Melanie Onn MP: written questions 2026
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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
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 900904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national fisheries action plan.
Answer: I welcome the leadership my Honourable Friend is demonstrating through the APPG for Fisheries, for the industry, and for coastal communities like ours. The Government is focused on delivering practical support for the sector, through measures such as the ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.
Answer: Following wide-ranging stakeholder engagement last year, key priorities for support were identified by industry. In response, the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme in England was adapted to start delivering these priorities, including ring-fencing £6 million f...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEconomic Crime: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13855More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to support the Crown Prosecution Service in tackling serious economic crime.
Answer: Serious economic crime is a growing threat. Last month, the CPS published their Serious Economic and Organised Crime Strategy, which sets out their continued commitment to effectively prosecute these cases amidst the evolving nature and complexity of thes...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to Review Progress 8 measures and their effectiveness in supporting the outcomes for children with SEND.
Answer: The department’s accountability system must promote high standards and good progress for all.We have recently consulted on an improved version of Progress 8 that maintains a strong academic core alongside breadth and choice for every child. As part of thi...
Answered 21 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of glass products from the extended producer responsibility measures.
Answer: Glass packaging is in the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, except where it falls within the scope of the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme, once that scheme is operational. The Welsh Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will include ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate has been made of the percentage of appointments made in Community Diagnostic Centres; and if he will publish them.
Answer: The DM01 Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity dataset is a monthly National Health Service statistical return that tracks waiting times and completed procedures for 15 key diagnostic tests across England.Data for all settings is available at the followi...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM CoastguardDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on maintaining operational readiness and emergency response capability following the introduction of the new Coastguard Rescue Officer operat
Answer: Public safety remains our priority. Contingency plans are in place to enable the continuation of maritime and coastal search and rescue. Alongside the Coastguard Rescue Service, HM Coastguard will continue to draw upon the full UK Search and Rescue system...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to correspondence (reference MC2026/38057), if he will define the term 'appropriate transition' of the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: By “appropriate transition” we mean that once the design of these improvements has been finalised, after incorporating feedback from stakeholders, they will be announced before they are implemented, helping to ensure customers are aware of any changes tha...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: Energy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support households seeking to switch from heating oil to a mains gas connection, including financial support.
Answer: Households wanting a new gas grid connection should contact their local gas network operator. Support is available for eligible low-income households through Ofgem’s Fuel Poor Network Extension Scheme, which provides discounted connections delivered by ga...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
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