John Milne MP: written questions
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Written questions
Written question 30275Department for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of establishing an ombudsman with jurisdiction over regulatory decisions of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 30274Department for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations her Department received on the altitude threshold in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026 from (a) airport operators, (b) airlines and (c) local authorities and community organisations.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 30272Department for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department assessed the potential health impacts of aircraft noise between 5,000 and 7,000 feet before lowering the noise altitude threshold from 7k to 5k in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 30270Department for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment was undertaken prior to changes in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the proposed Disabled Students' Allowance changes on the disability employment commitments in the Get Britain Working White Paper.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the proposals to restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance on the course completion and graduate employment rate
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason and on what evidential basis is the Department proposing to restrict funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance to exceptional circumstances only.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWritten question 29063Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the proposed "double lock" on arms sales to Israel will cover incorporation licenses.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to amend the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England during the course of this Parliament.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to UIN 8764, answered on the 16 June 2026.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25161More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the cumulative impact on small and medium-sized accountancy and tax advisory practices of (a) the mandatory Tax Adviser Registration scheme, (b) the lowered threshold from
Answer: The Government recognises the important role played by small and medium-sized accountancy and tax advisory practices in supporting taxpayers to meet their obligations. The Government has consulted on these measures and published assessments of their expec...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25160More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the suitability of Making Tax Digital's income and expense categories for taxpayers with multiple rural income sources, including farming, forestry, and residential and business lets w
Answer: The government has worked with taxpayers, representative bodies and software developers to ensure Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax works well for businesses of all types and sizes.Quarterly updates are not full tax returns. They are straightforward...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25159More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the readiness of HMRC-recognised bridging software and agent software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax ahead of the April 2026 mandation date for taxpayers with qualifying income
Answer: HMRC has worked extensively with software developers, agents and representative bodies to support the development and testing of compatible software products.There is a range of products available, including solutions designed for agents and customers wit...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department made an impact assessment of the prioritisation of AI data centres in the grid connection process.
Answer: In the recent consultation ‘Accelerating electricity network connections for strategic demand’ Government proposed new measures to prioritise grid connections for projects of the highest economic and social value. The consultation included analysis of the...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTravellers: Caravan SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 25157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on whether tolerated traveller sites are to included in the calculation of a local planning authorities locally assessed need for trave
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordProbate Service: Telephone ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) when did the department last make a review of staffing adequacy with regard to the Probate Service telephone service and b) when is the next review due.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service flexibly deploys probate staff across administrative work and call handling. Service performance is monitored daily, with resources moved between areas to manage demand and balance call answering with grant production.Inc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordProbate Service: Telephone ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve efficiencies in the probate system specifically pertaining to phone waiting times.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service flexibly deploys probate staff across administrative work and call handling. Service performance is monitored daily, with resources moved between areas to manage demand and balance call answering with grant production.Inc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: Overseas TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 901107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of banning trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Answer: Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. They undermine the viability of a two-state solution. We have updated the UK's Business Risk Guidance to explicitly advise businesses against economic and financial activity in illegal settlements. ...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: TechnologyDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what actions, programmes and investment vehicles will be used to support agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The Government is supporting agri-tech through targeted innovation, adoption, scale-up and export measures. In the Industrial Strategy, we committed to invest at least £200 million in the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) by 2030, with £123 million avail...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: FarmsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review and reform permitted development rights for on-farm reservoirs.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question HL16697 on Agriculture: Reservoirs, what assessment she has made of whether the current rate of large raised reservoir construction
Answer: The Government recognises that improved agricultural water resilience, is essential. The Environment Agency's (EA) National Framework for Water Resources 2025 sets out the future water needs of key sectors, including agriculture, to inform long-term water...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support farmers to improve water resilience through on-farm reservoirs.
Answer: The Government recognises that improved agricultural water resilience, is essential. The Environment Agency's (EA) National Framework for Water Resources 2025 sets out the future water needs of key sectors, including agriculture, to inform long-term water...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan PoliceHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy on trends in the levels of early retirement among police offic
Answer: Police forces are operationally independent and the deployment of officers remains an operational decision. It is for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to decide how to allocate the resources available to the force, including the deployment of police o...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan PoliceHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to consult experienced police personnel in the development of the Metropolitan Police's new frontline policing rotation policy.
Answer: Police forces are operationally independent and the deployment of officers remains an operational decision. It is for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to decide how to allocate the resources available to the force, including the deployment of police o...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: FinanceTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18934More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying Access to Work expenditure as Annually Managed Expenditure to help ensure the scheme can respond to demand from new and sustained employment
Answer: Access to Work is an important programme that supports many people to start and stay in work. We are committed to ensuring it can respond to demand. That is why we announced in May that we would recruit and train 480 additional staff to speed up decisions...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
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