James Frith MP: written questions
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Written questions
Digital Technology: SubscriptionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has received representations from providers of digital content subscription services on the potential impact of proposals on cooling-off rights within the new subscription contra
Answer: The Government’s Consultation on the implementation of the new subscriptions contract regime included proposals for how refunds should work when consumers exercise their statutory cooling-off rights. The overarching aim set out in that document is for a f...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPress: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to consult on reforms to press regulation.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to consult on reforms to press regulation.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPress: MisconductDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people affected by press wrongdoing have access to redress.
Answer: The Government does not intervene in or oversee the work of the UK’s independent press regulators. We are clear, however, that with this independence comes responsibility, and newspapers and regulators have a responsibility to ensure access to clear, time...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to help social media companies implement (a) C2PA Content Credentials and (b) other provenance standards to help (i) tackle disinformation
Answer: The Online Safety Act (OSA) represents our key legislative tool for tackling mis/disinformation and requires platforms to remove illegal mis/disinformation from their services. Our immediate focus is on quick and effective implementation. We will then loo...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent social media companies from removing (a) C2PA Content Credentials and (b) other provenance metadata from content in order to help (
Answer: The Online Safety Act (OSA) represents our key legislative tool for tackling mis/disinformation and requires platforms to remove illegal mis/disinformation from their services. Our immediate focus is on quick and effective implementation. We will then loo...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBetIndex and Football IndexDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a regulator levy to fund compensation for people who lost money through the collapse of Football Index and BetIndex.
Answer: I refer my Honourable Friend to the answer I gave on 8 January 2025 to Question UIN 21381.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChange of Use: North of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support the conversion of (a) vacant and (b) underused mills into (i) housing and (ii) commercial space in (A) Bury North constituency and
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements for homes and other uses and promoting an effective and efficient use of land. This includes suppo...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the horticultural sector in the peat free transition.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is committed to protecting our nature-rich habitats, including peat bogs, and is looking at next steps regarding measures to ban horticultural peat including h...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChemicals: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect the health of (i) women and (ii) the public generally from chemical pollution and (b) promote (A) research, (B) regulation and (C) pu
Answer: This Government is committed to protecting human health and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals. We do this by monitoring, assessing chemical risk and banning or highly restricting certain chemicals. The UK Regulation concerning the Registra...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the Women's Health Strategy in relation to (a) healthy lifestyle choices, (b) breast cancer and (c) women's health generally.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future.The Government and the NHS provide a range of services to support people, including women, to make healthy lifestyle choices. For example, ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address health inequalities in breast cancer prevention by ensuring that women in disadvantaged areas have (a) safe and (b) affordable access to (i) facilitie
Answer: Tackling health inequalities, including in breast cancer prevention, requires a whole-Government effort. That is why there is ongoing work across the Government, from housing and education to employment and welfare, to ensure that health is built into all...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the average amount of money families would receive if the two-child limit was rescinded.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is exploring how we can harness all available levers to reduce child poverty,...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the two-child limit policy on recent trends in the levels of child poverty.
Answer: The Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics show trends in poverty, including child poverty. The latest statistics cover years up to and including 2023/24: Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2024 - GOV.UK Deliver...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Early Language Support for Every Child pilot programme on improved outcomes for deaf babies and children.
Answer: The department knows that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities frequently require access to additional support from a broad specialist workforce across education, health and care.Early Language Support for Every Child ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) investing in auditory verbal therapy and (b) expanding access to support for deaf children and their families.
Answer: Audiology services are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners. It is important that local commissioners have the discretion to decide how best to mee...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance to ICBs on providing equality of access to auditory verbal therapy for deaf babies and young children.
Answer: Audiology services are locally commissioned, and the responsibility for meeting the needs of non-hearing children lies with local National Health Service commissioners. It is important that local commissioners have the discretion to decide how best to mee...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that fees under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme are sustainable for businesses using glass packaging.
Answer: The 2024 pEPR impact assessment assessed the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole and the transfer of monies from producers to Local Authorities and impacts on other market actors such as Government for tax implications,...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36445More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) investment and (b) growth in the beer and pub sector through reforming business rates.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026-27, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including pubs and breweries, with rateable values below £500,000. This permanent tax cut will ensure ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: TaxationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) extended producer responsibility fees and (b) other tax increases on the viability of UK breweries.
Answer: The 2024 pEPR impact assessment can be found here.The impact assessment estimated the pEPR producer fees would generate over £1 billion annually to support local authority collection and disposal services, including recycling services. We expect Greenhous...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol DrinksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the alcohol-free threshold from 0.05% ABV to 0.5% ABV.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, the government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.While the Government has not made a specific assessment of changing the alcohol-free threshold, the...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPerforming Arts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey Report 2024, published on 6 February 2025, if her Department will take steps to recognise live comedy as an art form, in the context of eligibil
Answer: Comedy is a vital performing art and contributes to the mental health and wellbeing of people, not just in the UK, but around the world. It forms part of our cultural landscape, enriching lives, shaping our collective identity.Arts Council England funds n...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLive Comedy Association: EmploymentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide support to the Live Comedy Association's initiative to consult with the sector on (a) introducing a code of conduct and (b) improving working conditions.
Answer: Comedy is a vital performing art and part of our cultural landscape. It enriches lives. It shapes our collective identity. And it provides a much-needed corrective to pervasive political pomposity and prolixity, especially from ministers.The government we...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33967More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of (a) accountants and (b) tax advisers to disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33966More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating these schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33965More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the role of recruitment companies in the use of disguised remuneration schemes.
Answer: The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.The Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and will consult ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
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