Mark Garnier MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Pensions: Consumer InformationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will launch the Pensions Dashboard by the end of 2026.
Answer: When we have assurances that the service is safe, secure and thoroughly user-tested, the Secretary of State will provide industry 6 months’ notice ahead of the launch of the government-backed MoneyHelper Pensions Dashboard. Insights gained from the launch...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115377More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the use of AI technologies in financial advice by (a) consumers and (b) industry.
Answer: The government believes that the safe and effective adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services is a major strategic opportunity, with the potential to power growth across the UK. As set out in the Government’s Financial Services Growth...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Advisory ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115376More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on modernising adviser charging rules.
Answer: HM Treasury engages regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on a range of regulatory issues, including the regulation of financial advice. The FCA plans to consult on simplifying and consolidating its investment advice rules and guidance to r...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115375More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving the delivery of financial education.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of financial literacy in helping people to manage their finances and make the most of their money, and is taking steps to improve provision of financial education across all age groups. In July 2024, the government...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: Public ConsultationTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115374More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 4.230 of the Autumn Budget 2025, whether she plans to publish the consultation on the new ISA product before the Easter recess.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 25 the government announced that it will publish a consultation in early 2026 on the implementation of a new, simpler ISA product to support first time buyers to buy a home. Once available, this new product will be offered in place of the...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115373More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 4.230 of the Autumn Budget 2025, what steps she is taking to maintain the viability of the Lifetime ISA.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 25 the government announced that it will publish a consultation in early 2026 on the implementation of a new, simpler ISA product to support first time buyers to buy a home. Once available, this new product will be offered in place of the...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestment: Disclosure of InformationTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115372More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory disclosure requirements for investing.
Answer: The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide.On 8 December, the FCA published their final rules for the new Consumer Compositive Investment (CCI) regime which will en...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Investment Campaign Steering GroupTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115371More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the Retail Investment Campaign steering group have taken place.
Answer: The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms included bold actions to boost retail investment.The Government welcomes the ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestmentTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115370More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made on the Retail Investment Campaign.
Answer: The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms included bold actions to boost retail investment.The Government welcomes the ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Direct MarketingTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115369More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 on the effectiveness of Targeted Support.
Answer: Targeted support will be a new form of support, designed to bridge the gap between guidance and full financial advice. It will enable firms authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to proactively suggest appropriate products or courses of actio...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to check the compliance of PIP assessment facilities.
Answer: Where the department provides estate for the delivery of Personal Independence Payment assessments, we ensure that all assessment centres meet relevant legislative requirements, including full compliance with the Equality Act 2010.For assessment centres s...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP assessment officers there were in each month since January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not held in the format specified.However, while data on the monthly totals for average health professional (HP) full‑time equivalents (FTEs) working on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contracts, and overall HP FTE leav...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP assessment officers left their role in each month since January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not held in the format specified.However, while data on the monthly totals for average health professional (HP) full‑time equivalents (FTEs) working on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contracts, and overall HP FTE leav...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Adult EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has for improving provision of financial education as part of the adult education curriculum.
Answer: The essential skills entitlements, funded through the adult skills fund (ASF), support adults without a GCSE maths grade 4 or higher, or equivalent qualification, or are assessed at working below this level, to undertake a range of free courses including ...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPensions: CommunicationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that pension scheme communications are made more transparent and understandable for the general public.
Answer: Pension schemes are under legal obligations to provide key information to members. Schemes should ensure that all communications are accurate, clear, concise, relevant and in plain English.Simpler Annual Benefit Statements, introduced in 2022, make define...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Markets Champion: Public AppointmentsTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113527More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that the recruitment process for the Digital Markets Champion includes interviewing candidates from a broad range of professional backgrounds, including those with exper
Answer: Last July the government published the Wholesale Financial Markets Digital Strategy. The strategy announced that the government will appoint an industry expert as Wholesale Digital Markets Champion, who will provide leadership from, and for, the sector on...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Markets Champion: Public AppointmentsTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113526More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the importance of appointing a Digital Markets Champion with experience and understanding of digital assets and distributed ledger technologies, to help position the UK as a global hu
Answer: Last July the government published the Wholesale Financial Markets Digital Strategy. The strategy announced that the government will appoint an industry expert as Wholesale Digital Markets Champion, who will provide leadership from, and for, the sector on...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education: ObesityDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to funding for physical education and sports on child obesity.
Answer: Physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle that plays a role in tackling childhood obesity.Too many children and young people do not meet the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendation of 60 minutes of daily physical activity. The departmen...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Widowed PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on the basic State Pension have inherited part of the additional State Pension from their deceased spouse or partner.
Answer: The Department does not hold published readily accessible data on the number of individuals in receipt of the Basic State Pension who have inherited part of the Additional State Pension from a deceased spouse or partner.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive the basic state pension and the additional state pension.
Answer: In Great Britain in 2025/26, around 8.1 million individuals were forecast to receive the basic State Pension (this is the State Pension under the pre-2016 system), with around 6.9 million of these individuals forecast to receive the Additional State Pensi...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Ports and QuarryingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to extend the permitted development right for floating solar installations to disused quarries and docks in England and Wales.
Answer: Planning is a devolved matter within the competency of the Welsh Parliament. The government continues to keep permitted development rights in England under review.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend permitted development rights for floating solar installations to on-farm reservoirs in England and Wales.
Answer: Planning is a devolved matter within the competency of the Welsh Parliament. The government continues to keep permitted development rights in England under review.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ReservoirsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 109992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to expand the permitted development right for floating solar installations on reservoirs in England and Wales to allow the electricity generated by the floating
Answer: Planning is a devolved matter within the competency of the Welsh Parliament. The government continues to keep permitted development rights in England under review.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight her Department exercises over Network Rail’s commercial approach to major station redevelopments involving private capital.
Answer: My Department’s oversight of such propositions varies, depending on factors such as the conditions of any private capital contributions and impacts on the operation of the network.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street Station: Foreign Investment in UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of Network Rail’s approach to the proposed redevelopment of London Liverpool Street Station on inward foreign direct investment.
Answer: The Office for Investment, a joint unit across DBT, HMT & No.10, promotes the UK as one of the world’s leading destinations for Foreign Direct Investment, supported by our strong business environment, highly skilled workforce and globally competitive ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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