Andy McDonald MP: written questions
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Revenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124106More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling HMRC has undertaken on the displacement risk from the Managed Service provider model to existing HMRC roles, including surge staff and fixed-term employees.
Answer: HMRC is currently using Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional customer service capacity, equivalent to around 500 FTE, focused on routine work. This includes support for the Online Services Helpdesk and handling simple PAYE enquiries.HMRC...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StaffTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124105More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC plans to maintain Customer Services Group headcount and total productive hours as Managed Service Provider capacity increases.
Answer: HMRC is currently using Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional customer service capacity, equivalent to around 500 FTE, focused on routine work. This includes support for the Online Services Helpdesk and handling simple PAYE enquiries.HMRC...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124104More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Managed Service Provider staffing levels are expected to increase beyond peak-demand coverage for each function.
Answer: HMRC is currently using Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional customer service capacity, equivalent to around 500 FTE, focused on routine work. This includes support for the Online Services Helpdesk and handling simple PAYE enquiries.HMRC...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124103More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HMRC’s projected Managed Service Provider headcount is for the (a) next 12 months and (b) Spending Review period.
Answer: HMRC is currently using Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional customer service capacity, equivalent to around 500 FTE, focused on routine work. This includes support for the Online Services Helpdesk and handling simple PAYE enquiries.HMRC...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124102More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Full-Time Equivalent staff are engaged via the Managed Service Provider, broken down by business area.
Answer: HMRC is currently using Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional customer service capacity, equivalent to around 500 FTE, focused on routine work. This includes support for the Online Services Helpdesk and handling simple PAYE enquiries.HMRC...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to making the 2022 SCI Rehabilitation Standards mandatory.
Answer: Specialised spinal cord injury services are currently commissioned by NHS England Specialised Commissioning, in line with the service specification published by the Clinical Reference Group. This translates to 385 spinal cord injury beds commissioned from...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to consult specialist healthcare professionals and people with lived experience of spinal cord injury in determining changes to commissioning structures for specialist spina
Answer: Ahead of its planned abolition, NHS England has been considering whether any specialised services currently retained for national commissioning by NHS England should transfer to integrated care boards (ICBs) or become the commissioning responsibility of t...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to consult specialist healthcare professionals and people with lived experience of spinal cord injury in determining changes to commissioning structures for specialist spina
Answer: Ahead of its planned abolition, NHS England has been considering whether any specialised services currently retained for national commissioning by NHS England should transfer to integrated care boards (ICBs) or become the commissioning responsibility of t...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of service specifications and commissioning plans for spinal cord injury.
Answer: Specialised spinal cord injury services are currently commissioned by NHS England Specialised Commissioning, in line with the service specification published by the Clinical Reference Group. This translates to 385 spinal cord injury beds commissioned from...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of and the capacity in the specialist spinal cord injury service.
Answer: Specialised spinal cord injury services are currently commissioned by NHS England Specialised Commissioning, in line with the service specification published by the Clinical Reference Group. This translates to 385 spinal cord injury beds commissioned from...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFair Work Agency: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to harmonise pay, terms and conditions for staff transferring to the Fair Work Agency from (a) Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, (b) The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate,
Answer: Creating the Fair Work Agency is a significant step forward in strengthening the enforcement of employment rights. All transfers of staff into the organisation will be carried out in line with the principles set out in the Cabinet Office Statement of Prac...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: Trade UnionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with trade unions regarding on the establishment of collective bargaining arrangements under Great British Railways.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the trade unions about the establishment of collective bargaining agreements under Great British Railways (GBR). This is a matter for rail employers to take forward as plans for GBR progress, and the...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: Trade UnionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on the recognition of trade unions at its subsidiary Platform 4.
Answer: Trade Union (TU) recognition is a matter for the employer to discuss with the TU. Platform 4 is now the employer following a TUPE process. While TU recognition agreements were not transferred from Network Rail to Platform 4 under TUPE, Platform 4 has held...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: Trade UnionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has directed DFT Operator of Last Resort to adopt a standard process for recognition of trade unions and provision of trade union facility time at the end of each train operating company franchise a
Answer: Recognition of trade unions and provision of facility time is a matter for train operating companies as employers.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: Trade UnionsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent of recognition of trade unions and provision of trade union facility time at management grades in each train operating company.
Answer: Recognition of trade unions and provision of facility time is a matter for train operating companies as employers.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place to maintain the Schedule 17 Ticketing and Settlement Agreement terms between Rail Delivery Group and train operating companies on a) their transfer to DFT Operator of Last Resort
Answer: Train operating companies are expected to maintain the ticket office opening hours set out in Schedule 17 to the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) throughout their transfer to DfT Operator and as Great British Railways (GBR) is established. As part...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTees Valley Combined Authority: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Department will consult a) constituent local authorities, and b) local Members of Parliament regarding the performance of Tees Valley Combined Authority, in relation to it
Answer: Through the Best Value Notice process, the Department has engaged extensively with the combined authority, its constituent authorities, government departments, the Independent Advisory Board and the external auditor to understand views and track progress ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made regarding the potential implications for his policies of revenue-backed lending arrangements for Best Value assessments.
Answer: Finance arrangements are considered as part of the Department’s holistic assessment of a local authority’s delivery of Best Value, as set out in the statutory guidance on Best Value standards and intervention. In making borrowing decisions, authorities mu...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTees Valley Combined Authority: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of loan documentation between Tees Valley Combined Authority and South Tees Development Corporation.
Answer: Governance and finance arrangements are considered as part of the Department’s holistic assessment of a local authority’s delivery of Best Value, as set out in the statutory guidance on Best Value standards and intervention. We set out clearly that the Be...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTees Valley Combined Authority: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the advice the Independent Advisory Board has provided on managing conflicts between borrowing and lending functions to a) Tees Valley Co
Answer: The Tees Valley Combined Authority’s improvement board is independent and appointed by the authority. As part of the Best Value Notice, the Department engages regularly with the Board for updates and broader assurance that the necessary progress is being ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTees Valley Combined Authority: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the governance arrangements between Tees Valley Combined Authority and South Tees Development Corporation, under the Best Value Not
Answer: Governance and finance arrangements are considered as part of the Department’s holistic assessment of a local authority’s delivery of Best Value, as set out in the statutory guidance on Best Value standards and intervention. We set out clearly that the Be...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTees Valley Combined Authority: Best ValueMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of consecutive disclaimed audit opinions for Tees Valley Combined Authority accounts and the improvemen
Answer: Audit opinions and compliance with the statutory audit requirements are an important part of the Department’s holistic assessment of a local authority’s delivery of Best Value. The Best Value Notice issued to Tees Valley Combined Authority sets clear expe...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on the median age of cases that have yet to elect mode of trial.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the overall Crown Court backlog which comprises the cohort of up to three years’ imprisonment cases and would go before a Judge only court under proposed court refor
Answer: As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the current Crown Court backlog that would be sent for judge alone trials under his proposed court reforms.
Answer: As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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