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25 Feb 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Ayoub Khan voted Aye and against the House One of 6 Independent Aye votes vs 5 Independent No votes Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 312 |
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Ayoub Khan speeches from: Jammu and Kashmir: Human Rights
Ayoub Khan contributed 1 speech (443 words) Wednesday 5th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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County Courts: Telephone Services
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what performance monitoring is in place to monitor how many calls are unanswered in County Courts when individuals are trying to book a public counter appointment. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does have management information that includes data on telephony performance, such as volumes of answered and unanswered calls. This information does not specifically detail metrics related to unanswered calls for counter appointment bookings at County Courts. However, centralising calls into our national contact centre has provided improved visibility into true call demand and the volume of unanswered calls. By combining this with post call data and speech analysis from answered calls, we can identify trends and make informed assumptions about the key drivers behind unanswered calls. Individual County Courts may have their own procedures for managing appointment bookings. For instance, some courts require appointments to be made via specific phone numbers or email addresses. For example, Birmingham Civil & Family Justice Centre schedules counter appointments through a dedicated phone line our centralised telephony team would sign post our customers to. |
County Courts: Public Appointments
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Monday 24th February 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of appointment-only counter service at County Courts on the accessibility of the court system. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) Appointment-only counters have been in operation within HMCTS since 2012. Equality Impact Assessments were undertaken in line with ‘the framework for the Provision of Front Office Service in the County Courts (2008)’ which details the minimum standards for counter provision. The framework allows for the introduction of various levels of counter provision to meet local needs at different county courts whilst ensuring minimum standards are maintained along with adequate provision for urgent court business. |
Internet: Safety
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Small but Risky taskforce will meet; and how the group will tackle the risk posed by dangerous online platforms. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) In September 2024, a public exchange of letters between the Secretary of State and Ofcom’s CEO outlined information about the taskforce: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/about-ofcom/public-correspondence/2024/letter-from-dame-melanie-dawes-to-the-secretary-of-state-11-september-2024.pdf?v=380026. The taskforce is a dedicated supervision team within Ofcom which is developing and delivering a workplan, focusing on high priority themes (such as terror, hate and offences against women and girls) on small but risky services. Such services will be regulated by the illegal content and child safety duties of the Act. If there is evidence of non-compliance Ofcom will undertake enforcement action. |
Internet: Self-harm and Suicide
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government is taking steps to encourage (a) social media and (b) search platforms to go beyond the requirements of the Online Safety Act 2023 in reducing access to harmful suicide and self-harm content. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The government engages regularly with social media and search services and is clear that they should be taking action now to make their services safe for users. Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope services must prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide and self-harm content, and children from legal content which encourages, promotes or provides instructions for suicide and self-harm. The government are committed to continuing to engage with those with lived experience and keeping online safety policy under review and will take whatever steps are needed to protect the public. |
Internet: Self-harm and Suicide
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people with lived experience of (a) self harm and (b) suicide are involved in the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The government engages regularly with social media and search services and is clear that they should be taking action now to make their services safe for users. Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope services must prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide and self-harm content, and children from legal content which encourages, promotes or provides instructions for suicide and self-harm. The government are committed to continuing to engage with those with lived experience and keeping online safety policy under review and will take whatever steps are needed to protect the public. |
USA: International Criminal Court
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his US counterpart on British citizens and their families impacted by that country's sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Successive UK and US administrations have taken a different view on the ICC - for example, the UK are signatories to the Rome Statute, the US are not. We support the independence of the ICC. Imposing sanctions against ICC officials impedes the Court's ability to carry out its important work prosecuting the most serious crimes of international concern. We will continue to engage with the US administration on all our priorities. |
Internet: Self-harm and Suicide
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 to help tackle suicide and self-harm content on smaller online platforms. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Online Safety Act will require in-scope user-to-user and search services – regardless of their size or reach – to prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide and self-harm content, and children from legal content which encourages, promotes or provides instructions for suicide and self-harm. In September 2024, the Secretary of State wrote to Ofcom to ask them about their plans to regulate ‘small but risky’ services. Ofcom have set up a designated taskforce to supervise these services. Ofcom will undertake enforcement action against these services if they do not comply with the Act’s duties. Ofcom also has a programme of outreach work to help services understand their new duties. |
Israel: Human Rights
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making Israel a Human Rights Priority country. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to promoting and protecting human rights and rule of law around the world. On 10 December 2024, the Foreign Secretary and Lord Collins, Minister for Human Rights, set out their five priorities on human rights and democratic governance. Central to the strategic approach is the principle that human rights matter everywhere. The UK is committed to improving the human rights situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We regularly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law. |
Gaza: Homicide
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on the killing of (a) Saher al-Qaran and (b) other Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We cannot comment on individual cases, but we remain concerned by the situation in the West Bank and reiterate that Israel must ensure that civilians are protected. The Foreign Secretary has raised the situation in the West Bank and issues of international law compliance directly at the highest levels of the Israeli Government. This government is clear that international law must be upheld, and civilians protected. |
West Bank: Homicide
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on (a) the killing of Sondos Jamal Muhammed Shalabi and (b) other actions in Nur Shams refugee camp. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We cannot comment on individual cases, but we remain concerned by the situation in the West Bank and reiterate that Israel must ensure that civilians are protected. The Foreign Secretary has raised the situation in the West Bank and issues of international law compliance directly at the highest levels of the Israeli Government. This government is clear that international law must be upheld, and civilians protected. |
Gaza: Medical Treatments
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many medical evacuations from Gaza to the UK have been (a) requested by the UK and (b) successfully conducted since 7 October 2023. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Officials from all relevant Whitehall departments are exploring avenues to ensure our support best meets the needs of the critically ill in Gaza, and we continue to support the provision of healthcare in Gaza and the region. The Government is keeping our humanitarian programme and existing policies on medical evacuations and visa pathways under review in response to events in Gaza. The ceasefire provides a vital opportunity to increase the number of medical evacuations from Gaza. It is very positive that the Rafah crossing has reopened to support this. It is vital that Israel ensures that there is a sustained passage for patients who need treatment not available in Gaza, and the UK frequently engages with Israel to ensure critically ill patients receive the medical treatment they need. We have announced £1 million for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, delivered through World Health Organisation (WHO) Egypt, to support medically evacuated Palestinians from Gaza. The UK is also supporting the provision of essential healthcare to civilians in Gaza, including support to UK-MED who have now provided vital care to over 330,000 Gazans since the start of the conflict. |
Genocide: Export Licences
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his correspondence of 8 January 2024 to the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, if he will list the steps his Department takes to monitor the risk of genocide being committed as part of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria process. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Criterion 1 of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria states that the Government will not grant a licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the UK's international obligations and commitments. This includes the duty to prevent genocide under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention. We draw on a range of sources in making assessments, including NGOs, international organisations, and reporting from our overseas network. All licences are kept under careful and continual review as standard. |
USA: Development Aid
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Wednesday 26th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will establish a mechanism to monitor the impact of USAID cuts on programmes to (a) conflict-affected countries and (b) multilateral organisations; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of American funding from UNRWA on levels of UK funding. Answered by Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We are currently working to assess the implications of the US funding pause across development sectors, geographic regions and multilateral organisations. We are gathering information and working with other donor partners to share analysis of the pause before making any decisions. |
Asylum: Syria
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25955 on Asylum: Syria, whether the requirements for the cessation of refugee status for beneficiaries of international protection originating from Syria have currently been met. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave him on 30 January 2025 to Question UIN 25955. |
Development Aid
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 4th March 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development budget on the UK's soft power. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The decision to reduce the UK's international development budget was not taken lightly and is a reflection of the extraordinary security challenge the world currently finds itself facing, specifically on Ukraine. Establishing a Soft Power Council reflects the continuing UK commitment to work more strategically on soft power. The UK has enormous soft power strengths and at this time of extraordinary challenges it is even more important that we bring our hard and soft power together as a force for good, to reinvigorate alliances and forge new partnerships. As the Foreign Secretary has noted, harnessing our soft power more effectively can help to build relationships, deepen trust, enhance our security and drive economic growth. |
Development Aid
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Wednesday 5th March 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the international development budget on the UK's international partnerships with developing nations. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and official development assistance. Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review on the basis of various factors including the likely impact on the UK's international partnerships with developing nations. |
Food: West Bank
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 December 2009 on Food Labelling (Occupied Palestinian Territories), column 28WS, whether his Department has reviewed the adequacy of its advice to retailers and importers on the labelling of food produced in the West Bank. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy.
The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead. All food sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with food labelling rules. The government continues to review existing legislation through post implementation reviews.
Country of Origin labelling is compulsory for prepacked unprocessed beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat and most unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables.
Where origin information is not required, it can still be provided as long as it does not mislead. We support accurate labelling of settlement goods, so as not to mislead the consumer.
Food labelling rules are enforced by local authorities. Concerns that a specific food does not comply or is otherwise misleading, should be raised with a local trading standards officer who will be able to investigate and take necessary action. |
Food: Occupied Territories
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help prevent traders from declaring that food and drink imports produced by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are Produce of Israel. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy.
The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead. All food sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with food labelling rules. The government continues to review existing legislation through post implementation reviews.
Country of Origin labelling is compulsory for prepacked unprocessed beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat and most unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables.
Where origin information is not required, it can still be provided as long as it does not mislead. We support accurate labelling of settlement goods, so as not to mislead the consumer.
Food labelling rules are enforced by local authorities. Concerns that a specific food does not comply or is otherwise misleading, should be raised with a local trading standards officer who will be able to investigate and take necessary action. |
Food: West Bank
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to require traders and importers to label food produced in the West Bank to state whether it was produced by (a) Palestinian communities and (b) Israeli settlers. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy.
The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead. All food sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with food labelling rules. The government continues to review existing legislation through post implementation reviews.
Country of Origin labelling is compulsory for prepacked unprocessed beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat and most unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables.
Where origin information is not required, it can still be provided as long as it does not mislead. We support accurate labelling of settlement goods, so as not to mislead the consumer.
Food labelling rules are enforced by local authorities. Concerns that a specific food does not comply or is otherwise misleading, should be raised with a local trading standards officer who will be able to investigate and take necessary action. |
Israel: Arms Trade
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Monday 10th March 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps his Department is taking to help prevent the use of UK-produced arms by Israel in (a) Gaza and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Government is committed to maintaining a robust and transparent export control system. We will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Criteria, including respect for human rights and International Humanitarian Law. The Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to carefully consider the impact of the export of items and their capabilities. As soon as the Foreign Secretary took office, he ordered a review into Israel's compliance with International Humanitarian Law, which concluded that there is a clear risk that UK export items might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. On 2 September 2024 we suspended export licences to Israel for use in military operations in the Gaza Conflict. This does not, however, include exports to the global F-35 programme. |
Israel: Arms Trade
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Monday 10th March 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's policy towards UK arms trade with Israel in complying with Criterion 2a and Criterion 2c of the Strategic Export Licencing Criteria. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Government is committed to maintaining a robust and transparent export control system. We will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Criteria, including respect for human rights and International Humanitarian Law. The Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to carefully consider the impact of the export of items and their capabilities. As soon as the Foreign Secretary took office, he ordered a review into Israel's compliance with International Humanitarian Law, which concluded that there is a clear risk that UK export items might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. On 2 September 2024 we suspended export licences to Israel for use in military operations in the Gaza Conflict. This does not, however, include exports to the global F-35 programme. |
Refugees: Palestinians
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Wednesday 26th February 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal pathway for Palestinian children in Gaza to travel to the UK to receive medical treatment. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 7 November 24 to Question UIN 11872. |
Social Security Benefits: Health and Disability
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Wednesday 26th February 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to publish all recorded responses to its consultation on reforms to health and disability benefits. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) There are currently no plans to publish all recorded responses to the forthcoming Green Paper consultation on health and disability benefits.
After the consultation period, we will review and analyse consultation responses and we will set out our response in a White Paper later this year. |
Israel: Occupied Territories
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Thursday 27th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is fully committed to international law and respects the independence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We continue to consider the Court's Advisory Opinion carefully, with the seriousness and rigour it deserves. We are of the clear view that Israel should bring an end to its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as rapidly as possible, but it must be done in a way that creates the conditions for negotiations towards the two-state solution. |
Social Security Benefits: Health and Disability
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Thursday 27th February 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty taskforce will consider the impact of proposed reforms to the health and disability benefit system on child poverty rates in the UK. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity, and the Ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy to deliver lasting change.
The Strategy will look at levers across four key themes of increasing incomes, reducing essential costs, increasing financial resilience; and better local support especially in the early years. This will build on the reform plans underway across government and work underway in Devolved Governments. As part of the Strategy's development, the Taskforce is considering the potential impact of policies across government.
We are committed to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible. The system must also work to support disabled people to live independently and be financially sustainable in the long term. We will set out our proposals for reform in a Green Paper ahead of the Spring Statement later this year. |
Social Security Benefits: Health and Disability
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Friday 28th February 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to publish an Equality Impact Assessment of proposed reforms to the health and benefit system. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) As with all policies, we will ensure that considerations about their impact are at the heart of the policy making process.
We will consider the publication of any future Equality Impact Assessments on a case by case basis as usual. |
Free School Meals: Primary Education
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Friday 28th February 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the nutritional value of breakfast meals provided by primary schools. Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department is committed to delivering on our pledge to provide free breakfast clubs in every state-funded school with primary-aged children, starting with more than 750 early adopter schools from April 2025. The School Food Standards statutory guidance, which regulate the food and drink provided at school, already apply to breakfasts. Compliance with the Standards is mandatory for maintained schools, academies and free schools. Alongside the existing School Food Standards, in January, the department published guidance for the early adopter schools which provides additional helpful guidance on which foods should be served at breakfast clubs. |
Self-harm
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) Friday 28th February 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) people and (b) charities providing support to people that (i) have self-harmed and (ii) are considering self-harming are not criminalised; and what guidance she provides to police forces. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) Section 184 of the Online Safety Act 2023 gave partial effect to a Law Commission recommendation to create an offence of encouraging or assisting self-harm. The proposed new offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm intends to replace (in so far as it extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland) that offence with a broader offence that can be committed by any means of communication, and in any other way (including, for example, direct assistance through the provision of bladed articles with which to self-harm). The person must have intent to encourage or assist the other person to seriously self-harm. As with the current offence in the Online Safety Act, sharing experiences of self-harm or simply discussing the issue (including glorifying or glamourising self-harm), without an intention that another should seriously self-harm, will not be a criminal offence. We recognise the concerns of those offering support services that capturing such behaviour would potentially risk criminalising vulnerable people who merely seek to share their experiences of self-harm with no intention of encouraging others to self-harm. The offence in the Online Safety Act comes from a Law Commission recommendation following a wide-ranging consultation and we will work with criminal justice agencies and others with an interest to update existing guidance and training to reflect the proposed expansion of the offence to include direct assistance to self-harm. |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Wednesday 12th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th March 2025 Keeping transport workers safe 42 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House notes with concern the findings of the TSSA union’s latest report entitled Keep transport workers safe – no to abuse and harassment on the transport network; further notes that the report suggests violence and abuse directed at transport workers is endemic and that these workers regularly face … |
Thursday 13th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th March 2025 Wellbeing benefits of outdoor education to young people 26 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House recognises the significant benefits of outdoor learning for children and young people; urges the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the value of those benefits; notes that more time learning outdoors provides an opportunity for children to learn skills and characteristics to cope with many … |
Thursday 20th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th March 2025 Support for young disabled people after education 19 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham) That this House acknowledges the findings in the National Star and the Together Trust’s report entitled What Comes After Education; recognises the report’s key findings, including that young people do not feel listened to, feel worried about leaving education, need access to meaningful activities, want to choose where they live … |
Monday 24th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th March 2025 Fee waivers for ILR applications 11 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House supports the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London’s call for a fee waiver to be introduced for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications for those on family and private life visas; notes that ILR provides security and stability, yet the £2,885 fee is unaffordable for … |
Monday 24th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th March 2025 10th anniversary of the reinterment of King Richard III 4 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House celebrates the 10th anniversary of the reinterment of King Richard III in Leicester South; recognises the historic significance of his discovery by the University of Leicester in 2012 and his reburial in Leicester Cathedral in 2015; commends the work of the local archaeologists, historians and the local … |
Monday 24th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th March 2025 Retrospective awarding of the Humanitarian Medal 3 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Lauren Sullivan (Labour - Gravesham) That this House acknowledges the achievements of those firefighters historically who have responded to international disasters, especially those who were inspired in December 1989 to respond to the earthquake in Armenia after seeing the scenes of suffering and devastation there, and who have responded to other international disasters since in … |
Monday 24th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 25th March 2025 Changes to Great Western Railway ticket offices and stations 4 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House is alarmed that First Group rail operator Great Western Railway (GWR) has proposed a number of changes to its stations and ticket offices which include reducing ticket office windows and opening hours; is shocked that it should propose these changes despite the unprecedented and overwhelming public opposition … |
Friday 14th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th March 2025 17 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury) That this House recognises the need for further classroom provisions to be implemented for children with SEND; notes with concern that resources for pupils with SEND are very limited and that there is a need for extra school places for such pupils; congratulates Castle School in Newbury for the commencement … |
Friday 14th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th March 2025 Royal Television Society and withdrawal of award to journalists in Gaza 18 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its strong concern at the decision by the Royal Television Society to scrap a special recognition award for journalists in Gaza; further expresses its support for the demand by nearly 400 people, including many prominent journalists, for full transparency about how the Society arrived at this … |
Friday 14th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th March 2025 Reductions in welfare spending 25 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House believes that the welfare system should be based on dignity and respect; further believes that years of damaging austerity inflicted upon public services and welfare provision by previous Conservative Governments has brought our communities to breaking point, with people in receipt of health-related benefits already facing inordinate … |
Monday 17th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 18th March 2025 9 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House recognises the dozens of British lives lost to carbon monoxide poisoning each year; expresses concern at the underreporting of carbon monoxide incidents, due to low awareness, diagnosis and death classification; notes the additional risks of carbon monoxide poisoning to those travelling abroad, due to weaker appliance standards; … |
Monday 17th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 18th March 2025 Independent advisory panel on Department for Work and Pensions-related deaths 16 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House is alarmed by the continued use of the fatally flawed work capability assessment, adopted by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to limit the access of disabled people to long-term disability benefits and that is linked to a growing public mental health crisis and suicides; is … |
Monday 17th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th March 2025 Chronic urinary tract infections and women's health 24 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House recognises the urgent need for improved care and support for those suffering from chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), a debilitating condition that significantly impacts quality of life; notes with concern the lack of awareness, research, and effective treatment options available to patients; acknowledges that women's health as … |
Monday 10th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Thursday 13th March 2025 59 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire) That this House notes the perilous state of community pharmacies, which are struggling to survive across the country; recognises that pharmacies are at the heart of our communities, are an essential part of health and care services, and are relied upon by millions of people every day; further notes that … |
Monday 10th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Thursday 13th March 2025 Illegal modification of e-bikes and e-scooters 24 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House notes with concern the rise in illegally modified e-bikes and e-scooters, which pose serious safety risks to riders and pedestrians; recognises that altering speed and power limits compromises road safety regulations; urges the Government to strengthen enforcement and public awareness; and calls for greater collaboration between authorities … |
Tuesday 11th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 13th March 2025 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 18 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes that March is Prostate Cancer awareness month; highlights that prostate cancer has become the most common cancer in England, with a massive 25% increase in cases between 2019 and 2023 and a further 1,100 men being diagnosed each year in Northern Ireland; underlines the importance of … |
Wednesday 12th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 13th March 2025 Workplace disabilities and sickle cell disease 18 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill) That this House regrets that despite being a serious lifelong condition, sickle cell disease is not consistently recognised in workplaces; notes that many employers still lack awareness of how the condition affects daily life, resulting in individuals living with sickle cell disease finding it difficult to secure flexible working, reasonable … |
Monday 10th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Thursday 13th March 2025 18 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Diane Abbott (Labour - Hackney North and Stoke Newington) That this House notes with concern the Government’s announcement to significantly increase military spending at the expense of vital overseas development assistance and public services; believes that these are the wrong priorities for public investment and will make the world less safe and disproportionately impact the poorest, both at home … |
Wednesday 12th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 13th March 2025 Provision of essential humanitarian supplies, electricity and water sanitation in Gaza 22 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House condemns the Israeli Government’s decision of 3 March 2025 to halt the entry of all humanitarian aid and commercial supplies, including fuel and food, to Gaza, and its decision of 9 March 2025 to cut off electricity to Gaza’s main desalination plant; recognises that these actions violate … |
Tuesday 4th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Monday 10th March 2025 16 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon) That this House celebrates World Book Day and the vital role of reading in shaping young minds; commends Own Books for its exceptional work in providing free books to children across Warwickshire and beyond, allowing them to take books home to keep and fostering a lifelong love of reading; congratulates … |
Thursday 6th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 10th March 2025 Eva Smeddle and Glasgow Chamber Orchestra 7 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House celebrates student Eva Smeddle’s music being performed by the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra; notes that the now 18 year old, who is from St Andrews, composed A Nightmare in Argentina at the age of 15 and it will now be debuted by a 45-strong ensemble from the Glasgow … |
Thursday 6th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Monday 10th March 2025 39 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House notes with concern the increasing challenge of ensuring children’s safety online, which remains more important than ever; recognises the need to consider whether existing guidance on smartphone use in schools should be put on a legislative footing; acknowledges that such a measure aims to create an environment … |
Tuesday 4th March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 5th March 2025 22 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat - St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire) That this House welcomes Colleges Week 2025 from 3-7 March 2025; celebrates the impact colleges have on local communities across the country in building brighter futures for their students and staff; and calls on the Government to address the persistent underfunding of further education colleges in the forthcoming Spending Review … |
Tuesday 25th February Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 4th March 2025 8 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House notes with concern the further increase of the energy price cap by Ofgem from April 2025; further notes at 6.4%, or an average £111 per year, this is higher than expected and higher than the rate of inflation and average pay increases; acknowledges the research by Citizens … |
Wednesday 26th February Ayoub Khan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 4th March 2025 Anniversary of the Darfur genocide 7 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House commemorates the anniversary of the Darfur genocide in 2003 when hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians were killed, and millions more were displaced from their homes; acknowledges the suffering inflicted upon indigenous tribes in the region, including the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa groups; further acknowledges the profound … |
Monday 3rd March Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Tuesday 4th March 2025 UK-USA trade deals and the NHS 20 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth) That this House notes the ongoing bilateral trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and the United States of America; declares that the NHS is not for sale; believes that the NHS is a vital British institution that must remain publicly owned, universal, free at the point of use and based … |
Thursday 27th February Ayoub Khan signed this EDM on Thursday 27th February 2025 Israel’s military presence in the West Bank 52 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House expresses alarm over the escalating Israeli military assaults across the illegally occupied West Bank, including the use of armoured tanks in Jenin for the first time since 2002; notes that since 21 January 2025, Israel has launched a major offensive resulting in the deaths of at least … |
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Jammu and Kashmir: Human Rights
67 speeches (12,364 words) Wednesday 5th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) and my hon. - Link to Speech |
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International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2024-25 session - CBP-10188
Feb. 18 2025 Found: Humanitarian Aid Motion that this House has considered humanitarian aid and Gaza Lead Member: Ayoub Khan |
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Mar. 11 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 - large print Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Mar. 11 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Mar. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Mar. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Mar. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ian Byrne Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Mar. 05 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ian Byrne Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Mar. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Ian Byrne Ellie Chowns Chris Law Dr Simon Opher Jon Trickett Helen Maguire Zarah Sultana Ayoub Khan |
Feb. 28 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Creasy Jon Trickett Ian Lavery Imran Hussain Ian Byrne Apsana Begum Kim Johnson Siân Berry Ayoub Khan |
Feb. 27 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Creasy Jon Trickett Ian Lavery Imran Hussain Ian Byrne Apsana Begum Kim Johnson Siân Berry Ayoub Khan |
Feb. 26 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Adam Jon Trickett Ian Lavery Imran Hussain Ian Byrne Apsana Begum Kim Johnson Siân Berry Ayoub Khan |
Feb. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Adam Jon Trickett Ian Lavery Imran Hussain Ian Byrne Apsana Begum Kim Johnson Siân Berry Ayoub Khan |