Tracy Gilbert MP: written questions 2025
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Salmon and Whisky: South KoreaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Written Statement UIN HCWS1171 on Upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea: negotiation update, what impact the deal will have on the a) salmon and b) whisky industry.
Answer: The upgraded FTA secures several provisions to reduce administrative burden and costs for UK businesses. It streamlines clearance processes for the release of perishable goods like Salmon and ensures Scottish salmon raised from imported seedstock qualify ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEast Coast Main Line: Digital TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve digital connectivity for passengers on East Coast Main Line services.
Answer: As part of the Spending Review, the Department was successful in securing funding to deploy low earth orbit satellite connectivity for all mainline trains to improve on-train WiFi for passengers. This will include London North Eastern Railway, which will ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine: Diplomatic RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help establish diplomatic relations with Palestine.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has exchanged letters with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, formally establishing diplomatic relations with Palestine.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTidal Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department’s policy is for tidal stream in the upcoming Contracts for Difference allocation round.
Answer: Six new tidal stream projects secured contracts in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference Scheme. The UK is now on track to have 130MW of tidal stream deployed by 2029. The parameters for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) were published in July a...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he provides on whether JobCentre Work Coaches can accept (a) discounts and (b) similar benefits from clients.
Answer: Job Centre Work Coaches must uphold the highest standards of propriety and regularity. Under the Bribery Act 2010, it is a criminal offence to offer, give, request, or accept any financial or other advantage intended to improperly influence official dutie...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many training materials (a) produced and (b) utilised by his Department include examples of income from OnlyFans creating.
Answer: DWP technical learning is only available internally to DWP staff. Work coach role-specific learning includes examples to illustrate various self-employed income streams. This learning supports work coaches to build competence, assessing income for custome...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) dental nurses and (b) dentists have been refused Skilled Worker visas since 22 July 2025.
Answer: We do not routinely publish data on visas refused by occupation.The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by quarter and visa type in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on grants of visas by occupation are published ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansWales OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential for the development of offshore wind in Wales.
Answer: This government is supporting offshore wind projects in Wales which will deliver jobs, boost economic growth and clean power.Under this government, the 1.5GW Mona offshore wind farm off the North Wales coast was awarded development consent, with the poten...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has issued guidance to work coaches on (a) suggesting and (b) requiring job seekers to become Only Fans creators.
Answer: The Department has issued no such guidance.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: National Insurance ContributionsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80183More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the annual (a) employees and (b) employers National Insurance contributions collected from people working in the UK with indefinite leave to remain immigration status.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold data on the immigration status of taxpayers.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80182More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the annual income tax collected from people working in the UK with indefinite leave to remain immigration status.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold data on the immigration status of taxpayers.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve enforcement and (b) reduce the number of non-payments for child maintenance.
Answer: Most payments where a parent is unwilling to pay are collected regardless, via either a deduction from earning order (DEO) or a deduction from benefit. Only where these options are not available are other mechanisms needed. Nevertheless, the Child Mainten...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to reform the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Government has set out plans to introduce a single service where all payments will be monitored, enabling the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to identify missed, late, or partial payments in real time. This will enable swift enforcement action to rest...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the reasons why over 4,100 women from the most deprived deciles of multiple deprivation have donated their eggs in return for payment of £750 since 2011.
Answer: The Department does not plan to undertake an assessment, however, academic research in the United Kingdom has consistently found that donating eggs and sperm is driven by altruism.The compensation rate for egg donation is set by the Human Fertilisation an...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of (a) the health impacts of egg retrieval on and (b) the financial motivations of the 829 women aged between 18 and 20 who donated their eggs between 2000 and 2022.
Answer: The Department does not plan to undertake an assessment, however, academic research in the United Kingdom has consistently found that donating eggs and sperm is driven by altruism.The compensation rate for egg donation is set by the Human Fertilisation an...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take legislative steps to require the listing of health risks on adverts placed by fertility clinics seeking egg donors.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the United Kingdom’s fertility sector regulator, sets out strict requirements in its Licence Conditions and Code of Practice in relation to the recruitment of donors and the information that must be...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSurrogacy: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on the effects on UK citizens of a ban on pursuing surrogacy abroad.
Answer: The Department has no plans to commission research on the effects of a ban on international surrogacy arrangements.The Government supports surrogacy as a part of assisted conception options, to help people who have difficulty starting their own family.The...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: Pressure GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with women's rights campaigners to discuss the impact of egg donation on young women.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), as the regulator of the United Kingdom’s fertility sector, met with Surrogacy Concern and Stop Surrogacy Now in October and December 2024.The HFEA provided information about the strict requirements ...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research in to the long term effects of egg retrieval on women's bodies.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Reigate on 22 July 2025 to Question 68253.
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIntellectual Property: Digital TechnologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to protect digital ownership.
Answer: The Government is taking steps to protect digital ownership by introducing the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill. This Bill confirms that digital assets such as crypto-tokens can be recognised as personal property under the law of England and Wales, and ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVideo GamesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the practice by video game publishers of remotely disabling access to games that consumers have legally purchased on consu
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns relating to the continued access to video games, including licensed, online-only video games, and we appreciate the frustrations of players of some games that have been discontinued. The Government has responded to a re...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: Bank ServicesTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66033More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that crypto asset businesses have access to banking systems.
Answer: The Government is aware that cryptoasset firms are facing challenges associated with access to banking services, and it is engaged with the sector on these matters. Whilst the Government recognises that access to banking decisions are largely commercial i...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Authority: FinanceCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65680More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the funding allocated to the Infected Blood Compensation Authority is drawn from the £11.8 billion set aside by the Government for infected blood compensation or provided from a separate budget.
Answer: In the Autumn Budget, the Government announced £11.8 billion in compensation to people who were infected and affected as a result of the Infected Blood scandal.This is separate to the funding allocated to the administrative costs of the Infected Blood Com...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Authority: Operating CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65679More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the (a) establishment and (b) ongoing administration of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
Answer: The Cabinet Office will lay IBCA's annual reports and accounts before Parliament in the usual way. The Cabinet Office will expect to be consulted by IBCA where there is a risk that IBCA will breach its administrative cost controls, or vary significantly f...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65678More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the equality impact assessments undertaken in relation to the development of regulations on infected blood compensation.
Answer: The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025 Equalities Impact Assessment can be found here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268843/pdfs/ukdsipes_9780348268843_en_001.pdf.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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