Andy McDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Demonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement of 13 October 2025 on Manchester Terrorism Attack, Official Report, col 27, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend sections 12 and 14 of the Pub
Answer: The Government has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will allow senior officers to take account of the cumulative impact of protest activity when considering whether to impose conditions under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeprivation Indicators: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of including housing costs in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation on areas with lower housing costs but higher lev
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD25) on Thursday 30th October 2025. All resources can be accessed online here - English indices of deprivation 2025 - GOV.UK As part of the IoD2...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeprivation Indicators: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of including housing costs in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation on benefit areas with higher housing value
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (IoD25) on Thursday 30th October 2025. All resources can be accessed online here - English indices of deprivation 2025 - GOV.UK As part of the IoD2...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that workers are informed about the enforcement options available to recover unpaid tribunal awards.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his Department expects the Fair Work Agency to coordinate with (a) HMRC, (b) the Insolvency Service and (c) other existing enforcement bodies to ensure workers receive unpaid awards.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the proposed budget for the Fair Work Agency for tackling non-payment of tribunal awards.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve its monitoring of tribunal award payments to ensure employer compliance.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department (a) collects and (b) publishes data on the outcomes of employment tribunal enforcement actions taken under (i) the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme, (ii) employment
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employment tribunal awards have been made each year since 2016; and what proportion of those have been (a) paid in (i) full and (ii) part and (b) remain unpaid.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered introducing restrictions on directors who repeatedly preside over companies that fail to comply with tribunal judgments.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to give the Fair Work Agency powers to pursue company directors where a company has failed to pay a tribunal award.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has considered bringing forward legislative proposals to make company directors personally liable for unpaid employment tribunal awards.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: InsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a compensation fund for workers unable to recover tribunal awards due to employer insolvency.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the establishment of phoenix companies on the number of unpaid employment tribunal awards.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that workers receive tribunal awards in cases where the respondent company has entered (a) administration and (b) liquidation.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if his Department will publish (a) the number of requests it has received from claimants for respondents to (i) fined and (ii) named under the Employment Tribunal penalty enforcement and naming scheme a
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many claimants who have used the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme since 2016 have received (a) full and (b) partial payment of their awards; and what the total value of (i) awards rec
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme in ensuring payment of awards since 2016.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the enforcement regime for payment of awards made in the employment tribunal.
Answer: Workers should receive the payments they are entitled to. As part of the Plan for Change we will look at ways of strengthening enforcement options, including the Employment Tribunal Penalty scheme which will move to the Fair Work Agency (FWA) once establi...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Investment: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered barring (a) financial institutions, (b) banks and (c) other corporations headquartered in the UK from investing in settlement-based companies.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. There are clear risks related to economic and financial activities in the settlements, and we do not encourage or ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) revising the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement to explicitly prohibit the importing of goods (i) produced and (ii) sourced (A) in whol
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either t...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration has the UK given to the suspension of the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement contingent upon Israel’s compliance with the human rights provision in the agreement and with the
Answer: Our trading relationship with Israel underpins key areas of UK life and UK exports to Israel support thousands of jobs in the UK. Action to suspend trade preferences risks unpredictable consequences and significant economic disruption for British business...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: Occupied TerritoriesTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77515More
Question: To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether guidance is given to the food sector on potential criminal culpability in the importation of (a) goods and (b) services from the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law, and that goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s current trade agre...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to prevent the importation of goods from the illegal territories in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) are illegal under international law. Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under e...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77513More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of goods from the illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are passed-off as coming from Israel.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law. Goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s current trade agreements wi...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
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