Angus MacDonald MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Elections: CampaignsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92473More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to update the regulation of third-party political campaigning.

    Answer: As set out in our Strategy for Modern Elections, we are taking forward a package of measures to strengthen the rules around political finance, some of which will apply to third-party campaigners. This includes requiring recipients of donations to consider...

    Answered 26 Nov 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • DemocracyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81790More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help promote public confidence in democratic institutions.

    Answer: The Government is working closely with a wide range of stakeholders including the Electoral Commission to identify how best to improve public confidence in democratic institutions and tackle the barriers that affect attitudes towards those institutions an...

    Answered 21 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Owner OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72634More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle potential barriers to home ownership for local people in popular tourist destinations.

    Answer: The government recognise that excessive concentrations of short-term lets and second homes impact on the availability and affordability of homes for local residents to buy and rent, as well as local services.Local authorities are now able to apply a premi...

    Answered 15 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Holiday AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72633More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short term holiday lets on accessibility to local housing stock.

    Answer: The government recognise that excessive concentrations of short-term lets and second homes impact on the availability and affordability of homes for local residents to buy and rent, as well as local services.Local authorities are now able to apply a premi...

    Answered 15 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Holiday Accommodation: Highlands of ScotlandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72632More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short term holiday lets on accessibility to local housing stock for communities in the Scottish Highlands.

    Answer: As the hon. Member will be aware, housing within Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.

    Answered 15 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72475More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of political donations being made via UK-registered companies controlled by individuals who are not registere

    Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...

    Answered 11 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72474More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on donations made through UK-registered companies (a) owned and (b) controlled by foreign nationals.

    Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...

    Answered 11 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72473More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to help strengthen safeguards against foreign interference in UK political funding.

    Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...

    Answered 11 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Political Parties: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72472More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the value of political donations received by UK political parties from UK-registered companies with beneficial owners based outside the UK since 201

    Answer: Stakeholders have raised concerns for more than a decade that our legal framework regulating political donations makes it too easy for determined actors to facilitate illegal donations, allowing foreign states to influence politics and decision-making in ...

    Answered 11 Sept 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listAttorney General: 1Attorney General1Cabinet Office: 5Cabinet Office5Department for Business and Trade: 13Department for Business and Trade13Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 34Department for Culture, Media a…34Department for Education: 27Department for Education27Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 61Department for Energy Security …61Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 79Department for Environment, Foo…79Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 33Department for Science, Innovat…33Department for Transport: 30Department for Transport30Department for Work and Pensions: 17Department for Work and Pensions17Department of Health and Social Care: 25Department of Health and Social…25Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 65Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…65Home Office: 33Home Office33Ministry of Defence: 43Ministry of Defence43Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 9Ministry of Housing, Communitie…9Ministry of Justice: 6Ministry of Justice6Scotland Office: 2Scotland Office2Treasury: 51Treasury51Women and Equalities: 3Women and Equalities3
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Attorney General1
Cabinet Office5
Department for Business and Trade13
Department for Culture, Media and Sport34
Department for Education27
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero61
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs79
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology33
Department for Transport30
Department for Work and Pensions17
Department of Health and Social Care25
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office65
Home Office33
Ministry of Defence43
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government9
Ministry of Justice6
Scotland Office2
Treasury51
Women and Equalities3

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