Andy McDonald MP: written questions
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Jhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what estimate his Department has made of how many people have be
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what steps he is taking to ensure continued patient access to me
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Care of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, column 377, what progress his officials have made in exploring options to st
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJhoots PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his statement of 15 October 2025 on Jhoots Pharmacy, Official Report, col 377, when he plans to update the House on the outcome of his officials’ engagement with Integrated Care B
Answer: On 11 November, I wrote to all Members of this House with an update on actions taken to date.The Department is currently conducting an analysis of how pharmacies are regulated to ensure that all those with contract management and registration responsibili...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department has undertaken with (a) police forces and (b) Police and Crime Commissioners on the proposal to extend police powers to consider the cumulative impact of protests.
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 recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the subject matter of protests at which sections (a) 12 and (b) 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 have been used in the last three years.
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 recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of times police forces in England and Wales have exercised powers under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 in each of the last three years.
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 recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral contribution on 13 October 2025 during the statement on the Manchester Terrorism Attack, Official Report, column 29, what definition her Department plans to use for the term
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 recordDemonstrations: RegulationHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86633More
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, what discussions she has had with police forces on how they would take cumulative impact int
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 recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86632More
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, whether trade union picket lines outside workplaces would be considered within the scope of t
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 recordDemonstrations: Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement of 13 October 2025 on Manchester Terrorism Attack, whether she plans to amend sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 through amendments to the Crime and Polici
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 recordDemonstrations: 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
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