Every parliamentary written question tabled by Katie Lam this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether she plans to extend the British-Irish visa scheme to any further nationalities.
The UK and Ireland have a close and collaborative working relationship on a range of issues, including migration and border security.The British-Irish visa scheme is a good example of this collaboration and whilst it remains in operation for Indian and Ch...
If she will publish a breakdown of the nationality of immigration offenders identified by Operation Gull since June 2025.
Operation Gull is an ongoing Home Office Immigration Enforcement intelligence led initiative and deployments are carried out on that basis.The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be ...
How many (a) days of action have been conducted under and (b) immigration offenders have been identified by Operation Gull since July 2024 by month.
Operation Gull is an ongoing Home Office Immigration Enforcement intelligence led initiative and deployments are carried out on that basis.The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be ...
Whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Republic of Ireland's implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum on the flow of illegal migrants and asylum see
We note that the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum entered into force on 12 June. We will continue to monitor the impact of the introduction of the Pact across EU Member States including Ireland. The UK and Ireland work closely together to prevent abuse o...
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential link between (a) organised crime groups facilitating illegal migration across the Channel, (b) organised crime groups engaged in the UK's illegal drug trade, and (c) organised crime groups engaged in the UK’s illicit tobacco trade.
Organised Immigration Crime differs from other forms of organised crime as we often see loose affiliations of criminal networks, sometimes working together when it suits, enabling various stages of people’s journeys.The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) 2025 National Strategic Assessment does note that a core characteristic of Serious Organised Crime (SOC) in 2024 was the continued diversification of criminal activity beyond previous understandings of the SOC threat. This is the result of the emergence of new groups of offenders with a broader range of motivations, diversification of methodologies, and more crossovers between different SOC threats.A key trend in 2024 was for offenders to broaden their criminal activity across multiple threat areas, enabled by online connectivity, use of new technology, and reliance on the specialist services offered by ‘crime as a service’ providers. It is becoming increasingly easier for SOC offenders to connect with other offenders or to enter new criminal marketplaces.The NCA continues to lead the UK law enforcement system to tackle the harms posed by serious and organised crime and protect the public.
What steps her Department is taking to encourage the procurement of British-made office products and stationery by (a) the Department and (b) its arms-length bodies.
Office stationery products are primarily purchased through HO catalogue contract with Banner, a UK based stockist and distributor. The contract focuses on security of supply, catalogue/stock management and reducing the environmental impact of the goods and services whilst maintaining the best value for money. Other ancillary stationary products are purchased through Unite, category specific contracts or sourced low level below threshold purchases.
From which countries her Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.
The Home Office does not collect data at this level of granularity and the information would only be available at disproportionate cost.
How many and what proportion of her Department’s (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture suppliers are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.
The Home Office does not collect data at this level of granularity and the information would only be available at disproportionate cost.
Whether her Department has provided guidance to police forces on tackling antisemitic (a) chants and (b) slogans at universities.
i refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 15 May 2025 to Question UIN 51023.
Whether her Department holds data on the number of people who have illegally arrived in the UK via small boat crossings having previously been deported.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 7 March to Question 35056.
Whether her Department holds (a) demographic and (b) ethnicity data on the investigation of sex crimes.
The Home Office holds information on all notifiable crimes, including sexual offences, recorded by the police in England and Wales and their investigative outcomes. The extent of the data held in each case will depend on what information has been collected by the police as part of their investigation.Statistics on the outcomes of cases are routinely published by the Ministry of Justice, and contain breakdowns of convicted offenders by age, gender, ethnicity, police force area and type of offence. This can be assessed via their outcomes by offence data tool available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2024