Melanie Onn MP: written questions
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Written questions
Parcels: Delivery ServicesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections available to small businesses when seeking compensation from private parcel delivery and courier companies for lost, dama
Answer: We want to see all delivery companies provide a good level of service for customers and businesses and the government has been clear that some operators need to do more to meet the expectations of their customers.Ofcom is the independent regulator for the...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParcels: Delivery ServicesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the level of reliability of private parcel delivery and courier services on small and medium sized businesses.
Answer: We want to see all delivery companies provide a good level of service for customers and businesses and the government has been clear that some operators need to do more to meet the expectations of their customers.Ofcom is the independent regulator for the...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF ScamptonMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to make a final decision on the future of the former RAF Scampton site.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence transferred ownership of RAF Scampton to the Home Office in early 2023 under the last Government.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTelevision: Digital BroadcastingDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on digitally excluded and vulnerable households of withdrawals of digital terrestrial television services.
Answer: The Government is clear that no one should be left behind as television watching increasingly moves online. A core objective of the Department’s work relating to the future of TV distribution is to ensure that any transition is inclusive, and supports bot...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSign Language: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing opportunities for pupils to learn British Sign Language as part of the school curriculum.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: LicensingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will bring forwards the consultation on the retail licensing scheme under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 to 2026.
Answer: We are carefully considering the responses to our October 2025 call for evidence on tobacco and vapes, including on the granting of licences, to inform our proposals for future consultation, and we will set out our plans in the normal way in due course.Th...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: LicensingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of including a pre-licensing integrity assessment within the forthcoming tobacco, vaping and nicotine licensing scheme, akin to the model un
Answer: We are carefully considering the responses to our October 2025 call for evidence on tobacco and vapes, including on the granting of licences, to inform our proposals for future consultation, and we will set out our plans in the normal way in due course.Th...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: LicensingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing revenue raised from the retail licensing scheme to fund Trading Standards enforcement against illicit high street retailers.
Answer: We are carefully considering the responses to our October 2025 call for evidence on tobacco and vapes, including on the granting of licences, to inform our proposals for future consultation, and we will set out our plans in the normal way in due course.Th...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made to ban the import of hunting trophies.
Answer: This Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Defra continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the department can implement a robust ban. Timeframes for introducing legislat...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Commerce: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21202More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to online marketplace VAT liability on small businesses that purchase second hand goods from private individuals for resale.
Answer: The Government has consulted on extending VAT online marketplace liability to combat non-compliance. The consultation ran from 23rd June to 18th August 2026, and explored the exclusion of second-hand goods from the scope of any changes to the rules. The c...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust: MidwivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of substantive posts for newly qualified midwives at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; and whether his Department is takin
Answer: Approximately a third of student midwives have no roles to go into when they qualify. We are determined to change that. We will boost maternity care with £10.6 million of investment, funding an additional 1,000 temporary roles to help newly qualified midw...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership Schemes: Housing AssociationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions had with housing associations on their responsibilities to shared ownership tenants.
Answer: My Department engages regularly with housing associations about their duties in respect of shared ownership properties.The new Social and Affordable Homes Programme places new expectations on shared ownership providers to improve customer experience. Thes...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence is required to establish if paying parents are failing to disclose their full income; and what action the Child Maintenance Service takes if it is proven.
Answer: Where a paying parent changes jobs, The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) uses real-time information from HMRC where available, to quickly identify new employment and adjust maintenance calculations accordingly. People who are self-employed are required to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what further steps he is taking to close potential loopholes in Child Maintenance that allow paying parents to avoid the agreed payments if they are paid in cash.
Answer: Where a paying parent changes jobs, The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) uses real-time information from HMRC where available, to quickly identify new employment and adjust maintenance calculations accordingly. People who are self-employed are required to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what investigations are undertaken by the Child Maintenance Service into paying parents who are suspected of having undeclared income.
Answer: Where a paying parent changes jobs, The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) uses real-time information from HMRC where available, to quickly identify new employment and adjust maintenance calculations accordingly. People who are self-employed are required to ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to correspondence reference MC2026/09208/NA, what assessment he has made of the potential impact pEPR rules being for glass distributors on (a) costs to consumers and (b) leve
Answer: The Government published its October 2024 assessment of the impact of introducing Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging. It assessed packaging producers as a whole, including consumer-price impacts, but did not assess glass distributors specifica...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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