Luke Myer MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Soft Drinks: TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98018More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the sugar content of powdered milk based drinks and include those products within the scope of the soft drinks industry levy.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced her intention to review the Soft Drinks Industry levy (SDIL) to drive further product reformulation, whilst maintaining the fundamental design of the levy as a tax on pre-packaged soft drinks with added suga...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoilers and Heat Pumps: SalesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73868 on Boilers and Heat Pumps: Sales, whether he has made an assessment of the potential commercial sensitivities associated with the
Answer: The Department will receive independently verified sales data after the conclusion of the first scheme year, in summer 2026, and data on the full compliance cycle for that scheme year in late 2026. The government is continuing to assess the options for pu...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising Deaflympic athletes as elite athletes eligible for (a) UK Sport and (b) National Lottery funding.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including deaf people. Through our arm's length body, Sport England, we have provided £1.2 million to support the work of UK Deaf Sport.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: ProcurementDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) schools and (b) local authorities on food (i) procurement and (ii) supply chain transparency.
Answer: Schools are responsible for providing meals and meeting the School Food Standards. They may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. Our guidance on the School Food Standards, available on GOV.UK, includes practical advice...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTattooing: VettingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks for tattoo artists as part of the local authority licensing process.
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Department of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks for tattoo artists as part of existing local authority registration and licensing processes. On 7 August we announced our plans to int...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review (a) the age-65 write-off rule and (b) other terms of pre-2006 Plan 1 student loans to create consistency with later cohorts of borrowers whose loans are written off after 25 years.
Answer: Where a new plan type is introduced, the terms, including the length of the loan, are considered as a whole. The new terms are not applied retrospectively to borrowers who have signed up to previous plans in existence at the time of their study. They are ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVetting: TattooingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks for tattoo artists as part of the licensing process.
Answer: The Home Office is not responsible for the licensing of tattoo artists so has not made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks as part of the licensing process.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionChurch CommissionersTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905735More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to implement safeguarding policies.
Answer: Significant progress has been made since I last answered a question on this subject. All major Safeguarding Policies have been completely revised, or are being revised, as Statutory Codes of Practice. These Codes are co-produced with victims, survivor gro...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Tees ValleyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessments her Department has made of the potential contribution of AI Growth Zones to economic growth in Teesside.
Answer: As my Honourable Friend will know, AI Growth Zones a priority for this government and central to our plan for growth.The application process for AI Growth Zones opened in February. We received over 200 expressions of interest from across the country. And ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: ApplicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the commercial resale of practical driving test appointments by third parties for profit.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will continue to review and improve the driving test booking system to make sure that learner drivers can book their test easily and efficiently. On 28 May, DVSA launched a public consultation on improving th...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released through early release schemes in 2024 are resident in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.The Ministry of Justice does not hold this data and to provide it would result in a disproport...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the non-pipeline transport of CO2 for offshore storage does not cause marine pollution.
Answer: The UK has an established environmental regulatory regime in place to protect human health and the environment, with the Environment Agency (EA), and Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED), and Natural Resource Wales (NRW...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of its forthcoming delivery plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Answer: The myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, final delivery plan will be published shortly. The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people with this debilitating dis...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the accessibility of (a) the Life in the UK Test and (b) naturalisation application costs for older spouses of British citizens on the route to settlement and ci
Answer: All applicants currently applying for citizenship are required to demonstrate Knowledge of Language and Life (KoLL) in the UK unless they are either aged under 18, aged 65 or over, or have a medical condition that prevents them from doing so.Where someone...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning Universal Credit rules with legacy social security provisions in cases where a single claimant dies, in the context of t
Answer: No assessment has been made. Universal Credit is paid for the whole month based on the circumstances on the last day of a customer’s Assessment Period (AP). In the sad circumstances where a customer dies, and the death occurs before the last day of the As...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904246More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect small businesses from bank account closures.
Answer: Banking services fulfil a vital role for businesses across the UK. I recently laid legislation before Parliament which will require banks and other providers to give customers a longer notice period of 90 days before closing accounts and to provide a suff...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Private Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to regulate the use of (a) algorithmic and (b) AI-driven decision-making tools in the private rental sector.
Answer: The Government is clear that tenants living in the private rented sector should be treated fairly and with respect. Landlords are responsible for any decision they make, including where they have used AI-driven tools to support their decision making proce...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase procurement from UK businesses.
Answer: Our new Defence Industrial Strategy will make sure national security and a high-growth economy are aligned to deliver the change we promised: cracking down on waste, building resilient supply chains and boosting Britain's defence industry. By strengthenin...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: CompensationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for people in former industrial communities who have been diagnosed with (a) mesothelioma and (b) other asbestos-related diseases.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides a range of specific support for people with asbestos-related conditions. Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) provides a non-contributory, “no-fault”, weekly benefit for disablement because of ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50671More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to allow people to (a) pay additional Class 3A voluntary National Insurance contributions to increase State Pension entitlement beyond the last six years of working lives and (b) make ba
Answer: The rules for Class 3 voluntary National Insurance Contributions allow individuals to fill gaps in their National Insurance record for the past 6 tax years. There are no plans to change these rules.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BricksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the inclusion of swift bricks in new residential developments; and whether she plans to include such
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Tees ValleyDepartment for TransportTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase funding for public transport infrastructure in Teesside.
Answer: Investment in the North’s transport infrastructure continues to be a priority for this government and has a key role to play in unlocking regional growth. The Government has already committed £310m in capital grants to Tees Valley in the current financial...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Tees ValleyDepartment for TransportTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help (a) improve local bus services, (b) increase routes and (c) reduce fares in rural parts of Teesside.
Answer: Good reliable and affordable local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. The Government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power ov...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development and ImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce net migration and (b) promote social integration and community cohesion.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the Statement made by the Home Secretary on 12 May accompanying publication of the Government’s Immigration White Paper.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Housing: CooperativesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) cooperatives, (b) community land trusts and (c) other community-led initiatives to (i) support local ownership and (ii) reduce
Answer: The government is committed to supporting communities. The Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, outlines plans for a new Community Right to Buy, allowing locals to acquire valued community spaces. The £1.5 billion Plan for Neighbourhoods...
Answered 16 May 2025
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