Apsana Begum

69329 • Immigration Controls: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that UK Border Force eGates are configured to permit entry to holders of Irish passport cards travelling from outside the Common Travel Area.

68923 • Palestine Action

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 June on Security, HCWS729, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on (a) the implementation of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 and (b) how to interpret placards relating to (i) Gaza and (ii) Israel's actions in Gaza that do not refer to Palestine Action.

68924 • Social Media: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle people who commit fraud by developing fake romantic relationships on (a) Tiktok and (b) other steaming platforms and manipulate victims into transferring large sums of money.

68925 • Social Media: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) Tiktok and (b) other social media platforms on taking steps to help reduce incidents of fraud where people develop fake romantic relationships and manipulate victims into transferring large sums of money.

68930 • Legal Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36526 on Legal Ombudsman, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) resolve complaint cases awaiting investigation for more than four years; and whether the Legal Ombudsman has a procedure for prioritising those cases where delay may cause further harm to the complainant.

68948 • Southall Black Sisters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime on (a) level of funding and (b) future sustainability for the holistic advocacy wrap around service provided by Southall Black Sisters.

68949 • Southall Black Sisters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the (a) Home Secretary and (b) Minister for Women and Equalities on (i) level of funding and (ii) future sustainability for the holistic advocacy wrap around service provided by Southall Black Sisters.

68950 • Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy advisory panel has met since its establishment.

68951 • Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the minutes or summaries of any meetings of the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy Advisory Panel.

68953 • Migrants: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a firewall to prevent data sharing between public services and immigration enforcement to help encourage migrants to report domestic abuse through her forthcoming Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.

68954 • Migrants: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession to include all migrant survivors of domestic abuse.

68955 • Gender Based Violence: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available to specialist by and for violence against women and girls organisations.

68956 • Gender Based Violence: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available for specialist by and for violence against women and girls organisations that support (a) Black, Asian and minority ethnic survivors, (b) migrant victim-survivors and (c) migrant victim-survivors with No Recourse to Public Funds.

63640 • Palestine Action: Acquittals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of Palestine Action members who have been acquitted by a jury for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel.

63647 • Palestine Action: Acquittals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729, whether any Palestine Action members have been acquitted by a jury for those activities.

63648 • Elbit Systems UK

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has (a) had communications with and (b) met with representatives of Elbit Systems UK (i) in the last five years and (ii) since July 2024.

63652 • Palestine Action: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many (a) current and b) pending court cases a Palestine Action member is facing charges for protests against arms sales to Israel.

63653 • Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) current and (b) pending court cases there are on activities listed in her Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729.

63033 • Palestine Action: RAF Brize Norton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) have been arrested, (b) have been charged, (c) have been convicted, (d) have been held on remand and (e) are serving a prison sentence for the activities detailed in her Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729.

63034 • Palestine Action: RAF Brize Norton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted, (d) held on remand and (e) are serving a prison sentence for the activity listed in the Written Statement.

EDM 1672 • National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse, 14 July

That this House recognises the National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse on 14 July as an opportunity for...

EDM 1585 • Anniversary of the July 2024 protests in Bangladesh

That this House marks a year since the July protests and mass uprising in Bangladesh which led to the fall of Sheikh Has...

EDM 1188 • 47th anniversary of the murder of Altab Ali

That this House marks the anniversary of the racially motivated murder of the 25-year-old textile factory worker, Altab ...

EDM 1117 • Collapse of Rana Plaza, Bangladesh

That this House marks that on 24 April 2025 it is 12 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangl...

EDM 491 • Domestic abuse and public life

That this House notes that domestic abuse involves a pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degradi...

EDM 492 • Domestic abuse and the workplace

That this House notes that domestic abuse can have profound long-term effects on survivors and is concerned that is very...

EDM 493 • Migrants and domestic abuse

That this House notes that domestic abuse can have profound long-term effects on survivors and is concerned that it is v...

EDM 494 • Funding for domestic abuse services

That this House notes that domestic abuse has wide-ranging effects, including mental, emotional, physical, social and fi...

EDM 53 • Student protests in Bangladesh

That this House is alarmed about the human rights situation Bangladesh; is particularly appalled that a large number of ...

EDM 30 • Flooding in Bangladesh

That this House is alarmed that flooding in Bangladesh has taken lives, swept away homes and shut schools, displaced ten...

EDM 1754 • Arrest of protestors in Liverpool

That this House expresses its concern at the physical methods used by the police to arrest a 74 year old woman protestin...

EDM 1725 • Proposal for a wealth tax

That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on ind...

EDM 1692 • Fauja Singh

That this House remembers with great sadness the passing of Fauja Singh the world's oldest marathon runner; celebrates h...

EDM 1683 • UK-based medical charities in Palestine

That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medi...

EDM 1697 • Contribution of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

That this House recognises the meaningful and enduring contributions made by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; aff...

EDM 1614 • Democracy and human rights in eSwatini

That this House recognises the widespread human rights abuses committed under the autocratic Tinkhundla system of govern...

EDM 1503 • UK trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

That this House notes with grave concern the recent announcement of 22 new Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestini...

EDM 1557 • Burial of stillborn babies in unmarked graves

That this House expresses its deep concern at the revelation that an estimated 89,000 stillborn babies were buried in un...

EDM 1575 • Glaucoma Awareness Week

That this House acknowledges the importance of raising awareness about glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindne...

EDM 1582 • Tackling food waste

That this House notes with concern that the UK wastes around 9.52 million tonnes of food each year, including 6.4 millio...

EDM 1644 • Ynys Môn’s status as a UNESCO Global Geopark

That this House celebrates Ynys Môn’s status as a Global Geopark, having been admitted to the European Geoparks Network ...

EDM 1670 • Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and action plans

That this House notes with concern that nationally, there is a 6% pay gap between employees from Black, African Caribbea...

EDM 1470 • Nablus

That this House condemns the Israeli government’s expansion of military activity in Nablus; expresses concern that human...

EDM 1499 • Air India crash

That this House expresses its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all those who tragically lost their ...

EDM 1621 • Funding for training of professional journalists

That this House is worried by guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students which s...

EDM 1620 • Ayman Odeh

That this House expresses its extreme concern at the moves to impeach Ayman Odeh, a Palestinian member of the Knesset re...

EDM 1631 • Grangemouth Queer Breakfast Club

That this House recognises and celebrates the vital work of Queer Breakfast Club in Grangemouth, a volunteer-led charity...

EDM 1672 • National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse, 14 July

That this House recognises the National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse on 14 July as an opportunity for...

EDM 1637 • Government policy on the Hillsborough Law

That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniv...

EDM 1642 • Outsourced cleaners on Tyne and Wear Metro

That this House welcomes the Labour Government’s promise to ‘oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation’; n...