Ben Lake MP: written questions 2026

Written questions

• Warm Home Discount Scheme: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108753More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department is providing to individuals who live off grid and who are on low incomes who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Warm Homes Discount.

  Answer: Thanks to decisions in the recent Budget, an average of £150 of costs will be removed from household energy bills from April. The actions at budget also make electricity cheaper, meaning everyone will benefit and the transfer of the Renewables Obligation ...

  Answered 2 Feb 2026

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• Multinational Companies: USATreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108752More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent exemptions or carve-outs granted to large United States multinational enterprises under the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and

  Answer: The UK, with more than 140 members of the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework have reached agreement on a package of reforms to the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax system to address how it should interact with US minimum tax rules. As set out in my written statement...

  Answered 2 Feb 2026

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• GrokDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106339More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the creation of non-consensual sexualised images through the Grok Imagine app in the UK.

  Answer: The Government has been clear that non-consensual intimate images are reprehensible and no service should allow their creation and distribution.The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to prevent such content appearing on in-scope services and to ...

  Answered 21 Jan 2026

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• Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106199More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact in Wales of increasing the threshold of Agricultural Property and Relief and Businesses Property Relief to £2.5 million.

  Answer: The Government announced that the allowance for 100 per cent rate of relief will be increased from £1 million to £2.5 million. This means a couple will now be able to pass on up to £5 million of agricultural or business assets tax-free between them, on to...

  Answered 20 Jan 2026

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• Driverless Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101793More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Tesla UK regarding the potential child safety implications of vehicle-integrated artificial intelligence systems.

  Answer: The Department for Transport has not had discussions with Tesla specifically regarding potential child safety implications of vehicle-integrated artificial intelligence (AI) systems.Many manufacturers use AI tools and techniques to develop and optimise va...

  Answered 7 Jan 2026

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• X Corp: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101792More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had discussions with X on the potential impact of the output of its Grok AI on child safety.

  Answer: The government is clear that no one should have to go through the ordeal of seeing intimate images of themselves online.There are no excuses not to act, and services must deal with this urgently. Ofcom are looking into this as a matter of urgency, and the...

  Answered 7 Jan 2026

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• Exploitation: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101791More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential merits of including provisions for a statutory Independent Child Exploitation Advocate, modelled on section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act, in the Crime and Pol

  Answer: The government is not currently exploring separate exploitation advocates as the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship (ICTG) service exists as an independent source of advice, advocacy and support for potential child victims of modern slavery, explo...

  Answered 12 Jan 2026

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