John Whittingdale MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Russia: Liquefied Natural GasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to prohibit UK firms from providing insurance and other financial services to the Clean Planet, Clean Ocean and Clean Vision before the wider ban on maritime
Answer: The Government continues to use sanctions to constrain Russia's ability to fund its illegal war in Ukraine, having sanctioned more than 3,400 individuals, entities and ships under the UK's Russia sanctions regime.The Government keeps all sanctions measure...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPress Recognition Panel: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to provide future funding to the Press Recognition Panel.
Answer: In 2014, the Ministry of Justice awarded a sum of £3 million to the Press Recognition Panel (PRP). This payment was made on the basis of the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the press, which states that the Lord Chancellor (acting on behalf of The Exch...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPress Recognition Panel: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list grants made by his Department to the Press Recognition Panel since 2014; and what the purpose was of those grants.
Answer: In 2014, the Ministry of Justice awarded a sum of £3 million to the Press Recognition Panel (PRP). This payment was made on the basis of the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the press, which states that the Lord Chancellor (acting on behalf of The Exch...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Commerce: TaxationTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19785More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the reporting thresholds for excluded sellers in the Platform Operators (Due Diligence and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2023 on individuals s
Answer: The thresholds for excluded sellers in the Platform Operators (Due Diligence and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2023 are designed to exclude casual sellers from reporting requirements while ensuring HMRC receives information necessary to support tax ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSoft PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to promote UK soft power.
Answer: Soft power is fundamental to the UK's impact and reputation around the world. It builds relationships, promotes our values, and helps support our growth, prosperity and security.The Government is determined to make maximum use of all our soft power assets...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the provisions enabling AI Sandboxes in the Regulating for Growth Bill will include protections for UK Intellectual Property to ensure that it cannot be suspended to allow experimentation in re
Answer: The AI Growth Lab, enabled through the Regulating for Growth Bill, will support the safe testing of AI-enabled products and services by allowing, in limited and controlled circumstances, temporary modifications to certain regulatory requirements that may ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTennis: MaldonDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for covered tennis and padel facilities in Maldon constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That has to mean delivering a range of facilities across the country based on what e...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117229More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department will extend the discount under Loan Charge settlement plan to schemes used before December 2010.
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to help bring the matter to a close for people who have not settled and paid their loan charge liabilities. The review identified affordability as a key barrier preventing those individu...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: AgeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage greater consistency in age ratings and content warnings across streaming services to help parents ensure age-appropriate viewing for their childre
Answer: We note the findings of Ofcom’s Review of Audience Protection Measures on On-Demand Programme Services. The Government will shortly be designating mainstream video-on-demand services, bringing them under enhanced regulation by Ofcom. Ofcom will then consu...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: AgeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the findings in Ofcom's Review of Audience Protection Measures on On-Demand Programme Services regarding public demand for greater consistency in age ratings used
Answer: We note the findings of Ofcom’s Review of Audience Protection Measures on On-Demand Programme Services. The Government will shortly be designating mainstream video-on-demand services, bringing them under enhanced regulation by Ofcom. Ofcom will then consu...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase public awareness of changes to the Highway Code made in the last 4 years.
Answer: Following changes made to the Highway Code in 2022, the department ran THINK! Campaigns in 2022 and 2023 to raise awareness of the changes and encourage understanding and uptake of the new guidance, with 86% of road users having heard of the changes by Se...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
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