Tonia Antoniazzi MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Spirits: 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
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Spirits: 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
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Spirits: 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
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Electronic 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
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Carbon 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
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Carbon 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
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Pornography 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
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Pornography 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
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Higher 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
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Cricket: 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
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