Tristan Osborne MP: written questions 2025
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Cryptoassets: Capital InvestmentTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98138More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to help ensure the UK is an attractive destination for cryptoasset capital.
Answer: The government recognises the transformative potential of digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. That is why the government is bringing in legislation to establish ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98137More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing clearer regulatory and tax frameworks for cryptoasset investment on a) high-skilled job creation and b) assets under management.
Answer: The government recognises the transformative potential for digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. That is why the government is bringing in legislation to establish...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98135More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying tax-compliant investment structures for cryptoassets in innovative finance ISAs to include all cryptoassets; and if she will make an assessme
Answer: The government recognises the transformative potential for digital assets and blockchain technologies to drive economic growth in the UK and increase efficiencies across financial markets. That is why the government is bringing in legislation to establish...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordQuantum TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support the development of Quantum Computing, including research at Universities.
Answer: The Government’s Digital and Technologies Sector Plan outlined £670 million of investment to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum computing through our quantum computing mission. It also backed our flagship National Quantum Computing Centre ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSS Richard MontgomeryDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to manage risks associated with the SS Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary.
Answer: My Department is progressing a project to reduce the height of the three masts on the SS Richard Montgomery, which will reduce stress on the wreck. This project is currently in the process of procuring a salvage contractor to deliver this work and expects...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFootwear and Textiles: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the destruction of (a) textiles and (b) footwear.
Answer: The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to support us in developing proposals to transition to a Circular Economy. As we develop those proposals, we will assess what further interventions may be needed across the textiles secto...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTextiles: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing environmental impact labelling for all textile goods in the UK.
Answer: The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to support us in developing proposals to transition to a Circular Economy. As we develop those proposals, we will assess what further interventions may be needed across the textiles secto...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExchange RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86091More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the value of the pound since the UK left the EU on the UK economy.
Answer: The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. The value of sterling is determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors. The Bank of England assesses the impact of financial market movements on the economy in its ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of 30 hours free childcare on (a) Job Centre operations and (b) levels of returns to employment.
Answer: The Department for Education 30 hours free childcare is one of several government childcare offers, including the Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit childcare. DWP has not made an assessment of the impact of the Department for Education’s 30 hours fr...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Prisoners' ReleaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the early release of prisoners on Job Centre operations.
Answer: To date, Jobcentres have been supporting customers through the early release schemes. We will continue to monitor, liaising closely with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice. The Department deploys specialist resources to...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: VATTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken research into the potential impact of VAT reductions on (a) the re-use of goods, (b) minimum warranty periods and (c) other circular economic practices in industry.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. One of the key considerat...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to encourage the Government of Pakistan to prevent mob violence against (a) the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and
Answer: We are concerned by incidents of violence against religious minorities in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation. I raised my concern over violence against the Ahmadiyya community in a meeting with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister in August. Our H...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s human rights priorities of recent attacks against Ahmadi Muslims in the Punjab province
Answer: We are concerned by incidents of violence against religious minorities in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation. I raised my concern over violence against the Ahmadiyya community in a meeting with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister in August. Our H...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Digital TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a digital creativity GCSE on skills shortages in the digital sector.
Answer: To help break down barriers to opportunity, this government will deliver a curriculum which is rich and broad, inclusive and innovative, and ensures that all young people get the opportunity to learn digital and creative skills as part of their education,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: CurriculumDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that her proposals for curriculum reform align with the needs of the creative industries.
Answer: The Creative Industries Sector Plan sets out this Government’s 10-year plan to tackle barriers to growth and maximise opportunities across the sector, with the aim of making the UK the number one destination for creativity and innovation by 2035. The plan...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to support the introduction of a new digital creativity GCSE.
Answer: To help break down barriers to opportunity, this government will deliver a curriculum which is rich and broad, inclusive and innovative, and ensures that all young people get the opportunity to learn digital and creative skills as part of their education,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help counter hostile state threats.
Answer: We are ensuring the UK is a harder target for states that seek to harm our people and interestsWe have established a cross-Whitehall Joint Unit for state threats, launched the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme on 1 July, placing Iran and Russia on the...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStocks and SharesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76158More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to introduce (a) semi-transparent and (b) non-transparent Exchange Traded Funds.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK’s world-leading asset management sector. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are often domiciled outside of the UK to benefit from increased marketing access, and existing pockets of administrative expertise. Howe...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to deploy drone technologies carrying (a) defibrillators and (b) other emergency medical equipment.
Answer: The Government is committed to innovation in drones and other growth sectors, and work is ongoing across Government, including between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Civil Aviation Authority, to support the safe and effective introductio...
Answered 9 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStocks and Shares: Foreign CompaniesTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75211More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is considering steps to incentivise domicile Exchange Traded Funds in the UK if they have a significant corporate footprint in country.
Answer: The UK is home to the world’s second largest investment management sector, with over £10.9 trillion of assets under management (11% of global assets). The UK has historic expertise in portfolio management, a crucial part of the Financial Services ecosyste...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStocks and SharesTreasuryTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75195More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to establish an Exchange Traded Fund.
Answer: The UK is home to the world’s second largest investment management sector, with over £10.9 trillion of assets under management (11% of global assets). The UK has historic expertise in portfolio management, a crucial part of the Financial Services ecosyste...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: PalestiniansHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that visa applications for injured Palestinian children are processed without delay; and whether those visas applications can be fast-tracked.
Answer: The Prime Minister announced at the end of July that the UK will medically evacuate Gazan children for treatment in the UK. A cross-government taskforce is working urgently to get some of these sick and injured children out of Gaza, so that they can recei...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingTreasuryTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74387More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the definition of recycled in Section 49 of the Finance Act 2021 to recognize organic recycling through food waste schemes.
Answer: The Plastic Packaging Tax provides a clear economic incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging, thereby stimulating the collection and recycling of plastic waste and diverting it away from landfill or incinera...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of soft plastic recycling schemes operated by supermarkets.
Answer: Defra has not carried out a specific assessment of soft plastic recycling schemes offered by supermarkets. Under Defra’s Simpler Recycling reforms, The Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024 require flexible plastics to be collected from kerbside ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: CompostDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on the (a) collection and (b) disposal of independently certified BS 13432 compliant compostable packaging.
Answer: Under Simpler Recycling, local authorities and other waste collectors are required to collect the following recyclable waste streams from all households and workplaces in England: glass, metal, plastic, paper and card, food waste (and garden waste from ho...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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