Angus MacDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Plastics: BeachesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Scottish government on tackling plastic pollution affecting beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constitue
Answer: Plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges that we face today – it litters our beaches, threatens wildlife and contributes towards climate change. The UK Government works closely with the Scottish Government on plastic pollution and...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: BeachesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his policies for preventing plastic pollution on beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and
Answer: The UK Government funds the Marine Conservation Society to record litter from sections of our coast which helps us monitor the levels and trends of plastic pollution. The monitoring is undertaken in accordance with regionally-agreed protocols, and annual ...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Convention on Human RightsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed amendments to the ECHR on the protection of individual rights.
Answer: This Government is committed to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). However, commitment does not mean complacency, and we need to make sure the Convention evolves to face modern challenges.We are bringing forward legislation to clarify how Art...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) sulphur dioxide and (b) nitrogen oxide emissions from power generation.
Answer: Regulation of emissions of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides is a devolved matter and the information provided relates to England only. A regulatory framework, the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016, control...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAcid Rain: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring networks her Department supports to measure acid deposition.
Answer: The Precipitation Network (Precip-Net) measures the chemical composition of rainwater at 48 UK sites. Acid air pollutants measured include ammonium, nitrates and sulphates. More information can be found here. It is part of the umbrella UKEAP (UK Eutrophyi...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAcid RainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of acid rain.
Answer: The most recent assessment of the trends in acid deposition was published in the Air Pollution Trends Report 2024.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: International CooperationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with international agreements on reducing transboundary air pollution contributing to acid rain.
Answer: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a Party to the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. We are fully compliant with our international commitments to reduce pollutants causing acid rain. The Government is comm...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAcid RainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the causes of acid rain.
Answer: Ammonia, NOx and sulphur were the main acidifying pollutants deposited onto UK woodland in 2021. Defra has published guidance and advice through Catchment Sensitive Farming on practical actions farmers can take to reduce emissions. Grant support has also ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFinland: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Finland.
Answer: The defence relationship between the UK and Finland is strong and growing. We cooperate closely bilaterally, in NATO and through the Joint Expeditionary Force. The UK is supporting the development of NATO's Forward Land Forces in Finland through the deplo...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEstonia: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Estonia.
Answer: The UK and Estonia maintain a strong defence relationship and have a long history of working alongside each other through Baltic Air Policing, the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), Maritime and Land deployments through NATO and our enduring collaboration o...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDenmark: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Denmark.
Answer: The UK and Denmark are close defence partners with shared security interests in the High North, North Atlantic and Baltic Sea. We have a strong history of cooperation - bilaterally, in NATO and through the Joint Expeditionary Force. The Secretary of State...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCzechia: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with the Czech Republic.
Answer: The UK continues to share a strong Defence relationship with the Czech Republic through which we cooperate on matters of shared interest. Our bilateral collaboration is underpinned by the British Military Advisory Training Team in the Czech Republic. Now ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBelgium: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Belgium.
Answer: The United Kingdom maintains a close and constructive defence relationship with Belgium, underpinned by our shared commitment to NATO and European security. We continue to strengthen this cooperation through bilateral engagements, joint training exercises...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAustria: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen military and defence cooperation with Austria.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is actively seeking closer bilateral relations with Austria to strengthen collective security in the Euro-Atlantic. This includes regular Defence Staff Talks, which have taken place in both London and Vienna, fostering strategic di...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordScots Gaelic LanguageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making Scottish Gàidhlig an official language of the United Kingdom.
Answer: DCMS has made no such assessment.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards to the right to peaceful protest.
Answer: Public order legislation has been developed in line with the UK’s human rights obligations, including those under the European Convention on Human Rights.The Home Secretary announced on 5 October that she has asked for review of public order legislation.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocracyMinistry 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 recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing flexible payment options for visa renewal fees under the family route.
Answer: The Home Office publishes the estimated unit cost of processing immigration and nationality applications on Gov.UK. This can be reviewed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.Where a fee is required...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost to her Department of processing visa applications under the family route in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office publishes the estimated unit cost of processing immigration and nationality applications on Gov.UK. This can be reviewed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-fees-transparency-data.Where a fee is required...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Scottish counterpart on the potential impact of plastic pollution on beaches in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Inverness, Skye and Wes
Answer: Plastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges that we face today – it litters our beaches, threatens wildlife and contributes towards climate change. The UK Government works closely with the Scottish Government on plastic pollution and...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors who completed foundation training (a) successfully secured a specialty training post immediately after completion, (b) remained without a specialty training post one year after com
Answer: Data published by the General Medical Council shows it is becoming more common for doctors to not progress from completion of the second year of the foundation programme directly into specialty training. The following table shows the proportion of foundat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of electricity network charging costs on the (a) financial viability of electric bus operations and (b) transition away from diesel vehicles.
Answer: We are committed to expanding the electricity network to support the electrification of transport and are working closely with bus operators and DESNZ about electricity provision for depots. Due to lower operating costs of battery electric buses compared ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) bus operators and (b) electricity providers on the potential impact of electricity standing charges on the operating costs of zero-emission bus fleets.
Answer: We are committed to expanding the electricity network to support the electrification of transport and are working closely with bus operators and DESNZ about electricity provision for depots. Due to lower operating costs of battery electric buses compared ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: TransportDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that electricity pricing structures support private sector investment in zero-emission transport infrastructure.
Answer: Our announcement on Reformed National Pricing in the summer set out a package of reforms that will deliver a more strategic and coordinated approach to the energy system, provide stronger signals for efficient siting of new assets and improve overall oper...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of visa application and renewal fees under the family route.
Answer: Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review; however, the Home Office provides for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances. These include affordability-based waivers for entry cleara...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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