Angus MacDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Energy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the (a) dates and (b) locations are of each of the radio teleswitch service switch-off phases.
Answer: The Radio Teleswitch (RTS) signal has been switched off in some carefully targeted localised areas, where suppliers have the capacity to respond quickly in case of any issues. Industry’s phase out plan is flexible and subject to change, as suppliers must ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Community DevelopmentTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81220More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK banks provide accessible banking services for community groups that are not registered charities.
Answer: Community groups make a valuable contribution across the country, and it is important that they can access suitable banking services.However, decisions about what products are offered, and to whom, remain commercial decisions for banks and building societ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Community DevelopmentTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of account service charges on the operation and sustainability of small community groups which are not registered charities.
Answer: Community groups make a valuable contribution across the country, and it is important that they can access suitable banking services.However, decisions about what products are offered, and to whom, remain commercial decisions for banks and building societ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Community DevelopmentTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81218More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department provides to banks to encourage fair treatment of non-charitable community groups in relation to service charges and account fees.
Answer: Community groups make a valuable contribution across the country, and it is important that they can access suitable banking services. The provision of bank accounts to organisations, including companies, charities, and partnerships, is a commercial matter...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Community DevelopmentTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81217More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the guidance it provides to banks on the treatment of small community groups that operate for public benefit but are not registered cha
Answer: Community groups make a valuable contribution across the country, and it is important that they can access suitable banking services. The provision of bank accounts to organisations, including companies, charities, and partnerships, is a commercial matter...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: Community DevelopmentTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81216More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of account service charges on small local community groups which are not registered charities.
Answer: Community groups make a valuable contribution across the country, and it is important that they can access suitable banking services.However, decisions about what products are offered, and to whom, remain commercial decisions for banks and building societ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Notes: ScotlandTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81215More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Scottish banknotes are treated as legal currency by businesses operating in England.
Answer: The UK is unusual in allowing several commercial banks to issue their own banknotes. As well as Bank of England issued notes, authorised banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland issue banknotes in those jurisdictions. However, it remains the individual reta...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJD Wetherspoon: Bank NotesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81214More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with J D Wetherspoon on their policy on accepting Scottish banknotes in their premises in England.
Answer: There is no legal requirement for businesses to accept specific forms of payment. Each business decides which payment methods to accept based on factors including cost and customer needs and preferences. The Government has no plans to compel businesses to...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with consumer protection bodies on the potential impact of businesses that do not provide direct human customer services contact on the level of service provided to consu
Answer: The Government expects all businesses to treat their consumers fairly. Businesses are required under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 to provide contact information in a clear and comprehensible ma...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to promote customer contact by providing (a) phone numbers (b) email addresses (c) live chat for customers and (d) multiple contact options.
Answer: The Government expects all businesses to treat their consumers fairly. Businesses are required under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 to provide contact information in a clear and comprehensible ma...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMalta: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Malta.
Answer: The UK enjoys a strong and historic defence relationship with Malta. In March 2025, representatives from the UK MOD and Armed Forces of Malta signed the UK-Malta Bilateral Cooperation Plan for Defence. Under this Framework, both nations intend to continue...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLuxembourg: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Luxembourg.
Answer: The UK continues to strengthen its defence relationship with Luxembourg, both bilaterally and through multilateral frameworks, particularly NATO. Our respective Chiefs of Defence have met in the context of wider NATO engagements to discuss and enhance sup...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLithuania: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Lithuania.
Answer: The UK continues to develop its defence relationship with Lithuania, as both NATO and The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) allies. The JEF provides a key framework for deepening UK-Lithuania cooperation, enabling both countries to collaborate effectively o...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLatvia: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Latvia.
Answer: The UK continues to deepen its defence cooperation with Latvia across both military and broader strategic domains. This includes working with Latvia bilaterally as well as through NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). UK troops are currently deplo...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordItaly: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Italy.
Answer: Through regular meetings between our Defence Secretaries, our bilateral High-Level Military Dialogue, and interaction through other groupings such as NATO and E5 Defence Ministers Group, we continuously explore how the UK and Italy can better work togethe...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRepublic of Ireland: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Ireland.
Answer: In a joint declaration following the UK-Ireland summit 6 March 2025, the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, announced their commitment to deepen cooperation between the two nations. For Defence, the declaration highlighted the area of marit...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCroatia and Greece: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with (i) Croatia and (ii) Greece.
Answer: The UK enjoys a strong relationship with Croatia as a regionally important, likeminded NATO Ally. We regularly work together on areas of shared strategy interest, including on support to Ukraine and commitment to NATO standardisation. The depth of this re...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGermany: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve (a) military and (b) other defence cooperation with Germany.
Answer: The United Kingdom is taking significant steps to deepen both military and broader defence cooperation with Germany. This effort is anchored in the landmark Trinity House Agreement, signed in October 2024, which established a strategic framework for bilat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of diplomatic engagement with the Taliban on (a) the rights of women and girls and (b) other human rights issues.
Answer: The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Officials regularly engage with the Taliban on UK Government priorities, including human rights. The Government is working with international partners to maintain collec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Corporal Punishment and Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international partners on taking steps to help (a) prevent the use of stoning as a punishment for adultery and (b) protect women’
Answer: The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Officials regularly engage with the Taliban on UK Government priorities, including human rights. The Government is working with international partners to maintain collec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Answer: The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Officials regularly engage with the Taliban on UK Government priorities, including human rights. The Government is working with international partners to maintain collec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds of Prey: Pest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide funding to support farmers for non-lethal mitigation measures for white-tailed eagle predation.
Answer: The Government has no plans to provide funding to support farmers for non-lethal mitigation measures for white-tailed eagle predation.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds of Prey: Pest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to collect data on livestock losses attributable to white-tailed eagle predation.
Answer: A formal reintroduction of white-tailed eagles on the Isle of Wight has released 45 birds, since 2019. All the eagles in southern England are fitted with GPS tags, collecting high resolution data of their movements. Detailed diet monitoring has revealed n...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds of Prey: Pest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the impact of white-tailed eagle predation on livestock.
Answer: The Government has not discussed the impact of white-tailed eagle predation on livestock with the Scottish Government.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 76223 on Project Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the nu
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, 68% of premises in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and 89% of UK premises can access gigabit-capable broadband.As per the answer to question 76223, the Open Market Review process in...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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