Angus MacDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Syria: White HelmetsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to cooperate with the Syria Civil Defence.
Answer: The UK has long supported the Syrian Civil Defence (also known as the White Helmets) in their vital work to facilitate humanitarian access, conduct search and rescue operations, and enable the safe removal of unexploded weapons. We are proud of this partn...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: Public Private PartnershipsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to p.16 of the document entitled Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 3 July 2025, what progress his Department has made on the development of the busine
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Department and the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority are working on a business case for a public-private partnerships model around Neighbourhood Health Centres that sets out the potenti...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 67746 on Military Aircraft, whether any aircraft leasing contracts include the provision of ground crew services.
Answer: Yes.
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DyslexiaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to make reasonable adjustments for people with dyslexia to complete Universal Credit applications.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that Universal Credit is accessible to all claimants, including those with dyslexia.We recognise that some individuals may require reasonable adjustments to complete their Universal Credit application. A range of su...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Learning DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to make reasonable adjustments for people with complex learning difficulties to complete Universal Credit applications.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that Universal Credit is accessible to all, including individuals with complex learning difficulties. We recognise that some claimants may require additional support to make and maintain their claim. A range of reas...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: AutismDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to make reasonable adjustments for autistic people to complete Universal Credit applications.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that the Universal Credit (UC) service is accessible to all, including autistic people and others with complex needs.We recognise that some customers may require additional support to make and maintain a UC claim. A...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvertising Standards AuthorityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to investigate advertisements by the Advertising Standards Agency.
Answer: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media (print, radio, TV) and online and is independent of the Government. The process the ASA follows when handling complaints is pub...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Offences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to use artificial intelligence to bypass end-to-end encryption to reduce access to the livestreaming of child abuse.
Answer: The Home Office is actively developing options to support more systematic and effective deployment of such technology to fully mitigate harms to children from producing and sharing such imagery. This includes actively considering requirements on device op...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Offences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of utilising artificial intelligence to reduce the livestream of child abuse online.
Answer: The Home Office is actively developing options to support more systematic and effective deployment of such technology to fully mitigate harms to children from producing and sharing such imagery. This includes actively considering requirements on device op...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Public Private PartnershipsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that the public are (a) consulted and (b) involved in decisions on the use of public-private partnerships in the NHS.
Answer: The business case to assess the feasibility of using a public-private partnership (PPP) model for Neighbourhood Health Centres is being co-developed by the Department of Health and Social Care and the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Aut...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing financial education provision in helping pupils understand (a) saving, (b) budgeting, (c) mortgages and (d) banking.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that financial education in schools adequately prepares young people for (a) adult life and (b) work.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire to the answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 43513.
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with education stakeholders on the inclusion of financial education in the curriculum review.
Answer: The Curriculum and Assessment Review is evaluating the existing national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England, to ensure they are fit for purpose, and to ensure a rich, broad, inclusive and innovative curriculum that readies young people ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including financial education provision in primary schools as part of the national curriculum.
Answer: The Curriculum and Assessment Review is evaluating the existing national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England, to ensure they are fit for purpose, and to ensure a rich, broad, inclusive and innovative curriculum that readies young people ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLiechtenstein: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Liechtenstein.
Answer: The UK and Liechtenstein have a strong bilateral relationship focussed on trade and working together at multilateral institutions. Our non-resident Ambassador visited last month meeting the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. We remain committed to maint...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSerbia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Serbia.
Answer: The UK is building a modern and forward-looking partnership with Serbia. In April, the Foreign Secretary visited Serbia and signed three Memorandums of Understanding, on migration and cyber cooperation, and on UK Export Finance. On 17 and 18 July the Spec...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSan Marino: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with San Marino.
Answer: The UK has a good relationship with San Marino founded on shared values and interests which we promote bilaterally and through our common membership of multilateral fora. Earlier this year our Ambassador to Italy and San Marino led a senior Embassy delega...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRomania: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Romania.
Answer: Romania is a vital bilateral and NATO partner for the United Kingdom, including on tackling the threat posed by Russia, supporting Ukraine, and addressing serious organised crime. In 2023, we signed a Strategic Partnership and held the inaugural Strategic...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Macedonia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with North Macedonia.
Answer: The UK maintains a strong relationship with North Macedonia. We work closely together bilaterally as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and look forward to hosting the government of North Macedonia this autumn at the Berlin Process summit. O...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNetherlands: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with the Netherlands.
Answer: The UK and the Netherlands have a strong bilateral relationship as North Sea neighbours, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, and a shared approach to global challenges. The Prime Minister hosted Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Downing St...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMontenegro: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Montenegro.
Answer: The UK maintains a strong relationship with Montenegro. We work closely together bilaterally as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and look forward to hosting the Government of Montenegro this autumn at the Berlin Process summit. On 28 May w...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMonaco: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Monaco.
Answer: The UK enjoys positive relations with Monaco. Officials regularly engage with the Monegasque Government, including recently at the Blue Economic Finance Forum on 8 June, attended by Ruth Davis, the UK Special Representative for Nature. Our Ambassador to F...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMoldova: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Moldova.
Answer: Moldova is a valued partner of the United Kingdom. Since the start of this parliament, we have strengthened our relationship through the conclusion of agreements on defence and security, the mutual recognition of driving licences, and returns. In May, we ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMalta: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Malta.
Answer: The UK and Malta share a historic relationship. The UK and Malta cooperate closely on foreign policy, military training, rule of law, regional security, irregular migration, climate change and consular services. The UK Government engages regularly with Ma...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLuxembourg: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Luxembourg.
Answer: The UK government has a strong bilateral relationship with our NATO ally Luxembourg, underpinned by a bilateral framework agreement which spans a wide range of common interests, including defence, financial services, energy security, human rights and tack...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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