Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that hon. Members are consulted on proposals for provision of asylum accommodation within their constituencies.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office works closely with local authorities on all proposals for asylum accommodation. Engagement with local authority officials is a vital part of the procurement and mobilisation process, ensuring they are aware of ongoing activity in their areas and able to provide local insight and intelligence at an early stage to inform decision making.

This approach supports our commitment to ensuring that the provision of asylum accommodation is informed by local context and that any impacts on communities and services are minimised.

However, to protect the safety and security of those being housed, we do not consult with local residents or publish details of procurement decisions in the public domain.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government on what date the role of the police commissioners in Wales will cease; whether the responsibility of the work of those commissioners will be transferred to the Senedd; if so, on what date; and if not, what plans they have for a replacement system, and when they will make a final decision on this matter.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government announced on 13 November 2025 that it plans to abolish the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) model across England and Wales at the end of their current term of office in May 2028.

Policing is a reserved matter. We are working closely with the Welsh Government, as well as other Welsh Stakeholders including Welsh local government, police forces and other partners, to ensure new governance arrangements provide strong and effective police governance in Wales. We will bring forward legislation to set out the new policing governance system for England and Wales when Parliamentary time allows.

We will continue to engage with Welsh Government and other Welsh stakeholders on matters relating to policing to ensure that Welsh priorities are fully considered within the existing devolution settlement.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure full compliance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, in respect of the conditions in which living animals used for scientific purposes before and during these procedures are kept.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is enforced by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) in the Home Office which operates a robust regulatory framework to ensure that animals used for scientific purposes are kept in appropriate conditions both before procedures take place and throughout the conduct of those procedures.

ASPA requires a three-tier system of licensing covering establishments, projects, and individuals. All licensed establishments must comply with standards for animal protections set out in ASPA and in the Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes which governs the accommodation, care, monitoring and veterinary oversight of the animals.

Licensed establishments are also required to have key named individuals in place, including veterinary surgeons and animal welfare officers, who are responsible for the health, care and welfare of animals and for advising on their use before and during regulated procedures. Establishments must operate local ethical review processes to provide ongoing oversight of animal welfare, review care and housing arrangements, and ensure that licence conditions are met.

ASRU assures compliance with these requirements through a programme of announced and unannounced audits. Any instances of non-compliance are taken seriously and addressed in accordance with ASRU’s published compliance policy, which provides for a range of regulatory responses, including enforcement action where necessary.

In 2025, ASRU implemented organisational reforms to strengthen delivery of its regulatory functions including increasing the size of its inspectorate, further enhancing oversight of animal protections across licensed establishments.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether organisations subject to a policy of non-engagement are barred from (a) applying for and (b) receiving government funding.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Organisations who do not meet due diligence checks will not be eligible for government funding. It is up to each department to carry out due diligence when choosing to engage with, or fund, any organisation or individual and, if asked, we will advise and share information to help others inform their decisions.

As announced in the Protecting What Matters publication last week, we are currently updating and embedding the 2024 engagement principles which will assist public bodies to not confer legitimacy, funding or influence on extremist groups.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent registered sex offenders from changing their names by deed poll.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The system for managing sex offenders and those that pose a risk of sexual harm is a crucial part of preventing sexual violence and delivering our mission to halve violence against women and girls.

The Crime and Policing Bill will introduce a range of legislative changes which will strengthen the management of registered sex offenders. Where the police consider it necessary to protect the public or children or vulnerable adults from sexual harm, it will enable them to serve a notice on offenders requiring them to seek the police’s authorisation before applying to change their name on a specified identity document (namely, a UK passport, driving licence or immigration document). The legislative changes will also require RSOs to notify the police of an intended change of name at least seven days in advance of using it, or if that is not reasonably practicable, as far in advance of their using it as it reasonably practicable.

Our name change restriction focuses on ID documents, which are required for work, overseas travel, and accessing services, because that is where name changes can be monitored and a restriction robustly enforced.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 59 of her Department's document entitled Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls, Volume 1: Strategy, published on 18 December 2025, whether her discussions with stakeholders on the misuse of joint financial products will include domestic abuse service providers.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

In the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, HM Treasury undertook work with key stakeholders to explore how joint mortgages are used as a tool of abuse and how victims and survivors can be better supported.

The Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy considers economic abuse as a key theme in recognition of the particular challenges victim-survivors’ can face in accessing financial products and services. This includes exploring how joint mortgages are used as a tool of abuse and how victims and survivors can be better supported. As part of this, HM Treasury are working closely with charity Surviving Economic Abuse who have been appointed a member of the Financial Inclusion Committee going forward to help inform the delivery of key interventions.

In addition, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also held lived experience sessions with victim-survivors of economic abuse as part of their Mortgages Rule Review which HM Treasury also engaged in.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many staff, broken down by grade, are in the Home Office adjudication team which considers matters relating to asylum accommodation and representations from local authorities.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office has a dedicated function responsible for assessing matters relating to asylum accommodation and for considering representations made by local authorities.

Staff involved in this activity work across a range of grades and responsibilities, and their work forms part of wider operational roles rather than a separately recorded staffing group. As such, the Home Office does not hold a discrete breakdown of staff numbers by grade for this specific function.

The Department keeps staffing levels under regular review to ensure it can respond effectively and proportionately to operational demand, including the handling of local authority representations.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of Myanmar nationals deported back to their country; and whether it is their current policy to do so.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government keeps the situation in Myanmar under close review. The UK does not remove individuals where there is a real risk of persecution or serious harm, and all cases are considered on their individual merits.

We only seek to return those whose asylum claims have been unsuccessful, or who otherwise have no lawful right to remain in the UK. By definition, they do not need protection and are not at risk on return. Furthermore, we only seek to return those who have no lawful right to remain in the UK.

Returns are only conducted when it is safe and practical to do so.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many antisemitic hate crimes involving arson have been recorded in the last 12 months.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

In the year ending March 2025, the police forces in England and Wales recorded four arson offences that were identified as being religious hate crimes targeted at Jewish people.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of police vehicles are currently equipped with defibrillators.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office does not collect data on the number of emergency police vehicles fitted with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Police forces are operationally independent from Government, and therefore decisions on the use of AEDs would be an operational matter for them.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many emergency police vehicles are not currently fitted with a defibrillator.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office does not collect data on the number of emergency police vehicles fitted with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Police forces are operationally independent from Government, and therefore decisions on the use of AEDs would be an operational matter for them.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what support is in place to help (1) victims of technology-facilitated abuse, and (2) the police, to secure evidence of victims' past reporting of such abuse from the relevant technology companies.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is investing £550 million over the next three years for victim and witness support services.

The 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across England and Wales receive annual grant funding from the Ministry of Justice’s victim and witness budget to commission local support services for victims of all crimes, including victims of technology-facilitated abuse. PCCs allocate funding for victim services at their discretion, based on their assessment of local need.

In addition, the Ministry of Justice provides Victim Support with grant funding to deliver a 24/7 Live Chat and My Support Space service, providing free online support to victims across England and Wales.

Amend the Firearms Act 1968 to create a regulated licensing category for specialist defensive tasers, enabling lawful possession by female adults aged 18+ with mandatory training and safeguards, to support personal safety in the context of high levels of violence against women and vulnerable adults.

Allow people with valid leave to remain who apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) to travel outside the UK and the Common Travel Area while their application is pending without it being treated as withdrawn. With eVisas, their valid immigration status and leave period can be easily verified

Stop the pilot scheme to pay families of failed asylum seekers up to £40K to leave the UK. In our view, Government cannot be allowed to pay people who have not gotten asylum with our taxpayer money. There is a cost of living crisis, and we think we need money for defence. We should also exit ECHR.

The Government should pass a Substance Abuse and Addiction Act. It should let families, with medical evidence and court oversight, request compulsory assessment when severe addiction risks life, ensure quicker treatment, better integrated services, more safeguards, and lawful early intervention.

Review the security industry, including safety, training, equipment, and justice. Frontline SIA security officers face violence daily. We need stronger training, protective equipment, staffing rules and justice for assaults to keep them safe and supported.

Allow Myanmar people who meet the visa requirements for studying in the UK to be able to come and benefit from a UK education and contribute to the UK and Myanmar now and in the future.

Create an immediate exemption to the current suspension of study visas for Afghan nationals, so Afghan women and girls can obtain UK education visas (including university, foundation and English pathways) with appropriate safeguards, and publish clear guidance for applicants and institutions.

Knife crime continues to harm communities across the UK. Weapons like machetes and hunting knives are capable of causing devastating injuries and are too easily obtained. We believe stronger regulation is needed to reduce violent crime and protect public safety.

We want the Government to keep the current B1 English requirement for Skilled Worker visa holders already in the UK and ensure the new B2 requirement applies only to future applicants.

The implementation of a mandatory DNA database could help solve crimes more quickly and aid in the resolution of unclosed cases.
It could also be an aid in removing potential suspects from police workloads if they aren't a DNA match.

Create a law like the free period product law in Scotland, which mandates that local authorities and education providers must make period products available free of charge. We would like the Government to fund free period products to be available in all public buildings.

Any driver/rider who causes death or injury by dangerous driving should receive a lifetime ban from driving/riding. If subsequently caught driving/riding, they should receive a substantial custodial sentence.

We want the Government to overturn the new UK entry requirements for Dual Nationality UK persons to visit their home, their heritage and their family introduced in February 2026.

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 only recognises abuse between people who are “personally connected,” meaning intimate partners or family members. Abuse can occur in other domestic settings, such as shared housing and victims in these situations will not receive the same protection under the law.

We ask the UK Government to review and remove the student visa ‘emergency brake’ affecting certain countries. Visa decisions should be based on individual merit, not nationality. The policy risks restricting genuine students and harming the UK’s reputation as a global education destination.

We call on the Government to create a dedicated safe and legal route for Iranians to enter and have refuge in Britain, to save lives.

The UK government should stop its pilot scheme offering failed asylum seekers our hard earned money for them to leave the UK.

The law must change so intended parents in surrogacy arrangements are recognised as their child’s legal parents from birth. Families should not have to go through months of court proceedings and social worker visits to be recognised as the parents of a child they planned and love.

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Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: First, we have MHCLG’s devolution agenda, the arrival of elected mayors and the moves in the Home Office

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish auditable cost records for Afghan resettlement schemes.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Afghan resettlement is a cross-Government effort, with costs incurred by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and other Government departments including the Home Office, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

On 18 March 2026, the NAO published a report which detailed the costs of the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) in response to the Department’s provision of information on MOD spending to the NAO. Part Three of this report sets out funding for the schemes, the costs incurred to date, and expected future costs. This report can be accessed via the link below:

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/investigation-into-the-afghan-resettlement-schemes.pdf

The report lays out that, since 2021, His Majesty’s Government (HMG) has spent £3.1 billion on the ARP. HMG estimates a total cost of £5.5-6 billion on Afghan resettlement activity throughout the life of the programme. This figure is kept under review using the latest data available.

The MOD and its cross-Government partners will continue to update Parliament including the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in line with usual processes throughout the course of the ARP.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a national standard or equivalent for defibrillator provision in emergency vehicles; and if so, whether they will publish that standard.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There is no national standard for defibrillator provision in all emergency vehicles, and the Government has not considered centralised procurement arrangements. There are no current plans to make legislative changes to mandate the provision of defibrillators in all emergency vehicles. For National Health Service ambulance services, all NHS ambulances carry defibrillators.

The Home Office has advised that Fire Services and police forces are operationally independent from the Government, and therefore decisions on the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) would be an operational matter for them.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed there are already local models of joint working between emergency services, for example where firefighters are trained to respond alongside ambulance services, including basic life support and AED use. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government supports effective collaboration that strengthens public safety.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Defibrillators that all emergency service vehicles, including newly acquired emergency vehicles, be legally required to carry defibrillators.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There is no national standard for defibrillator provision in all emergency vehicles, and the Government has not considered centralised procurement arrangements. There are no current plans to make legislative changes to mandate the provision of defibrillators in all emergency vehicles. For National Health Service ambulance services, all NHS ambulances carry defibrillators.

The Home Office has advised that Fire Services and police forces are operationally independent from the Government, and therefore decisions on the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) would be an operational matter for them.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed there are already local models of joint working between emergency services, for example where firefighters are trained to respond alongside ambulance services, including basic life support and AED use. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government supports effective collaboration that strengthens public safety.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given, if any, to centralised procurement arrangements to equip emergency vehicle fleets with defibrillators at scale.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There is no national standard for defibrillator provision in all emergency vehicles, and the Government has not considered centralised procurement arrangements. There are no current plans to make legislative changes to mandate the provision of defibrillators in all emergency vehicles. For National Health Service ambulance services, all NHS ambulances carry defibrillators.

The Home Office has advised that Fire Services and police forces are operationally independent from the Government, and therefore decisions on the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) would be an operational matter for them.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed there are already local models of joint working between emergency services, for example where firefighters are trained to respond alongside ambulance services, including basic life support and AED use. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government supports effective collaboration that strengthens public safety.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Levitt on 2 March (HL Dec col 1066), what milestones they have established for the joint departmental team tasked with developing the delivery plan for online and offline pornography parity to ensure that the plan is published within six months of the Crime and Policing Bill receiving Royal Assent.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government recognises that there is a clear and urgent need for greater parity between the treatment of harmful pornography online and offline. Following Baroness Bertin’s independent review, a joint team, formed by the Home Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Justice, and Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will examine the evidence to inform the Government’s approach to pornography policy, including consideration of how best to achieve parity between online and offline pornography. This evidence will include the effectiveness of existing regulatory regimes, such as the on-demand programme services regulatory framework. The Government has committed to publishing a delivery plan within six months of the Crime and Policing Bill receiving Royal Assent, and further information regarding the delivery plan will be set out in due course.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Levitt on 2 March (HL Deb col 1066), what assessment they have made of the existing regulatory framework for on-demand programme services as a model to deliver regulatory parity between online and offline pornography.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government recognises that there is a clear and urgent need for greater parity between the treatment of harmful pornography online and offline. Following Baroness Bertin’s independent review, a joint team, formed by the Home Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Justice, and Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will examine the evidence to inform the Government’s approach to pornography policy, including consideration of how best to achieve parity between online and offline pornography. This evidence will include the effectiveness of existing regulatory regimes, such as the on-demand programme services regulatory framework. The Government has committed to publishing a delivery plan within six months of the Crime and Policing Bill receiving Royal Assent, and further information regarding the delivery plan will be set out in due course.

Found: Policing reform On 26 January 2026, the Home Office published a white paper, From local to national

Found: Home Office minister Lord Hanson of Flint estimated that around 350 people would be affected by the

The UK suspended Sudanese study visas citing a surge in asylum claims. However, we believe most students are genuine and law-abiding. We think this blanket ban denies education, punishes lawful students, and disrupts futures. Parliament must reinstate visas and protect students’ right to study.

Found: The Home Office imposed a visa brake after student asylum claims surged 470% between 2021 2025.

To stop the tax payers from funding money for illegal migrants deportation.
No money should be paid to intice illegal migrants to leave.
This country should not help fund any migration for illegal migrants.
If we do not give them any money or housing they will leave.
This country is skint

Found: Stop the home office giving illegal migrant familys £40,000 from tax payers

We demand the reversal of the ban on Myanmar student visas, as it is discriminatory and unnecessary. Instead, we support changes to the asylum system, or even a ban on asylum applications from Myanmar students, rather than a blanket ban that disproportionately affects all Myanmar students.

Found: The Home Office claims this is due to a sixteen fold increase in asylum applications from Myanmar students

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Found: are: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Home Office

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Found: PAC recommendation: By July 2026, the Home Office should write to us setting out the key metrics it

Found: PAC recommendation: In its Treasury Minute response, the Home Office should set out the arrangements

Found: Policy name: Foreign nationals in prison, Home Office referrals, repatriation, immigration, deportation

Found: from instructions on notifying embassies on reception, referring newly sentenced prisoners to the Home Office

Found: FWA enforces these criminal offences on behalf of the Home Office (in Great Britain) and the Department

Found: This was again provided initially on a 50:50 basis by the Home Office and DBT, but latterly mainly by

Found: Throughout you have approached the role with real vigour, creating momentum for the Home Office to examine

Found: another on tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) content commissioned by the Home Office

Found: In the event that the individual has been found by the Home Office, relevant local authority and/or

Found: Over the past year we have worked closely with the Home Office and other partners on the preparatory

Found: Office’s section 27 statutory guidance on what premises and events will be required to do, which the Home Office

Found: Regulation of decapods: letter from the Home Office

Found: Regulation of decapods: letter from the Home Office

Found: diligence, it was determined that the ruling has the same impact for CNC cases as it does for Home Office

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Found: Whilst we are not part of the remit of this initial review, I am engaging with the Home Office and

Found: This was again provided initially on a 50:50 basis by the Home Office and DBT, but latterly mainly by

Found: Completed inspections – reports awaiting publication  An inspection of Home Office management of contact

Found: Policy name: Foreign nationals in prison, Home Office referrals, repatriation, immigration, deportation

Found: from instructions on notifying embassies on reception, referring newly sentenced prisoners to the Home Office

Found: Immigration Officers, Entry Clearance Officers and all staff of the Home Office will carry out their

Found: FWA enforces these criminal offences on behalf of the Home Office (in Great Britain) and the Department

Found: [5] Home Office, “Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board,” [Online].

Found: them. 7 • Refer victims into the NRM (in England and Wales this includes notifying the Home Office

Found: departments and enforcement bodies: Department of Business and Trade (DBT), HM Revenue& Customs (HMRC), Home Office

Found: British National (Overseas) The Home Office published the latest UK immigration statistics on 27 November

Found: RB thought that there may be a bit of push back from the police and the Home Office, but they have been

Found: The Home Office has stated that the first grants of EUSS pre-settled status will not expire until mid

Found: Employers and landlords are also required to notify the Home Office of persons who have not applied.

Found: Employers and landlords are also required to notify the Home Office of persons who have not applied.

Found: The Home Office has since provided assurances to the Welsh Government that it will send timely reminders

Found: not one of those circumstances, and so by imposing a requirement to upgrade residence status the Home Office

Found: This will be done by the Home Office on the basis of automated residence checks (i.e. those whom the

Found: Government understands that the UK Government has no plans to review settled status holders, and the Home Office

Found: Government understands that the UK Government has no plans to review settled status holders, and the Home Office

Found: The Home Office will use existing data to verify eligibility for settled status.

Found: The Home Office will use existing data to verify eligibility for settled status.

Found: Employers and landlords are also required to notify the Home Office of persons who have not applied.

Found: one of those circumstances, and so by imposing a requirement to upgrade residence status the Home Office

Found: It is something that we've raised before to the Home Office directly, but I think it's something that

Found: This will be done by the Home Office on the basis of automated residence checks (i.e. those whom the

Found: In March 2016, the Home Office published its Modern Crime Reduction Strategy.

Found: testing to take account of household circumstances, income and capital is undertaken by the DWP/Home Office

Found: It is agreed with the Home Office.