The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. As such, the Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the United Kingdom.
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Jul. 22 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Jun. 10 | Topical Questions | Topical Questions |
| Oct. 07 | Urgent Questions | Operation Midland Independent Report |
| Oct. 08 | Written Statements | Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures |
| Oct. 02 | Westminster Hall | Free Movement of EU Nationals |
| Jul. 25 | Adjournment Debate | Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| Title | Last Event | Next Event Date | Last Updated | |
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| Domestic Abuse Bill 2017-19 to 2019-20 | Carry-over motion: House of Commons 7 October, 2019 | 8 Oct 2019, 10:45 a.m. | ||
| A Bill To make provision in relation to domestic abuse; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a Domestic Abuse Commissioner; to prohibit cross-examination in person in family proceedings in certain circumstances; to make provision about certain violent or sexual offences, and offences involving other abusive behaviour, committed outside the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Domestic Abuse Bill 2017-19 to 2019-20 | Carry-over motion: House of Commons 7 October, 2019 | 15 Oct 2019, 2:33 p.m. | ||
| A Bill To make provision in relation to domestic abuse; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a Domestic Abuse Commissioner; to prohibit cross-examination in person in family proceedings in certain circumstances; to make provision about certain violent or sexual offences, and offences involving other abusive behaviour, committed outside the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 | Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons 5 March, 2019 (1) (2) | 19 Jun 2019, 7:24 p.m. | ||
| The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 | Royal Assent 12 February, 2019 | 26 Sep 2019, 10:47 a.m. | ||
| To make provision in relation to terrorism; to make provision enabling persons at ports and borders to be questioned for national security and other related purposes; and for connected purposes. | ||||
| Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 12 February, 2019 | 26 Sep 2019, 3:43 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision about overseas production orders | ||||
| Offensive Weapons Act 2019 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 16 May, 2019 | 26 Sep 2019, 4:26 p.m. | ||
| To make provision for and in connection with offences relating to offensive weapons. | ||||
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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598,254 Petition Closed |
Ban all ISIS members from returning to UK Gov Responded - 27 Nov 2018 Debated on - 18 Mar 2019 |
6 May 2019 closed 5 months, 1 week ago |
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Ban all ISIS members from returning to the UK, remove their citizenship and passports |
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71,178 Petition Closed |
Introduce automatic approval of visit visas for families of British Citizens Gov Responded - 22 Jan 2018 Debated on - 9 Jul 2018 |
6 Jun 2018 closed 1 year, 4 months ago |
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Family members of UK Citizens shouldn’t have to meet the same criteria as other applicants for a visit visa. Not being a citizen doesn’t make our parent, siblings, children or grandchildren any less a part of our family. The only requirement should be that a British relative sponsors them. |
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14,297 Petition Closed |
Introduce super visa category for parents of British citizens similar to Canada Gov Responded - 3 May 2018 Debated on - 9 Jul 2018 |
29 Jul 2018 closed 1 year, 2 months ago |
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Parents for British citizens are treated differently if they reside in countries outside the EU and are not EU citizens and government has made the settlement of parents under ADR practically impossible so we are looking for a middle ground as it is done in Canada with SUPER VISA |
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Home Office Select Committee Home Page
Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.
| Date | Title | Type |
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| Oct. 16 | Policing Minister honours volunteers at Lord Ferrers awards | News and Communications |
| Oct. 15 | UK-France joint action plan on illegal migration across the Channel | Policy paper |
| Oct. 15 | French patrols doubled to tackle migrant crossings | News and Communications |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 8 Oct 2019, 4:11 p.m. | Asylum | Afzal Khan |
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Question To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with her counterparts in EU Member States to help ensure that take charge requests are submitted to the UK before its departure from the EU. Answer (Brandon Lewis) It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation. |
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