Siobhain McDonagh MP: written questions

Written questions

• Kurdistan: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7712More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the dissemination of AI-generated misinformation in the lead-up to the regional elections in Kurdistan; an

  Answer: The upcoming elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) are essential for democratic legitimacy and for the people of the KRI to express their voice.The British Consulate General in Erbil has supported roundtables and workshops with the Kurdistan Reg...

  Answered 15 Oct 2024

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• Employee OwnershipTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5843More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to respond to the call for evidence entitled Non-Discretionary Tax-Advantaged Share Schemes: Call for Evidence, which closed on 25 August 2023.

  Answer: The Non-Discretionary Tax-Advantaged Share Schemes Call for Evidence ran under the previous government. The government is considering the responses to the call for evidence. The government is grateful to those who took the time to respond.

  Answered 11 Oct 2024

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• Immigration: Windrush GenerationHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4962More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to the public purse of (a) legal fees and (b) related costs incurred for the rejection of freedom of information requests between 30 March 2020 and 9 September 2024 seeking the publi

  Answer: We do not know the total legal fees incurred as we have not yet been billed for the complete period between 30 March 2020 to 9 September 2024, but we expect the final cost to be in the region of £20,000-£22,500. There was no awarding of costs in the First...

  Answered 18 Sept 2024

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• Civil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3939More

  Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of exceptions that were used in the recruitment of civil servants (a) at and (b) above Payband 2 level before Civil Service Commission approval, between 2010 and 2018.

  Answer: Data relating to exceptions for Civil Servants between 2010 and 2018 is no longer held/available in accordance with retention schedules.

  Answered 10 Sept 2024

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