Alex Ballinger MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Gambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking in the context of the University of Sheffield’s findings that gambling advertisements during the 2022 FIFA World Cup significantly influenced betting behaviour
Answer: We consider a wide range of evidence when making policy and regulatory decisions. This includes consideration of Sheffield University’s recent report on World Cup advertising and its impact on gambling behaviour. All operators advertising in the UK must c...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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Healthwatch DudleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations will replace Healthwatch Dudley; and how health and social care will be monitored in Dudley borough.
Answer: As set out in the Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape report published in July 2025, and in the 10-Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, the statutory functions of local Healthwatch bodies will be transferred to integ...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
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Property Development: LandslipsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what legislation developers are responsible for mitigating the risk of landslides in their property developments.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 46774 on 29 April 2025.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) financial and (b) any other support (i) is and (ii) will be available to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, in the context of improvement notice and auditor evaluation
Answer: My department continues to work closely with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council to ensure strong oversight of progress against the requirements of the best value notice issued in July 2025. The council is leading its own improvement journey and has secur...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he plans to support Councils with low council tax bases and entrenched deprivation.
Answer: Following extensive consultation and engagement, we are realigning funding distributed through the Local Government Finance Settlement with need and deprivation. We will target a greater proportion of grant funding towards the most deprived places which n...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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M6: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of nationalising the M6 Toll road.
Answer: There are currently no discussions underway about nationalising the M6 Toll. The M6 Toll sits outside of the Strategic Road Network managed by National Highways and is owned and operated by private entity Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL).
Answered 20 Jan 2026
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Gambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling advertisements on children and young people; and whether she plans to introduce legislative measures to restrict or ban gambling m
Answer: All operators advertising in the UK must comply with robust advertising codes, which are enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) independently of Government. These codes are regularly reviewed and updated and include a wide range of provisio...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
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EthicsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of financial penalties for social responsibility failings in acting as a deterrent.
Answer: Financial penalties are one element of the Gambling Commission’s regulatory toolkit. Action taken by the Gambling Commission is based on the need to gain compliance from gambling operators with the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice at the earliest ...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
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Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information RecoveryNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many investigations are being carried out by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery; and how many of those investigations relate to the deaths of (a) members of the Ar
Answer: We understand that there are currently 113 live investigations under the remit of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery. Within those 113 investigations, there were 35 victims who were military personnel and 16 police offi...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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