Martin Wrigley MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Proof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84478More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his Department's policy that the proposed digital ID scheme will be overseen by an independent body to (a) monitor compliance, (b) investigate misuse and (c) publish annual transparency reports.
Answer: The Digital ID scheme will build on existing programmes and infrastructure. We will follow best practice on privacy and security, from both within the UK and internationally. The National Cyber Security Centre Security (NCSC) is advising how this is done ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84477More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) offline and (b) paper-based alternatives will be available for citizens without (i) digital access and (ii) smartphones under the proposed digital ID system.
Answer: To design and deliver digital ID, this government will undertake the biggest digital inclusion drive in our country's history. This will ensure everyone eligible can access and use this new digital ID, including those more likely to be digitally excluded....
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84476More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will publish all consultation responses on the proposed digital ID scheme prior to the introduction of legislation.
Answer: We will follow the Cabinet Office principles for consultations and consider all responses received, from both individuals and organisations.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in Israel on the potential impact of drone activity in international waters on establishing new aid flotillas.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 13 October to question 77868.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84388More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken an equality impact assessment in relation to linking its proposed digital ID scheme with right-to-work checks.
Answer: The new digital ID will be designed to be inclusive. We will launch a public consultation in the coming weeks and have already started to engage with a range of expert organisations and community groups. These considerations, and views from the consultati...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current method of funding the BBC.
Answer: The Charter Review will consider a range of issues, including how the BBC can continue to prosper, supported by a sustainable funding model.The Government is keeping an open mind about the future of the licence fee. We will work closely with the BBC, and ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83928More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to take steps to prevent commercial entities acting as digital ID verifiers from using verification data for (a) marketing, (b) analytics and (c) employment profiling.
Answer: The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83926More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people using the UK digital ID system to have the right to view an access log showing (a) which and (b) organisations checked their identity.
Answer: The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83923More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that any AI-assisted (a) decision and (b) image recognition within the digital ID system is (i) explainable, (ii) human-reviewed before adverse action, and (iii) subject to
Answer: The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83922More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Palantir Technologies (b) other analytics contractors and (c) external data warehouses are being considered to support cross-departmental data matching under the digital ID initiative.
Answer: We expect the new digital ID to be designed, built and run by in-house Government teams, not outsourced to external suppliers. In the event any specialist external services or expertise are procured to support the delivery of new digital ID, this will be ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83921More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what types of cross-system data matching he is planning under the proposed digital ID system.
Answer: The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83920More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his digital ID proposals will use (a) biometric and (b) facial-recognition technology for age verification.
Answer: The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83919More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether proposals for digital ID include a centralised audit log of verification events.
Answer: The Government will conduct a full public consultation on the new digital ID to inform our approach. We are currently exploring best practice from other countries with digital identity schemes and other private sector companies who have digitised their se...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83918More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what process the he is planning for (a) employers and (b) landlords to verify digital ID credentials; and whether that process will require personal data to be transmitted to a (i) central record and (ii) broker
Answer: Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks using the new digital credential by the end of this Parliament.We will be consulting on the detail of the programme in due course, including how to help employers onboard onto the system a...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Newton AbbotMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help tackle homelessness in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The government has increased funding for homelessness services by £316 million to a total of over £1 billion in 2025/26. Funding allocations are published on gov.uk here.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83905More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cost-benefit analysis her Department has undertaken to assess the potential impact of the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax programme on taxpayers.
Answer: HMRC is on track to implement Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for those with income over £50,000 from April 2026, with a wide range of customers already testing the service in live running HMRC has completed a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis w...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83904More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will publish a breakdown of the (a) public consultation and (b) testing processes used to assess the readiness of small businesses for the rollout of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.
Answer: HMRC is on track to implement Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for those with income over £50,000 from April 2026, with a wide range of customers already testing the service in live running HMRC has completed a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis w...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83903More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) effectiveness of implementing Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, in the context of discontinuing Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax.
Answer: HMRC is on track to implement Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for those with income over £50,000 from April 2026, with a wide range of customers already testing the service in live running HMRC has completed a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis w...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83902More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Making Tax Digital programme on (a) compliance costs and (b) administrative requirements for (i) self-employed people, (ii) small businesses and
Answer: HMRC is on track to implement Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for those with income over £50,000 from April 2026, with a wide range of customers already testing the service in live running HMRC has completed a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis w...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: Electronic GovernmentTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83901More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what evidential basis the (a) Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and (b) other remaining parts of the Making Tax Digital programme will deliver adequate levels of benefits to justify the administration for (i) sma
Answer: HMRC is on track to implement Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for those with income over £50,000 from April 2026, with a wide range of customers already testing the service in live running HMRC has completed a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis w...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes to the Access to Work scheme have been made during this parliamentary session.
Answer: No changes have been made to Access to Work policy, and we will announce any changes prior to them being implemented. We will be reviewing all aspects of the Scheme now that the consultation has closed and the collaboration committees have been completed...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the qualification of Certificate in Local Council Administration (a) mandatory and (b) included in train
Answer: Town and parish council clerks play a crucial role in enabling councils to effectively serve and represent their communities. There are currently no plans to make the Certificate in Local Council Administration mandatory for town and parish council clerks...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Myeloma: DevonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the diagnosis rate for myeloma cancer in Devon.
Answer: We remain committed to diagnosing all cancer types earlier, including myeloma. To tackle late diagnoses, the National Health Service is implementing non-specific symptom (NSS) pathways for patients who present with symptoms such as weight loss and fatigue...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Newton AbbotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help reduce health inequalities in Newton Abbot constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer, and spend less time in ill health. Our reimagined National Health Service will be designed to tackle inequalities in both access and outcomes, as well as ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: NoiseDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for (a) public and (b) private functions.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of reducing the permissible noise limits of fireworks used for public and private functions. However, the Government is continuing to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities to gather evide...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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