Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime, published on 10 June 2026, what assessment she has been made of the potential merits of plac

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential fiscal yield from asylum accommodation cost reductions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the role of state-backed investment visas in supporting the objectives of the Modern Industrial Strategy.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the feasibility of publishing an annual report on the net fiscal contribution of migration.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to introduce a statutory consultation duty with local authorities prior to establishing asylum accommodation sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what anti-money laundering due diligence protocols are utilised when evaluating high-net-worth business investment visa applications.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the average time taken for newly recognised refugees to secure accommodation following the issuance of a biometric residence permit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms her Department utilises to coordinate refugee transition policy with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expenditure on asylum accommodation contracts was between the 2016–17 and 2023–24 financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of hotels used for contingency asylum accommodation since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value for money reviews her Department has commissioned into asylum procurement contracts awarded prior to July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the number of unprocessed initial asylum applications was as of 1 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual full-time equivalent headcount of asylum processing caseworkers was in each year between 2016 and 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boat arrivals were recorded in each year between 2016 and 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the trends in the operational costs of processing small boat arrivals since July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve data-sharing protocols between the Home Office and local authorities regarding individuals leaving asylum accommodation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Company Share Option Plans in incentivising workforce retention in the manufacturing sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the £100,000 adjusted net income threshold for childcare support on Effective Marginal Tax Rates.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential long-term fiscal impact of social housing construction on Universal Credit housing element expenditure.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to expand the eligibility criteria for Museum and Gallery Exhibition Tax Relief to include local authority-operated museums.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support museums in recording, cataloguing and preserving collections and community narratives for posterity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to require all new homes to have rainwater collection methods installed on the property.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the installation of rainwater collection methods in existing homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring a diagnosis of terminal illness to trigger a referral for a Specialist Palliative Care assessment from a hospital or community cen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of aerial attacks in Gaza and violence in the West Bank during August 2026.