Nadia Whittome MP: written questions
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Castes: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98923More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve legal protection for victims of caste discrimination.
Answer: No one should suffer prejudice or discrimination on any grounds, including any perception of their caste. The judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Tirkey v. Chandhok shows that someone claiming caste discrimination may rely on existing statutory ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCulture: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94979More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed higher business rates multiplier for properties above £500,000 on cultural venues.
Answer: The Government is delivering a long overdue reform to rebalance the business rates system and support the high street, as promised in our manifesto. The Government is doing this by introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitali...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s deforestation regulations are fair and workable for smallholder farmers internationally.
Answer: The Government recognises that action to prevent UK consumption of forest risk commodities driving deforestation should minimise the impacts on smallholder farmers. The UK works with smallholder farmers to improve sustainable practices and encourage fores...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve access to homelessness services for people sleeping rough.
Answer: The Government has increased funding for homelessness services by £316 million to a total of more than £1 billion in 2025/26. This includes £255.5 million through the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant for local authorities to tackle rough sleep...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure safe, transparent and non-discriminatory judicial use of artificial intelligence.
Answer: The judiciary are constitutionally independent and have established their own procedures and policies governing the use of artificial intelligence. Guidance for judicial office holders on the appropriate and responsible use of AI has been issued by the ju...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Legal RepresentationMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to amend the Civil Procedure Rules to make explicit that litigants-in-person are not to be denied procedural safeguards normally afforded to represented parties, including circulation of dra
Answer: Civil court rules governing judgments and orders are set out in Part 40 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and are supplemented by Practice Directions (PD). PD40E provides additional directions in relation to reserved judgments before they are handed down...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJudicial Review: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to require public authority respondents in Judicial Review hearings to confirm compliance with the duty of candour at Permission Stage.
Answer: The duty of candour is a well-established principle in judicial review, and its application is clearly set out in the Administrative Court’s Judicial Review Guide.The duty of candour applies at all stages of judicial review proceedings. This duty requires...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it a statutory duty for judges to comply with guidance in the Equal Treatment Bench Book.
Answer: In line with the principle of judicial independence, it is the senior judiciary and not the Government who have statutory responsibility for judicial guidance and training.It would therefore not be constitutionally appropriate for the Government to seek t...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to return all future surplus investment returns in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme to beneficiaries.
Answer: The Government and the Trustees have discussed the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees’ proposals for the future of the Scheme. DESNZ will now work with the Treasury to seek to reach an agreement that can be implemented at the next Scheme valuation in Se...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will require local authorities to consider the needs of young people as a specific group in their local housing needs assessments.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework already makes clear that local authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community and plan accordingly. These groups should include, but are not limited to, th...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to implement early identification models in schools to (a) identify and (b) help those at risk of homelessness.
Answer: This Government is committed to getting back on track to ending homelessness and is open to innovative solutions to do this. Preventing homelessness is critical to getting back on track to ending homelessness. Our upcoming cross-Government homelessness st...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Strategy Advisory BoardDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of whether the membership of the Food Strategy Advisory Board includes adequate expertise in (a) public health, (b) nutrition, (c) environmental science,
Answer: The Food Strategy Advisory Board is a deliberately small group of senior leaders who represent a wealth of experience and important elements within the food system and reflect the diversity of the sector. The Board’s role is to provide independent advice ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: CounsellingDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing ringfenced funding for school counselling services.
Answer: School-based counselling services can play an important role in supporting pupil mental wellbeing, and many schools already provide access to counselling support.However, counselling is not suitable for all needs, and many pupils benefit from other in-sch...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 69086 on Armed Conflict: Children, whether her Department has had discussions with stakeholders on the potentials merit
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned about the worsening situation for children in conflicts around the world. We continue to call on all parties to armed conflict to immediately end and prevent grave violations against children and adhere to their obligations unde...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department a) has recently made and b) plans to make changes to the eligibility criteria for Disabled Students Allowance.
Answer: The department has not recently made changes to the eligibility criteria for Disabled Students’ Allowance and has no current plans to do so.As part of wider reforms set out in the government’s post-16 education and skills white paper, the department is co...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWheelchairs: Nottingham EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to increase access to specialist wheelchairs for children in Nottingham East constituency.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, and responsibility for providing disabled children’s equipment would typically fall to the National Health Service and local authorities.NHS En...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCharitable DonationsTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82014More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing from a motive or purpose test to an outcome test as outlined in the draft Finance Bill 2025–26 on the volume of charity donations.
Answer: Charities rightly enjoy generous tax reliefs. However, a small number of charities are receiving tax relief in ways that were not intended by Parliament. Charity tax rules are being strengthened to improve HMRC’s ability to challenge abusive arrangements ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCharities: WillsTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposal to require charities to spend gifts from wills within a set timeframe in the draft Finance Bill 2025-26 on legacy giving.
Answer: Charities rightly enjoy generous tax reliefs. However, a small number of charities are receiving tax relief in ways that were not intended by Parliament. Charity tax rules are being strengthened to improve HMRC’s ability to challenge abusive arrangements ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78819More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that the review of the Loan Charge is (a) independent, (b) transparent, (c) robust and (d) free from interference.
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. The Government will respond by Autumn Budget 2025. The independent review was led by Ra...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78818More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Loan Charge on the mental health of those affected; and if she will take steps to prevent such harm.
Answer: The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. The Government will respond by Autumn Budget 2025. The independent review was led by Ra...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and Television: Working ClassDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the obstacles working class people face to working in the film and television sectors.
Answer: A creative career should never be the preserve of a privileged few. The sector’s skilled and dynamic workforce is one of its key strengths, but more work still needs to be done so that, regardless of their background, people feel that a creative career is...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Social ClassDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve socio-economic diversity and representation in the creative industries.
Answer: A creative career should never be the preserve of a privileged few. The sector’s skilled and dynamic workforce is one of its key strengths, but more work still needs to be done so that, regardless of their background, people feel that a creative career is...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking improve the financial position of universities.
Answer: Higher education (HE) providers are autonomous institutions and, as such, the government does not intervene in industrial disputes or negotiations between employers and trade unions. However, we remain committed to constructive engagement with both the un...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Industrial DisputesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help resolve industrial disputes between universities and the University and Colleges Union.
Answer: Higher education (HE) providers are autonomous institutions and, as such, the government does not intervene in industrial disputes or negotiations between employers and trade unions. However, we remain committed to constructive engagement with both the un...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence and Hate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the police on taking steps to help ensure that people who incited (a) hatred and (b) violence during the Unite The Kingdom march in London on 13 September 2
Answer: The Home Secretary and Minsters have regular discussions with policing partners on a range of issues. Decisions on how to police individual protests are for Chief Constables, who are operationally independent and best placed to assess local threat and r...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
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