Cats: Animal Breeding
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact on the welfare of cats arising from the absence of regulations on cat breeding.
Anyone in the business of selling cats and kittens as pets should already have a pet selling licence and must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards which are enforced by local authorities who have powers to issue, refuse, vary or revoke licences...
English Language: Teachers
To ask His Majesty's Government how many teachers were employed in state schools in English as of 1 January 2025.
Uganda: Ebola
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made on the potential merits of issuing travel guidance for people travelling to Uganda covering Ebola.
I refer the Hon. Member to my statement to the House on 21 May (HCWS60).
Mortgages: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support households facing increased mortgage costs.
The Government recognises the pressure facing mortgage borrowers across the UK. On 26 March 2026, the Chancellor met with the six largest mortgage lenders alongside UK Finance, to discuss the outlook for mortgage rates following the latest global developm...
Credit: Consumers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with regulators on the affordability of consumer credit products.
The Government recognises that, when provided responsibly, credit can play an important role in helping people manage unexpected expenses and smooth their cash flow. Access to suitable, affordable credit products can support people’s financial resilience ...
Small Businesses: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support small businesses adopting digital technologies.
Last summer, the industry-led SME Digital Adoption Taskforce set out ten recommendations to help small and medium-sized enterprises adopt digital technology, and boost productivity. We are taking these forward, including by collaborating with industry on ...
Small Businesses: Directors
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of financial support for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, what evidence her Department used to classify small limited company directors as a fraud risk.
Decisions on eligibility for COVID-19 financial support schemes were taken by the previous government. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) supported self-employed individuals whose incomes were adversely affected by COVID-19. The scheme was ...
ExcludedUK
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further her engagement her Department will have with the campaigning group, Excluded UK.
This government is committed to learning lessons from the Covid-19 schemes. Formal evaluations of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) have been published. HM Treasury has participated in Module 9 h...
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to fuel duty on households and businesses reliant on road transport.
The Government recognises the pressures faced by households and businesses that rely on road transport, particularly during periods of global volatility which affect fuel prices. That is why the temporary 5p per litre cut to fuel duty has been extended to...
Productivity
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase productivity.
The Government is committed to increasing productivity as a central driver of sustainable economic growth and rising living standards.To support this, at the 2026 Mais Lecture, the Chancellor announced that the government is going further with three big c...
Capital Gains Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was generated from capital gains tax in the last financial year.
Capital Gains Tax receipts in the 2025 to 2026 tax year were £22.2 billion. This figure is provisional until aligned to HMRC’s annual report and accounts due to be published in Summer 2026. This figure, along with receipts data for other tax years and oth...
Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people paying the higher rate of income tax in the most recent tax year.
In 2023/24, the number of people estimated to have paid the higher rate of income tax can be found in Table 3.4 of HMRC’s Personal Income Statistics, linked below: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69f1f12d2fae53a03709682f/Collated_Tables_3_1...
Food: Prices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising food prices on household finances in the past 12 months.
The Government recognises that rising food prices can put pressure on household budgets, particularly for those on lower incomes. The Government monitors food price pressures through the Office for National Statistics’ inflation statistics and wider evide...
Asylum: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information-sharing arrangements are in place between UK and French authorities regarding safeguarding disclosures made by asylum seekers relating to alleged criminal incidents prior to their arr
The Home Office has frameworks and processes in place to facilitate the sharing of sensitive information with stakeholders, including international partners. The sharing of such information is regularly reviewed by the Home Office to ensure it remains nec...
Uganda: Ebola
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of issuing travel guidance covering Ebola to people travelling to Uganda.
First Time Buyers: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what fiscal measures are in place to support first-time buyers entering the housing market.
The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership.In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the government is supporting people into home ownership, includin...
Asylum: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for national authorities to refer safeguarding disclosures made by asylum seekers to the relevant authorities in France where appropriate.
The Home Office has frameworks and processes in place to facilitate the sharing of sensitive information with stakeholders, including international partners. The sharing of such information is regularly reviewed by the Home Office to ensure it remains nec...
Motor Vehicles: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the ban on new petrol and diesel cars in 2030 on new car sales.
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his department is doing to improve access to diagnosis of Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.
Prisoners: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the total cost of legal aid provided to prisoners bringing action against (a) other prisoners and (b) prison officers in each year since 2024.
This information requested is not held centrally.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have (i) met with and (ii) received communications from (A) Groze Consulting Limited, (B) CGC reSolutions Ltd and (C
Property Management Companies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the performance of management companies.
Police: Languages
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 472, whether any of the enhanced technical solutions and technological tools rely on Chinese (a) technology and (b) equipment.
Logistics and Storage: Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support storage and logistics businesses in Stockport constituency.
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with counterparts around the world about ending modern slavery.
The UK is committed to playing its part in eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking. We continue to work with partners through a range of multilateral bodies including the G7, the United Nations, the Organization for Se...