Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans do they have to review the eligibility conditions of the Bereavement Support Payment.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 5 February 2026 to Question UIN 109400.
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions are considered in the provision of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) to applicants, and whether a conviction of seditious conspiracy would provide grounds for a declined ETA.
Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
All applications for an ETA are assessed on a case-by-case basis. The Home Office’s guidance on ETAs, can be read at: Electronic travel authorisation: caseworker guidance (accessible) - GOV.UK.
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in granting Electronic Travel Authorisations whether pardoned crimes are considered equal to spent convictions.
Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
All applications for an ETA are assessed on a case-by-case basis. The Home Office’s guidance on ETAs, can be read at: Electronic travel authorisation: caseworker guidance (accessible) - GOV.UK.