Feryal Clark MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Retail Trade: Empty PropertyTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26661More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many retail properties in England have become vacant in each of the last three years, and what proportion of those properties were still vacant after three months.
Answer: Billing Authorities provide information to HMRC Valuation Office to support the maintenance of the non-domestic rating list. Some Billing Authorities may indicate whether a property was vacant at the time the information was provided. However, HMRC Valuat...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26660More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact on investment in retail properties of reducing the standard business rates multiplier for retail, hospitality and leisure properties by a further 5p to 38p f
Answer: The Government is continuing to review the wider business rates system to ensure it better supports high streets, local economies and small businesses.Further decisions on wider business rates reforms will be set out in the normal way at the Budget.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26659More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending business rates improvement relief to property owners as well as occupiers.
Answer: The responsibility for paying business rates falls on the occupier of the property. Property owners could be eligible for Improvement Relief if they meet the eligibility criteria, such as completing qualifying works, and occupying the property during and ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: CancerDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a diagnosis of cancer during (a) pregnancy and (b) maternity leave on a mother's employment and income.
Answer: The Government recognises that a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or maternity leave can have a significant impact on mothers and their families. In February 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care published the National Cancer Plan, which include...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Maternity Leave and PregnancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a diagnosis of cancer during (a) pregnancy and (b) maternity leave on a mother's physical health, mental wellbeing and access to t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMaternity Leave: CancerDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what legislative, financial and administrative barriers his Department has identified to introducing a right for women diagnosed with cancer during (a) pregnancy and (b) maternity
Answer: The Government recognises that a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or maternity leave can have a significant impact on mothers and their families. In February 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care published the National Cancer Plan, which include...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Licensed PremisesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Gambling Impact Assessments enable local authorities to disapply the aim to permit presumption by creating a rebuttable presumption against the granting of new gambling p
Answer: Once introduced, gambling impact assessments will enable licensing authorities to adopt a presumption to reject applications in areas covered by the policy. This will mean that the presumption in favour of granting a licence resulting from the “aim to per...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportation and Immigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to fast-track immigration and deportation cases in which offenders have prolonged proceedings through appeals lasting more than three years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is only able to collect data on the timeliness of appeals; it does not record or hold information related to an appellant’s previous convictions or offending, or how long the overall deportation process takes.We have taken steps to...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportation: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average tribunal waiting time is for the deportation of foreign national child sex offenders whose criminal sentences have fully expired.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is only able to collect data on the timeliness of appeals; it does not record or hold information related to an appellant’s previous convictions or offending, or how long the overall deportation process takes.We have taken steps to...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether each Government department has appointed a Procurement Innovation Champion, as announced in the Autumn Budget; and if he will publish (a) the name of appointees, (b) each depart
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor set out that each Department should appoint a Procurement of Innovation Champion at Director General level to act as driving forces for behavioural change and to support the identification and adoption of innovation op...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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