Angus MacDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Fraud: Victim Support SchemesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76226More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of HMRC’s procedures for (a) identifying and (b) protecting people who are victims of crime.
Answer: The government takes the issue of fraud extremely seriously, recognising its impact on businesses and taxpayers. HMRC regularly reviews its approach to identifying and supporting customers who are victims of crime to ensure they are provided with support ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the number of mobile phone not-spots in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations Spring Update (8 May 2025), approximately 24% of the constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire has no 4G geographic coverage from any mobile network operator (MNO), and similarly around 20% of premises lack...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of households with copper-based broadband connections only in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: Using Connected Nations 2025 Spring Update data published by Ofcom, we estimate that of the 52,930 residential properties in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency, approximately 18,540 households (35%) are reliant on copper-based broadband ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of premises without access to gigabit-capable broadband in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: Through its Open Market Review (OMR) process, Building Digital UK identifies premises in England and Wales with no gigabit network infrastructure and where none is likely to be developed within the next three years. This information is routinely published...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Parliament SquareHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were arrested in relation to the protests in Parliament Square on 6 September 2025.
Answer: The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Anyone expressing support for a proscribed organisation should expect to be investigated by the police.The Metropolitan Police Service has released statistics on...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Parliament SquareHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were arrested at the protests in Parliament Square on 6 September 2025 who have since been (a) charged and (b) released without charge
Answer: The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Anyone expressing support for a proscribed organisation should expect to be investigated by the police.Charging decisions are a matter for the police and the CPS...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: DemonstrationsAttorney GeneralTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75926More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of prosecutions arising from protest activity by Palestine Action.
Answer: Prosecutions relating to Palestine Action arrests are currently ongoing and at different stages of progression.As such, no Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) costs assessments have been made at this stage, but the CPS continues to keep resourcing under revie...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the potential impact of policing Palestine Action protests on their capacity to deliver core policing services.
Answer: Decisions on how to police individual protests, including those by Palestine Action, are for Chief Constables, who are operationally independent and best placed to assess local threat and risk. Where the activity of protestors breaks the law, the police h...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the cost to police forces of responding to protest activity by Palestine Action since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely collect information on the costs of police operations.It is a local decision for elected Police and Crime Commissioners and their equivalents, working with their chief officers, to determine how best to allocate resource...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of officer hours spent policing protests by Palestine Action since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold this information.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemonstrations: Palestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the potential impact of policing protest activity by Palestine Action on the allocation of police resources.
Answer: Decisions on how to police individual protests, including those by Palestine Action, are for Chief Constables, who are operationally independent and best placed to assess local threat and risk.Where the activity of protestors breaks the law, the police ha...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a just transition for climate policies on (a) rural areas and (b) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: The transition to net zero is the economic and industrial opportunity of the century. The government's approach is built on fairness and it is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access the benefits. The upcoming publication of the ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that climate policies support a just transition for (a) workers and (b) communities.
Answer: The transition to net zero is the economic and industrial opportunity of the century. The government's approach is built on fairness and it is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access the benefits. The upcoming publication of the ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Climate Change Committee’s report entitled "Progress in reducing emissions – 2025 report to Parli
Answer: We thank the Climate Change Committee for their report which highlights the significant progress this Government has made to reduce emissions over the past year. We are now considering their recommendations and will respond by October.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change ConventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts in preparation for COP30.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero engages regularly with his international counterparts on a range of departmental priorities and interests, including on COP30. During London Climate Action Week, for example, he me...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to employers on managing risks associated with lone working in retail.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the previous answer 71094.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to ensure that retail workers required to work alone are adequately protected from (a) violence, (b) abuse and (c) theft.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the previous answer 71094.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75915More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on the long-term financial viability of family farms.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75914More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on levels of domestic food production.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75913More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of inheritance tax changes on farm succession planning.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75912More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax relief on family farm businesses.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his timetable is for the review of the Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: I am aiming to complete the review by Autumn 2026. The review will ultimately report to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for final decisions. We are committed to reporting the outcomes of the review to Parliament.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) disabled people and (b) carers are directly involved in the review of the Personal Independence Payment.
Answer: The Timms review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, so a wide range of views and voices are heard. This will include carers' organisations so that the voices of...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of AI-driven detection technologies in preventing online child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Home Office, in collaboration with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Alan Turing Institute, and the Accelerated Capability Environment has led the Deepfake Detection Challenge. This initiative brought together experts to devel...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on tackling livestreamed child sexual abuse.
Answer: The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes ensuring that we are working to combat livestreamed abuse and ensuring that offenders cannot use technology to harm...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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