Alistair Carmichael MP: written questions
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Written questions
Economic Crime: United Arab EmiratesHome OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a) how many mutual legal assistance requests relating to the enforcement of civil fraud judgments have been made to the United Arab Emirates since 2022; b) in how many cases those requests have result
Answer: The UK Central authority within the Home Office leads on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. This question would be for the Foreign Process Section at the Royal Courts of Justice who are the Central Authority for mutual legal assistance in civil ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: United Arab EmiratesTreasuryTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128206More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a) what role the enforceability of UK court judgments plays in the Government’s assessment of financial services cooperation and market access discussions with the United Arab Emirates; and b) whether the non-enforc
Answer: HM Treasury takes a range of factors into account when discussing financial services cooperation and market access with overseas jurisdictions, including the regulatory framework in those jurisdictions and the competitiveness of the UK market. HM Treasury...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Crime: United Arab EmiratesHome OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a) how many asset recovery cases involving cooperation with the United Arab Emirates have resulted in funds being returned to UK victims since 2020; b) what metrics are used to measure the operational
Answer: The UK–UAE Partnership to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows is focused on strengthening how we work together on illicit finance, fraud and asset recovery, including the return of the proceeds of crime.Since it was established in 2021, the UK and the UAE have...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services and Legal Profession: FraudTreasuryTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128204More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a) what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the international competitiveness of UK financial and legal services of instances in which High Court fraud judgments are not enforced overseas; and b) whet
Answer: HM Treasury takes a range of factors into account when discussing financial services cooperation and market access with overseas jurisdictions, including the regulatory framework in those jurisdictions and the competitiveness of the UK market. HM Treasury...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUnited Arab Emirates: FraudForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, a) what assessment he has made of the average time required to secure the recognition and enforcement in the United Arab Emirates of civil fraud judgments of the High Court o
Answer: The UK regularly engages with the UAE authorities on a range of judicial and legal cooperation issues through established bilateral channels. As a longstanding policy, the Government does not comment on individual legal cases.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Democracy and ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will raise with President Tinubu of Nigeria the safeguarding of democratic institutions and ensuring free and fair elections in Nigeria in 2027 during the his for
Answer: The State Visit will provide an important opportunity to strengthen the UK-Nigeria Strategic Partnership across growth, security, migration, and foreign policy. As the largest democracy in Africa, Nigeria has an important role to play in upholding democra...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, published on 19 February 2026, for what reason the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will not be lau
Answer: The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme is an established scheme that is popular with stakeholders in England –and will enable us to deliver funding as soon as possible. Using this scheme will maximise the level of support available to the fishing and seafood se...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the total value of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will be allocated to England in the 2026-27 financial year.
Answer: The total investment announced in the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund was £360m over 12 years. The fund has been devolved with funding allocated using the Barnett formula. In the 2026-27 financial year, £22.6 million is allocated to England.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out when her Department's timetable for when (a) the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will open for applications; and (b) details of the (i) eligibility, (ii) applicatio
Answer: In its first year the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will be delivered in England through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. We expect the scheme to open in April and will publish details on eligibility, application and assessment processes at the time of...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, if she will set out what (a) working groups were established to consult on
Answer: A wide range of stakeholders were consulted on reforms through the Independent Water Commission’s Call for Evidence, which received over 50,000 responses. Whilst there was not a formal working group for the White Paper, ahead of publication we engaged wit...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications CablesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of plans to replace the copper wire communications network.
Answer: The modernisation of the UK’s telecoms networks is essential as the older networks are deteriorating and becoming unreliable. However, it is vital that customers are safely migrated off the old analogue Public Switched Telephone Network to modern digital ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish the (a) full results and (b) evaluation reports from all Environment Land Management and Trials; and whether these will be made publicly available.
Answer: The Department is not yet able to provide a detailed estimate of when evaluation reports from all Environment Land Management (ELM) Tests and Trials will be published, as the programme is expected to continue throughout this Parliament. Findings from the ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWave Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will consider setting a £7m wave energy ringfence in Allocation Round 7 of the Contracts for Difference mechanism.
Answer: Allocation Round 7 (AR7) budget details will be published shortly, before the bidding window opens. Any decisions regarding the AR7 budget, including any minima, maxima or ringfences, are based on a wide range of factors, including an assessment of the pi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTidal Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department will consider setting a £40m tidal stream ringfence in Allocation Round 7 of the Contracts for Difference mechanism.
Answer: The Government is undertaking analysis of the technology pipeline available for Contracts for Difference Auction Round 7 against our legal obligations. We are considering the appropriate parameters for all technologies, including tidal stream. Final param...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWritten question 903174TreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 903174More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 902339Cabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025WithdrawnUIN 902339More
Question: whether he has had recent discussions with the fishing industry on the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the security provisions for energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the UK's exclusive economic zone.
Answer: The UK Government constantly monitors and regularly assesses the security of critical national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications assets in the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone. This is a whole-of-Government effort involving multiple Depa...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8762More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Office for Budget Responsibility made of revenues for spirits excise duty in the 2024-25 financial year; and what those revenues are to date.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility spirits alcohol duty receipts forecast can be found in table 3.9 of the ‘detailed forecast tables: receipts’ publication accompanying the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2024: OBR Economic and Fiscal Out...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWhisky: ScotlandTreasuryTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1467More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increase in alcohol duty for spirits introduced in 2023 on the Scotch whisky industry.
Answer: On 1 August 2023, spirits duty rates were increased in line with inflation, after 6 years of consecutive freezes. Duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025. The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and rates that took eff...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accuracy of individual identification carried out by the technical infrastructure which performs border checks.
Answer: This Government’s priority is to maintain strong border security and steps are always taken to constantly improve the accuracy of individual identification before arrival and at the border.Border Force checks all passengers arriving at the UK border on sc...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the treatment that people with similar names to other individuals on watchlists receive during border checks at airports.
Answer: Our priority is to maintain a secure border. Border Force performs checks on all passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services to identify individuals who pose, or are suspected to pose, a risk to the national interest. Identities, and combin...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTidal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a one gigawatt deployment target for tidal stream energy for 2035.
Answer: The Government will continue to review the merits of setting a target for tidal stream deployment and will continue to engage with stakeholders on this.Tidal stream is a home-grown industry of considerable promise, and the UK remains the world leader in t...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTidal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to ensure domestic manufactured content is embedded in tidal stream projects.
Answer: The Government continues to engage with tidal stream industry on maintaining high levels of UK content in tidal stream projects.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTidal Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the minimum ringfence for Tidal Stream projects to £30 million for Allocation Round 6 of the upcoming Contracts for Differe
Answer: The minimum budget for tidal stream was set in March at £10m. The Secretary of State will confirm his decision on whether to increase the AR6 budget by 1st August, before the AR6 bidding window opens.
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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