Scott Arthur MP: written questions 2025
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Electric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95953More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed EV mileage charge on (a) electric vehicle residual values and (b) the cost of new electric vehicle finance agreements.
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 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordType 31 FrigatesMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to promote UK Type 31 frigates to NATO allies considering funding for their fleets.
Answer: We are fully supporting industry by promoting the benefits of the Type 31 frigate to our NATO partners and allies whilst being sympathetic to their own capability and indigenous industrial requirements.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: British CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the adequacy of the support that the British Council offers to Ukrainian refugees, through its partnership programmes with schools.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers regularly engage with the British Council. Most recently, I met the British Council Chair and CEO on 13 November.The British Council-delivered UK-Ukraine School Partnerships Programme is funded...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conversations she has had with the British Council, since entering post.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers regularly engage with the British Council. Most recently, I met the British Council Chair and CEO on 13 November.The British Council-delivered UK-Ukraine School Partnerships Programme is funded...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include steps to increase access to careers (a) as pilots (b) in aviation generally.
Answer: A review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) was launched on 22 October. It provides the primary basis for decision making on development consent applications for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The current ANPS sets out that any promoter...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 20 November 2025 on Migration: Settlement Pathway, what criteria she is considering to define high earners and entrepreneurs.
Answer: We are currently holding a public consultation on the new earned settlement model. This is due to conclude on 12th February 2026. Details of the earned settlement model will be finalised following that consultation.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: English Language and Voluntary WorkHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral Statement one 20 of November 2025, what thresholds is she considering to evaluate integration metrics such as volunteering and proficiency in English.
Answer: Under the new earned settlement model, generally, those seeking to settle must evidence that they are proficient in English at B2 level under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.We are consulting on how a higher, C1 standard of Englis...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93192More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assurance mechanisms will be introduced as part of the transition from MyCSP to Capita to ensure that delays experienced under the current contract are not repeated.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has enforced strict commercial governance and, unlike the legacy arrangement, the new contract incorporates sharp, automatic financial penalties for failure to meet Key Performance Indicators. This will ensure that the supplier is held ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce sepsis mortality in patients with leukaemia and other cancers.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary hugely across all patients, making sepsis challenging to diagnose early. It is therefore critical that all acutely unwell patients are treated promptly and appropriately regardles...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Ofcom of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on children’s exposure to harmful content online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires services to protect children from both illegal and harmful, age-inappropriate content. Protections against illegal content and activity have been in force since March, and protections for children since July of this year.We ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEye Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to chemosaturation for patients with metastatic ocular (uveal) melanoma.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that cancer patients, including those with metastatic ocular melanoma, have timely access to treatment and tailored medical support.In 2016, NHS England concluded that there was insufficient evidence to make ch...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, published on 17 November 2025, whether processes will be put in plac
Answer: Core Protection will allow those who are at risk to remain in the UK as long it is necessary, whilst it is unsafe for them to return. Each case will be considered on its own individual merits. Further details about financial contributions, English languag...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, published on 17 November 2025, whether caps will be placed on the nu
Answer: Core Protection will allow those who are at risk to remain in the UK as long it is necessary, whilst it is unsafe for them to return. Each case will be considered on its own individual merits. Further details about financial contributions, English languag...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, published on 17 November 2025, what English as a Second Language pro
Answer: Core Protection will allow those who are at risk to remain in the UK as long it is necessary, whilst it is unsafe for them to return. Each case will be considered on its own individual merits. Further details about financial contributions, English languag...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, published on 17 November 2025, what value of personal assets would r
Answer: Core Protection will allow those who are at risk to remain in the UK as long it is necessary, whilst it is unsafe for them to return. Each case will be considered on its own individual merits. Further details about financial contributions, English languag...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, within the context of her asylum statement on 17 November 2025, if those arriving in the UK via safe and legal routes to seek asylum will have to wait for 20 years for indefinite settled status if the
Answer: Our intention is that individuals arriving through reformed Safe and Legal resettlement routes will follow a ten-year path to settlement with the possibility of reducing this period based on contribution, in line with wider settlement reforms. This approa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the number of children subject to removal under her plans to remove families from the UK.
Answer: All families will be offered financial support to enable them to return but, if that support is refused and steps are not taken to comply with the requirement to leave the UK, their return will be enforced. Decisions will continue to be governed by Sectio...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Transport on (a) plans to achieve and (b) progress on compliance with legal nitrogen dioxide limits on all roads.
Answer: The Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU) is a joint DEFRA/DfT division that is responsible for delivering compliance with NO2 targets set out in the Air Quality Plan 2017. DfT and Defra work together on progress and compliance with targets.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her plan to offer permanent settlement to refugees only after 20 years residence in the UK will apply to people currently (a) in the asylum system and (b) holding refugee status.
Answer: We will carefully manage the transition into the new system - avoiding any risk of a 'closing down sale'. That is why we will seek to put in place transitional provisions to ensure that the offer remains clear and fair. Refugees who are given core protect...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal Power: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support for the development and rollout of low-cost, low-carbon mine water geothermal heating systems in Scotland.
Answer: Whilst building energy efficiency policy is devolved to the Scottish Government, I recognise the potential of low carbon technologies, including geothermal, to help us achieve net zero at the lowest cost. The UK Government is working closely with the Scot...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeothermal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the mine water geothermal heat project recently piloted in Gateshead, what steps his Department is taking to support the development and rollout of low-cost, ecological, alt
Answer: To achieve net zero at lowest cost, we are accelerating low-carbon technologies, including geothermal. Water from coal mines and sewer systems offers strong potential for heat networks. Projects can apply to the Green Heat Network Fund for support. DESNZ ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ship emissions at berth on disadvantaged communities living near ports; and what steps she is taking to help mitigate that impact.
Answer: In March, the Government published its Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy that will reduce the impact of shipping emissions at berth for disadvantaged communities living near ports. This includes expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to domes...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing standardised eligibility for the Blue Badge scheme across local authorities.
Answer: The standardised eligibility criteria for the Blue Badge scheme are published on GOV.UK. Local authorities are responsible for determining and implementing the administrative, assessment, and enforcement procedures which they believe are in accordance wit...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCycle to Work SchemeTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90906More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Cycle to Work tax exemption initiative on the economy.
Answer: The Cycle to Work Scheme is made available as a Benefit in Kind and uses the tax exemption for the employer-provision of cycles and associated safety equipment. The scheme was introduced in 1999 to to encourage employees to commute by bicycle by offering ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve women's heart health.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health, and we are delivering our commitment that never again will women’s health be neglected.In 2023, 31% of those who died prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD) were women. We are committed to...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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