Luke Taylor MP: written questions
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Tax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123932More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of outstanding cases of people liable to the loan charge that will be settled as a result of the McCann Review.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 9 February 2026 to UIN 109841, 109843, 109842, and the answer I gave on 27 February to UIN 114103.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish an impact assessment of the proposed changes to NICE’s cost-effectiveness threshold in the context of a pharmaceutical agreement with the US.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon on 4 March to question 114047.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordJerusalem: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure freedom of worship at holy sites in Jerusalem.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 April in response to Questions 124030-34.
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPassports: Dual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures she will take to ensure that those now travelling to the UK with dual passports will not have their journeys impacted too heavily by the recent changes introduced.
Answer: We recognise that the enforcement of ETAs by carriers is a significant change, and so we have taken steps including the provision of additional temporary guidance on possible alternative documentation, and have put in place around the clock support for ca...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMeningitis: UniversitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement meningitis monitoring on university campuses.
Answer: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee that advises the Government on the eligibility for vaccination and immunisation programmes. The JCVI has been consulted on the immediate vaccine response...
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMeningitis: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ring-fence funding to enable the mass procurement and delivery of NHS meningitis B vaccines to groups identified by clinical experts as being at increased risk.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for routine vaccination programmes are taken by the department on the basis of independent scientific advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).In 2015, following review of the epidemiology, disease bu...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCharity Research Support Fund: Institute of Cancer ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will ensure that the Charity Research Support Fund provides sustainable funding to the Institute of Cancer Research.
Answer: The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) receives funding from a range of public and charitable sources. This includes significant funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and from charities like the Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK and Breast Cance...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme in regulating the activities of foreign actors seeking to advance political agendas in the UK.
Answer: The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) enhances transparency and early disruption by requiring individuals and organisations acting at the direction of specified foreign powers or foreign power controlled entities to register certain activities....
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensation paid to victims of collisions involving illegal e-bikes and e-scooters on annual insurance premiums.
Answer: The Secretary of State has made no such assessment. The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for insurers, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the unrestricted sale of e-bikes that are not type-approved for road use; and what consideration she has given to introducing tighter sales restrictions.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have market surveillance powers to tackle the supply of e-bikes, including modified e-bikes, where users are being deliberately misled about where such vehicles can and cannot be used. In addition, the police have t...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National SecurityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to protect the UK’s national security, in the context of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Nature Security Assessment on Global Biodi
Answer: The Nature security assessment forms part of routine cross-government resilience planning and complements the UK’s National Security Strategy, National Risk Register and Chronic Risk Analysis. Climate change and nature loss act as risk multipliers, increa...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119568More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how she plans to undertake loan charge settlement for those impacted prior to December 2010.
Answer: This Government recognised that concerns continued to be raised about the loan charge and that some felt strongly that this had not been handled appropriately. The Government therefore commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to bring the mat...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support structured recruitment pathways for newly qualified paramedics entering the ambulance workforce.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the number of newly qualified paramedics unable to secure employment in National Health Service ambulance trusts.Decisions on the employment of newly qualified paramedics are a matter for individual NHS trusts which manage the...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure NHS ambulance trusts have sufficient funding to recruit newly qualified paramedics.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the number of newly qualified paramedics unable to secure employment in National Health Service ambulance trusts.Decisions on the employment of newly qualified paramedics are a matter for individual NHS trusts which manage the...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParamedical Staff: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of newly qualified paramedics unable to secure employment in NHS ambulance trusts due to financial constraints on recruitment.
Answer: No estimate has been made of the number of newly qualified paramedics unable to secure employment in National Health Service ambulance trusts.Decisions on the employment of newly qualified paramedics are a matter for individual NHS trusts which manage the...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: OppressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to tackle the use of so-called guilt by blood tactics against Hong Kongers.
Answer: This Government will not tolerate any attempts by foreign governments to coerce, intimidate, harass, or harm their critics overseas. Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers have raised directly with the Chinese author...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EEA NationalsHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made when considering the changes proposed in the Immigration White Paper of the economic contribution of business holders who entered the country on the European Communities Assoc
Answer: Following the end of the EU exit transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK is no longer obliged to provide preferential treatment to Turkish nationals on the basis of the European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA).The earned settlement model, p...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EEA NationalsHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an impact assessment been completed on the potential impact of the changes from the Immigration White Paper on individuals who entered the UK under the European Communities Association Agreeme
Answer: Following the end of the EU exit transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK is no longer obliged to provide preferential treatment to Turkish nationals on the basis of the European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA).The earned settlement model, p...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many cladding remediation applications submitted to the Building Safety Regulator have exceeded the 12-week service level agreement for determination since November 2025.
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has increased their regulatory capacity throughout 2025. There were 115 posts approved, with 83 members of staff already onboarded. The BSR’s monthly Building Control Approval data was released on 25th February 2026 for...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the current average time is between submission and approval of Gateway 2 applications for cladding remediation works on high-risk buildings.
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has increased their regulatory capacity throughout 2025. There were 115 posts approved, with 83 members of staff already onboarded. The BSR’s monthly Building Control Approval data was released on 25th February 2026 for...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many high-risk residential buildings in England with identified dangerous cladding have not yet commenced remediation works.
Answer: As of end January 2026 there are 916 residential buildings 18m metres and over in height, in England, with identified unsafe cladding that have not yet commenced remediation works. Of those 916 buildings, 15 have ACM cladding. These 18m+ buildings are kno...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety Regulator: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional staff were recruited to the Building Safety Regulator by the end of 2025; and whether the recruitment target set for that year was met.
Answer: The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has increased their regulatory capacity throughout 2025. There were 115 posts approved, with 83 members of staff already onboarded. The BSR’s monthly Building Control Approval data was released on 25th February 2026 for...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy for the National Planning Policy Framework to safeguard against the loss of a public house where they are there are no other such establishments in
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 105500 on 20 January 2026.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with Royal Mail on the timely delivery of postal votes for the May 2026 local elections.
Answer: Officials in the Ministry of Housing and Communities and Local Government meet regularly with the Royal Mail to discuss matters relating to elections including capacity, capability and contingency planning. As part of the usual engagement ahead of the sig...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPostal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with Royal Mail on taking steps to provide timely deliveries during (a) adverse weather events and (b) periods of high staff sickness absence.
Answer: Ministers and officials have discussions with Royal Mail on a regular basis in its capacity as the universal service provider. Royal Mail is an independent, privately‑owned business, and the government does not have a role in its operational decisions. Of...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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