Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
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Digital Broadcasting: RadioDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the extension of local DAB multiplexes in areas where coverage is limited.
Answer: The government is highly supportive of the value of radio in local communities, and wants to support areas that are struggling to gain access to local services on digital. Commercial radio and the BBC are responsible for the operation of their respective ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Broadcasting: RadioDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on improving DAB radio coverage in (a) rural and (b) remote areas.
Answer: The government is highly supportive of the value of radio in local communities, and wants to support areas that are struggling to gain access to local services on digital. Commercial radio and the BBC are responsible for the operation of their respective ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of political donations being made via UK-registered companies controlled by individuals who are not registere
Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on donations made through UK-registered companies (a) owned and (b) controlled by foreign nationals.
Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to help strengthen safeguards against foreign interference in UK political funding.
Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitical Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the value of political donations received by UK political parties from UK-registered companies with beneficial owners based outside the UK since 201
Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolicitors: RegulationMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on steps to monitor internal employment practices within regulated firms.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has not held discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on monitoring internal employment practices within regulated firms. Regulation of the legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of governmen...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72238More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with regulators on ensuring compliance with equality legislation within regulated firms.
Answer: The government is clear that regulated firms should be aware of their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 both when providing services and as employers. It is a matter for individual regulators as to whether they actively encourage compliance by ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSubject Access RequestsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve enforcement where employers (a) delay and (b) withhold data in response to subject access requests.
Answer: The ICO can and does take action against organisations, as a result of people’s complaints about their right of access to personal data. Information about the ICO’s enforcement action is available at: https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/.A requester may ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGrievance ProceduresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service on improving guidance on safeguarding complainants during internal grievance processes.
Answer: The Department has been engaging with Acas on developing their guidance in the context of both Make Work Pay and wider public policy developments. This has included recent discussions around developing Acas’ guidance on internal disciplinary and grievance...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support employees with invisible disabilities to access adjustments under the Equality Act 2010.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010(opens in a new tab) to make ‘reasonable adjustmen...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Mental Illness and NeurodiversityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of reasonable adjustment processes for employees with (a) neurodivergent and (b) mental health conditions.
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010(opens in a new tab) to make ‘reasonable adjustmen...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity LeaveWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72233More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on monitoring employer compliance with maternity-related workplace rights.
Answer: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) regulates equality law across England, Wales and Scotland. The EHRC is independent of the government and makes its own enforcement and regulation decisions. The Government regularly engages with EHRC on a ra...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the enforcement of legal protections for women returning to work after maternity leave.
Answer: Women returning from maternity, adoption, or six continuous weeks of shared parental or neonatal leave are entitled to enhanced redundancy protection. However, the government is strengthening legal protections, as we know this group continues to face a pa...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support people to remove spray foam insulation from their homes.
Answer: Any measures fitted under government schemes must be fitted to the highest standards with issues promptly and properly rectified. Consumers are entitled to repair work by the original installer or, failing that, they can use their guarantee provided on in...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to alert householders of the potential dangers from spray foam insulation.
Answer: Under the conditions of government energy efficiency schemes the government does not specify which types of insulation are appropriate for a particular property. They require that each must be assessed individually by a qualified professional to establish...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme on the natural environment in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-s
Answer: Agriculture is a devolved policy area, and the Sustainable Farming Incentive is an England-only scheme. There is therefore no impact on farmers in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme on farmers in Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire constituen
Answer: Agriculture is a devolved policy area, and the Sustainable Farming Incentive is an England-only scheme. There is therefore no impact on farmers in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Ukrainian nationals living in the UK are aware of the information on her Department’s page on gov.uk entitled Immigration information for Ukrainians, B
Answer: The Home Office provide updates to GOV.UK pages as it is required, updating information to ensure any changes that impact Ukrainians are clearly explained and noted.The Home Office will continue to update GOV.UK, when necessary, with the latest informatio...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has met with families who have lost relatives following missed diagnoses within the NHS.
Answer: NHS England places the utmost importance on optimising the performance of diagnostic services in support of improved patient outcomes. Integrated care boards and trusts are being supported to improve diagnostic performance, including through capital inves...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS diagnostic services in helping to prevent avoidable deaths.
Answer: NHS England places the utmost importance on optimising the performance of diagnostic services in support of improved patient outcomes. Integrated care boards and trusts are being supported to improve diagnostic performance, including through capital inves...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: ScotlandMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs on the adequacy of the staffing of the Information Commissioner’s Office to deal with complaints.
Answer: No discussions have taken place between the former Secretary of State for Justice and the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs regarding the adequacy of the staffing of the Information Commissioner’s Office to deal with complaints.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: ScotlandMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs on the standardised 21-week wait for the Information Commissioner’s Office complaints department.
Answer: No discussions have taken place between the former Secretary of State for Justice and the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs on the standardised 21-week wait for the Information Commissioner’s Office complaints department.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: ScotlandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Health Minister on the importance of focusing on early intervention in eating disorders in Scotland.
Answer: Close collaboration between the devolved governments is important and takes place on a regular basis. Although no recent specific discussions have taken place with the Scottish Health Minister on this topic, we acknowledge that specialist expertise and fa...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the importance of (a) early intervention and (b) prevention before the cure in eating disorder treatment.
Answer: The Government recognises that the earlier that treatment is provided, the better the chance of short-term recovery. We are committed to ensuring that everyone with an eating disorder can access specialist help.As part of our mission to build an NHS fit f...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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