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Written Question
Visas: National Security
Monday 18th March 2024

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2024 to Questions 16488 and 16489 on Visas: National Security, for what reason his Department does not publish this information.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

Our caseworking systems do not include MI reporting that differentiates between the various non-conducive refusal types and so the information requested is not available in a reportable format.


Written Question
Visas: National Security
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15646 on Visas: National Security, for what reason he will not publish the data.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We do not routinely publish data on UK visa holders who have had visas revoked on the grounds of (a) national security and (b) being non-conducive to the public good.


Written Question
Visas: National Security
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any UK visa holders have had their visas revoked on the grounds of (a) national security and (b) being non-conducive to the public good since 6 December 2023.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We do not routinely publish data on UK visa holders who have had visas revoked on the grounds of (a) national security and (b) being non-conducive to the public good.


Written Question
Visas: National Security
Thursday 29th February 2024

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visa holders have had visas revoked on the grounds of (a) national security and (b) being non-conducive to the public good since 6 December 2023.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We don’t publish data on UK visa holders who have had visas revoked on the grounds of (a) national security and (b) being non-conducive to the public good since 6 December 2023.


Written Question
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Tuesday 19th July 2022

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her US counterpart on that country’s designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organisation.

Answered by Stephen McPartland

Whilst the Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.

The Home Secretary routinely discusses counter-terrorism and state threat issues with her counterparts in the United States. It is not appropriate for the Government to provide a running commentary on those discussions.


Written Question
Iran: Nuclear Power
Monday 18th July 2022

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of Iran’s non-compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Iran's nuclear programme is more advanced than ever, and is continuing to worsen. This includes producing Highly Enriched Uranium which is unprecedented for a state without a nuclear weapons programme. Iran's nuclear escalation is threatening international security and undermining the global non-proliferation system.

We have reached the end of talks in Vienna to restore the nuclear deal. There is a viable deal on the table which would return Iran to compliance with its Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) commitments, and return the US to the deal. If Iran fails to conclude the deal its nuclear escalation will collapse the JCPoA. In this scenario we would carefully consider all options in partnership with our allies.


Written Question
Iran: Nuclear Weapons
Monday 18th July 2022

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for international peace and security of Iran achieving nuclear breakout.

Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Iran's nuclear programme is more advanced than ever, and is continuing to worsen. This includes producing Highly Enriched Uranium which is unprecedented for a state without a nuclear weapons programme. Iran's nuclear escalation is threatening international security and undermining the global non-proliferation system.

We have reached the end of talks in Vienna to restore the nuclear deal. There is a viable deal on the table which would return Iran to compliance with its Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) commitments, and return the US to the deal. If Iran fails to conclude the deal its nuclear escalation will collapse the JCPoA. In this scenario we would carefully consider all options in partnership with our allies.


Written Question
Iran: Nuclear Weapons
Monday 18th July 2022

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure the security of (a) Israel, (b) the United Arab Emirates, (c) Saudi Arabia and (d) Bahrain if Iran achieves nuclear weapons capability.

Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

We continue to have regular discussions with a range of regional and international partners, including Israel, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Iran's nuclear escalation. We are clear that our priority is to see Iran return to compliance with its commitments and the US to return to the deal. Our commitment to the security of our allies is unwavering.   The UK is committed to working with the international community to ensure Iran abides by international laws and norms and is held to account for its destabilising activity in the region.

It is for this reason that we currently have over 200 sanctions designations in place against Iran, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in its entirety, and support the enforcement of UN prohibitions on the proliferation of weapons to non-state actors in the region, including to Lebanese Hizballah (UNSCR 1701) and the Houthis in Yemen (UNSCR 2216).


Written Question
British Nationals Abroad: Hong Kong
Thursday 19th May 2022

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to ensure that Government funding of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise groups assisting with the integration of British National (Overseas) arrivals is not allocated to any organisation which has endorsed the National Security Law in Hong Kong.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) assesses the appropriateness and suitability of all potential grant funding recipients, and their ability to deliver the support required as part of HMG’s BN(O) Welcome Programme. This Programme reflects the UK’s historic and moral commitment to the people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their ties to the UK by taking up BN(O) status at the point of Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997.

In deciding whether to make a grant award to any organisation through the Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme, a robust due diligence process is undertaken.


Written Question
Migrants: Hong Kong
Thursday 19th May 2022

Asked by: Robert Jenrick (Conservative - Newark)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the threat of monitoring and surveillance to pro-democracy Hong Kong activists living in the UK.

Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)

The Government regularly assesses potential threats to the UK, and takes the protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK very seriously.

As you would expect, Home Office officials work closely with the FCDO and DLUHC as well as other government departments to ensure that the UK is a safe and welcoming place for people from Hong Kong.