Topical Questions 2026-07-13

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If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. The incident involved over 10,000 Muslims and the arrests of twelve individuals.

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Given press reports of another government U-turn, does the Home Secretary still believe that the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain should be increased from five years to 10 years?

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During a coffee morning, residents described distressing levels of antisocial behaviour including egg-throwing. Can the Minister set out what steps are being taken to ensure robust handling of antisocial behaviour on estates like Sherborne?

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Will the Home Secretary repeat her pledge that changes will apply to those already in country, or is there a U-turn before entering Downing Street?

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First, will the Home Secretary bring forward emergency legislation to ensure Shabir Ahmed can be deported? Secondly, will she urgently make changes to prevent eligible rapists from being released early?

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Will my hon. Friend outline what progress is being made against tackling phone theft? Does she agree that phone companies should do more to ensure criminals cannot profit from phone snatching?

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Does the Home Secretary agree with her decision? What is the Home Office doing about abuse and misinformation on X? Will the Home Office be leaving too?

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Pennine Domestic Abuse Partnership is a strong example of non-judgmental, trauma-informed support for victims of domestic abuse. For many women, it is the first point of contact; however, for others, the emergency services are the first to respond. Will the Minister clarify what steps can be taken to ensure that this non-judgmental, victim-centred approach is consistently reflected in the police's engagement with victims?

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The Home Secretary is boasting about the fact that hotel asylum seekers' numbers are being reduced, but of course, they are being moved into houses in multiple occupation and the Government will not produce the figures of how many are going into HMOs. This means that places such as Hinckley and Bosworth are getting more HMOs. Will the Government commit to producing the data to show exactly where people are being moved from and to, so that we can see what is happening specifically around HMOs? That has not been released in the quarterly data.

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On Friday I met members of Barnham parish council in my constituency and the headteacher of the adjacent primary school, Amy. They raised concerns about the proposed accommodation of large numbers of asylum seekers at RAF Barnham. They worry about community cohesion, particularly if large numbers of young men are to be transported into neighbouring towns and villages without access to supervised constructive activity. Will the Minister outline what material steps will be taken to address this problem?

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I want to begin by thanking Madam Deputy Speaker, my hon. Friend the Member for Sussex Weald (Ms Ghani), for securing a meeting with the Minister, local MPs, councillors and residents of Crowborough, where the Minister heard for himself reports of illegal working, groups of young men drinking on the street and the smuggling of alcohol on to the site. If the Government are to force this camp on people, the very least they can do is ensure that people there play by the rules. Can the Minister introduce breath testing and make it clear to anyone drinking on the site that if they are found to fail those tests, their asylum claim will be immediately thrown out?

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I warmly welcome the Government's swift introduction of the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026, which received Royal Assent last week. The activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have caused huge concern across the country and in particular to my Iranian and Jewish communities. Can the Home Secretary update the House on when these new powers will begin to be used to protect our country from hostile, state-linked organisations and threats?

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As the House will know, the Home Office does not routinely publish figures on the number of small boat arrivals who abscond or whose whereabouts subsequently becomes unknown. Given that the Department holds case records that would allow that to be calculated, will the Home Secretary commit to publishing that information periodically so that the House can properly scrutinise the scale of the problem?

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Frontline police officers have lost confidence in the national leadership of the Police Federation due to high salaries and lack of change. Should they be allowed to set up an alternative?

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The ECHR has been subject to significant abuse, costing over £4.9 billion annually. If reforms do not succeed, should Britain leave the ECHR and forge its own path on human rights law?

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Is it the perspective of the Secretary of State that the current family visa regime is working as intended, or does she think it needs reform?

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The tragic death of Hannah Byrne has left her family seeking answers. Will the Minister meet to discuss this matter and provide closure?

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North Northumberland has seen an increase in rural crime. What reassurance can the Minister provide regarding this issue?

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When will the Government address the spread of misinformation and the threat posed by right-wing groups exploiting situations?

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Will the Minister join in calls for Britannia to refurbish the Metropole hotel, which is a major part of Blackpool's golden mile?

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I thank the Home Secretary and welcome the Government's decision to proscribe the IRGC. Many of us campaigned for this and, in fact, were sanctioned by Iran for doing so. Far too many of our previous Prime Ministers and Foreign Secretaries bought the fallacious argument that doing so would prevent diplomatic relations with Iran. Now that the Home Secretary has chosen to do this, how will she enforce it so that we quickly stamp out all the activities of this terrible organisation from our country and ensure that it never takes root again?

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The scampi catching sector in Northern Ireland is currently reliant on foreign seasonal workers. To stay afloat, the sector needs about 66 visas to be valid for just seven months of the year. Will the Minister consider extending the seasonal worker visa route to the nephrops industry to give the catching sector the certainty it needs and protect processing jobs at Whitby Seafoods in my constituency?

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I thank the Asylum Minister for his professional courtesy in calling me on Friday to say that the asylum dispersal plans for Stoke Heath in my constituency have now been scrapped. I am grateful for that, and it is a great relief to many residents—it was a completely inappropriate location from the get-go. However, can I ask him to put on the record whether the Government have any plans to put asylum seekers into Clive barracks at Tern Hill in Shropshire, which is currently home to the Royal Irish Regiment?

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I welcome the Minister's explicit statement last month that he wants to see the Cladhan hotel, which was opened by the Conservatives, closed. When any hotel closes, will he confirm that the vast majority of those being moved out will have their accommodation needs met within existing capacity?