Tristan Osborne MP: written questions
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Written questions
Exchange 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
Original Parliament recordMaterials: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with UKRI on steps his Department is taking to support innovative materials whose development has been funded by grants from Innovate UK.
Answer: Officials regularly engage with UK Research and Innovation including with Innovate UK as the delivery partner for some of our most significant research programmes. The Farming Innovation Programme, delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, provides grant...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordData ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the risks (a) associated with third-party providers' involvement in (i) age verification and (ii) content moderation systems and (b) of (A) da
Answer: UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act impose obligations on data controllers – including third-party providers - to process data fairly, lawfully, and transparently.The OSA also requires all providers to give particular regard to the importance of protectin...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the (a) legal and (b) safety implications of using VPNs to bypass online safety measures.
Answer: While there are legitimate reasons for using VPNs, services that deliberately target UK children and promote VPN use to circumvent online safety measures could face enforcement action under the Online Safety Act. Some VPNs may present security or privacy ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli Settlements: Overseas CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that (a) Airbnb and (b) other UK- (i) based and (ii) operating companies do not operate in Israeli settlements in the Oc
Answer: The UK's clear position on illegal Israeli settlements is set out on the Overseas Business Risk website. We advise British businesses to bear in mind the British Government's view on the illegality of settlements under international law when considering t...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) June 2025.
Answer: Referral to Treatment data published by NHS England shows that the waiting list at the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was 45,074 at the end of July 2024.Official statistics have not yet been released for June 2025, though the latest published dat...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMedway NHS Foundation Trust: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of patients waiting to start treatment with the Medway NHS Foundation Trust in (a) July 2024 and (b) June 2025.
Answer: Referral to Treatment data published by NHS England shows that the waiting list at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust was 43,722 at the end of July 2024.Official statistics have not yet been released for June 2025, though the latest published data shows the ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: ImmigrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with his international counterparts on facilitating safe passage for Palestinians in Gaza with family in the UK.
Answer: Border crossings out of Gaza have been closed to civilians and general traffic since the Israeli military took control of the Rafah crossing on 6 May 2024. We are working with authorities in the region to help British nationals leave Gaza. We are also abl...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
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