Activities

28 June 2022 | Cat Smith MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what the strategy is for ensuring that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people are reached by youth work in England.

28 June 2022 | Cat Smith MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on whether the Government's suicide prevention strategy considers the needs of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

28 June 2022 | Cat Smith MP | View question

APPG members spoke at the House of Lords debate on the Levelling up strategy, asking how Gypsy, Roma and Traveller inequalities would be addressed.  

27 June 2022 | Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Brinton, Baroness Whitaker, Baroness Lister | View the transcript

APPG members spoke at the House of Lords Schools Bill debate on the inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and parents.

20 June 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | Baroness Brinton | Baroness Whitaker

Parliamentary Question on what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the report by Leeds GATE, the University of Dundee and the University of York Enhancing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Peoples’ Trust.

7 June 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question on what steps are being taken to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month in June.

6 June 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question on what assessment has been made of the report by Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange and London Gypsies and Travellers.

18 May 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

APPG Member Baroness Lister speaking during the Queen's Speech debate, on the entrenched inequality experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

11 May 2022 | Baroness Lister | View transcript

APPG Member Baroness Bennett speaking during the Elections Bill debate, on the exclusion of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.

23 March 2022 | Baroness Bennett | View transcript

APPG Co-chair Baroness Whitaker on the deterrence caused by Voter ID on Gypsies, Roma and Travellers from the democratic process.

23 March 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | View transcript

APPG Co-chair Martin Docherty-Hughes MP on the challenges faced by the Irish Traveller community, including the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill during the Irish Diaspora in Britain debate.

17 March 2022 | Martin Docherty-Hughes MP | View transcript

APPG Vice-chair Andy Slaughter MP on the impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on Irish Travellers.

17 March 2022 | Andy Slaughter MP | View transcript

APPG Member Lord Wooley speaking about the impact of Voter ID on the ability of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people to engage in the democratic process, during the Elections Bill.

17 March 2022 | Lord Wooley | View transcript

APPG Member Baroness Brinton speaking on the barriers faced by No-Fixed-Abode status during the Electoral System debate.

11 March 2022 | Baroness Brinton | View transcript

APPG Member Apsana Begum MP on assaults on civil liberties targeting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, during International Women's Day.

10 March 2022 | Apsana Begum MP | View transcript

Parliamentary Question on what assessment has been made of the discrimination faced by Gypsy and Roma communities in Ukraine.

7 March 2022 | Nadia Whittome MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what assessment has been made of Gypsy and Roma people affected by war in Ukraine.

7 March 2022 | Nadia Whittome MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what steps the Government is taking to tackle hate crime against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

28 February 2022 | Mary Foy MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what monitoring of outcomes and attainment has taken place within the National Tutoring Programme, and if this has happened, whether it has been broken down into categories, such as Black and Minority Ethnic—including Gypsy, Traveller and Roma.

24 February 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

APPG Co-chair Baroness Whitaker submitted oral evidence to the Education Select Committee inquiry into education challenges facing children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds.

22 February 2022 | Baroness Whitaker | Watch submission

APPG Member Baroness Lister speaking during an Elections Bill debate, on the barriers to ID cards for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.

21 February 2022 | Baroness Lister | View transcript

Parliamentary Question on what assessment has been made of the case for specific legislation to protect Gypsies, Roma and Travellers from hate crimes.

10 February 2022 | Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question on what plans there are to adopt the Council of Europe's recommendation to "include the history of Roma and Travellers in school curricula and teaching materials", and what plans there are to make the teaching mandatory and educate those unaware of the genocide of the Roma population in the Holocaust.

9 February 2022 | Lord Alton | View question

Parliamentary Question on whether there is a formal consultation on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill's draft guidance; to whom comments should be made; and what is the deadline for such comments.

13 December 2021 | Baroness Lister | View question

APPG Honorary President Lord Bourne, Vice Chair Baroness Bakewell, Co-chair Baroness Bakewell and APPG Members speaking during the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Report Stage in the House of Lords. 

13 December 2021 | Baroness Whitaker, Lord Bourne, Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Brinton, Baroness Lister, Lord Alton, Baroness Bennett | View transcript

Parliamentary Question on what Government plans there are, if any, to introduce an ethnic group for those in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in statistics related to people in prisons.

25 November 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

APPG Vice Chair Baroness Bakewell, Co-chair Baroness Whitaker and APPG Members speaking during the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee Stage (2) in the House of Lords. 

8 November 2021 | Baroness Whitaker, Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Brinton | Watch videos | View transcript

Parliamentary Question on what assessment the Government has made of the availability of places for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to legally and safely stop; and what plans have been made to address any identified shortage of places.

4 November 2021 | Baroness Whitaker, Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Brinton, Bishop of London | View question

APPG Vice Chair Baroness Bakewell, Co-chair Baroness Whitaker and APPG Members speaking during the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee Stage (1) in the House of Lords. 

3 November 2021 | Baroness Whitaker, Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Brinton, Baroness Lister | Watch videos | View transcript (1)

APPG Co-chair Baroness Whitaker speaking during the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill report debate in the House of Lords.

12 October 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question on what Government assessment has been made of APPG Secretariat Friends, Families and Travellers research which found that 74 per cent of GP surgeries breached NHS England guidelines and the Equality Act 2010 by refusing to register nomadic patients.

29 September 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

APPG Vice Chair Baroness Bakewell and APPG Member Baroness Natalie Bennett speaking during the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill second reading in the House of Lords

14 September 2021 | Baroness Bakewell, Baroness Bennett | Watch video

APPG Co-chair Baroness Whitaker speaking during the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill second reading in the House of Lords

14 September 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | Watch video

Parliamentary Question on how many local authorities have included provision for sites for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in their local plan.

10 September 2021 | Navendu Mishra MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on when the Home Department plans to publish the Equality Impact Assessment relating to Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

19 July 2021 | Ian Byrne MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what plans the Government has to reintroduce pitch targets and statutory duties for local authorities to meet the assessed needs for sites for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.

8 July 2021 | Navendu Mishra MP | View question

APPG Co-chair Martin Docherty-Hughes spoke on the deficit in service justice and access to services for Army personnel and reminded Parliament debating the Armed Forces Bill of the tragic death of Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan.

6 July 2021 | Martin Docherty-Hughes MP | View full transcript

APPG Co-chair Baroness Whitaker spoke during a debate on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill in the House of Lords on the failure of inclusion in the GCSE system for children from minority groups and the obstacles faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children.

6 July 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View full transcript

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on when the equality impact assessment relating to Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 will be made available.

6 July 2021 | Ian Byrne MP | View question

In a recent debate in the Commons on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, APPG members voiced grave concerns on the Bill's potential impact on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

5 July 2021 | Mary Kelly Foy MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Martin Docherty Hughes MP | View full transcript

During the Report Stage on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, APPG members tabled Amendments 8,9,10, to abolish Part 4; Amendments 11-21 to reduce the scope and harmful impacts of the Bill; and New Clauses 51/52, to improve the tackling of race hate against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.

5 July 2021 | Mary Kelly Foy MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Martin Docherty Hughes MP, Andy Slaughter MP, Ian Byrne MP | View Amendment Paper

Parliamentary Question on what assessment the Government has made on the extent to which online advertising promotes discrimination against Traveller communities; what plans have been made to ensure digital media platforms do not carry adverts that include such discrimination; and what steps will be taken against individuals or organisations that place adverts that discriminate against Traveller communities.

30 June 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question on what support the Government is giving to local authorities to provide permanent and temporary sites for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.

21 June 2021 | Navendu Mishra MP | View question

In a recent debate in the Lords on the Education recovery programme, APPG members and others spoke up for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and communities.

21 June 2021 | Lord Woolley of Woodford, Baroness Berridge, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | View full transcript

In a debate concerning Covid-19 and children, APPG members spoke about the disadvantages faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children, GRT History Month and on the discrimination and bullying experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children.

17 June 2021 | Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth , Baroness Brinton | View full transcript

Parliamentary Question on what assessments have been made of the research by Katharine Quarmby in 'Systemic Racism within a Rigged System', published in Byline Times on 24 May, on the risks to health and wellbeing on 242 authorised Gypsy and Traveller sites

26 May 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question on what assessments have been made on the potential detrimental effects of policing by consent on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities parked on unauthorised sites

26 May 2021 | Rachael Maskell MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what representations have been made to the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding the imprisonment of Albert Douglas

25 May 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill's impact on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

24 May 2021 | Kim Johnson MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what Government plans are in place to address the accommodation crisis faced by Gypsies and Travellers nationally, and whether appropriate people or stakeholder groups have been consulted on this critical issue

24 May 2021 | Rachael Maskell MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what discussions the Government has had with representatives of local authorities on (a) making sufficient provision for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and (b) increasing the number of sites for those communities in their local authority areas. 

19 May 2021 | Rachael Maskell MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what discussions the Secretary of State (a) has had and (b) plans to have with stakeholders on the (i) adequacy and (ii) sufficiency of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites (A) nationally and (B) in York. 

19 May 2021 | Rachael Maskell MP | View question

Parliamentary Question on what discussions the Secretary of State has had with representatives of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities on Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

19 May 2021 | Rachael Maskell MP | View question

Members participated in a Parliamentary debate on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report in the House of Lords highlighting the concerning absence of Gypsies and Travellers experiences of discrimination in the report 

21 April 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Cabinet Office on what meetings (a) the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution has had and (b) officials of his Department have had with members of the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma community on improving voter turnout at elections of members of the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma community

20 April 2021 | Cat Smith MP | View question

Members participated in a Parliamentary debate on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report in the House of Commons

20th April 2021 | Andy Slaughter MP | View question

Members participated in the Petition Committee debate prompted by the 'Don't criminalise trespass petition' which closed in September receiving over 130k signatures

19 April 2021 | Andy Slaughter MP, Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, Mary Kelly Foy MP, Olivia Blake MP, Sarah Jones MP | View full transcript

Members raised concerns in the House of Lords about discrimination faced by Gypsies, Travellers and Roma

25 March 2021 Baroness Bakewell | Lord Bourne | Lord Alton | Lord Kennedy | Baroness Young

Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister on the impact of the Policing Bill on freedom to protest and the rights of Gypsies and Travellers

17 March 2021 | Caroline Lucas MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Health and Social Care on the accessibility of the Covid-19 vaccine programme for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers

17 March 2021 | Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education following the release of the white paper 'Skills for jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and growth' on the equality of opportunities for Gypsy, Traveller and Roma children not in school to gain qualifications, and access to careers advice and guidance is available for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people

16 March 2021 | Baroness Whitaker | View question

Members participated in the House of Commons debate 'Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill' to challenge proposals to criminalise people on roadside camps

15th - 16th March 2021 | Andrew Slaughter MP | Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP | Martin Docherty Hughes MP | Caroline Lucas MP | John McDonnell MP

The Bishop of St Albans asked what the Government are doing to engage with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities on the Covid-19 vaccination during a debate on Covid-19: Ethnic Minority Disparities

2 March 2021 | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education on the objectives of the newly appointed Education Recovery Commissioner; and how they intend to take account of educational deprivation of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma children

22 February 2021 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Department asking what steps she plans to take to protect the (a) rights of Gypsies and Travellers and (b) nomadic way of life as part of the review of the Department's consultation on unauthorised encampments

19 February 2021 | Asked by Caroline Lucas MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what steps they are taking to minimise the effect on Gypsies and Travellers of the Home Office proposals outlined in the consultation, Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments

10 February 2021 | Asked by Andy Slaughter MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Department asking how the rights of Gypsies and Travellers will be protected in their response to the 2019 consultation, Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments 

10 February 2021 | Asked By Martin Docherty-Hughes MP | View question

Members asked what assessment they have made of the report by the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups Moving for Change: local authority approaches to roadside camps in a time of COVID-19

8 February 2021 | Asked by Lord Alton | View question

Members raised concerns in the House of Lords regarding what progress the Government have made with their commitments made in response to the Women and Equalities Committee report Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in June 2019

8 February 2021 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Members participated in the House of Lords debate 'Education: The Holocaust' asking how the Government plan to raise awareness on the annihilation of Europe's Roma population

27 January 2021 | Baroness Whitaker

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education on the impact of introducing minimum entry requirements to higher education institutions on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma

26 January 2021 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on access to the Covid-19 vaccine for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities 

17 December 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what discussions they have had with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities regarding the Covid-19 pandemic

14 December 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Department asking for their views on the findings from the Friends, Families and Travellers 2020 report, 'Police renew calls for more Gypsy and Traveller sites in opposition to the criminalisation of unauthorised encampments'

10 December 2020 | Asked by Martin Docherty-Hughes MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government on assistance for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities while national Covid-19 restrictions are in place

9 November 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office asking if the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities have been consulted on the potential effect of the introduction of Voter ID on those communities' ability to vote in the next General Election

2 November 2020 | Asked by Cat Smith MP | View question

Members raised concerns in the House of Lords regarding the disparate impact of Covid-19 on Gypsies, Roma and Travellers

27 October 2020 | Baroness Whitaker 

Members participated in a Parliamentary debate on the national curriculum, emphasising the importance of using diverse teaching resources relevant to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers

21 October 2020 | Lord Woolley

Members participated in a Parliamentary debate on the Immigration Bill and raised concerns about a digital-only system for Roma, voting for amendments

5 October 2020 | Lord Alton | Lord Judd | Baroness Whitaker

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking for a response to the findings of the Gypsy and Traveller suicide prevention report by Friends Families and Travellers

2 October 2020 | Asked by John McDonnell MP | View question | View report

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on the findings of the Gypsy and Traveller suicide prevention report by Friends, Families and Travellers

28 September 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question  | View report

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on the impact of school closures on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils

24 September 2020 | Asked by Nadia Whittome MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education asking how they will ensure Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils benefit from the National Tutoring Program

24 September 2020 | Asked by Nadia Whittome MP| View question

Members raised concerns in Parliament about the impact of the Immigration Bill on Roma 

14-15 September 2020 | Lord Alton | View contributions | Baroness Whitaker |  View contributions | Baroness Lister | View contributions

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice on how the situation of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities will be taken into account in the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice

20 July 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on what plans they have to mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August

20 July 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice on rectifying the absence of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers from official monitoring systems across the criminal justice system

6 July 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education on the inclusion of Roma and Travellers’ history in school curricula and teaching materials

6 July 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question 

Baroness Janet Whitaker raised concerns about the mental health of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during a parliamentary debate on Covid-19 and mental health

1 July 2020 | Baroness Whitaker | View debate

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on what progress they have made on the development of a cross-Government strategy to tackle inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

30 June 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Office on Roma and applications for naturalisation

29 June 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on the recommendations of the report by the Social Mobility Commission Apprenticeships and social mobility: fulfilling potential

29 June 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Office regarding Sir Mark Rowley’s review of the adequacy of hate crime legislation

10 June 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care regarding health risks faced by Gypsies and Travellers living on sites without amenities during the Covid-19 pandemic

2 June 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what steps they are taking to ensure local authorities reach roadside Gypsies and Travellers

2 June 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding support for Roma rough sleepers

2 June 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking how Public Health England plans to capture evidence on the Covid-19 outcomes for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, whose ethnic categories are not part of the NHS Data Dictionary

1 June 2020 | Asked by Gill Furniss MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking if the Government have included Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in their assessments of the effects of the Covid-19 on BAME individuals

19 May 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker  | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care regarding the high number of Roma and Travellers who have tested positive for Covid-19 and plans to set up testing centres in the UK

14 May 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking when health guidance for members of Gypsy, Traveller and Boater communities will be published

13 May 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care, what recent assessment have been made of the rate of (a) infection and (b) death from covid-19 within the Roma community

12 May 2020 | Asked by Gill Furniss MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the establishment of a task force on challenges experienced by Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

12 May 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking what steps they are taking to protect public health in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

5 May 2020 | Asked by Lord Alton | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what discussions they have had with members of the Gypsy and Traveller communities concerning the COVID-19 pandemic

23 April 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what steps they are taking to ensure that all Gypsies, Roma and Travellers have access to basic utilities, water and sanitation during the COVID-19 pandemic

21 April 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on what health advice has been provided to those living on boats during the COVID-19 pandemic

21 April 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what steps they are taking to ensure there is protection from eviction for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

25 March 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on support for people living on the waterways during the COVID-19 outbreak

19 March 2020 | Asked by Caroline Lucas MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the Friends, Families and Travellers 2020 report entitled 'No place to stop: Research on the five year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites in the South East of England'

12 March 2020 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the roundtable report entitled 'Challenging and improving planning policy for Gypsies and Travellers' from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma

12 March 2020 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on what assessment they have made of the rise in number of Irish Traveller, Gypsy and Roma children being looked after in care in the last 10 years

11 March 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on what assessment they have made of the report by the Traveller Movement 'Barriers in education, young Travellers in London'

11 March 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on the implications of the judgment in Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Bromley v Persons Unknown and Others [2020] EWCA Civ 12. on her Department's plans to criminalise trespass

10 March 2020 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Church Commissioners on the progress of making Church land available for Gypsy and Traveller sites and other plans to tackle racism and discrimination

10 March 2020 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Office asking why the Equality Impact Assessment was not included in the consultation 'Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments'

4 March 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on accessibility for disabled residents of and visitors to Traveller sites

4 March 2020 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question 

Parliamentary Question the Secretary of State for Education on improving teaching of the Roma Holocaust in schools

27 February 2020 | Asked by Alex Sobel MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on what funding they have committed to improving the life chances of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

27 February 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on what steps the department is taking to reduce discrepancies in life expectancy between Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

27 February 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on what the Department is doing to tackle hate crimes against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

27 February  2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question 

Baroness Janet Whitaker secured a debate in the House of Lords on the inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities 

25 February 2020 | APPG members | View the transcript 

Parliamentary Questions to the Home Office on the consultation to criminalise trespass

30 January 2020 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | HL1230 | HL1231 | HL1232

APPG members participated in a parliamentary debate on planning policies for Gypsies and Travellers

29 January 2020 | Andy Slaughter MP (a) | Andy Slaughter MP (b) | Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP (a) | Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP (b) | Kate Green MP (a) | Kate Green MP (b)

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on hate crime legislation to give specific protection to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

14 January 2020| Asked by Lord Bourne | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on improving Gypsy, Roma and Traveller participation in public bodies

7 January 2020 | Asked by Lord Bourne | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the Equality and Human Rights Commission report 'Gypsy and Traveller sites: the revised planning definition's impact on assessing accommodation needs'

24 October 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question 

Parliamentary Questions to the Home Office on the allocation of funding to voluntary organisations to support vulnerable EU nationals applying to the EU Settlement Scheme

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Kate Green requested a debate on problematic language used by politicians to discuss issues relating to Gypsies and Travellers 

25 July 2019 | Kate Green MP | Watch the video

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on what steps they are taking to safeguard against off-loading of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children within the school system

12 June 2019 | Asked by Lord Judd | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on strategies to ensure Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture is embedded within the school system

12 June 2019 | Asked by Lord Judd | View question

Parliamentary Question to Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in Krakow

12 June 2019 | Asked by Lord Judd | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring GP practices register patients with no ID or proof of address

7 May 2019 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question the Department of Education on the Children’s Rights Alliance for England report on the State of Children’s Rights in England in 2018, in relation to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children

30 April 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Department asking what steps his Department is taking during the review to assess the effect of criminalising the act of trespassing when setting up an unauthorised encampment in compliance with legislation on the rights of the child

18 April 2019 | Asked by Laura Pidcock MP | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Home Department on what steps the Department is taking to give due consideration to the Public Sector Equality Duty in terms of the effect on Gypsy and Traveller communities during the review into how to criminalise the act of trespassing when setting up an unauthorised encampment

11 April 2019 | Asked by Alex Sobel MP | View question

Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, asking what (a) the number of (i) police forces and (ii) police representative bodies that responded to that consultation and (b) how many of those responses favoured the criminalisation of unauthorised encampments

8 April 2019 | Asked by Kate Green MP | 242130|237682

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Women and Equalities Committee report 'Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities'

5 April 2019 | Asked by Gill Furniss MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on their response to the findings of the Friends, Families and Travellers report entitled ‘No room at the Inn’

2 April 2019 | Asked by Neil Coyle MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking what steps have been taken to address concerns raised by a number of United Nations Human Rights Committees that Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities are frequently refused registration at GP practices

21 March 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking what steps he is taking to improve access to primary care for (a) Gypsies and Travellers, (b) homeless people, (c) vulnerable migrants and (d) people in contact with the criminal justice system

21 March 2019 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Home Department on the review of the criminalisation of trespass when setting up an encampment and engagement with members of Gypsy and Traveller communities

12 March 2019 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on their assessment of recommendations made in the report on improving mainstream health service provision for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, published on 14 September 2018

26 February 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education on what action they will take to improve access for Gypsy, Traveller and  Roma young people to further and higher education

14 February 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking what representations they have made to the government of Bulgaria about the inequalities suffered by Roma in Bulgaria

16 January 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Minister for the Cabinet Office asking whether Roma will be identified as a specific community in need of supported participation in the 2021 census

10 January 2019 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Minister for the Cabinet Office asking whether Gypsy and Irish Traveller communities have been identified as specific communities in need of supported participation with the 2021 census

10 January 2019 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking what steps they intend to take to tackle the health inequalities experienced by members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

10 January 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking about the take up of grants to build Traveller sites under Affordable Homes Programme since April 2016

10 January 2019 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education asking why the review of school exclusion report was not released by their deadline of the end of 2018; and when they intend to publish that report

9 January 2019 | Asked by the Lord Bishop of Ely | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education asking what steps they are taking to ensure that educational institutions improve the standard of reading among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers aged 6–7

9 January 2019 | Asked by the Lord Bishop of Ely | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education asking what steps they are taking to ensure that educational institutions improve attainment at GCSE level for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers

9 January 2019 | Asked by the Lord Bishop of Ely | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what steps he is taking to fully assess the effect on children of the eviction of Gypsy and Traveller communities in his consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development

17 December 2018 | Asked by Tulip Siddiq MP | View question 

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on compliance with key international human rights treaties during the department's consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development

17 December 2018 | Asked by Alex Sobel MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Justice on what steps he is taking to protect the rights of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in his Department’s response to the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development

11 December 2018 | Asked by Caroline Lucas MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on what steps he has taken to implement the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s recommendation that local authorities in England should have a duty to provide sufficient safe and adequate sites for Gypsies and Travellers 

3 December 2018 | Asked by Sandy Martin MP | View question

Oral question to the Immigration Minister regarding support for Roma UK residents who need to apply for Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme

3 December 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | Watch video link

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, asking what steps he is taking to give due consideration to the Public Sector Equality Duty in his response to the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments

29 November 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on EU Settlement Scheme grant funding support for smaller community groups

13 November 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what steps he plans to take to ensure that EU Settlement Scheme grant funding reaches Roma communities 

13 November 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on testing of settled status applications which includes testing with Roma applicants

13 November 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View question

Parliamentary Questions to the Department of Health and Social Care on ethnic monitoring for Gypsies and Travellers within the NHS

24 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View questions – HL11014 | HL11015

Parliamentary Question to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on how they plan to provide sufficient Gypsy and Traveller sites to meet the recommendations of multiple international human rights treaties

24 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office asking when they will adopt the same ethnicity categories used in the Census across Government departments; and whether this will include specific categories for Gypsies and Irish Travellers

24 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Lister | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice on what conclusions the Race and Ethnicity Board has reached on how best to engage the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

23 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on training for Clinical Commissioning Groups about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller issues in general, and with regard to dementia in particular

23 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on what steps they are taking to combat online hate crime and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

23 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on what information about Gypsies, Travellers and Roma community is available from the NHS’ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme

23 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office asking whether the next census in England and Wales will separate Gypsies and Travellers into two categories

23 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on regarding the report by Friends, Family and Travellers 'Digital Exclusion in Gypsy and Traveller communities in the United Kingdom'

23 October 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on what steps the NHS plans to take to tackle barriers to access to primary care for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the long term plan for the NHS

16 October 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to (a) replace the current definition of Gypsies and Travellers in the Government’s policy paper and (b) reintroduce the duty on local authorities to provide sites for Gypsies and Travellers

11 September 2018 | Asked by Andy Slaughter MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to (a) address the national shortage of refuge space for women who are fleeing domestic violence and (b) ensure that women are not refused refuge because there is not sufficient room for their children

11 September 2018 | Asked by Andy Slaughter MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on enabling their customers to access the NHS Digital website without incurring a mobile data usage charge

24 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions asking if they conduct ethnic monitoring of social security benefits, including Universal Credit; and if so, whether this system collects data on the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

20 July 2018 | Asked by Baroness Lister | View the question 

Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Education about the high rates of permanent and fixed-period exclusions among Gypsies and Travellers compared with the general population

19 July 2018 | Asked by Tulip Siddiq MP | View the questions – 166230 | 166231

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking what monitoring they undertake or evidence they collect in relation to the impact of racism on the mental health and wellbeing of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma people

17 July 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking what evidence they collect in the UK in relation to suicide rates among Gypsy, Traveller and Roma residents

17 July 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care on what data they collect in relation to the diagnosed mental health status, self-harm and suicide rates among self-identifying Gypsies and Travellers within the secure estate; and how such recorded data compares with that of other ethnic groups

17 July 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question 

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the Race Disparity Audit in relation to accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers and the Government review, 'Powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments'

12 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Oral question submitted during House of Commons debate regarding the treatment of Roma with no fixed abode and those without residence cards

12 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the debate

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on what steps his Department has taken to ensure that Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers are not discriminated against in licensed premises

5 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department regarding the June 2018 Traveller Movement report, 'Policing by consent: understanding and improving relations between Gypsies, Roma, Irish Travellers and the police'

5 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on promoting a positive relationship between the police and the Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller communities

5 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring a safe working environment for Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller police officers and staff

5 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ethnic monitoring of Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers in the police force

5 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the questions – 161153 | 161150

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what guidance his Department issues to police forces on their engagement with Romany Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers

5 July 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions asking for data on the number of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers that have been allowed to set up and manage their Universal Credit claim via telephone or face-to-face

4 July 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding racist hate speech and other abusive incidents targeted at the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities

4 July 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the House of Commons asking how the House can condemn Italy’s systematic victimisation of Roma communities in their country

20 June 2018 | Asked by Martin Docherty MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Work and Pensions asking what assessment they have made of the impact of the rollout of Universal Credit on Gypsy and Traveller communities, particularly in relation to the reliance on digital access

19 June 2018 | Asked by Baroness Lister | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the lack of teachers from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and the over-representation of GRT children in secure training centres

13 June 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Foreign Commonwealth Office on the UK’s request for action to ensure that individuals from Ukraine’s Roma community are afforded full and equal treatment and protection

13 June 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Immigration asking whether the new process to apply for settled status in the UK is accessible to non-UK EU citizens

04 June 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Oral question to the Cabinet Office asking what steps they are taking to ensure that people with no fixed address are able to vote

16 May 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education asking what steps are being taken to protect Gypsy Roma and Traveller children from bullying in education

16 May 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Justice asking whether rehabilitation strategies are in place for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers leaving prison

11 May 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government asking whether Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will be involved in the consultation for ‘tougher powers’ on unauthorised encampments

2 May 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Education asking whether funding could be reintroduced for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

1 May 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Justice about the availability and participation in vocational training for Gypsies and Travellers in prison

30 April 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Justice about the availability and participation in vocational training for Gypsies and Travellers in prison

30 April 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Attorney General about the use of 2011 Census data on Gypsies and Travellers in their ethnic monitoring activities

13 April 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View questions – 135764 | 135787 | 135786 | 135765

Parliamentary Question to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking how they plan to follow up with UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommendations to develop a comprehensive Roma Integration Strategy

28 March 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asking what mechanisms will be in place after Brexit to take the place of the EU Roma Integration Strategy to improve the life outcomes of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma

27 March 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health and Social Care asking about ethnic monitoring of Gypsies and Travellers in the National Health Service

27 March 2018 | Asked by Baroness Whitaker | View the question

Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government asking if local authorities in England will be required to include specific data on the number of Gypsy sites in their Housing Delivery Tests

13 March 2018 | Asked by Kate Green MP | View the question