Christine Jardine MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Creative EuropeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration she has given to rejoining Creative Europe.
Answer: We recognise the UK’s creative and cultural sectors provide a unique and valuable contribution to Europe’s rich culture. We also understand the value of UK–EU cooperation through EU programmes – this is why we have associated to Horizon Europe, Copernicus...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabotageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to secure multilateral and bilateral agreements for relaxed cabotage rules for the cultural sector.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns raised by the cultural and creative sectors regarding the impact that cabotage arrangements can have for the cultural sector.Cabotage terms are governed by international agreements, including the UK‑EU Trade and Coopera...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: ArtsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to negotiating a short-term mobility and work framework for touring creatives.
Answer: The UK has an excellent immigration offer for touring artists. The UK visitor route is among the most liberal routes globally, and creative workers can undertake a range of permitted activities, including some paid activities.The Creative Worker visa allo...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Equal PayCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6474More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the gender pay gap in the civil service.
Answer: The Civil Service is committed to being an inclusive employer. Departments report annually on their gender pay gap producing action plans to specifically target drivers of GPG and pay disparities within their respective organisations. 2025 data shows the ...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Defence PolicyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 900128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence co-operation with the EU.
Answer: There is no European security without the UK. With our rapidly deployable capabilities and nuclear deterrent, we are a critical component of European Defence against an increasingly aggressive Russia. That is why, in May 2025, the UK and EU agreed a landm...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 433More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on job losses in the independent school sector over the next five years following the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private sch
Answer: The impact note on the removal of eligibility for business rates charitable relief for private schools can be found online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/removal-of-eligibility-of-private-schools-for-business-rates-charitable-relief
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Trade UnionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed union access rules on small businesses; and if he will consider exemptions.
Answer: The government is introducing the new trade union right of access in a regulated and responsible manner, ensuring it is proportionate and workable for employers and unions. We recognise that smaller employers may find it more difficult to facilitate trade...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Plan 2 student loan interest rates, particularly for graduates from less advantaged backgrounds; and whether she is considering further reforms.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that public investment in sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities such as tennis and padel, to maximi
Answer: The Government is investing at least £400 million in new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities over the next four years, promoting health, wellbeing and community cohesion, while removing the barriers to physical activity for under-represented groups, ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSaudi Arabia: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the application of the death penalty to child defendants.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 11 December 2025 in response to Question 97116. The UK continues to oppose the use of capital punishment in all circumstances.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to pay childcare costs in advance prior to reimbursement through Universal Credit on levels of employment; and what steps she is ta
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility, in their Spring 2023 and October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published their economic impacts of various policy measures, including childcare. These can be found here: The economic effects of policy measures - O...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDolphins: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal welfare strategy for England, published on 22 December 2025, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of dolphin hunting in the Faroe Isl
Answer: We remain committed to meeting our international obligations and continue to have concerns about the welfare and sustainability of these hunts. In December 2025 we published the UK Cetacean Conservation Strategy with devolved governments. This includes sp...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers: ScotlandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Mar 2026WithdrawnUIN 122811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to (a) improve coordination between NHS England, NHS Scotland and local authorities on (i) cases involving carers based in Scotland who support patients in England and (i
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to publish the consultation on a ban on caged hens.
Answer: A UK-wide consultation on laying hen cage reform was launched on 12 January 2026 and closed on 9 March 2026. The Government is now analysing consultation responses and will publish a formal response in due course.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBereavement Counselling: FamiliesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to provide bereavement support to families grieving loved ones that passed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer: Bereavement Support Payment provides support during the acute period following a bereavement by way of an initial lump sum followed by up to 18 monthly instalments. It supports families though the immediate period of grief, including those who sadly lost ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTransphobia: MediaWomen and EqualitiesTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121431More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of allegedly transphobic rhetoric in the media in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Government is clear that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, and that there is no place for harassment or abuse directed at any group, including trans people. A free and independent media is a cornerstone of our democracy. To protect ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120371More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the availability of the childcare wear and tear allowance on the (a) affordability of childcare for parents, (b) recruitment and retention of childmin
Answer: Childminders make a significant contribution to children’s development, learning, and wellbeing. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases ...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government and with the Church of Scotland on the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant; whether there will be Barnett Consequentials as a r
Answer: Heritage funding is devolved, however listed places of worship in Scotland have benefitted from VAT rebate grants from the UK-wide Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which ran from 2001 to 2026. The Minister for Heritage met with representatives from ...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: WomenHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of including an annual earnings requirement of £12,570 for three to five years within the proposed Earned Settlement reforms for Indefin
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’ (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing a...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffices: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114046More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Valuation Office Agency’s reclassification of flexible office spaces as single properties on (a) the level of business rates and (b) small busin
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) does not operate in Scotland, so whether the reclassification will apply in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
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