Carolyn Harris MP: written questions

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Written questions

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78321More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review excise duty rates on (a) spirits, (b) wine and (c) beer.
Answer: The baseline assumption, shared by the Government and the Office for Budget Responsibility, is that alcohol duty will be increased annually in line with the Retail Price Index, so that it does not fall in real terms. As with all taxes, the Government welc...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
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Alcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78320More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of excise duty rates on the competitiveness of (a) UK and (b) European distillers; and what fiscal steps she is taking to help support the
Answer: The UK spirits industry makes a vital contribution to our economy and society, with Scotch Whisky remaining the UK’s most successful food and drink export enjoyed by consumers across the globe. UK alcohol duty is not charged on exports. There is significa...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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Alcoholic Drinks: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78319More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help support the growth of independent distilleries in rural areas.
Answer: Following public consultation, a new duty structure for alcohol products was introduced in August 2023. The alcohol duty system taxes all alcohol products according to their strength, so the duty owed increases with alcohol content. The system is also pro...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
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Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the exploitation of people working illegally.
Answer: As already announced, through the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, the Government is introducing tough new laws to clamp down on illegal working.We have expanded our work across government and with law enforcement partners to target, investig...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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Care Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled worker visas, HC 819 and pursuant to the Answer of
Answer: The Government welcomes the Committee of Public Accounts’ report on skilled worker visas and will respond fully in due course.The Department is providing up to £12.5 million this financial year to 15 regional partnerships to help support international car...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
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Migrant Workers: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled worker visas, HC 819, what arrangements are in place t
Answer: The standard cancellation activity for care workers impacted by revocation of the sponsor’s licence has been temporarily paused to enable the workers to find alternative employment. When an Adult Social Care sponsor is revoked, UKVI write to all the impac...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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Migrant Workers: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled worker visas, HC 819, and the white paper entitled Res
Answer: The standard cancellation activity for care workers impacted by revocation of the sponsor’s licence has been temporarily paused to enable the workers to find alternative employment. When an Adult Social Care sponsor is revoked, UKVI write to all the impac...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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Prisons: Mother and Baby UnitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in the context of children under the age of two who are separated from their mothers in prison, if she will publish (a) a list of types of setting in which those children are looked after and (b) the (i) number a
Answer: Data on the number of babies accommodated in Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in England is published at Table 10.1 of the HMPPS Annual Digest 2023-2024:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2023-to-march-2024/hmpps-annual-digest-...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Prisons: Mother and Baby UnitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mothers in prison (a) are currently separated from their children under the age of two and (b) have been separated from their babies and children under the age of two in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data on the number of babies accommodated in Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in England is published at Table 10.1 of the HMPPS Annual Digest 2023-2024:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2023-to-march-2024/hmpps-annual-digest-...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Prisons: Mother and Baby UnitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many babies and children under the age of two are (a) in Mother and Baby Units in prisons in England and (b) have been in Mother and Baby Units in prisons in England in the last twelve months.
Answer: Data on the number of babies accommodated in Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in England is published at Table 10.1 of the HMPPS Annual Digest 2023-2024:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2023-to-march-2024/hmpps-annual-digest-...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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