions.The G...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Greater ManchesterDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was allocated to Greater Manchester under national road safety funding schemes in each of the last three years.
Answer: There have been no allocations to Greater Manchester under national road safety funding schemes in each of the last three years. Local authorities are responsible for prioritising road safety measures within their existing transport and highways budgets. ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: South Bolton and WalkdenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for joint replacement surgery in South Bolton and Walkden constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first, nationally and in the South Bolton and Walkden Constituency. This means making sure that patients, including those waiting for joint replacement surgery, are seen on time and ensuring that people have...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Neighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of proposed neighbourhood health centres being able to (a) improve musculoskeletal health and (b) treat musculoskeletal health issues
Answer: Improving health and work outcomes of people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions will help deliver the Government's mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and kickstart economic growth. The 10-Year Health Plan sets out our...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgical HubsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expedite the roll-out of surgical hubs.
Answer: Dedicated and protected surgical hubs transform the way the National Health Service provides elective care by focusing on providing high volume low complexity surgery, as recommended by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.That is why we are investing...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRheumatology: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to ensure people with suspected autoimmune or inflammatory conditions are referred to rheumatology services within 3 weeks.
Answer: We are committed to supporting people with long-term conditions and ensuring they receive the support that they need, including referral to specialist services as appropriate.To support health and care professionals in the early diagnosis and management o...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHonours: ForfeitureCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85708More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to help reduce the (a) number of steps required and (b) time taken to remove (i) honours and (ii) titles.
Answer: Peerages, styles, titles and honours are granted by the Sovereign. The Sovereign may change the entitlement to the titles and styles such as “Prince” and “Royal Highness” under the Royal Prerogative. An Act of Parliament is required to remove a peerage on...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMerchant Shipping: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions ships' captains were given a direction under the Marine Safety Act 2003 between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2024; and if she will list the (a) date, (b) ship and (c) nature of each dire
Answer: Safety directions are issued under Schedule 3A of the Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) 1995 (as amended); Schedule 1 of the Marine Safety Act 2003 was inserted as Schedule 3A of the MSA 1995 (as amended).In the period in question, ships’ masters were directed ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLitterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle littering.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for keeping streets clear of litter with the role of central Government to support local action. The Pride in Place Strategy sets out how Government will support local action by bringing forward statutory enforcement guidanc...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOmed Baroshki and Sherwan SherwaniForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the authorities in the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq on the cases of (a) Sherwan Sherwani and (b) Omed Baroshki.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer provided on 17 September to Question 71439.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76563More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of emergency alerts being displayed in the language that the recipient's phone is set to.
Answer: The Emergency Alert system is a UK Government capability that allows time critical life saving information to be broadcast to phones within a certain area. English is the primary language Emergency Alerts are sent in. This is to ensure standardisation in ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: Animal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to amend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to include decapod crustaceans.
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which provides a framework for animal protection and welfare. Defra is building an evidence base for considering if decapods should have greater ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 51054 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, what progress has been made on reducing the number of teachers waiting for compensation since 30 May 2025.
Answer: As part of the Transitional Protection (McCloud) remedy, affected members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) can choose either final salary or career average benefits for the remedy period (April 2015 to March 2022). From June 2025, the TPS administrat...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Retail TradeHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she defines mainly by retail in Clause 15 of the Crime and Policing Bill.
Answer: Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 created a statutory aggravating factor in sentencing cases of assault against public facing workers. It applies where an assault is committed against those providing a public service, perfor...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Bureaux de ChangeHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends the offence of assaulting a shop worker to apply to people working in a bureau de change.
Answer: Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 created a statutory aggravating factor in sentencing cases of assault against public facing workers. It applies where an assault is committed against those providing a public service, perfor...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 on the (a) stress and (b) injury chances of farmed chickens and t
Answer: The Government is firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare. The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 introduces new requirements prohibiting one-leg catching of laying hens, meat chickens and turkeys weighing 5kg...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that all British Overseas Territories have implemented publicly accessible registers for beneficial ownership before the end of the year.
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statements of 3 July and 22 July which provide an update on progress achieved to date and details of next steps. We have clearly conveyed to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the urgency of meeting p...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →