Saqib Bhatti MP: written questions
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Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential impact of GDPR legislation on the ability of paying parents to find proof that their child is still in full-time education.
Answer: If a paying parent believes that the Child Maintenance (CM) liability should cease because a qualifying child (QC) no longer meets the statutory definition of a qualifying young person but checks with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) disagree, the...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Child Maintenance Service deems receipt of Child Benefit to be sufficient evidence that a child is still in full-time education.
Answer: To qualify for maintenance payments, a child must meet the Child Maintenance Service's criteria. They must be under 20 years of age and in full time, non-advanced education, or approved training, and eligible for Child Benefit. They must also be habituall...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason child maintenance arrears are not offset against the amount owed by a paying parent after they have moved from being a receiving parent.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their obligations to children and will do everything to encourage cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which stakeholders (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department had discussions with on the consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence between 1 September 2024 and 4 April 2025.
Answer: Between 1 September 2024 and 4 April 2025 DCMS Ministers have met with numerous stakeholders from across the creative industries, including trade bodies and industry leaders, to discuss the government’s consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligenc...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on the outcomes following gender affirming surgery on young adults under the age of 25.
Answer: In line with the findings of the recent Cass Review, the Government is committed to supporting the development of research that delivers a robust, evidence-based understanding of gender dysphoria and transgender issues, especially where these issues relat...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children are not prescribed cross-sex hormones by private medical providers.
Answer: Children’s safety must always come first. That is why the Government and the National Health Service in England are implementing the recommendations of the Cass Review, in full.In her review, Dr Cass recommended “extreme caution” when prescribing cross-se...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42837More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the exchequer of extending the Air Passenger Duty exemption for children under 16 years old to (a) Premium Economy and (b) any other cabin class travel.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42836More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of total revenue generated by Air Passenger Duty from children aged under 16 years old who travelled in Premium Economy in each of the last three years?.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42835More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform Air Passenger Duty to extend the exemption for children under 16 years old to travel in Premium Economy or any other cabin classes.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42834More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform Air Passenger Duty to prevent passengers travelling in a Premium Economy cabin from paying the same rate as passengers travelling in a First Class and Business Class cabin.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42833More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the Standard Rate of Air Passenger Duty between the UK and (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) Spain.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates for 2026-27, including a partial ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42832More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the international competitiveness of air passenger duty.
Answer: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates for 2026-27, including a partial ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is considering retaliatory tariffs in response to US tariffs on UK car imports.
Answer: The UK automotive sector is integral to our economy, and we are disappointed by the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on automotive imports and know this will be extremely concerning for the sector. We will always support our automotive industry The gover...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his US counterparts on tariffs.
Answer: The UK automotive sector is integral to our economy, and we are disappointed by the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on automotive imports and know this will be extremely concerning for the sector. We will always support our automotive industry The gover...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support car manufacturers in the UK in the context of US tariffs.
Answer: We're disappointed by the decision to impose global tariffs of 25% on auto imports and know this will be extremely concerning for our automotive sector. We will always support our automotive industry, and in the first instance we will continue to pursue a...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025, to Question 33995, on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Internet what proportion of spending on the First Draft podcast was allocated to its (a) pro
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my answer to PQ 33995.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to ringfence official development assistance for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending R...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of official development assistance to Afghanistan is being spent on programmes supporting Afghan women and girls.
Answer: The UK is committed to prioritising gender equality and rights in Afghanistan. The needs and priorities of women and girls are at the core of the government's humanitarian response. In the Financial Year of 2023-24 (the most recent period for which we hav...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed reduction of the proportion of gross national income spent on official development assistance on women a
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending R...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionHome OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the request by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to call in the planning application for the new Chinese
Answer: The planning application has been called in by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and she will make this quasi-judicial decision independent from the rest of Government.As set out in a joint letter by the ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: AdvertisingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is updating its impact assessment on restrictions on advertisements for less healthy food and drink products.
Answer: DCMS is working closely with the Department for Health and Social Care, the lead department for the less healthy food and drink advertising restrictions, to monitor and assess the impacts and potential impacts of the legislation which was enacted by the p...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will have to divert troops from other (a) theatres and (b) operations to maintain a presence in Ukraine.
Answer: The UK is ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary.I hope the hon. Gentleman will understand that I cannot go into any further details at this stage but can say that our focus i...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has adequate military resources for a sustained presence in Ukraine.
Answer: The UK is ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary.I hope the hon. Gentleman will understand that I cannot go into any further details at this stage but can say that our focus i...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has sufficient munitions stockpiles to support Ukraine.
Answer: We inherited a position where the UK had donated, but not necessarily replaced, stockpiles to Ukraine. The Government is steadfast in our commitment to continue to supply military assistance to Ukraine and we will stand shoulder to shoulder with our Ukrai...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the armed forces on deploying troops to Ukraine.
Answer: The Secretary of State is supported and advised by the Chief of the Defence Staff on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and how we can continue to best support Ukraine going forward.The UK is ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukr...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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