Martin Rhodes MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
LGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review.
Answer: I am disgusted by the mistreatment of our brave LGBT veterans who served between 1967 and 2000.I am pleased that the Government has delivered 48 of the 49 recommendations made by the Lord Etherton’s Independent Review.One of those was the unveiling of the...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrusts: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98048More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (i) people can access Disabled Person’s Trust accounts from high street banks and (ii) public bodies are using powers to ensure access for families of disabled people to
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone can access appropriate financial services and products, which is vital for financial resilience and wellbeing and ensuring that individuals are able to fully participate in the economy.The provision of...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: ColombiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with their Colombian counterparts on the Colombia-UK Bilateral Investment Treaty in the last four years.
Answer: My Department regularly engages with Colombia to discuss trade and investment matters, primarily through the UK-Andean countries trade agreement committees which have been meeting annually since 2022 and the UK-Colombia Trade Dialogue. My Department has n...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what review processes does the Government have in place to assess the adequacy of its trade and investment treaty commitments for the UK-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Answer: The UK’s International Investment Agreements (IIAs) aim to enhance opportunities for UK businesses to expand overseas, with commitments that seek to limit the barriers they face, make it easier to navigate local rules, and ensure investments are treated l...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has the Government made of its overall exposure to further potential Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases over sanctions policy on Russia.
Answer: Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory, or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation.The UK has a...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMikhail FridmanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89908 on Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution, what assessment has the Government made of the likely costs of defending the arbitration being brou
Answer: Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory, or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation.The UK has a...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89908 on Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution, under what arbitral rules were proceedings brought in those two active case.
Answer: The arbitral proceedings for HMG’s two active ISDS cases were brought under UNCITRAL (Mr Mikhail Maratovich Fridman) and ICSID (Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining (Holdings) Limited) arbitral rules.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, who the parties are in the two active Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases against the UK.
Answer: The Government is a respondent in two active arbitrations, (1) Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining (Holdings) Limited and; (2) Mr Mikhail Maratovich Fridman.The Government maintains that it has acted consistently with domestic and interna...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh-Level Panel on Social Protection in Fragile and Conflict SettingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to reflect that the (a) rights and (b) needs of older people will be reflected in the work of the High-Level Panel on Social Protection in Fragile and
Answer: The High-Level Panel on Social Protection in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings (FCAS) is exploring why social protection remains neglected in the places that need it most. To support this, the Panel launched a public enquiry to gather evidence, struc...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 57552 on Humanitarian Aid: Older People, if he will place in the Library copies of (a) the robust indicators on Sex, Age an
Answer: The UK's Business Case and Logical Framework for our core humanitarian funding to the UN, covering the indicators on sex, age and disability disaggregated data is available for public access on the Government's Dev Tracker website. Our Humanitarian Respon...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: AppealsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make a comparative assessment of the number of appeals permitted by the (a) Independent Appeals Service, (b) British Parking Association Independent Appeals Service a
Answer: Currently, there are no plans to conduct such assessment. However, the figures for both private and Local Authority second stage appeals services are published on the websites of the Independent Appeals Service (IAS), Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPL...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Rights and Slavery: Supply ChainsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government response to House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee, Report of Session 2024-25, The Modern Slavery Act 2015: Becoming World-Leading Again, what progress she h
Answer: In the recently published Trade Strategy, the Government announced a review of its approach to Responsible Business Conduct policy. The review will consider the effectiveness of the current UK regime and alternative means of supporting responsible busines...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Chains: Human RightsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the United Nations' framework entitled Protect, respect and remedy and the United Nations document entitled Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, published in June 2011, wh
Answer: The UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct (RBC) across the economy. The Government expects all UK companies to respect human rights, workers’ rights and the environment throughout their operations and supply chains in...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services and Financial Services: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63484More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people with disabilities have equitable access to services provided by (a) banks and (b) financial service providers.
Answer: As service providers, banks and building societies are bound under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments, where necessary, in the way they deliver their services. In this context, the Government recognises that access to financial products ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans eligible for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme.
Answer: We are unable to estimate how many people were affected by the historic policy on LGBT Service personnel and who are therefore eligible for the Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS). This is due to the varying ways in which personnel were impacted, with some...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what principles his Department is applying when determining its priorities in the review of Official Development Assistance.
Answer: We are modernising our approach to development, focusing on greater impact and delivering the development our partners want - ensuring every pound delivers for the UK taxpayer and the people we support.We will sharpen our focus on three priorities: humani...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTea: ProcurementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to help tackle (a) exploitative and (b) environmentally unsustainable purchasing practices in the tea sector.
Answer: The UK has a range of measures in place to promote responsible business conduct across the economy. The Government also supports voluntary due diligence approaches taken by UK businesses to identify and prevent human rights abuses and environmental harms ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: Older PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the specific needs of older people are met through the UK’s humanitarian responses.
Answer: Ensuring the inclusion and active participation of marginalised people, and the organisations which represent them, is a core component of the UK's approach to humanitarian and development policy and programming, and we continue to champion inclusion of m...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Older PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the impact of the conflict in Gaza on older people living in Gaza.
Answer: Marginalised groups such as the elderly are disproportionately impacted by long standing conflicts and recent escalations of violence in the Middle East including the war in Gaza. We continue to call for a lift on the aid blockade in Gaza, and for all par...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56058More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies blacklisting workers.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling misconduct in public procurement. All contracting authorities and suppliers are expected to act, and be seen to act, with integrity. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 prohibit the compi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903727More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what ways the provisions in his Department's National Procurement Policy Statement, updated on 4 March 2025, will help the UK meet its environmental obligations in relation to supply chains.
Answer: The National Procurement Policy Statement sets out that public procurement should support the delivery of the government’s missions, including making Britain a clean energy superpower. It sets out considerations for contracting authorities around our envi...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: GlasgowScotland OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the National Wealth Fund's strategic partnership with the Glasgow City Region.
Answer: We meet regularly with the Scottish Government to discuss economic growth, which is this Government’s top priority. To achieve our growth mission, mobilising private investment alongside public sector financing is vital. In January, the Chancellor announc...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research her Department has conducted into improving accessibility for blind people in further education colleges.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department regularly engages with a range of stakeholders to ensure that the needs of students with disabilities (including visual impairments) are understood, ...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the number of children in the UK who are (a) stateless and (b) at risk of statelessness.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: GlasgowScotland OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting economic growth in Glasgow.
Answer: Scotland’s largest city has a huge role to play in delivering growth. Glasgow was selected as one of four UK areas for the National Wealth Funds Strategic Growth Partnerships.The Glasgow City Region Investment Zone will be backed by £160 million to promot...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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