Alison Griffiths MP: written questions
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Shipping: Pollution ControlMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local authorities on recording and recovering costs incurred during environmental clean-up operations following maritime incidents; and whether such gu
Answer: MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWrecks: Merchant ShippingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency coordinates with local authorities and environmental regulators when containers or cargo are lost at sea and subsequently wash ashore.
Answer: Once notified, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will alert stakeholders such as local authorities, environmental regulators, including Department for Fisheries and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and other relevant organisations via a standard pollution rep...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 907054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the police have the resources they need.This year we are providing a total of up to £376.8 million specifically to support forces to achieve officer headcounts as set out in the 2025/26 police funding settlemen...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assumptions his Department uses in relation to trade elasticities when modelling the long-term effects of UK accession to plurilateral digital trade agreements.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has not undertaken modelling of the long-term effects of UK accession to plurilateral digital trade agreements. Consequently, no assumptions regarding trade elasticities have been applied in this context.The OECD has ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade AgreementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has updated its computable general equilibrium models to incorporate post-2024 trade flow data.
Answer: DBT uses data provided by the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) for CGE modelling. The latest publicly available data is GTAP 11 with the latest reference year 2017. As a consortium member of the Project, we have early access to forthcoming newer versi...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal TradeTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100054More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding digital customs clearance systems on levels of administration undertaken by UK traders.
Answer: HMRC uses the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) to manage the clearance of goods. This digital service successfully handles millions of customs declarations every month. No specific assessment of the potential impact of expanding digital customs clearance...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade CompetitivenessTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100051More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent analysis she has undertaken of the competitiveness of UK border processes compared with those of key trading partners.
Answer: The UK is a member of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and a contracting party to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The UK is fully committed to the standards set by the WCO and the obligations set out in the TFA...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Treasury has approved funding required for the Steel Strategy.
Answer: The Government has committed up to £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel sector, delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. This is in addition to the £500m we have invested in the transformation of Port Talbot.We are also committed to delivering a s...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 10 December 2025, what specific robust measures regarding trade are currently under development; and whether these measures require prim
Answer: The Government has committed up to £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel sector, delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. This is in addition to the £500m we have invested in the transformation of Port Talbot.We are also committed to delivering a s...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a timeline for the remaining milestones to be met before the Steel Strategy is presented to Parliament.
Answer: The Government has committed up to £2.5 billion to rebuild the steel sector, delivered in part through the National Wealth Fund. This is in addition to the £500m we have invested in the transformation of Port Talbot.We are also committed to delivering a s...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what resources her Department provides to employers to help them meet compliance obligations during each stage of the Employment Rights Bill roadmap’s implementation.
Answer: The Government will continue working with businesses and trade unions throughout policy development and subsequent delivery. The timelines in our Roadmap have been carefully considered to ensure implementation works for workers and businesses of all sizes...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria will be used to evaluate the phased implementation approach outlined in the Employment Rights Bill roadmap.
Answer: Our phased approach to implementation provides clarity and time to prepare, while raising standards across the board—creating a level playing field, improving staff retention, leading to a happier, more secure and productive workforce.The Government's Imp...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Employment Rights Bill roadmap includes contingency measures if key stakeholders report insufficient capacity to meet implementation requirements.
Answer: The Government will continue working with businesses and trade unions throughout policy development and subsequent delivery. The timelines in our Roadmap have been carefully considered to ensure implementation works for workers and businesses of all sizes...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the measures scheduled for implementation in the Employment Rights Bill on businesses in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.
Answer: My department has published a set of Impact Assessments that provide a comprehensive analysis on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill, including on businesses. This analysis is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Rights BillDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with business representatives on the feasibility of the commencement dates set out in the Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.
Answer: We have listened to and incorporated views from business, trade unions, and others in our timings to make sure implementation works for workers and employers alike. We have collaborated directly with over 190 stakeholders, working in partnership to delive...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the letter of 16 April 2025 from the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, ref. MC2025/35782.
Answer: I replied to the Hon. Member on 17 June.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: WalesWales OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential economic impact of the proposed visitor levy on the economy in Wales.
Answer: The Welsh tourism sector is thriving; last year British residents took over 7 million overnight trips in Wales, spending more than £2billion.Visitor levies are widely used abroad, and, if a visitor levy were introduced by all Welsh local authorities, it c...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand and Property: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register were purchased by overseas people or entities in each month in the last five years; and what their total purchase price value was.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) registers legal ownership, interests and mortgages against land and property in England and Wales. The Register of Title held by HMLR does not record the nationality of individuals who own land or property.HMLR publishes a dataset ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand and Property: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many titles on the Land Register are owned by overseas individuals or entities; and what the combined purchase price of such titles was in each of the last five years.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) registers legal ownership, interests and mortgages against land and property in England and Wales. The Register of Title held by HMLR does not record the nationality of individuals who own land or property.HMLR publishes a dataset ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve sustainable funding for community pharmacies to (a) support people with lung conditions and (b) reduce hospital admissions.
Answer: We have concluded the most recent consultation on funding for 2024/25 and 2025/26 with the community pharmacy sector. This deal represents a funding increase of over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26 and will support community pharmacies in continuing to pro...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the correlation between deprivation and lung conditions.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce lung disease mortality rate.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving respiratory...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with their United States counterparts since 5 November 2024.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade holds regular engagement with US counterparts at both Ministerial and official level.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to the employment tribunal system in each of the last three financial years; and what proportion of that funding has been spent on digital case management systems.
Answer: £M22/2323/2424/25Employment Tribunals67.874.977.7 The table above gives the total allocated budget for the Employment Tribunals in the years shown in £m. This includes all staff costs, judicial salaries and fees, and other direct costs from the operation ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations she has received from legal professional bodies on the performance of employment tribunals.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular meetings with legal professional bodies to discuss a range of matters about the justice system. To address the demands the Employment Tribunals are facing, their capacity is being increased. Following recruitment, in 2...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
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