Iain Duncan Smith MP: written questions 2025
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Solar Power: Forced LabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar arrays in GB Energy inventory were made in part or in whole using forced labour.
Answer: Great British Energy will lead the way in ethical supply chains by engaging with stakeholders to raise standards, explore alternatives to diversify high-risk supply chains, and work internationally to align with leading global partners. As a publicly owne...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of Russia sending Ukrainian children to camps in North Korea; and if she will have disc
Answer: These reports are highly alarming and would represent a further concerning aspect of the deepening relationship between Russia and North Korea. As the Foreign Secretary said to the House on 15 October, the kidnapping and forcible deportation of almost 20,...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCambodia: CybercrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's joint press release entitled UK and US take joint action to disrupt major online fraud network, published on 14 October 2025, what steps sh
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer he was given on 3 November in response to Questions 85061-64, and I would add that we are closely monitoring reports of torture, human trafficking and other abuses in Myanmar-based scam centres, working with partner...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCambodia: CybercrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor and prevent the rerouting of assets, including gold reserves, from Cambodia to other jurisdictions following recent sanctions; and whether
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer he was given on 3 November in response to Questions 85061-64, and I would add that we are closely monitoring reports of torture, human trafficking and other abuses in Myanmar-based scam centres, working with partner...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCambodia: CybercrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to take further steps beyond recent sanctions to address human rights abuses linked to Cambodian scam centres, including efforts to secure the re
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer he was given on 3 November in response to Questions 85061-64, and I would add that we are closely monitoring reports of torture, human trafficking and other abuses in Myanmar-based scam centres, working with partner...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCambodia: CybercrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of reports of torture and other serious human rights abuses in scam centres operating in Cambodia; and what steps his Department is ta
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer he was given on 3 November in response to Questions 85061-64, and I would add that we are closely monitoring reports of torture, human trafficking and other abuses in Myanmar-based scam centres, working with partner...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the collection of STATS19 national collision statistics to allow for differentiation between motorcycles and mopeds.
Answer: The STATS19 collection already provides a differentiation for motorcycles by engine capacity, including a category for motorcycles under 50cc, with a breakdown as shown in the published statistics in data table RAS0502 available on the gov.uk website (htt...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: MotorcyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant and extend it beyond April 2026.
Answer: The Plug-in Motorcycle Grant will continue at the same price threshold. The grant will close at the end of the 2025/26 FY or when budgets have been exhausted, whichever comes first.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: MotorcyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the £10,000 price threshold applied to electric motorcycles for the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant.
Answer: The Plug-in Motorcycle Grant will continue at the same price threshold. The grant will close at the end of the 2025/26 FY or when budgets have been exhausted, whichever comes first.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TaxationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what evidential basis she decided to include fiscal incentives for electric cars but not for low or zero-emission motorcycles, mopeds, or other L-Category vehicles in the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: At Budget, Government announced the electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED), which will ensure electric car drivers contribute fairly to using the roads and protect the long-term fiscal sustainability of the country. Alongside this, Government committed to pr...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordKarim EnnarahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last raised the case of Karim Ennarah with her Egyptian counterpart.
Answer: The UK regularly raises human rights and civil society issues with the Egyptian authorities. We are aware of Mr Karim Ennarah's case, and our Ambassador in Egypt met Mr Ennarah and his wife in October this year.We are committed to supporting human rights ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: CyprusMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question UIN 43405, whether he or Ministers in his Department have visited the Old British Cemetery in Girne, Northern Cyprus; and whether he plans to do so.
Answer: Whilst the Ministry of Defence continues to recognise and value the sacrifice of the 371 UK Service personnel who gave their lives during the ‘Cyprus Emergency’, Parliamentary and Ministerial commitments mean there are no plans to visit the memorial at Th...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ComponentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91898, if the MOD produces any drones for non-military purposes with Chinese components.
Answer: All drones or Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) procured as Programmes of Record under Ministry of Defence (MOD) commercial frameworks are deemed for military use, regardless of function. The UK MOD does not operate Chinese-manufactured drones. We review our sup...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms his department uses to ensure integrated care boards commission children’s palliative care services effectively and in accordance with national quality standards.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the Hon. Member for Leicester South and the Rt. Hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1087 I ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of modelling how much integrated care boards should spend on the health elements of children's palliative care.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the Hon. Member for Leicester South and the Rt. Hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green to the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1087 I ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRifaat al-Assad: Freezing of AssetsHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, following the seizure of the property belonging to Rifaat al-Assad in Mayfair, London, in 2020 by UK authorities, who is currently the legal owner of that property and who is responsible for managing
Answer: The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) provides law enforcement agencies with a wide range of powers to restrain and recover criminal assets, such as property.Restraint orders ensure that suspected criminal property cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of whils...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRifaat al-Assad: Freezing of AssetsHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what legal power the Government seized the property belonging to Rifaat al-Assad in Mayfair, London following his conviction for money laundering and embezzling public funds in France in 2020.
Answer: The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) provides law enforcement agencies with a wide range of powers to freeze, seize and recover criminal assets, such as property.These include restraint orders, property freezing orders, recovery and confiscation orders. Over ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIslamic State: Freezing of AssetsTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92502More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties or other assets belonging to persons affiliated with ISIS have been seized or frozen under UK Government sanctions since March 2011.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury published in its 2024-2025 Annual Review that £19.3 million in assets across multiple sanctions regimes have been reported as frozen as of September 2024. This is an aggregated t...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBashar al-Assad: Freezing of AssetsTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92501More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) properties and (b) other assets belonging to family members of Bashar al-Assad have been (i) seized and (ii) frozen under UK Government sanctions since March 2011.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury published in its 2024-2025 Annual Review that £383 million in assets relating to the Syrian sanctions regime have been reported as frozen as of September 2024. This is an aggrega...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJin MingriForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Chinese counterpart on releasing Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri and other pastors and members of Zion Church arrested on 10 October 2025.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to question 75048 on 16 September.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ComponentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of drones, including IOTs (small communicating modular devices), procured by the MOD are made with Chinese components.
Answer: We do not procure Chinese manufactured drones for use in operations, and we review our critical supply chains regularly to identify and mitigate potential risks to our National Security. The MOD does not routinely comment on the relative percentages on th...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Falun GongForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on the ongoing transnational repression of the Falun Gong; and what steps she is taking to ensure their prote
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to question 43452 on 09 April.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: PassportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered the practice of forced passportization in territories of Ukraine currently under Russian occupation.
Answer: It has been widely-documented that residents in Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories are being compelled to take Russian passports to access essential services such as healthcare, education and pensions, with those who refuse facing detention, deportatio...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Claims CommissionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to provide technical or financial assistance to support the establishment of the International Claims Commission and its associated compensation fund.
Answer: We are clear that Russia must be held accountable for its illegal actions in Ukraine. The UK is a founding member of the Register of Damage and Chair of the Conference of Participants, under the auspices of the Council of Europe. The process to establish ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChelsea Football Club: SalesTreasuryTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91284More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the interest accruing on the frozen proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club is subject to UK taxation.
Answer: HM Treasury and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are unable to comment on the tax affairs of specific taxpayers. UK source interest is chargeable to UK tax. The quantum and timing of that charge are dependent on the status of the recipient and the...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
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