Saqib Bhatti MP: written questions
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Alcoholic Drinks: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to ban alcohol advertising.
Answer: On 3 July 2025, the Department published Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, which outlines plans to introduce mandatory alcohol labelling, to increase awareness of harms and enable people to make healthier choices. It also commits to exp...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63677More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency undertook with the (i) flexible workspace sector and (ii) representatives of small businesses prior to concluding that most serviced offices s
Answer: Following developments in case law and legal advice, the VOA has reviewed its approach and concluded that most serviced offices will need to be assessed as a single property. The VOA has engaged with the sector and rating agents to discuss the approach to...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63676More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency has made of the potential impact of changing the business rates valuation methodology for serviced offices from multiple hereditaments to a sing
Answer: Following developments in case law and legal advice, the VOA has reviewed its approach and concluded that most serviced offices will need to be assessed as a single property. The VOA has engaged with the sector and rating agents to discuss the approach to...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has undertaken a (a) call for evidence and (b) consultation to support the review of NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics in England.
Answer: The Review of Adult Gender Services is aiming to publish its report later this summer. NHS England and the Government will need time to consider the findings, advice, and recommendations before issuing their response.The review has examined records, inclu...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the final report of the Review of the NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics in England; and if he will make an oral statement upon receipt.
Answer: The Review of Adult Gender Services is aiming to publish its report later this summer. NHS England and the Government will need time to consider the findings, advice, and recommendations before issuing their response.The review has examined records, inclu...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to the Midlands Rail Hub, in the context of the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase, which could be delivered by the early 2030s.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57406More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the maximum additional business rate revenue that could be raised by the proposed new higher rate multiplier.
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable vales below £500,000 from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that RHL businesses benefit from...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57405More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of removing the £110,000 business rates cap for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure businesses with a rateable value below £500,000 after April 2026
Answer: To deliver our manifesto pledge, we intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with rateable vales below £500,000 from 2026-27. This permanent tax cut will ensure that RHL businesses benefit from...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffices: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56364More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of business rates relief on supply of serviced office buildings.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for valuing non-domestic property for business rates purposes. At present many serviced offices are valued as separate units. This means that businesses occupying serviced office units are liable for busine...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffices: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55339More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the the potential impact of changes in business rates on serviced office buildings.
Answer: It is the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) statutory duty to maintain up-to-date Rating Lists and they are required by law to review and correct assessments if supported by evidence. Following developments in case law, the VOA have been reviewing their app...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of seven have been treated for gender dysphoria since 1 April 2024.
Answer: No children under the age of seven have been treated for gender dysphoria since 1 April 2024.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations on the minimum age for treatment for gender dysphoria in the Cass Review, published in April 2024.
Answer: Last year, NHS England held a public consultation regarding an updated referral pathway policy for children and young people to access NHS Children and Young People's Gender Services in line with the recommendations of the Cass Review.The public consultat...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS follows guidance on the minimum age for gender dysphoria.
Answer: On 7 August 2024, NHS England published a new service specification that describes the pathway onto the waiting list for NHS Children and Young People's Gender Services in line with the recommendations of the Cass Review. The service specification was agr...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFundraising: InternetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that tipping sliders on online fundraising platforms can be dragged to zero.
Answer: Fundraising platforms are commercial organisations that provide an important service to charities and donors. Most platforms are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, which is the independent, non-statutory regulator of charitable fundraising in Engl...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFundraising: InternetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the use of tipping sliders by online fundraising platforms.
Answer: Fundraising platforms are commercial organisations that provide an important service to charities and donors. Most platforms are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, which is the independent, non-statutory regulator of charitable fundraising in Engl...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFundraising: InternetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Fundraising Regulator on the transparency of fees on online fundraising platforms.
Answer: Fundraising platforms are commercial organisations that provide an important service to charities and donors. Most platforms are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, which is the independent, non-statutory regulator of charitable fundraising in Engl...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFundraising: InternetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the transparency of fees on online fundraising platforms.
Answer: Fundraising platforms are commercial organisations that provide an important service to charities and donors. Most platforms are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, which is the independent, non-statutory regulator of charitable fundraising in Engl...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFundraising: InternetTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49459More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that Gift Aid claimed by online fundraising platforms goes to charities.
Answer: Charities have the flexibility to decide on their own strategy for fundraising and are free to partner with other organisations to process their Gift Aid claims. It will ultimately be a commercial decision on the part of a charity to work with a fundraisi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGift AidTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ban the charging of commission on Gift Aid.
Answer: Charities have the flexibility to decide on their own strategy for fundraising and are free to partner with other organisations to process their Gift Aid claims. It will ultimately be a commercial decision on the part of a charity to work with a fundraisi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards will receive extra funding to meet costs adjusted for population.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) receive funding allocations from NHS England to pay for the services they commission, and NHS England is responsible for decisions on the weighted capitation formula used to allocate resources between ICBs. This process is in...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: Operating CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make an announcement on future running costs for integrated care boards.
Answer: NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services, and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolihull Hospital: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 50 per cent cut to Integrated Care Boards on Solihull Hospital.
Answer: NHS England has asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services, and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure to achieve a 50% cost reduction in their running cost...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to publish the evidence from the Digital Inclusion Strategy Call for Evidence.
Answer: The Government published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan in February, which sets out the first steps we are taking towards our ambition of delivering digital inclusion for everyone across the UK, regardless of their circumstances. The Government also pu...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion.
Answer: The Government published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan in February, which sets out the first steps we are taking towards our ambition of delivering digital inclusion for everyone across the UK, regardless of their circumstances. The Government also pu...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: DisadvantagedDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on establishing the Digital Inclusion Action Committee.
Answer: The Digital Inclusion Action Committee is an external advisory body that will work closely with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It will be made up of national and local experts to tackle digital exclusion. Its role is to scrutinise,...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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