Anna Sabine MP: written questions
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Written questions
Oracle Corporation UK: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has conducted a legal assessment of the interaction between the US CLOUD Act and the use of Oracle’s UK Sovereign Cloud for public sector data.
Answer: Where cloud service providers may be subject to overseas legal obligations, including the United States CLOUD Act, departments are responsible as data controllers to assess and mitigate the associated risks.The UK has an adequacy decision for certain tran...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordData Protection: USADepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards are in place to protect UK data held by US cloud providers from access requests made on US national security grounds outside the scope of the UK–US Data Access Agreement
Answer: Under UK data protection laws, organisations must ensure personal data is appropriately protected when transferred internationally.The UK has an adequacy decision for the US, which included an assessment of US national security safeguards. Where adequacy ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOracle Corporation UK: ContractsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has assessed the compliance of its contracts with Oracle Corporation with UK GDPR in light of the US CLOUD Act; and whether the Information Commissioner’s Office
Answer: Public sector digital services are expected to be secure, resilient and effective. This is supported by a framework of safeguards, including data protection legislation, UK security standards, the Cloud First policy, commercial rules and the Data and AI E...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for publication of the Green Paper on access to nature.
Answer: This Government committed in the 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan to bringing forward an Access to Nature Green Paper. This will provide an opportunity to explore options for improving and expanding access, test potential approaches, and gather robust ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with stakeholders representing recreational users of water on the proposed Clean Water Bill.
Answer: The Government will bring forward legislation through the Clean Water Bill, announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May, to deliver major reforms to the water system. Public health will be at the heart of these reforms, alongside measures to strengthen regul...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a statutory duty on water companies to protect recreational users of waters in the forthcoming Clean Water Bill.
Answer: The Government will bring forward legislation through the Clean Water Bill, announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May, to deliver major reforms to the water system. Public health will be at the heart of these reforms, alongside measures to strengthen regul...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Proxy VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will take legislative steps to enable proxy voting and remote attendance for councillors.
Answer: We remain committed to legislating on these important matters when Parliamentary time allows.
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordParcels: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential impact of changes to EU customs duties for small parcels on the responsibility to promote knowledge exchange under the Florence Agreement.
Answer: The Government has been following the development of the EU’s Union Customs Code reforms closely, including the removal of the €150 customs duty relief for small parcels from 1 July 2026. These are EU domestic measures, and we are engaging with the Europe...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2407More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered extending Section 33 VAT recovery for charities and Community Interest Companies delivering statutory social care services on behalf of local authorities.
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of public funding allocated to adult social care not spent on frontline social care services annually through irrecoverable VAT when services are delivered by charities and not-for-profit
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2404More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason local authorities are able to recover VAT under Section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 when equivalent social care services are delivered in-house but not when those services are commissioned from charitable
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: VATTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2403More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of irrecoverable VAT on charities, Community Interest Companies and other not-for-profit providers delivering statutory social care services under contract to loc
Answer: Supplies of care services are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. No VAT is charged to the consumer of the service, nor can the supplier recover VAT incurred in the course of providing the service.C...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordOrchestras: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2402More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason performers are required to be instrumentalists to qualify for Orchestra Tax Relief.
Answer: Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief on production costs and provided around £50 million of support in 2023-24. There is currently no other country in the world which offers similar relief to orchestras, and the aim is to recognise the artistic ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChoirsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the (a) contribution of choirs to public health, wellbeing and social pr
Answer: DCMS officials have had discussions with DHSC on the value of arts and culture to public health and wellbeing. DCMS also routinely meets with its arms-length body, Arts Council England (ACE), on their work to support people’s health, happiness and wellbei...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChoirs: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2400More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Orchestra Tax Relief to include amateur and professional choirs that produce live, acoustic concerts on a non-commercial basis.
Answer: Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief on production costs and provided around £50 million of support in 2023-24. There is currently no other country in the world which offers similar relief to orchestras, and the aim is to recognise the artistic ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of uncertainty around future sport funding on schools’ ability to plan provision for the 2026–27 academic year.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to retain ring-fenced funding for physical education and physical activity in primary schools.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has for the continuation of the Primary PE and Sport Premium for the 2026–27 academic year.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the distribution of student loan maintenance support calculations, in the context of households where a step-parent’s income is included but a non-resident biolog
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered revising student finance regulations so that only the income of a student’s biological or legally responsible parents is taken into account when determining maintenance loa
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the fairness of including the income of a non-biological step-parent in household income calculations for student finance eligibility.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in the BBC's budget on the provision of media literacy resources.
Answer: The BBC is a vital national institution and an engine of the nations and regions. In that context, this news is concerning for the BBC workforce who are facing significant uncertainty, and for the sector as a whole. The BBC is delivering significant savin...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDisinformationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the BBC's report entitled A BBC For All: Our response to the government’s Green Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the £500 million savings over two
Answer: The BBC is a vital national institution and an engine of the nations and regions. In that context, this news is concerning for the BBC workforce who are facing significant uncertainty, and for the sector as a whole. The BBC is delivering significant savin...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: Economic GrowthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the BBC's report entitled A BBC For All: Our response to the government’s Green Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the £500 million savings over two
Answer: The BBC is a vital national institution and an engine of the nations and regions. In that context, this news is concerning for the BBC workforce who are facing significant uncertainty, and for the sector as a whole. The BBC is delivering significant savin...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMusic: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the BBC's report entitled A BBC For All: Our response to the government’s Green Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the £500 million savings over two
Answer: The BBC is a vital national institution and an engine of the nations and regions. In that context, this news is concerning for the BBC workforce who are facing significant uncertainty, and for the sector as a whole. The BBC is delivering significant savin...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
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