Vikki Slade MP: written questions
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Written questions
Financial Conduct Authority: ComplaintsTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85628More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Financial Conduct Authority responds in full to complainants against companies it has given permits to operate.
Answer: The FCA does not generally have a role in relation to managing or intervening with individual complaints between the firms it regulates and their customers. Under the independent Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Dispute Resolution Rules, firms that a...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Mid Dorset and North PooleDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, What steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.
Answer: Hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities. They bring people together, create welcoming spaces and support local suppliers.We have reduced alcohol duty on qualified draught products and plan to permanently reduce business rates for eligib...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Relations: Racial Discrimination and ReligionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Pride in place strategy, published on 25 September 2025, what steps he is taking with local authorities to help tackle (a
Answer: The Government has launched its Pride in Place Programme, providing up to £5bn funding and support over the next decade for 244 places across the country. This flagship offer will help build strong, resilient communities in areas that experience the most ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Asylum and MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Pride in place strategy, published on 25 September 2025, what steps he is taking to support (a) immigrants, (b) asylum se
Answer: The Government has launched its Pride in Place Programme, providing up to £5bn funding and support over the next decade for 244 places across the country. This flagship offer will help build strong, resilient communities in areas that experience the most ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBoilers: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department have made an assessment of the potential impact for home boiler longevity of amending Part L of the Building Regulations to mandate (a) boiler inhibitor ch
Answer: Approved Document L provides statutory guidance on how to comply with Part L, including advice on adding an inhibitor when a heating system is installed and on providing maintenance information to homeowners through a home user guide. Checks or re-dosing ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance Certificates: Small BusinessesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what grant funding is available to help small businesses improve their Energy Performance Certificate ratings to at least C; and whether he plans to introduce new such grants for small busine
Answer: EPC’s are an important metric to ensure that small businesses are as energy efficient as possible, allowing them to understand where bill savings and carbon emission reductions can be achieved. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme continues to provide grants of up t...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: TaxationTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82199More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 22 September 2025 to Question HL10544 on Digital Technology: Taxation, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the development of an international approach
Answer: International discussions have taken place throughout 2025 and continue at OECD level over the Two-Pillar solution. The UK remains committed to finding a multilateral solution to the challenges that digitalisation has created for the fair allocation of ta...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Energy Performance CertificatesTreasuryTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81703More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will introduce tax reliefs for small businesses undertaking works to improve their properties’ Energy Performance Certificate ratings to a minimum of an EPC rating of C.
Answer: The Government keeps all tax reliefs under review, in order to ensure they strike the right balance between keeping taxes simple to administer, well-targeted and effective. When considering any new tax reliefs, HM Treasury must ensure that a relief is the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes Against the Person: Retail TradeHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue guidance on crime reporting for lone workers in the retail sector.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.There are currently no plans to produce specific guidance on crime reporting in the retail sector, however we would encourage all retailers, including lone workers, to r...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing method of production labelling on (a) the economy and (b) farm incomes.
Answer: We are considering the potential role of method of production labelling reform as part of the ongoing development of the Government’s wider animal welfare strategy.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of shooting incidents involving people (a) whose gun licences had been revoked and (b) who illegally retained possession of a firearm in the past five year
Answer: The Home Office collects information on offences involving firearms recorded by the police in England and Wales. We cannot tell from this information whether an offence involved people whose firearm licences were revoked, whether the firearm has been ille...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of shooting incidents involving people who had previously been reported as persons of concern in the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on offences involving firearms recorded by the police in England and Wales. We cannot tell from this information whether an offence involved people whose firearm licences were revoked, whether the firearm has been ille...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Trust and Sites of Special Scientific Iterest: Fire PreventionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether land that is (a) owned by the National Trust and (b) a Site of Specific Scientific Interest requires Secretary of State approval before implementing proactive fire prevention m
Answer: Consent from the Secretary of State is not required unless the SSSI concerned is also a common, in which case some actions like fencing may require Secretary of State consent as per the Commons Act 2006. The National Trust is an owner/occupier with the sa...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: Fire PreventionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring Secretary of State sign-off for the cutting of firebreaks in Sites of Specific Scientific Interest during c
Answer: Consent for operations such as firebreaks on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) will need to be obtained from Natural England. However, when responding to an emergency, it is a “reasonable excuse” under the relevant section (section 28P(4)(b)) o...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RegistrationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Companies House to ensure companies under the control of the same person or persons are connected on the Companies House website.
Answer: Companies House currently links the appointments of company officers where sufficient details across different companies' match. The introduction of compulsory Identity verification for company officers in November will help improve the quality of matchin...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) update the automatic breast screening programme policy for women aged 70 and above as part of his National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Department is not planning a review and update of the policy on breast screening for women aged over 70 as part of the National Cancer Plan. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is an independent scientific advisor to Ministers and the Nationa...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Myeloma: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include strategies to improve the accuracy of diagnoses for those with Myeloma.
Answer: Improving diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers, as early and accurately as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAbsent VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of postal vote applications that were not renewed between April 2021 and April 2024.
Answer: The department does not actively track trends in the level of postal vote renewals, or the number and proportion of postal vote applications that were not renewed, over any period.Information relating to postal vote applications will be held by independen...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAbsent VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with local authorities to support people to renew their postal vote applications.
Answer: The department does not actively track trends in the level of postal vote renewals, or the number and proportion of postal vote applications that were not renewed, over any period.Information relating to postal vote applications will be held by independen...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAbsent VotingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of postal vote renewals during the last ten years.
Answer: The department does not actively track trends in the level of postal vote renewals, or the number and proportion of postal vote applications that were not renewed, over any period.Information relating to postal vote applications will be held by independen...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with the Planning Inspectorate to help ensure that local plans developed by planning authorities include achievable housing targets.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 includes a new Standard Method for assessing housing needs that is aligned to our Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million new safe and decent homes in England by the en...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFire PreventionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that his Department's processes protect (a) sites of specific scientific interest and (b) other areas from wildfires.
Answer: We are committed to supporting land management practices that restore wider ecosystem health, and these can include measures to increase wildfire resilience. Natural England work with landowners/managers on a site-by-site basis, and will do so over the lo...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: Data ProtectionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16542 on Councillors: Data Protection, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to re
Answer: Removing the requirement for local government member home addresses to be published requires primary legislation. We intend to legislate as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) requiring all drivers to submit a recent eye test result when applying for a driving license renewal and (b) broadening the required eye tests to in
Answer: All drivers, regardless of age, have a legal responsibility to inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if they develop a medical condition that may affect their ability to drive. The Government is considering the current process of self-decl...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend provisions on the (a) commission charge on sale of homes and (b) fit and proper person test for site
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 58910 on 16 June 2025.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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