Louie French MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Tickets: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has used the additional enforcement powers for secondary ticketing under section 216 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on the use of bots to purchase tic
Answer: Consumer law enforcement is principally the responsibility of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Local Authority Trading Standards. Section 216 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 grants the CMA enforcement functions un...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTickets: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to figure of 2 of his Department's document entitled Analytical note on government response to resale of live events tickets consultation, published on 19 December 2025, what assessment
Answer: The Department has undertaken analysis to estimate the economic impact of introducing a price cap on the ticket resale market. The modelling uses a series of assumptions about how ticket touts might adapt their activities. These assumptions are inherently...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBack Pain and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Old Bexley and SidcupDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people with (a) Musculoskeletal conditions and (b) back pain conditions in Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency; and if he will make it his policy to utilise c
Answer: To support people with musculoskeletal (MSK) and back pain conditions, we are working to deliver the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) MSK Community Delivery Programme. GIRFT teams are working with health system leaders to further reduce MSK community w...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential economic impact and (b) potential financial impact of the proposed industrial action by London Underground drivers who are members of the RMT union on businesse
Answer: As transport in London is devolved to TfL, the Mayor of London is responsible for managing the impact of strike action on London’s transport network. Nevertheless, the Government continues to encourage all sides to work together to resolve this dispute as...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of industrial action on (a) commuters within London and (b) commuters from outside London in March 2026.
Answer: As Transport in London is devolved to TfL, it is for the Mayor of London to assess and manage the impact of any strike action on London’s transport network. The Government understands, however, that the RMT union has suspended its planned industrial actio...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is in relation to tube strikes.
Answer: As Transport in London is devolved to TfL, it is for the Mayor of London to manage the impact of any strike action on London’s transport network. The Government encourages all sides to work together to resolve any disputes as quickly as possible.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) NHS England, (b) the Royal Colleges and (c) the Joint Committee on Surgical Training on the future of Training Interface Group fellowships.
Answer: The Department and NHS England regularly engage with a wide range of stakeholders on issues relating to medical education and training.NHS England made the decision in 2025 to discontinue central funding of the salary support component of the Training Int...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVideo Games: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121817More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the level of international competitiveness of the Video Games Expenditure Credit; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the (a) tax credit and (b) cap
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the creative industries, including the contribution made by the UK’s video games sector to growth and innovation. We support the sector through the tax system and through funding, and this is a very competitive ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce crimes committed with catapults, especially against animals.
Answer: The Government shares concerns over the misuse of catapults, whether against people, property or wildlife.There are a wide range of laws in place to punish those who misuse catapults. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the pol...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: TaxationTreasuryTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121815More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) other property-based business taxation on town centres and high streets.
Answer: The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street. That is why, from April, the Government will introduce new permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new mult...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent radicalisation amongst religious groups.
Answer: As a society we must not permit those that radicalise others into violence and terrorism to act with impunity. Prevent is about stopping people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism and tackles the ideological causes of terrorism and provides e...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: AddictionsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with devolved Governments to ensure prevention, support and treatment for gambling harms is available across the UK.
Answer: The Government introduced a statutory gambling levy, a mandatory charge on licensed gambling operators, in April 2025. Funds collected from the levy will be used exclusively for the research, prevention and treatment of gambling harm across Great Britain....
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: Young PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department provided funding to boxing programmes to help prevent crime amongst young people.
Answer: In the financial year 2022/2023, the Ministry of Justice invested £5 million in sports-related projects across England and Wales, to use sport to enhance positive outcomes for vulnerable young people at-risk of criminality (the ‘Youth Justice Sport Fund’)...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Minister within her Department has responsibility for (a) measuring the impact of the National Youth Strategy on the provision of enrichment activity for young people and (b) leading on imp
Answer: I am responding as the Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth with responsibility for DCMS youth enrichment policy.On 10th December 2025, we published ‘Youth Matters’, the first cross-government Strategy for young people in England in 15 yea...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDormant Assets Scheme: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out the timeline for the youth portion of Every Child Can Dormant Assets funding to support the delivery of grassroots enrichment and youth provision.
Answer: ‘Every Child Can’ is a £132.5 million programme to support the provision of services, facilities or opportunities between 2024 and 2028 to meet the needs of young people. This funding will increase disadvantaged young people’s access to enrichment opportu...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the plans set out in the National Youth Strategy for the implementation of enriching activities for young people.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth with responsibility for DCMS youth enrichment policy.On 10th December 2025, we published ‘Youth Matters’, the first cross-government Strategy for young people in England in 15 yea...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBoxing: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for white-collar boxing.
Answer: Following participant fatalities in white collar boxing, the Government is exploring improvements to participant safety, and recently undertook a targeted consultation on this topic to support the development of those options. The findings are being used ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBoxing: SafetyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her department holds on the number of deaths at (a) white collar and (b) regulated boxing events in the last five years.
Answer: Following participant fatalities in white collar boxing, the Government is exploring improvements to participant safety, and recently undertook a targeted consultation on this topic to support the development of those options. The findings are being used ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBoxing: SafetyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with (a) the National Governing Bodies for Boxing and (b) white collar boxing event promoters on improving safety at white collar boxing events.
Answer: Following participant fatalities in white collar boxing, the Government is exploring improvements to participant safety, and recently undertook a targeted consultation on this topic to support the development of those options. The findings are being used ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBoxing: SafetyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's planned timeline is for publishing its response to the consultation on safety at white-collar boxing events.
Answer: Following participant fatalities in white collar boxing, the Government is exploring improvements to participant safety, and recently undertook a targeted consultation on this topic to support the development of those options. The findings are being used ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTickets: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting ticket resales via peer-to-peer messaging applications on user privacy and encryption.
Answer: The government has recently announced plans to introduce a price cap on the resale of live events tickets, which will make it illegal for tickets to be resold for more than their original cost.Our intention is that all businesses that facilitate the resal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTickets: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department’s plan to ban for-profit ticket resale will apply to (a) tickets sold through peer-to-peer messaging platforms and (b) tickets sold through encrypted peer-to-peer messaging platf
Answer: The government has recently announced plans to introduce a price cap on the resale of live events tickets, which will make it illegal for tickets to be resold for more than their original cost.Our intention is that all businesses that facilitate the resal...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen: Public PlacesWomen and EqualitiesTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113824More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the the EHRC Code of Practice on single-sex spaces on (a) businesses, (b) community spaces and (c) public spaces.
Answer: The EHRC has submitted a draft Code of Practice to Ministers, and we are reviewing it with the care it deserves, engaging with the EHRC to ensure that it provides clarity for service providers.We have always been clear that the proper process needs to be ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Local Authorities commissioning gambling harms prevention; and of their capacity to do so.
Answer: In April 2025, the statutory gambling levy came into effect to fund the research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-related harm across Great Britain. In its first year, the levy has raised nearly £120 million, with 30% allocated to gambling harms pre...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of Local Authorities commissioning gambling harms prevention; and of their capacity to do so.
Answer: In April 2025, the statutory gambling levy came into effect to fund the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm across Great Britain. In its first year, the levy has raised nearly £120 million, with 30% allocated to gambling harms prev...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
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