James Naish MP: written questions 2025
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Insurance and Pension Funds: ChinaTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission a review of UK (a) pension fund and (b) insurance fund exposure to Chinese corporations sanctioned by allied jurisdictions.
Answer: There are currently no plans to commission a review of UK pension fund and insurance fund exposure to Chinese corporations sanctioned by allied jurisdictions.The Government does routinely assess the impacts of its sanctions.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForced Labour: XinjiangCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65641More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that suppliers (a) linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and (b) named in allied sanctions lists are excluded from public procurement frameworks.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to tackling human rights abuses including modern slavery and human trafficking in public supply chains. On 24 February 2025 the Procurement Act came into force, providing contracting authorities with stronger powers to exclu...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK solar-panel imports sourced from Xinjiang-based polysilicon manufacturers sanctioned by the United States; and whether he plans to introduce
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring UK businesses are not complicit in forced labour and human rights violations. In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched a review of its approach to responsible business conduct policy. The review w...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: Hong KongDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Pensions Regulator has issued guidance to trustees on the (a) financial and (b) reputational risks of holding equities in Hong Kong-listed companies named in overseas sanctions orders for hu
Answer: The Pensions Regulator does not give investment advice, including on ethical grounds. It has not published specific guidance on these matters. HMG offers Overseas Business Risk information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when t...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Forced LabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65635More
Question: o ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered publishing a consolidated UK list of Chinese companies (a) credibly implicated in forced-labour abuses in Xinjiang and (b) linked to the People’s Lib
Answer: The human rights situation in China, including China's persecution of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, remains a priority for the government. The UK regularly discusses issues of common concern with likeminded partners, including through...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the G7 on creating a common investment-ban list for companies credibly implicated in (a) forced labour, (b) genocide a
Answer: The human rights situation in China, including China's persecution of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, remains a priority for the government. The UK regularly discusses issues of common concern with likeminded partners, including through...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordXinjiang: Overseas CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has considered secondary sanctions on UK-based financial institutions that continue to (a) underwrite, (b) trade and (c) market securities issued by Xinjiang Produ
Answer: In March 2021, the UK, along with international partners, imposed sanctions relating to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including sanctions against Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. 'Secondary sanctions' can be understood in different ways. UK ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCoalfields Regeneration Trust: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken on the capital funding request from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
Answer: The fiscal position means that there have been tough choices to get us back on the path to recovery. It is in this context that the department is considering the request made for funding by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.I was pleased to meet with Andy...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65579More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility for disabled candidates seeking employment in the public sector.
Answer: The Government is fully committed to the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), which protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act prohibits direct and indirect disability discrimination and requires employers - including those in the publ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65578More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of reasonable adjustments in public sector recruitment processes for disabled applicants.
Answer: The Government is fully committed to the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), which protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act prohibits direct and indirect disability discrimination and requires employers - including those in the publ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps that local authorities are taking to help improve the representation of people with (a) a working class background, (b) a mi
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including recruitment practices. It is the duty of local authorities to comply with all relevant employment and equalities legislation and...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: RecruitmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities offer adequate reasonable adjustments during recruitment assessments for candidates with declared disabi
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including recruitment practices. It is the duty of local authorities to comply with all relevant employment and equalities legislation and...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65570More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help tackle potential civil service recruitment barriers for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
Answer: The Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027 outlines our commitment to having a Civil Service that reflects the composition of our society, attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found. This includes better socio-economic representatio...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65569More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the removal of potential bias relating to (a) class, (b) race and (c) disability in civil service recruitment.
Answer: The Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027 outlines our commitment to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Appointment to the Civil Service must be based on merit on the basis of fair and open competi...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65567More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) anonymised CVs and (b) name-blind recruitment on diversity outcomes in Government departments.
Answer: As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, we are committed to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds to create a modern Civil Service.Anonymous CVs and name-blind recruitment, which are a...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65563More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress of the civil service in increasing the proportion of recruits from (a) lower socio-economic backgrounds, (b) with disabilities and (c) from ethn
Answer: We are committed to having a Civil Service that reflects the composition of our society, attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found. This includes better socio-economic representation and investing in our young people. We have rece...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65559More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent evaluation his Department has made of the adequacy of the Disability Confident scheme’s conversion rate from interview to appointment for disabled applicants across government departments.
Answer: The purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) is to ensure that disabled candidates are given a fair opportunity to demonstrate their skills at interview. Of those who applied for a vacancy using the Civil Service Jobs website in the approximately ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: ImmigrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of maintaining the BN(O) visa scheme with a five-year pathway to indefinite leave to r
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future. As the Foreign Secretary stated in the latest Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong, our commitment to the BN(O) vis...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): QualificationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to recognise overseas professional qualifications held by British National (Overseas) migrants.
Answer: The government recognises that many British National Overseas (BNO) visa holders have valuable professional qualifications. Recognition of overseas professional qualifications is determined by independent occupational regulators, many of which accept qual...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: British National (Overseas)Department for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holder dependent school pupils who are excluded from home fee status.
Answer: The creation of a bespoke immigration route for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)), which is a pathway to settlement, reflects the unique and unprecedented circumstances in Hong Kong and the UK’s historic and moral commitment to BN(O) citizens....
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Home OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered granting British National (Overseas) visa holders parity with EU nationals who retain a five-year route to settled status under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in due course.We regul...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Taxation: British National (Overseas)TreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64525More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the revenue to the public purse from the taxes paid by British National (Overseas) visa holders since 2021.
Answer: An estimate of the revenue to the public purse from the taxes paid by British National (Overseas) visa holders since 2021 is not available, as the information is not held.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: British National (Overseas)Department for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain for British National (Overseas) visa holders on the number of young people who (a) hold those
Answer: The creation of a bespoke immigration route for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)), which is a pathway to settlement, reflects the unique and unprecedented circumstances in Hong Kong and the UK’s historic and moral commitment to BN(O) citizens....
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: British National (Overseas)Department for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timetable is for issuing guidance to dependents of BN(O) visa holders who plan to start university in 2026 on whether they will be eligible for home fee status.
Answer: The creation of a bespoke immigration route for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)), which is a pathway to settlement, reflects the unique and unprecedented circumstances in Hong Kong and the UK’s historic and moral commitment to BN(O) citizens....
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64160More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are affected by the Loan Charge that have open pre-2010 enquiries.
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. HMRC is currently providing updated information that the review has requested. It ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
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