Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to encourage the protection of the rights of Kurdish citizens in Turkey.
Answered by Uma Kumaran - Assistant Whip
The UK supports the rights of all minority groups in Turkey, including Kurdish citizens, and consistently encourages Turkey to uphold the rule of law and to live up to its international obligations as a member of the Council of Europe.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support funding for a) Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood and b) other neurological conditions caused by the mutant gene – ATP1a3.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Funding for rare neurological conditions is determined through established National Health Service allocation, commissioning arrangements and the annual planning round, which usually takes into account population need and clinical priorities to determine the best available use of resources. For delegated services, integrated care boards determine how their allocations are used to meet local need, while NHS England retains responsibility for nationally commissioned highly specialised services.
NHS England commissions specialised service for children with complex neurological conditions, including neurogenetic conditions, such as alternating hemiplegia of childhood, and its service specification sets out a national, multidisciplinary models for assessment and care planning. The specification is available at the following link:
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what factors are taken into account to determine funding levels for rare neurological conditions.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Funding for rare neurological conditions is determined through established National Health Service allocation, commissioning arrangements and the annual planning round, which usually takes into account population need and clinical priorities to determine the best available use of resources. For delegated services, integrated care boards determine how their allocations are used to meet local need, while NHS England retains responsibility for nationally commissioned highly specialised services.
NHS England commissions specialised service for children with complex neurological conditions, including neurogenetic conditions, such as alternating hemiplegia of childhood, and its service specification sets out a national, multidisciplinary models for assessment and care planning. The specification is available at the following link:
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of 16 September 2026 from the hon. Members for Tottenham, Enfield North and Southgate & Wood Green on ECAA visas.
Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
A response to the letter of 16 September 2026 was dispatched 21 October 2026 under reference MPAM/1573185/26.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to improve engagement and communication with residents of buildings undergoing remediation works as part of new plans to reform leasehold rules for residential buildings.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Code of Practice for the Remediation of Residential Buildings has been developed with residents, industry, and government bodies to ensure that its expectations are appropriate and deliverable, and all remediation programmes are working to drive compliance. We continue to work across government and with industry bodies on supporting the Code’s implementation and we have launched a Resident Representative Survey to understand the resident experience of remediation, including with the Code of Practice, across all schemes.
We continue to consider the resident experience in remediation, and we will keep the Code of Practice under review. Where there are significant new or emerging developments, the Code will be updated.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of compliance with the Code of Practice for the remediation of residential building in ongoing remediation projects.
Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Code of Practice for the Remediation of Residential Buildings has been developed with residents, industry, and government bodies to ensure that its expectations are appropriate and deliverable, and all remediation programmes are working to drive compliance. We continue to work across government and with industry bodies on supporting the Code’s implementation and we have launched a Resident Representative Survey to understand the resident experience of remediation, including with the Code of Practice, across all schemes.
We continue to consider the resident experience in remediation, and we will keep the Code of Practice under review. Where there are significant new or emerging developments, the Code will be updated.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time has been for determination of applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain through the European Community Association Agreement from time of application to time of acceptance or rejection in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR, or settlement) in the Settlement data tables contained in the ‘Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK’. In particular, detailed table SE_D02 identifies the ECAA route under previous category of leave. The latest data relates to the year ending June 2026. However, this table does not provide the requested breakdown of rejected applications, nor on those remaining contested, nor on processing times.
Table VSI_02 within the Migration Transparency - Visas status and immigration data tables contains applications received for ECAA Settlement, with the latest data covering the quarter ending March 2026.
Operational data also show that decision output is now substantially above average weekly intake, and that the number of outstanding applications has reduced considerably. The route remains on course to return to service standard shortly.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain through the European Community Association Agreement have been (a) accepted, (b) rejected, and (c) remain contested since September 2025.
Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR, or settlement) in the Settlement data tables contained in the ‘Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK’. In particular, detailed table SE_D02 identifies the ECAA route under previous category of leave. The latest data relates to the year ending June 2026. However, this table does not provide the requested breakdown of rejected applications, nor on those remaining contested, nor on processing times.
Table VSI_02 within the Migration Transparency - Visas status and immigration data tables contains applications received for ECAA Settlement, with the latest data covering the quarter ending March 2026.
Operational data also show that decision output is now substantially above average weekly intake, and that the number of outstanding applications has reduced considerably. The route remains on course to return to service standard shortly.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain have been submitted through the European Community Association Agreement in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR, or settlement) in the Settlement data tables contained in the ‘Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK’. In particular, detailed table SE_D02 identifies the ECAA route under previous category of leave. The latest data relates to the year ending June 2026. However, this table does not provide the requested breakdown of rejected applications, nor on those remaining contested, nor on processing times.
Table VSI_02 within the Migration Transparency - Visas status and immigration data tables contains applications received for ECAA Settlement, with the latest data covering the quarter ending March 2026.
Operational data also show that decision output is now substantially above average weekly intake, and that the number of outstanding applications has reduced considerably. The route remains on course to return to service standard shortly.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
Answered by David Rutley
The FCDO are unable to confirm these details in line with paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code which states: "The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority."