Daisy Cooper MP: written questions
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Written questions
Fair Work AgencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include further consultation on the scope of the Fair Work Agency in the roadmap for delivering the Employment Rights Bill.
Answer: Women and young people are less likely to get the employment rights they are entitled to than the general population. The creation of the Fair Work Agency will deliver a generational upgrade to enforcement of workers’ rights, and young women particularly ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: EnforcementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing the role of a Fair Work Commissioner to ensure the independent enforcement of workers' rights.
Answer: Fair Work Agency officers will be operationally independent. Additionally, the Employment Right Bill provides for effective oversight of the Fair Work Agency through the three-year enforcement strategies and annual reports, which must be laid before Parli...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of non-residential building roof space that is (a) available and (b) suitable for the installation of solar panels.
Answer: No such estimate has been made. However, deploying rooftop solar remains a key part of the Government’s clean power mission, and it continues to be one of the most popular and easily deployed renewable energy sources. Solar is also an important part of th...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovate UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how unsuccessful applicants to Innovate UK funding streams can seek feedback on their applications.
Answer: Assessor feedback is provided to successful and unsuccessful applicants and is comprised of the comments supporting the scores given by assessors. A notification email states when feedback will be available, which is then published on the applicant’s Inno...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July to Question 63598 on Immigration: Hong Kong, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average waiting time is for a biometric enrolment appointment from the date of
Answer: The requested data is not held in a reportable format and could only be identified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63598 on Immigration: Hong Kong, how many and what proportion of applications to the priority visa service for BNO (British National Overseas) Indefin
Answer: All figures relating to applications using the priority visa service for BNO (British National Overseas) Indefinite Leave to Remain are published in the relevant transparency data, which can be found here:Migration transparency data - GOV.UK.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Impact AssessmentsTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69409More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will carry out sector-specific impact assessments for proposed non-domestic rate multipliers ahead of the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The business rates multipliers are set by Government. From 2026-27, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties with rateable values (RVs) under £500,000. The Government intends to fund th...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Aids: VATTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69408More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the guidance entitled Get VAT relief on certain goods if you have a disability, updated on 22 January 2019, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting (a) sports clubs and
Answer: Charities providing care, medical or surgical treatment for handicapped persons, rescue or first-aid services can already benefit from a VAT zero-rate when purchasing relevant goods. The supply of a wheelchair designed solely for the use of a disabled per...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability for patients to message their GP practice using the NHS app for medical and appointment enquiries over lunchtime periods.
Answer: We want patients to be able to contact their general practice (GP) by phone, online, or by walking in, and for people to have an equitable experience across these access routes. This is a key intervention in the Government’s ambition to end the 8:00am scr...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the thresholds for determining the interest rate on student loan repayments for people living abroad in the context of local taxation levels.
Answer: The repayment of student loans, including the setting of interest rates applied to student loan plan types for borrowers in the UK or overseas, is determined by the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (as amended).Overseas repayment thr...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: GlyphosateDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Network Rail on the potential merits of (a) reducing and (b) eliminating the use of glyphosate herbicides on railway property.
Answer: Network Rail uses glyphosate to control the growth of vegetation in places where it may cause problems for trains or colleagues working alongside the track. This helps to maintain the safe operation of the railway and avoid key parts of the railway being ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: MembersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has held discussions with Royal Mail on the adequacy of their response times to hon. Members raising casework matters about local postal services.
Answer: Ministers and officials have discussions with Royal Mail on a regular basis in its capacity as the universal service provider. Royal Mail endeavours to respond to all queries about postal services in a timely manner. Specific operational arrangements cont...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the contribution by the hon. Member for St Albans on 9 July 2025, Official Report, column 325WH, whether she plans to make alternative funding available to Lond
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards.Technical support which has already been awarded will continue to be provided but must be completed before ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and CustomsTreasuryTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66282More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent watchdog to monitor the effectiveness of HMRC Customer Compliance Group.
Answer: HMRC and its Customer Compliance Group (CCG), is subject to a wide range of independent oversight and actively engages with a range of independent assurance, both internal and external.Internally, HMRC maintains robust governance structures, including ove...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTax EvasionTreasuryTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66281More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance that the (a) Customer Compliance Group and (b) Risk and Intelligence Service (Compliance, Operational Insight and Risking) Group should only investigate cases of alleged tax evasion
Answer: HMRC Customer Compliance Group’s guidance specifically states that there is no de-minimis limit for suspected fraud referrals and does not contain any instructions that would limit investigation in relation to timespan of the tax at risk.HMRC’s Risk and I...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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