Cancer: Young People
To ask His Majesty's Government what metrics they will use to measure delivery of the National Cancer Plan commitments in order to improve access to clinical trials for teenagers and young adults.
Stamp Duty Land Tax: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 129861, on Stamp Duty Land Tax: Fines, what is the average amount of time to determine (a) a compliance check and (b) an appeal.
There will be many factors that impact the length of time a compliance check remains open, including complexity and whether the customer wishes to appeal HMRC’s decision and enters a dispute resolution process.
Motorcycles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the views of motorcyclists are fully considered in the development of a consistent Vehicle Excise Duty system.
VED for motorcycles is currently based on engine size. There are four engine size ranges, with the lowest rate applying to zero emission motorcycles and the smallest engines sized 150cc or less (currently £27). The highest rate applies to engines sized 60...
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for consideration of the final outcome of the UK National Screening Committee's evaluation of prostate cancer screening.
Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 118363, on Cryptocurrencies, whether (a) the Financial Conduct Authority or (b) Bank of England have conducted a review into Tether.
HM Treasury does not hold any information on this matter.
Money Laundering: Balkans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 119947, on Money Laundering: Montenegro, whether any assessment has been made of whether laundered money from the West
Cryptocurrencies: Politically Exposed Persons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance the Financial Conduct Authority provided on cryptocurrency payments to domestic Politically Exposed Persons.
The Financial Conduct Authority publishes guidance on the requirements of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) with regard to politically exposed persons (PEPs). The MLRs require financial institutions, including FCA registered cryptoasset exchange pro...
Birmingham City Council: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Courts & Tribunals Service holds a copy of the court transcript for the election court hearings, “In the matter of a local government election of the Bordesley Green Ward and Aston Ward of the Birmingh
HMCTS is unable to answer the question as the hearing was administered by another organisation. From research conducted, it is believed that the hearings were held at the ‘Birmingham and Midland Institute’, where Judge Mawrey was sitting as an Election Co...
Housing: Oxfordshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Environment Agency on their decision to remove opposition to new housing developments that would be connected to the Oxford Sewage treatment works in Oxfordshire.
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the scheduled date for the Chancellor of the Exchequer's tax return to be published by the Government on gov.uk for the 2024-25 tax year.
Returns will be published in due course.
Visas: Political Parties
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the policy of the Home Office on (a) awarding and (b) extending visas to foreign citizens who have been elected in the United Kingdom as an elected representative to a local authority or devol
The Home Office does not operate a specific immigration route or policy for foreign nationals elected to public office in the United Kingdom.Individuals must qualify for permission to enter or remain under the Immigration Rules in their own right, and the...
Q Manivannan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the immigration status of Q Manivannan MSP, and what type of visa does Q Manivannan currently hold.
The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases or disclose personal immigration details.
Advisory Services: Fringe Benefits
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 129836, on Advisory Services: Fringe Benefits, and further to the HMRC Employment Income Manual EIM20020, whether HMRC has a specific policy on whether the
As set out in the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129836, the Employment Income Manual at EIM20020 explains that a benefit is taxable where it is provided by reason of the employment and confers a benefit of any kind on the employee, unless a specific...
Political Parties: Finance
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 25 March 2026, to Question 121726, on Political Parties: Finance, if he will publish the analysis un
Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of immigration from people who do not have visa-free access to the UK in their home country but use golden visa arrangements to enter through a thir
‘Golden visas’ do not in themselves confer nationality, and thus do not automatically grant visa-free access to the UK. They grant residence in the issuing country only. While such schemes do carry risk as they can lead to the granting of citizenship over...
Motorcycles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has considered aligning motorcycle Vehicle Excise Duty with the weight-based approach proposed for other vehicle categories in the eVED consultation.
All UK-registered electric and plug-in hybrid cars will pay Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED). eVED will not apply to other vehicle types such as motorcycles, vans, and buses when introduced in April 2028. This is because the transition to electric for ...
Roads: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of road wear caused by (a) motorcycles and (b) other vehicle types; and whether she plans to update future VED banding.
The Treasury has not made a specific assessment of the contribution of motorcycles to road wear compared with other vehicle types.There are no current plans to make changes to VED banding. The Chancellor makes decisions about taxation at fiscal events in ...
Motorcycles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of calculating motorcycle Vehicle Excise Duty on the basis of engine size.
VED for motorcycles is currently based on engine size. There are four engine size ranges, with the lowest rate applying to zero emission motorcycles and the smallest engines sized 150cc or less (currently £27). The highest rate applies to engines sized 60...
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE guidance on GLP-1 medications for obesity is implemented consistently across Integrated Care Boards; and if he will review the methodology us
Obesity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on establishing a cross Government obesity strategy that treats modern obesity t
Cancer: Young People
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are plans to develop a cancer manual for teenagers and young adults alongside other cancer manuals committed to in the National Cancer Plan.
UK Biobank
To ask His Majesty's Government how many breaches of special category personal data, as defined by UK GDPR, by or relating to UK Biobank have been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office; and how many were reported by (1) UK Biobank, and (2) a t
UK Biobank
To ask His Majesty's Government what logs are made of files downloaded from the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform; what level of detail is recorded in these logs; and how often they are audited.
UK Biobank
To ask His Majesty's Government what technical controls are in place in the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform to monitor and restrict the download of participant-level data, and how long they have been in place.
Cancer: Young People
To ask His Majesty's Government how the National Cancer Plan’s commitments on improving diagnosis for children and young people will specifically address the diagnostic challenges faced by teenagers and young adults, rather than treating this group solely