Neil Coyle MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Russia: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) Russian diplomats have been declared persona non grata and (b) other staff of the Russian Federation present in the UK have been declared not acceptable followin
Answer: The UK takes the threat from the Russian State extremely seriously. The UK has revoked accreditation from or declared persona non grata numerous Russian diplomats, either to target and dismantle Russian intelligence gathering operations in the UK, or as r...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLife Peers: Hong KongCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27461More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation seeking to remove the right to sit in the House of Lords from anyone serving in the justice system of Hong Kong.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTenancy Agreements: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of leasehold and social housing tenancy agreements mandating access to legal advice that is funded by landlords.
Answer: My Department has made no such specific assessment.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchizophrenia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcome measures NHS England uses to assess the quality of care provided to people living with schizophrenia; and whether her Department plans to strengthen the use of outcome-focused metrics
Answer: NHS England guidance supports the routine use of outcome measures within mental health services for people living with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.Early Intervention in Psychosis services provide timely access to specialist treatment and s...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's review of the wider impacts of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme includes engagement with the social enterprise sector to assess the impact of produc
Answer: Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging makes producers responsible for costs of managing household packaging when it becomes waste. Obligations are therefore determined by turnover and packaging tonnage, rather than an organisation’s business mode...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the exemption from producer fees under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to social enterpri
Answer: Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging makes producers responsible for costs of managing household packaging when it becomes waste. Obligations are therefore determined by turnover and packaging tonnage, rather than an organisation’s business mode...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: VATTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26561More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has commissioned on the impact a lower rate of VAT for hospitality would have on (a) visitor numbers, (b) visitor spend and (c) length of stay of visitors.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. The potential impacts of changes on this sector are carefully considered as part of policy development. Where changes are ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26560More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cumulative tax burden on the hospitality sector, including VAT.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. The potential impacts of changes on this sector are carefully considered as part of policy development. Where changes are ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26559More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken research on the potential impact of a 20p discount on business rates for hospitality businesses on the entire high street.
Answer: The Government has introduced permanently lower multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These provide nearly £1 billion per year of support to the RHL sector and benefit over 750,000 properties. High street businesses al...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that decisions on affordable housing grant allocations do not disadvantage smaller and community-based housing associations.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOppressionHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have received training on identifying and responding to transnational repression; and if she will provide a breakdown of the number of officers trained by each police force.
Answer: The Government, in consultation with Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing trained professionals to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will establish a secure online reporting portal for transnational repression to provide victims and potential victims with a safe means of reporting incidents directly to the UK authorities.
Answer: The Government, in consultation with Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), has assessed that existing reporting channels, including 101 and 999, are the most widely known and easily accessible means of contacting the police, allowing trained professionals to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: Hong KongTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19342More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government intends to issue guidance under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 requiring enhanced due diligence for Hong Kong-linke
Answer: Under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), regulated firms and businesses must establish policies, controls and procedures to mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing, considering relevant risk factors relating to customers, tran...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: SafetyDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the regulations to be made under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 will include provisions to prevent the sale of unsafe batteries, chargers and conversion kits
Answer: Under existing UK legislation, businesses must only place safe batteries, chargers and conversion kits on the market, including where sold online. Despite this we recognise that too many unsafe products remain available to consumers online.My department h...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Safety PartnershipsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using any of the savings from abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners to help fund Community Safety Partnerships.
Answer: Abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) is expected to save the taxpayer around £100m in this Parliament. Savings from cancelling future PCC elections will be retained by the Exchequer with the remainder reinvested back into policing.Funding for ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: InsuranceTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18630More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulatory consistency of allowing insurers to deduct Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme payments from
Answer: The Government has not made an assessment of the total monetary value of insurance company deductions from business interruption insurance payouts.The Supreme Court published its final judgment in the FCA’s Business Interruption Insurance test case in 202...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-employment Income Support SchemeTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total monetary value of taxpayer-funded COVID-19 support payments, specifically the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, that w
Answer: The Government has not made an assessment of the total monetary value of insurance company deductions from business interruption insurance payouts.The Supreme Court published its final judgment in the FCA’s Business Interruption Insurance test case in 202...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the government will expand access to the Private Sector Rental Database and allow trusted partner status for estate agents to sync and share information.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 13906 on 20 July 2026.
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made considerations to the establishment of Nightingale style Courts to deal with the courts backlogs, in property and Tier One tribunals.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and HM Courts and Tribunals Service to ensure that the courts and tribunals have the resources and capacity they need to handle the additional workload housi...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to expand property courts.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and HM Courts and Tribunals Service to ensure that the courts and tribunals have the resources and capacity they need to handle the additional workload housi...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Alcoholic DrinksHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations her department has had with delivery companies to reduce harm from rapid alcohol deliveries.
Answer: The Licensing Act 2003 provides the legal framework for the sale and supply of alcohol in England and Wales. It is already an offence under the Act to knowingly sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk or underage.Consumer alcohol purchasi...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Alcoholic DrinksHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will be taking to protect vulnerable people from rapid alcohol deliveries, and if she can provide a timeline for these steps.
Answer: The Licensing Act 2003 provides the legal framework for the sale and supply of alcohol in England and Wales. It is already an offence under the Act to knowingly sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk or underage.Consumer alcohol purchasi...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: AdvertisingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance his Department has issued to the Advertising Standards Authority on a fossil fuel advertising ban.
Answer: The government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. For example, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is assessing the potential for voluntary ecolabels. Eco...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: AdvertisingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to prevent oil and gas companies promoting the use of fossil fuels through advertising.
Answer: The government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. For example, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is assessing the potential for voluntary ecolabels. Eco...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil Fuels: AdvertisingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.
Answer: Political advertising on television and radio is prohibited under the Communications Act 2003. Section 321(2) of the Act provides that an advertisement contravenes the prohibition on political advertising under section 319(2)(g) if it:is placed by, or on ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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