Chris Coghlan MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
CoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps have been taken in response to receiving Prevention of Future Death reports.
Answer: Coroners do not make recommendations as part of their inquest findings. However, where a coroner investigation gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future, and the coroner...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prevention of Future Death reports received by the government have outstanding responses.
Answer: Coroners do not make recommendations as part of their inquest findings. However, where a coroner investigation gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future, and the coroner...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prevention of Future Death reports the government has received since 2013 broken down by Department.
Answer: Coroners do not make recommendations as part of their inquest findings. However, where a coroner investigation gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future, and the coroner...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) if his Department plans to introduce a National Learning from Deaths Strategy, and b) if he will meet with Dr Georgia Richards of King’s College London to discuss the work of the Preventable Deaths Tracker and
Answer: Coroners do not make recommendations as part of their inquest findings. However, where a coroner investigation gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future, and the coroner...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the recommendations arising from coroners' inquests.
Answer: Coroners do not make recommendations as part of their inquest findings. However, where a coroner investigation gives rise to a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will continue to exist, in the future, and the coroner...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: BroadcastingDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of accessibility of live coverage of major national and international sporting events for viewers who do not subscribe to paid stream
Answer: The Government wants to see certain sporting events of national interest shown on free-to-air television so that they can be enjoyed by a wide audience, and recognises the importance of broadcasting sporting events to attract significant audience interest...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPaediatrics: Impact AssessmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out on the implementation of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s 2021 guidance on Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induce
Answer: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is independent of the Government, and we are not aware of any Equality Impact Assessment being carried out in relation to their guidance.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what statutory powers the Gambling Commission is relying on to introduce Financial Risk Assessments; what consultation with her was undertaken; and what parliamentary scrutiny the Govern
Answer: The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has sought assurances from the Gambling Commission that data-protection impact assessments and any other assessments required under data-protection legislation hav
Answer: The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Gambling Commission on the safeguards that will apply to personal and financial data processed in connection with Financial Risk Assessme
Answer: The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with regards to the Gambling Commission's decision to introduce Financial Risk Assessments, what discussions she had with the Commission regarding the timing of the decision and publicat
Answer: The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with regards to the Gambling Commission's decision to introduce Financial Risk Assessments, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on turnover, Horserace Betting Levy recei
Answer: The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with regards to the Gambling Commission's decision to introduce Financial Risk Assessments, whether DCMS has received or assessed an impact assessment or equivalent evidence; and whether
Answer: The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Adult Safeguarding Board will be considering the relationship between safeguarding, mental capacity and consent to share information on treatment and diagnosis with family care
Answer: The National Adult Safeguarding Board plans to set up a lived experience reference group which will have a diverse membership, including people with a range of care and support needs and unpaid carers. This group will report into the National Adult Safegu...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental IllnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Adult Safeguarding Board will be engaging with families of those with severe mental illness.
Answer: The National Adult Safeguarding Board plans to set up a lived experience reference group which will have a diverse membership, including people with a range of care and support needs and unpaid carers. This group will report into the National Adult Safegu...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Capacity: Medical ExaminationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of how mental capacity assessments are applied by mental health providers and the mental health workforce.
Answer: The Mental Health Act Code of Practice is already clear that practitioners should be familiar with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act. We will look at how we can improve guidance on capacity and assessment of capacity to professionals in the revise...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of how consent to share information with family carers is applied by mental health providers and the mental health workforce.
Answer: The Mental Health Act Code of Practice is already clear that practitioners should be familiar with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act. We will look at how we can improve guidance on capacity and assessment of capacity to professionals in the revise...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirlines: TakeoversDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of public interest powers to assess the potential impact of changes in overseas ownership of major UK airlines like EasyJet on national transport infrastr
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of easyJet as a major UK airline, supporting connectivity, regional economies, employment and consumer choice. As these are live commercial discussions between private parties, it would not be appropriate for Gover...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTennis: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24460More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of HMRC rules on taxing visiting international athletes' global endorsement income on the ability of regional grass-court tennis tournaments to attract
Answer: Under long-standing UK tax rules, non-UK resident sportspersons are taxed on income arising from participation in UK events. For major sporting events the government will consider an exemption where strict criteria are met; an exemption is a condition of ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) lowering the starting age for routine mammograms to 40 and b) introducing annual breast screening, to increase early detection and prevent
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Guildford on 6 July 2026 to Question 13406.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRight to Manage CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her department plans to take to implement the Law Commission’s 2020 recommendations on the Right to Manage and enfranchisement.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFreehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 24457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reduced ground-rent income on the ability of freeholders to fund the maintenance of residential buildings.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolice: Workplace PensionsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are her plans to review the Police Pension Scheme 1987 with regard to the loss of the Survivor Pension for widows, widowers, or surviving civil partners who remarry or enter a new cohabiting rela
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to UIN 813 on the 18th May 2026.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StandardsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve HM Revenue and Customs' customer experience ratings for (i) individuals, (ii) small businesses and (iii) agents.
Answer: HMRC closely monitors a range of metrics relating to day-to-day performance and the overall customer experience. Information such as customer satisfaction scores, telephony and correspondence performance is regularly published on GOV.UK:https://www.gov.uk...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StandardsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24454More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure HM Revenue and Customs' Transformation Roadmap (i) is completed on time, (ii) delivers the business case at implementation and (iii) provides value for money to the tax payer.
Answer: HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap was published on 21st July 2025. The roadmap sets out HMRC’s plans to transform the tax and customs systems over the spending review period and its longer-term ambitions. HMRC published a Transformation Roadmap Update on 2nd ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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