Tonia Antoniazzi MP: written questions
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Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with the DVLA on the timeliness of drivers receiving licence renewal reminder letters.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sends reminders for vocational licences and ten-year photocard licence renewals 56 days before the licence is due to expire. For those renewing their licence at the age of 70 and those renewing a short-period medica...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he has held meetings with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to discuss his policy on legacy since July 2024; and what was discussed at each meeting.
Answer: I have met the Chief Constable of the PSNI on a number of occasions since I was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, including this week, to discuss a range of issues including the Government’s approach to legacy reform. This is in addition ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36746More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Australian government's introduction of tax relief for distillers from July 2026 on the UK spirits industry.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made by the department regarding this specific policy. As with all taxes, the Government keeps alcohol duty under review as part of its Budget process.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made in ensuring women and girls have access to (a) safe and (b) fair play in gender-affected sports at all levels.
Answer: We want to break down the barriers that prevent women and girls from being active, including but not limited to kit, facilities, time and cost. As a government, we are investing £123 million in inclusive grassroots sport facilities that will support more ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol DrinksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will revise guidance on the maximum alcoholic strength at which a drink should be described as alcohol free from 0.05% to 0.5% ABV.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, the Government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.The Department will continue to work across Government to better understand how we can best reduce ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBeerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the UK’s 0.05% ABV threshold on British brewers.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, the Government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.The Department will continue to work across Government to better understand how we can best reduce ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLow Alcohol DrinksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the alcohol-free threshold from 0.05% ABV to 0.5% ABV.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, the Government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.The Department will continue to work across Government to better understand how we can best reduce ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential role of no and low alcohol products in supporting the Government’s public health objectives on alcohol harm reduction.
Answer: Under our Health Mission, the Government is committed to prioritising preventative public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.The Department will continue to work across Government to better understand how we can best reduce ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography ReviewDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to publish the Bertin Review.
Answer: The Independent Pornography Review is an important area of interest for this government. The Review has now concluded, the government is assessing its findings and the report will be published in due course.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to medical cannabis on the NHS.
Answer: Licensed cannabis-based medicines are routinely funded by the NHS where there is clear evidence of their quality, safety and effectiveness. Two licensed cannabis-based medicines are available for prescribing on the NHS, but more research is required on un...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Youth ServicesHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential role of youth services in (a) preventing and (b) tackling violence against women and girls.
Answer: The Government has set an ambitious target to halve VAWG in a decade. To achieve this, we must reduce the current levels of offending and reoffending but also prevent abuse from happening all together.The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy w...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordData, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent ReviewDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish the Sullivan Review.
Answer: In line with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, the government recognises the importance of transparency with publicly-funded research. As such, we expect the report to be published shortly.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24910More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the devolved Administrations to support independent distilleries across the UK.
Answer: Alcohol duty is a reserved matter. The reformed alcohol duty system was introduced in August 2023 and taxes alcohol in a progressive manner, ensuring higher strength products pay proportionately more duty. This approach is supported by public health expor...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24909More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of new measures to help ensure that independent distilleries in rural areas receive adequate support to help foster economic growth.
Answer: Alcohol duty is a reserved matter. The reformed alcohol duty system was introduced in August 2023 and taxes alcohol in a progressive manner, ensuring higher strength products pay proportionately more duty. This approach is supported by public health expor...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24908More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing small distilleries' relief to help support independent distilleries from 1 February 2025.
Answer: Alcohol duty is a reserved matter. The reformed alcohol duty system was introduced in August 2023 and taxes alcohol in a progressive manner, ensuring higher strength products pay proportionately more duty. This approach is supported by public health expor...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24907More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of excise duty on spirits on distilleries from 1 February 2025.
Answer: Alcohol duty is a reserved matter. The reformed alcohol duty system was introduced in August 2023 and taxes alcohol in a progressive manner, ensuring higher strength products pay proportionately more duty. This approach is supported by public health expor...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability, (b) accuracy and (c) consistency of personal identity data on sex held by (i) HM Passport Office, (ii) the Driver and Vehicle Licensi
Answer: The digital verification services (DVS) framework seeks to create rules for how those services operate. The DVS framework doesn’t create new ways to determine a person’s sex or gender. Nor does it intervene with how government departments record and store...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the introduction of EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Regulation (EU) 2023/956 on Northern Ireland in the context of the terms of the Windsor
Answer: The Government plans to apply the UK CBAM across the whole UK, including Northern Ireland, from 2027. The UK will continue to work with international partners, including the EU, to ensure our approach is implemented in a way that works for businesses.The ...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Northern IrelandTreasuryTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24463More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the full introduction of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Regulation on Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Framework.
Answer: The Government plans to apply the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) across the whole UK, including Northern Ireland, from 2027. The UK will continue to work with international partners, including the EU, to ensure our approach is implemented in...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography ReviewHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science and Technology on publication of the independent Pornography Review.
Answer: I met with Baroness Bertin, Chair of the Independent Pornography Review, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Minister Davies-Jones, Parliamentary Under Secretary...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography ReviewDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his Department's timetable is for publishing the independent Pornography Review led by Baroness Bertin.
Answer: The Independent Pornography Review assesses the effectiveness of current pornography legislation, regulation, and enforcement. It is an important area of interest for this government.The Review has now just concluded. The government is assessing its findi...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: LondonderryNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to support the expansion of university provision in Derry/Londonderry under the terms of the New Decade, New Approach agreement.
Answer: As part of our mission-led approach, this Government is committed to working with the Northern Ireland Executive to address regional economic imbalances, including through good university provision in the North West. The Derry & Strabane City and Regi...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCricket: AfghanistanDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board on the England Cricket team's participation in the championship trophy match with Afghanistan.
Answer: The UK Government condemns the appalling erosion of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan. Sport operates independently of government, and participation in the ICC Champion’s Trophy match is a matter for the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Intern...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the ongoing closure of Holyhead Port on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Answer: Ferry travel between Dublin and Holyhead continues to be severely affected by closure due to damage inflicted by Storm Darragh on Holyhead until it reopens early next year. The direct effect is on crossings between the UK and the Republic of Ireland thoug...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Afghan counterpart on the treatment of women and girls in that country.
Answer: We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, both bilaterally and internationally. As the Foreign Secretary has said, exclusion of women from all aspects of public life is a tragic setback for Afghanistan.Officials from th...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
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