Scott Arthur MP: written questions
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Type 26 Frigates: NorwayScotland OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Royal Norwegian Navy's decision to procure 5 Type 26 frigates from the UK on Scotland's economy.
Answer: Norway’s decision to procure five Type 26 frigates from the UK will deliver a significant economic boost to Scotland. The historic £10 billion deal cements Scotland’s position as a world leader in naval shipbuilding and strengthens our strategic partnersh...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: GazaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children injured in Gaza as a result of the conflict have been brought to the UK for medical treatment; and what steps he is taking to support other Palestinian children who may benefit fr
Answer: I refer the Hon. Members to My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s Written Statement to the House on 1 September 2025, available at the following link:https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/202...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: Overseas CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure UK companies are not involved in the E1 Settlement Plan for the Occupied West Bank.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer provided on 3 September to Question 71442.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of UK's offshore energy regulatory framework on levels of investment.
Answer: The clean energy transition creates an opportunity for our expert offshore industry and workers to play a central role in the next generation of energy supply. Our commitments to deliver clean power by 2030 and to accelerate to net zero will guarantee our...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what incentives he is considering to stimulate investment in the UK's offshore energy sector.
Answer: The clean energy transition creates an opportunity for our expert offshore industry and workers to play a central role in the next generation of energy supply. Our commitments to deliver clean power by 2030 and to accelerate to net zero will guarantee our...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the barriers to investment in offshore energy in the UK.
Answer: The clean energy transition creates an opportunity for our expert offshore industry and workers to play a central role in the next generation of energy supply. Our commitments to deliver clean power by 2030 and to accelerate to net zero will guarantee our...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: InvestmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what meetings he has held with the offshore energy sector to discuss incentivising investment in the UK.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72958More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has to replace fuel duty.
Answer: Fuel duty is projected to raise £24.4bn in 2025/26 and will continue to remain in place. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned inc...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72957More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated cost of maintaining the freeze on fuel duty is in (a) 2024-2025 and (b) the five-year Parliamentary term.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, fuel duty was frozen at the current rate of 52.95 pence per litre for 2025/26, at a projected cost of £3,015m in 2025/26. The OBR estimated in its March 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook that if the duty rate were to remain unchanged...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help support veterans facing homelessness in each UK nation.
Answer: The Prime Minister has made clear that ensuring veterans and their families can access support, including for housing, is a priority. In November 2024, he announced an additional £3.5 million to continue the Reducing Veterans Homelessness Programme, which...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWar Pensions: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of staffing levels administering the War Pension Scheme.
Answer: The MOD is currently handling a significant volume of claims. To address this, staffing levels have been evaluated as part of efforts to reduce holdings and improve processing times. Several measures are being implemented, including the recruitment of add...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61693 on Driving Licences: Health, what the DVLA’s planned timeframe is for the introduction of the new strategic system to process medical cases.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s new system to process medical cases is being delivered in three phases and is scheduled to be fully operational by March 2026.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of gambling legislation in protecting young people from gambling-related harm.
Answer: We are committed to implementing gambling white paper legislative measures and to evaluating these measures effectively. As part of this, we introduced a £2 online slots stake limit for 18-24 year olds in May this year, a targeted-harm reduction measure f...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with freight operators on the potential impact of the Railway Bill on their operating model.
Answer: The Rail Minister meets regularly with the freight operators and the Railways Bill has been a subject of discussion on a number of occasions. Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published every quarter and this information can ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating CompaniesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with open access passenger service operators on the potential impact of the Railway Bill on their operating model.
Answer: DfT officials have regularly engaged Open Access operators, alongside other stakeholders, to provide both updates regarding proposed reforms and to invite their feedback. This includes engagement around the recent consultation on the Railways Bill, and th...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: EdinburghHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking in Edinburgh to identify employers recruiting people residing in the city without legal permission or valid immigration status.
Answer: The government is committed to taking effective action against employers of illegal workers. The Home Office collaborates closely with labour market enforcement bodies, routinely sharing intelligence and information to understand the threats and to inform...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of workers residing in the country without legal permission or valid immigration status employed by food delivery companies.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold an estimate of the number of people working illegally in the gig economy. The recent joint work between the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office explains the complexities: Measuring illegal migration: our curren...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWealth: TaxationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72356More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of wealth taxes on national economies in countries where they exist.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible. These and o...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: TrustsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with the Pensions Regulator on the effectiveness of the steps it is taking to ensure the independence of pensions trustee bodies.
Answer: The Department works closely with the Pensions Regulator (TPR) to ensure that pension scheme trustees always act in the interests of all beneficiaries. All pension scheme trustees have the same duties and responsibilities and must comply with the law and ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: SurplusesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has had discussions with private pension schemes on ensuring that people who have made contributions to defined benefit private pensions are able to benefit from a pension surplus
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions consulted on surplus release from defined benefit pensions schemes last year. Throughout the consultation, and in developing the consultation response and the Pension Schemes Bill, the Department has engaged with pensi...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConversion TherapyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71707More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish a timeline for introducing trans-inclusive legislation banning conversion practices.
Answer: This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped. This is a complex issue, and it is imperative that we get this right.That is why, in collaboration with Ministerial colleagues,...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEquality: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71706More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to publish the Code of Practice on services, public functions, and associations before it is laid before Parliament.
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 Parliamentary process for l...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of accession to the EUROFIMA convention.
Answer: The Government is committed to developing a long-term industrial strategy for rolling stock, supporting British manufacturing, fostering innovation, and enhancing the rail passenger experience. As part of this work, the Department is exploring a range of ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to enact Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and we are looking at what additional steps might be taken to support this Better delivery of SuDS may be achieved by continuing to improve the cur...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support Syria in becoming (a) unified, (b) inclusive and (c) peaceful.
Answer: We have consistently advocated for an inclusive political transition and underlined the importance of protecting the rights of all Syrians. The Foreign Secretary discussed this with President al Sharaa and Foreign Minister al Shaibani when he visited Dama...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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