Louie French MP: written questions
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State Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that the State Pension Benefit will be available under the current conditions to those entering the workforce in the financial year 2025-2026.
Answer: The Government is committed to maintaining a fair and sustainable State Pension system that provides security in retirement. The new State Pension, introduced in April 2016, offers a clear and predictable foundation for individuals’ retirement planning.En...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmigrationTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96307More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the emigration of (a) 18-25, (b) 26-35, (c) 36-49, and (d) 50+ years old on (i) the levels of revenue raised through taxation and (ii) the sustainability of th
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the government's official forecaster and is responsible for assessing the UK’s economic and fiscal outlook.The OBR assesses the fiscal implications of migration as part of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook and l...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has plans to bring channels which stream online under an Ofcom licence under Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code.
Answer: Ofcom has launched a review of broadcast regulation which will, amongst other things, consider the licensing framework and the impact of the digital environment. This is in recognition that much of our existing legislation was designed for linear televisi...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Federation of England and WalesHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Police Federation; and when she next plans to meet the Police Federation.
Answer: Home Office Ministers have regular meetings as part of the process of policy development and delivery.As part of Government transparency information about meetings is published on a quarterly basis on gov.ukThe Police Act 1996 establishes the Police Feder...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetting: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92079More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 28 October to question 83432 on Betting: Excise Duties, if she will publish a list of the stakeholders who (a) have responded to the consultation, and (b) have met with Ministers as part of
Answer: The Government launched a consultation on the tax treatment of remote gambling, which closed on 21 July 2025. Responses are now being analysed and a response to the consultation will be published at Autumn Budget 2025. As is standard practice the consulta...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling Levy Programme BoardDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 28 October to question 83435, on Gambling: Taxation, if she will set out a timeline for publishing the Terms of Reference for the Levy Board and Advisory Group.
Answer: The Department intends to publish the Terms of Reference for the Gambling Levy Programme Board and the Gambling Levy Advisory Group before the end of the year.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November to question 84964 on Gambling, what steps she is taking to ensure that her department uses (a) impartial, and (b) accurate data, and commissions (i) impartial
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of using impartial, accurate and up-to-date statistics on gambling behaviour and harms. We are committed to ensuring that policy decisions are guided by the best available evidence from a broad range of reliable so...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 3 November to question 84965 on Gambling, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of the statistical analysis in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities'
Answer: The report that the Honourable Member refers to estimates the economic and social costs of gambling-related harm and provides a useful addition to our evidence base. As we have previously set out in a number of gambling-related impact assessments, we reco...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBetting: Excise DutiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 5 November to question 85955 on Betting: Excise Duties, if she will list the stakeholders she has met since 4 July 2024.
Answer: DCMS Ministers have had regular meetings with a range of stakeholders about gambling taxation.Ministerial meetings and engagements are published through quarterly transparency reports on GOV.UK.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time Buyers: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92068More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November to Question 87901 on Individual Savings Accounts, what assessment she has made of (a) the impact of the property price cap on the number of first-time buyers purchasing homes, (
Answer: Data from the latest UK House Price Index demonstrates that the average price paid by first-time buyers is below the LISA property price cap in all regions of the UK. This includes London, where the average price paid by first-time buyers in November 2023...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDavid KoganCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92056More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings the Government has had with David Kogan since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of official meetings held in a ministerial capacity with external organisations or individuals are declared quarterly on GOV.UK.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDavid KoganDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings she has held with David Kogan since 4 July 2024.
Answer: All the Secretary of State’s meetings are published Quarterly as part of the transparency data available on Gov.uk
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Football Regulator: Political PartiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on political donations made by the Independent Football Regulator Chair since 2019.
Answer: Mr Kogan’s donations are publicly disclosed on the Electoral Commission donation register. On 7 May 2025 Mr Kogan declared additional political donations, beneath the thresholds required by the Governance Code, when he appeared before the Culture, Media a...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Monoxide: AlarmsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of mandating carbon monoxide detectors in every home with fixed combustion appliances.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to answer given to Question UIN 80767 on 20 October 2025.The Building Regulations 2010 apply to new building work and are intended to protect people’s safety, health and welfare. They apply when a building is being designed, constr...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92045More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with the Rt hon. Gordon Brown on gambling duties.
Answer: The Chancellor discusses a variety of issues with stakeholders throughout the year, including the run up to Budget.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeaflympicsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to support the Deaflympics.
Answer: Sport England are exploring a series of small-scale talent pilots for deaf athletes. These pilots will see Sport England, National Governing Bodies, and UK Deaf Sport working together to explore issues around accessibility and suggest potential solutions....
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: PricesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the trends in the number of houses in multiple occupation on house prices in each local authority.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 75141 on 16 September 2025.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the value for money of funding distributed by the Arts Council England.
Answer: The government ensures value for money from Arts Council England (ACE) funding by holding it accountable through performance reporting, financial controls, and grant-management standards set by DCMS. ACE also reports against key performance indicators and...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Visits AbroadMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) local authority leaders, (b) metro-mayors and (c) the Mayor of London on the value for money of foreign visits.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for their own financial management, and we do not monitor their day-to-day business. We expect all local authorities to take prudent decisions and ensure they manage their finances effectively, in line with “Best Value” g...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbassies: TollsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with Ambassadors to the Court of St James's on the payment of outstanding congestion charge debts by embassies.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement laid in the House on 19 November concerning the Debts owed by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the UK, Official Report, vol. 775, cols. 57WS-60WS.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRyanAir: Air Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92038More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with RyanAir on potential changes to air passenger duty.
Answer: The government is committed to engaging with interested groups when developing and legislating tax policy and regularly engages with airlines and the wider aviation industry. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92037More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the international competitiveness of the tax regime.
Answer: The UK has an internationally competitive tax system. The Government published its Corporate Tax Roadmap at Autumn Budget 2024, which included a commitment to ensuring a competitive and sustainable main rate of corporation tax by capping it at 25 per cent...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 85053 on the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, if she will set out a timeline including milestones for the introdu
Answer: The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad. We continue to engage with st...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87908More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84975 on Dance and Music: Finance, what data her Department holds on the number of pupils that have left the independent school sector following the (a) applicat
Answer: The Government conducted thorough and detailed analysis of the impacts of the VAT policy and at Autumn Budget 2024 published a Tax Impact and Information Note (TIIN) which sets out this analysis. This is a comprehensive assessment of the impacts on indivi...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87907More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84975 on Dance and Music: Finance, if she will undertake an updated impact assessment on the (a) application of VAT to private school fees and (b) removal of bus
Answer: The Government conducted thorough and detailed analysis of the impacts of the VAT policy and at Autumn Budget 2024 published a Tax Impact and Information Note (TIIN) which sets out this analysis. This is a comprehensive assessment of the impacts on indivi...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
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