Andy McDonald MP: written questions
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Employment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that workers receive tribunal awards in cases where the respondent company has entered (a) administration and (b) liquidation.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if his Department will publish (a) the number of requests it has received from claimants for respondents to (i) fined and (ii) named under the Employment Tribunal penalty enforcement and naming scheme a
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many claimants who have used the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since 2016 have received (a) full and (b) partial payment of their awards; and what the total value of (i) awards rec
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme in ensuring payment of awards since 2016.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the enforcement regime for payment of awards made in the employment tribunal.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Investment: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered barring (a) financial institutions, (b) banks and (c) other corporations headquartered in the UK from investing in settlement-based companies.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. There are clear risks related to economic and financial activities in the settlements, and we do not encourage or ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) revising the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement to explicitly prohibit the importing of goods (i) produced and (ii) sourced (A) in whol
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either t...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration has the UK given to the suspension of the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement contingent upon Israel’s compliance with the human rights provision in the agreement and with the
Answer: Our trading relationship with Israel underpins key areas of UK life and UK exports to Israel support thousands of jobs in the UK. Action to suspend trade preferences risks unpredictable consequences and significant economic disruption for British business...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: Occupied TerritoriesTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77515More
Question: To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether guidance is given to the food sector on potential criminal culpability in the importation of (a) goods and (b) services from the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law, and that goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s current trade agre...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to prevent the importation of goods from the illegal territories in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) are illegal under international law. Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under e...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77513More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of goods from the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are passed-off as coming from Israel.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law. Goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s current trade agreements wi...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77512More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks are made on the postal codes of goods to identify whether the origin of such goods are from (a) the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and (b) Israel.
Answer: It is a long-standing requirement that Israeli preference cannot be claimed on goods if the production conferring originating status has taken place in a location within the territories brought under Israeli administration since June 1967. The Department ...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to differentiate between goods and services from (a) illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and (b) Israel.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods originating in these settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the existing ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: Import ControlsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/24, published on 18 September 2024, whether she has taken steps to cease the importation of (a) products and (b) servic
Answer: The UK Government considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law. Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the existing agreement between the UK and Israel or in our ag...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the (a) Southeastern and Network Rail Alliance and (b) proposed Anglia Railways will be integrated into Great British Railways.
Answer: The Southeastern alliance and Anglia Railways will trailblaze what an integrated railway can do. Integrating track and train at a local level is at the heart of the vision for GBR.GBR will integrate track and train and bring together activities from more ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what mechanism the DfT Operator Limited and Network Rail will be brought into Great British Railways.
Answer: GBR will integrate track and train and bring together activities from more than 17 existing organisations – including Network Rail and DFTO. To avoid delay resulting from highly complex transfers of assets, people and contracts that would otherwise be req...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the nations and regions of Great Britain will be reflected in the governance structure of Great British Railways.
Answer: The Railways Bill will include a statutory role for devolved governments and Mayoral Strategic Authorities in governing, planning, managing, and developing the railway under Great British Railways (GBR). We have had continuous proactive and productive eng...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with trade unions on the formation of Anglia Railways.
Answer: The Department and our industry partners, Network Rail and DFT Operator, have regular discussions with trade unions on a range of topics, including rail reform, of which integrated management arrangements are one part. The formation of integrated manageme...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisation is leading strategy for the transfer from (a) the privately owned train operating companies to the Department for Transport Operator (DfTO) and (b) from DfTO to Great British Railways.
Answer: The Public Ownership Programme Directorate has been established in the Department to oversee and manage the transfer of passenger services from private ownership into public ownership. DfT is the lead Government Department for the rail sector transformati...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHussam Abu SafiyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information he holds on the (a) status and (b) health of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
Answer: I remain deeply disturbed by the ongoing detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and other medical staff from Gaza. We continue to call on Israel to clarify the reasons for the detention of Dr Abu Safiya and other medical personnel, and to allow the Internation...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHussam Abu SafiyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart calling for the immediate unconditional release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya from custody.
Answer: I remain deeply disturbed by the ongoing detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and other medical staff from Gaza. We continue to call on Israel to clarify the reasons for the detention of Dr Abu Safiya and other medical personnel, and to allow the Internation...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will receive Winter Fuel Payment in winter 2025-26 in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) Middlesbrough local authority area, (c) Tees Valley combined authority area an
Answer: For winter 2023 to 2024:- 15,487 pensioners received the Winter Fuel Payment in Middlesbrough and Thornby East Constituency;- 22,849 received it in Middlesbrough local authority area;- 127,568 received it in the Tees Valley combined authority area (21,251...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received Winter Fuel Payment in winter (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 in (i) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (ii) Middlesbrough local authority area, (iii) Tees Valley combine
Answer: For winter 2023 to 2024:- 15,487 pensioners received the Winter Fuel Payment in Middlesbrough and Thornby East Constituency;- 22,849 received it in Middlesbrough local authority area;- 127,568 received it in the Tees Valley combined authority area (21,251...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: North EastCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58977More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people of state pension age there are in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) Middlesbrough local authority area, (c) Tees Valley combined authority area and (d) the North East.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 11th June is attached.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli SettlementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of 4 June 2025 on Israel and the Occupied
Answer: The UK is clear that settlements are illegal under international law and undermine the prospects for peace. We have condemned the 22 new settlements announced by Israel on 29 May 2025 and we regularly urge Israel to halt settlement expansion in our diplom...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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