Sarah Olney MP: written questions
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Written questions
Police Stations: Greater LondonHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department had with the Mayor of London on the planned closure of front counters in police stations in London.
Answer: Decisions regarding the management of local police resourcing and estates, including police stations, is a matter for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents).They are best placed to make these decisions based ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78388More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish a response to the report by the National Audit Office entitled Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, published on 16 June 2025, HC 951.
Answer: The government does not plan to publish a formal, separate response to the National Audit Office (NAO) report, Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, HC 951, published on 16 June 2025. The government has acknowledged an...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce next plans to meet.
Answer: I intend to convene a further meeting of the Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps. My officials will be in touch to arrange the specifics of this in due course.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEquality: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70814More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress she has made in drafting the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations; and what discussions she has had with relevant o
Answer: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the six week consultation and submitted it to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The EHRC has sought views from ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what are the delivery rates of M4(2) accessible and adaptable homes.
Answer: The data requested is not held centrally although the English Housing Survey does collect data on accessibility and adaptations within the home.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to mandate higher accessibility standards for new build homes.
Answer: Housing is one of this Government’s top priorities. Everyone deserves to live in a decent home that is suitable for them and meets their needs. The revised National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, requires local planning authorit...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AccessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what way compliance with accessibility regulations for new build homes is monitored.
Answer: In the initial stages, a building control application is required for new build homes. This is reviewed by building control bodies to ensure compliance with building regulations, including Part M – Access to and use of buildings.During the build process, ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: InternetMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she expects the Legal Aid Agency's digital services covering civil legal aid will return online; and what recent discussions she has had with the Legal Aid Agency on this matter.
Answer: We expect that the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) digital platform and services will begin to be restored from early September onwards and this will be a phased return. The LAA has written to representative bodies and providers to update them that the old Portal ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to conduct a review of blood donation rules for people over the age of 70.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England, and blood donor selection guidelines are prepared by the Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee (JPAC), with...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68799More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector that will (a) not qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief and (b) pay a higher multiplie
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68798More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned higher multiplier for properties with rateable values above £500,000, broken down by business sector.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68797More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timeline is for the publication of the interim report on business rates.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for business rates reform and invited industry to co-design a fairer business rates system. In summer, the Government will publish an interim report that sets ou...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Table 9.2 of her Department's report entitled Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East, published in October 2017, whether it remains her Department's estimate that the net
Answer: The latest published information on the net present value of a Heathrow Northwest runway is contained in the “Addendum to the Updated Appraisal Report” published June 2018 which updated the Department’s estimate to a net present value of £2.9bn to minus £...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Carbon BudgetsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the UK Climate Change Committee's report entitled the Sixth Carbon budget, published in December 2020.
Answer: As the UK’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, transport has an important role in the UK economy meeting the Sixth Carbon Budget. Transport emissions reduced by 10% between 2019 and 2023, but must fall faster to achieve our legal targets. The Gov...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what steps he plans to take to support manufacturing businesses with high energy costs that are not part of the
Answer: This government recognises that high electricity costs are a key challenge for British businesses.Alongside commitments set out in the Industrial Strategy, our clean power mission is the key to long-term sustainable price reductions. Our Clean Power 2030 ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to support manufacturing industry before the British industrial competitive
Answer: This government recognises that high electricity costs are a key challenge for British businesses.Alongside commitments set out in the Industrial Strategy, our clean power mission is the key to long-term sustainable price reductions. Our Clean Power 2030 ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's timetable is for publishing its consultation on a new British industrial competitiveness
Answer: From 2027, the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour, which could benefit over 7,000 electricity-intensive businesses in manufacturing sectors, like automotive, and foundational manufact...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible housing for disabled Ukrainian refugees.
Answer: We provide a tariff of £5,900 per Ukrainian arrival to councils. Councils can use this funding flexibly to support households as best suits the local area, including using the funding for measures to support guests to access secure and appropriate accommo...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: RefugeesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jobcentre Plus services meet the needs of disabled refugees.
Answer: DWP works with partners and services to meet the needs of disabled refugees. This includes working with Migrant Help, the Refugee Employment Network; Home Office refugee liaison officers; referring to alternative provisions including English language prov...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase (a) translation and (b) levels of information support on the benefits system for disabled refugees.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, DWP must make suitable provision to communicate with claimants where English is not their first language or who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. DWP provide Telephone Interpreting, Face-to-face interpreting, BSL i...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RedundancyCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67414More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of redundancy plans for civil servants working at grades (a) AA/AO, (b) EO, (c) HEO/SEO, (d) G6/G7 and (e) SCS in each Government department.
Answer: Each department will take a decision on its individual size and shape as per the financial settlements that have now been agreed with HMT in the Spending Review.
Answered 2 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadbandDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many households in the UK do not have access to broadband.
Answer: According to Ofcom, as of January 2025, 48,000 UK premises were unable to access decent broadband (defined as 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload speed) from a fixed line or fixed wireless connection. Ofcom estimates that after rollout of publicly funded s...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: Night FlyingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Heathrow Airport on flights being held in a holding pattern over residents' houses between 5:30 and 6:00am.
Answer: NATS is responsible for providing air traffic services at Heathrow Airport. There are defined flight routes and procedures for aircraft landing at Heathrow but for operational and safety reasons aircraft may be held in a holding pattern prior to landing. ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Income: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65352More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the Trading Allowance to £3,000.
Answer: The Trading Allowance allows individuals to earn up to £1,000 a year in trading or miscellaneous income tax-free, and this has not changed. The Government is increasing the Income Tax Self-Assessment reporting threshold from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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