Sammy Wilson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Gambling: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the regulation of gambling advertising considers the potential impact on public health.
Answer: Gambling operators providing services to customers in Great Britain must be licensed by the Gambling Commission and comply with the conditions of their operating licences. The Commission expects operators to obey the laws of all other jurisdictions in whi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: LicensingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission requires gambling operators to disclose information on their overseas operations in order to gain a UK license.
Answer: Gambling operators providing services to customers in Great Britain must be licensed by the Gambling Commission and comply with the conditions of their operating licences. The Commission expects operators to obey the laws of all other jurisdictions in whi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of allegations of electoral fraud during the Georgia elections held on 26 October 2024.
Answer: The UK supports the findings and conclusions of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election observation mission following Georgia's 26 October parliamentary elections...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54722More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she considered including the (a) role and (b) conduct of HMRC within the remit of the Independent Review of the Loan Charge.
Answer: The Government has 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 does not think it is right for people affected by the Loan Charge to...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUzbekistan: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Uzbekistan on in relation to reports of (a) harassment of Christian converts, (b) restrictions on house church gath
Answer: The UK remains committed to championing freedom of religion or belief for all. Whilst the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has not made direct representations to his counterparts in Uzbekistan regarding these issues, ou...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will consult stakeholders on the potential impact of the removal of anti-dumping and countervailing measures on non-folding e-bikes imported from China on UK cycle manufacturers.
Answer: I refer the Rt. hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7th May to question UIN 48699 (Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament).The Trade Remedies Authority is responsible for assessing the evidence presented ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) revoking anti-dumping and (b) countervailing measures on non-folding e-bikes imported from China on UK cycle manufacturing.
Answer: I refer the Rt. hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7th May to question UIN 48699 (Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament).The Trade Remedies Authority is responsible for assessing the evidence presented ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support cycle manufacturers.
Answer: UK bicycle manufacturers stand to benefit from the Secretary of State’s pro-business agenda, as outlined in the Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper. The strategy targets key growth levers, boosting scale-ups, growing the co-operative economy, rev...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the prevalence of gambling among children and young people in Northern Ireland.
Answer: We are committed to reviewing the best available evidence from a wide range of sources and working with all stakeholders in order to ensure there are robust protections in place to protect those at risk of gambling related harm, particularly children and ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of the Northern Ireland Executive Department for Communities' Prevalence of gambling in Nort
Answer: We are committed to reviewing the best available evidence from a wide range of sources and working with all stakeholders in order to ensure there are robust protections in place to protect those at risk of gambling related harm, particularly children and ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFrance: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the attack on a Muslim worshipper in La Grand-Combe on 25 April 2025; and what steps he is taking to help support (
Answer: The UK is strongly committed to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all abroad. The UK champions the right to FoRB and promoting tolerance and mutual respect through our position at the UN, G7, and other multilateral fora, and in our bilateral work. ...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StandardsTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53023More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review into the adequacy of the system of (a) oversight and (b) accountability of HMRC.
Answer: I have overall ministerial responsibility for HMRC and have chaired its Board since September 2024. HMRC is headed by a body of Commissioners, appointed by the Crown, who are required to publish a Charter of Standards of behaviours and values for how they...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAccountancy: Tax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53022More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential role of chartered accountants in the use of disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and is consulting on a package of measures, including potential new criminal sanctions, to facilitate swifter and stronger action against those who own or control promoter organisations.The Government ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Agencies: Tax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53021More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential role of recruitment companies in the use of disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and is consulting on a package of measures, including potential new criminal sanctions, to facilitate swifter and stronger action against those who own or control promoter organisations.The Government ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53020More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the (a) marketing and (b) operation of disguised remuneration schemes a criminal offence.
Answer: The promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not, in or of itself, a criminal offence, unless the promoter is acting in breach of an HM Revenue and Customs Stop Notice.The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and is co...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53019More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason she has ruled out scheme promoters paying a proportion of Loan Charge liabilities.
Answer: The Government believes the review must bring the Loan Charge to a close for those people who still owe substantial amounts of money but can see no way to resolve their debtsThe Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and is current...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Loan ChargeTreasuryTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53018More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason people who have settled have been excluded from the review into Loan Charge settlements.
Answer: The Government believes the review must bring the Loan Charge to a close for those people who still owe substantial amounts of money but can see no way to resolve their debtsThe Government is committed to tackling promoters of tax avoidance and is current...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOmaveloxoloneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make Omaveloxolone available through the NHS.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new, licensed medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing a ban on male chick culling on the egg producing industry.
Answer: We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. In its 2024 ‘Opinion on alternatives to culling newly hatched chicks in the egg and poultry industries’, the An...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a ban on male chick culling.
Answer: The legislation sets out strict requirements to protect the welfare of animals at the time of killing, including male chicks from the egg production sector. Permitted killing methods for chicks, such as gas stunning and maceration, are based on scientific...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEgypt: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on reports of (a) arbitrary arrests, (b) enforced disappearances and (c) threatened deportations of member
Answer: Egypt is a human rights priority country for the UK. We regularly raise concerns with the Egyptian government, including on arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances and issues related to freedom of religion or belief. At the UN Human Right's Council's P...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is considering the future of terrestrial TV distribution in the BBC Charter review.
Answer: As the media landscape undergoes the next generational shift, the BBC too must adapt and be supported to do so.The forthcoming Charter Review is a key opportunity to set the BBC up for success long into the future. It will look at a range of issues to mak...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of retaining the hybrid model of television distribution.
Answer: The Government’s project on the future of TV distribution is seeking to understand how people receive their television now and in the next decade. This will include assessing the advantages of hybrid television distribution models, as well as other option...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFreeview ServiceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an estimate of the financial support required for people to continue watching television when terrestrial television licenses expire in 2034.
Answer: The Government’s project on the future of TV distribution is seeking to understand how people receive their television now and in the next decade. This will include assessing the advantages of hybrid television distribution models, as well as other option...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFuture of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the future of terrestrial TV distribution in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government’s project on the future of TV distribution is seeking to understand how people receive their television now and in the next decade. As part of this process, a wide range of views are being sought. Membership of the Stakeholder Forum include...
Answered 6 May 2025
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