Sarah Pochin MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a control group of children who receive no puberty suppression in the PATHWAYS trial.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a programme of research to support the National Health Service to provide the best support to children and young pe...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the potential merits of (a) a feasibility study and (b) external peer review of the PATHWAYS trial.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a programme of research to support the National Health Service to provide the best support to children and young pe...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguarding measures are in place to ensure that families do not feel pressured into the PATHWAYS trial.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a programme of research to support the National Health Service to provide the best support to children and young pe...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the PATHWAYS trial is insured against potential (a) loss of fertility, (b) impaired bone or cognitive development and (c) other long-term harms.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a programme of research to support the National Health Service to provide the best support to children and young pe...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the PATHWAYS trial with the requirement that clinical trials minimise foreseeable risks to child development.
Answer: Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a programme of research to support the National Health Service to provide the best support to children and young pe...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96549More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new taxation of electric vehicles on reaching the UK's net zero targets.
Answer: The Government intends to create a fair tax system whilst ensuring that driving an electric vehicle (EV) remains an attractive choice for consumers; the transition to EVs is essential to meeting Net Zero targets. As announced at Budget 2025, the Governmen...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96548More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential distributional impact of the new taxation of electric vehicles on households with lower incomes.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96547More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the administrative costs to HM Revenue and Customs of implementing the new taxation of electric vehicles.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96546More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new taxation of electric vehicles on consumer uptake of electric vehicles.
Answer: The Government intends to create a fair tax system whilst ensuring that driving an electric vehicle (EV) remains an attractive choice for consumers; the transition to EVs is essential to meeting Net Zero targets. As announced at Budget 2025, the Governmen...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Money Service Businesses: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96544More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of unregistered money service businesses currently operating in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The latest National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, published in July 2025, confirms that Money Service Businesses (MSBs) remain high risk for both money laundering and terrorist financing, unchanged from the 2020 rating. The ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Foreign Exchange: RegulationTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96543More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of record keeping requirements for foreign exchange and money remittance transactions.
Answer: The latest National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, published in July 2025, confirms that Money Service Businesses (MSBs) remain high risk for both money laundering and terrorist financing, unchanged from the 2020 rating. The ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Money Laundering: Money Service BusinessesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96542More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to strengthen enforcement action against money service businesses that breach anti money laundering regulations.
Answer: The latest National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, published in July 2025, confirms that Money Service Businesses (MSBs) remain high risk for both money laundering and terrorist financing, unchanged from the 2020 rating. The ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Economic Crime: Money Service BusinessesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96541More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the level of financial crime linked to non compliant money service businesses.
Answer: The latest National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, published in July 2025, confirms that Money Service Businesses (MSBs) remain high risk for both money laundering and terrorist financing, unchanged from the 2020 rating. The ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Money Laundering: Money Service BusinessesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96540More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many compliance inspections of money service businesses have been carried out by HM Revenue and Customs in the last twelve months.
Answer: HMRC does not record ‘Money Service Businesses’ (MSBs) as a category in its compliance data across all tax regimes. It is therefore not possible to accurately identify the total number of compliance checks in this area of business without manually reviewi...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Money Laundering: Money Service BusinessesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96539More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti money laundering controls in bureaux de change and money service businesses.
Answer: The latest National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, published in July 2025, confirms that Money Service Businesses (MSBs) remain high risk for both money laundering and terrorist financing, unchanged from the 2020 rating. The ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96536More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of businesses that have committed furlough fraud but have not yet repaid the money.
Answer: HMRC has a “Publishing Details of Deliberate Tax Defaulters” programme which publishes details of deliberate tax defaulters on Gov.uk for a period of 12 months. Since HMRC began compliance on the COVID-19 support schemes, details of 195 people have been p...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96534More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish a list of businesses that have been required to repay fraudulently claimed furlough money.
Answer: The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe’s final report to Parliament found many schemes were rolled out with huge fraud risks and no early safeguards – costing the taxpayer millions. Weak accountability, bad quality data and poor contracting were ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96533More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs expects to recover from outstanding furlough fraud investigations.
Answer: The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe’s final report to Parliament found many schemes were rolled out with huge fraud risks and no early safeguards – costing the taxpayer millions. Weak accountability, bad quality data and poor contracting were ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96532More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been recovered by HM Revenue and Customs from furlough fraud to date.
Answer: HMRC’s latest fully assured figures, covering up to the end of March 2025, have been published in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025 Across the three HMRC-ad...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96531More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the firms reported to HM Revenue and Customs for furlough fraud, how many (a) have been investigated and (b) remain to be investigated.
Answer: HMRC’s Fraud Reporting Gateway receives Human Intelligence reports on a variety of topics, including COVID-19 error and fraud, that are of interest to HMRC. This Fraud Reporting Gateway has resulted in 23,000 intelligence reports relating to the COVID sch...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: FraudTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96530More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of revenue lost to furlough fraud committed during the pandemic.
Answer: The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe’s final report to Parliament found many schemes - including Bounce Back Loans - were rolled out with huge fraud risks and no early safeguards – costing the taxpayer millions. Weak accountability, bad quality...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96529More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the future annual revenues from pay per mile vehicle tax schemes over the next five years.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96528More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of tax revenues from the new tax on electric vehicles announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 over the next five years.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Office for Budget ResponsibilityTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96526More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish all correspondence between herself and the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility between 1 October and 1 December.
Answer: The Chancellor engages regularly with the OBR’s Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC), including its Chair, in preparation for fiscal events. The OBR publishes a log of its contact, including with the Chancellor, in the Foreword of the Economic and Fiscal...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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Office for Budget ResponsibilityTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96524More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the former Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility on his giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee following the Budget before his resignation; and if she will publish all
Answer: Richard Hughes resigned as Chair of the OBR on 1 December and the Chancellor wrote to thank him for his dedicated public service and leadership of the OBR over the last 5 years.These letters are published on the OBR website and on gov.uk, respectively.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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