Connor Rand MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Asylum: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the standard of service provided by translators working on asylum claims.
Answer: We are satisfied with the standard of service provided by translators working on asylum claims. All interpreters conducting an assignment for the Home Office must adhere to a strict Code of Conduct to maintain the integrity of the profession. The Code of ...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay commencement regulations for Sections 45-47 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
Answer: We are committed to introducing, as soon as possible, new legislation to create a standalone offence of assaulting a retail worker and to remove the £200 threshold for shop theft, ensuring that all offences are treated seriously and that retail staff are ...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordExcludedUKTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3015More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further her engagement her Department will have with the campaigning group, Excluded UK.
Answer: This government is committed to learning lessons from the Covid-19 schemes. Formal evaluations of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) have been published. HM Treasury has participated in Module 9 h...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: DirectorsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of financial support for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, what evidence her Department used to classify small limited company directors as a fraud risk.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for COVID-19 financial support schemes were taken by the previous government. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) supported self-employed individuals whose incomes were adversely affected by COVID-19. The scheme was ...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider the potential merits of more closely linking the Extended Producer Responsibility system to business profitability instead of packaging volume.
Answer: The Government has no plans to link Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) fees to business profitability. Turnover and packaging weight together determine whether a business has pEPR responsibilities, with a de-minimis threshold to reduce ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Plastic Packaging TaxTreasuryTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2598More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Plastic Packaging Tax on small and medium sized businesses.
Answer: Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced in April 2022 under the previous government and provides an incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in packaging, thereby supporting increased recycling and reducing plastic waste.The tax applies to businesses...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: DisqualificationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered social care provider applications were rejected by the CQC due to issues with policies and procedures (a) in England, (b) by region, and (c) by local authority in each of the la
Answer: Care providers entering and exiting is a normal part of a functioning market, and local authorities should have appropriate contingency plans in place depending on the services being provided. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities also have a tempora...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding is being allocated to upgrade legacy IT systems in a) the NHS b) individual integrated care boards and c) local authorities responsible for delivering adult social care services.
Answer: NHS England invests approximately £1 billion per year centrally to operate, support, and upgrade nationally managed technology systems, including the NHS App and core data services.In addition, over the current Spending Review period, NHS England plans to...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if guidance is being updated to mandate the use of technology systems to support the delivery of Jess’s Rule across the NHS.
Answer: Jess’s Rule was published in September 2024 and rolled out across England as formal clinical guidance, developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England. It supports and strengthens general practitioners’ clinical judgement when a ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDiagnosis: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to rollout of Jess’s Rule across the NHS; and if he will set out how technology is being used to make sure problems in care are being spotted and acted upon immediately.
Answer: Jess’s Rule was published in September 2024 and rolled out across England as formal clinical guidance, developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England. It supports and strengthens general practitioners’ clinical judgement when a ...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: ChinaMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings in the China Strategic Risks Institute report entitled The PRC’s Extraterritorial Legal Architecture, published in Januar
Answer: Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Hong KongMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the assumption of judicial independence used to recognize civil judgments from Hong Kong, in light of the National Security Law and other developments.
Answer: Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: ChinaMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent the principle of judicial comity from being used by the People’s Republic of China to conduct transnational repression against diaspora groups through UK civil courts.
Answer: Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to help improve victims’ confidence in the justice system.
Answer: We are putting victims first with a record £550 million investment in specialist support services over the next three years, alongside reforms to ensure our justice system delivers swift, fair justice.We will soon be consulting on a new Victims’ Code whic...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to regulate non-surgical aesthetic procedures.
Answer: On 7 August 2025, the Government announced its plans to introduce measures to improve the safety of the cosmetics sector. This included prioritising the introduction of legal restrictions which will ensure that the highest risk cosmetic procedures are bro...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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