Connor Naismith MP: written questions
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Paralympic GamesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with British Paralympic Association on the selection process for Paralympians.
Answer: The Government has not had discussions with the British Paralympic Association on the selection process for Paralympians.ParalympicsGB selections are made by the British Paralympic Association, working in collaboration with the relevant National Governing...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCompany Accounts: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to review the requirement for small businesses to file profits and losses with Companies House.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is currently engaging with stakeholders on proposed changes in filing requirements at Companies House, to ensure they strike the right balance between tackling economic crime and avoiding undue burden on business. As ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) unprocessed and (b) minimally processed foods on public health.
Answer: Scientific risk assessment and United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).SACN has considered the evidence on the impact of processing on health in a pos...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the Overseas Territories introduce public registers of beneficial ownership.
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statements of 3 July and 22 July which provide an update on progress achieved to date and details of next steps. We have clearly conveyed to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the urgency of meeting p...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of minimally processed foods (a) for children and young people and (b) in general.
Answer: The Government’s Eatwell Guide advises that people should eat more fruit and vegetables and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat and food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.The Eatwell Guide prin...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to (a) abolish and (b) reform standing charges for (i) gas and (ii) electricity bills.
Answer: The Government knows that, for many consumers, too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. Ofgem has c...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRedundancyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure providers are held accountable for supporting displaced workers already in the UK.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stands ready to support anyone affected with our Rapid Response Service (RRS) offer. This is a service designed to give support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy. This service...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRedundancyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce a central job-matching platform for displaced workers.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stands ready to support anyone affected with our Rapid Response Service (RRS) offer. This is a service designed to give support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy. This service...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for displaced care workers.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has made up to £12.5 million available this financial year for 15 regional partnerships to continue to support displaced international care workers. The international recruitment regional fund aims to prevent and r...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance Tax: FraudMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help prevent inheritance fraud.
Answer: The legal framework in England and Wales provides a wide range of measures to help protect the public from inheritance fraud, with longstanding legal requirements to be satisfied before a will is executed so it is valid in law. There are a range of legal ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: VictimsTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72883More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether protections for victims of fraud have changed since July 2024.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. In response to a developing threat landscape, and honouring its manifesto commitment to do so, the Government will publish a new, e...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSecond Homes: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69468More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with his (a) French and (b) EU counterparts on the potential merits of allowing home owners in foreign countries to stay in their homes for more than 90 days in every 180.
Answer: HMG officials and Ministers, including myself, regularly engage EU and EU Member State counterparts on a range of issues affecting UK nationals. The UK and the EU allow for visa-free, short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69467More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with pension funds on investing in infrastructure improvements in (a) towns, (b) Crewe and (c) Nantwich.
Answer: The Chancellor routinely engages with a wide range of stakeholders – including pension funds – to ensure that government policy is robust and deliverable. The government introduced the Pension Schemes Bill on 5 June 2025. The Bill provides the necessary l...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: StudentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in funding for (a) fifth year medical students and (b) above on the NHS.
Answer: The Government reviews and updates the NHS Bursary rules annually and keeps the funding arrangements for all medical students under close review to ensure they meet the needs of students and the National Health Service.As set out in our 10-Year Health Pla...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: HelmetsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take legislative steps to require cyclists to wear helmets.
Answer: The Government strongly encourages cyclists to wear helmets, and this is reflected in The Highway Code, but there are no plans to mandate this. A previous review of this matter concluded that the safety benefits of mandating helmets would be likely to be ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to (a) abolish and (b) reform the standing charge.
Answer: The Government knows that, for many consumers, too much of the burden of the bill is placed on standing charges. We are committed to lowering the cost of standing charges and have worked constructively with the regulator, Ofgem, on this issue. Firstly, Of...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timetable is for ending the badger cull.
Answer: Work has begun on a comprehensive new bovine TB strategy to reduce disease rates and end the badger cull by the end of this Parliament.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management Companies: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has reviewed the level of fees charged by property management companies on the (a) sale and (b) remortgage of a home.
Answer: It is unacceptable for property management companies to charge unreasonable fees before providing leaseholders with the information they need.The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 contains measures to protect leasehold homeowners, including specific ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Cheshire EastDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of available driving tests in Cheshire East.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport Se...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) railways and (b) rail freight in supporting the forthcoming industrial strategy.
Answer: The Government recognises that the supply chain is crucial for the day-to-day running, maintenance, and development of the railway.Under the strategic leadership of Great British Railways, there will be more coordination between track and train, a central...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DevolutionDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) English Devolution and (b) the statutory roles of Mayors on (i) rail freight paths and (ii) access.
Answer: The Government wants to bring decision making as close as possible to the communities those decisions impact. That is why we will give mayors a statutory role in governing, managing, planning and developing the Great British Railways (GBR) network. This w...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of electrifying rail routes.
Answer: This government expects electrification to play an important role to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target and, as such, we will continue to invest in electrification projects which will deliver value for money for the taxpayer. Electrification can also have w...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign nationals on UK work visas will (a) be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years and (b) have (i) provisions and (ii) routes for fast-tracking permanent residen
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the children of parents who have relocated to the UK are able to obtain funding to enrol at UK universities.
Answer: Generally, to be eligible for student support a student must be ordinarily resident in England and have ‘settled’ status or a recognised connection with the UK on the first day of the first academic year of the course. They must also have been ordinarily ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: DiscriminationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there is an external right of appeal for people who believe they have been discriminated against when applying for doctorates at universities in the UK.
Answer: Higher education providers (HEPs) are autonomous from government and are responsible for their own admissions decisions. The department has no legal remit to become involved in disputes between prospective students and their university.Responsibility for ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
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