Luke Myer MP: written questions

Written questions

• Defence: InvestmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28552More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK participation in the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank on (a) access to finance for UK defence manufacturers and SMEs and (b) investment in UK defence

  Answer: The UK and Canada share a common objective of strengthening Allied defence industrial capacity through closer international cooperation. The Multilateral Defence Mechanism (MDM) and Canada's proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) are intend...

  Answered 17 Sept 2026

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• Assisted AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28274More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of restoring Assisted Area status to support investment, jobs and economic growth in less economically developed parts

  Answer: The department currently supports Tees Valley Combined Authority, covering the Teesside area, through several existing growth focused funding pots including; Investment Zones, Freeports, and the Local Growth Fund. The department has no current plans to re...

  Answered 15 Sept 2026

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• Planning Permission: Hospitality IndustryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26260More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Class E planning applications for hospitality uses have been rejected by local planning authorities on the basis of an Environmental Impact Assessment in each year since

  Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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• Planning Permission: Hospitality IndustryMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26259More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on how many Class E planning applications relating to hospitality uses of a property were (a) received, (b) approved, and (c) rejected by lo

  Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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• Civil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26258More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average monthly pension payment is to civil service pensioners.

  Answer: The average lump sum paid to Civil Service pensioners is £39,732.04, and the average net monthly pension payment is £742.23. Information regarding the average length of time from the date of retirement to the first payment is not currently available throu...

  Answered 21 Sept 2026

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• Civil Servants: Lump Sum PaymentsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26257More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average lump sum is paid to civil service pensioners.

  Answer: The average lump sum paid to Civil Service pensioners is £39,732.04, and the average net monthly pension payment is £742.23. Information regarding the average length of time from the date of retirement to the first payment is not currently available throu...

  Answered 21 Sept 2026

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• Civil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26256More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of time is from date of retirement to first payment for retired civil service pensioners.

  Answer: The average lump sum paid to Civil Service pensioners is £39,732.04, and the average net monthly pension payment is £742.23. Information regarding the average length of time from the date of retirement to the first payment is not currently available throu...

  Answered 21 Sept 2026

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• Electronic ArtsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19611More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affi

  Answer: The department has not assessed the impact of the acquisition or discussed it with the CMA. Responsibility for investigating the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition falls to the Competition and Markets Authority to determine independently.Th...

  Answered 3 Sept 2026

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