Written questions · Andy McDonald

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Schools: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned analysis of the fiscal implications of restoring pay to its 2008 inflation-adjusted value for (a) local government and (b) s

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Schools: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned analysis of the fiscal implications of restoring pay to its 2008 inflation-adjusted value for (a) local government and (b) s

30 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Schools: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the real-terms value of (a) local government and (b) school support staff pay under the National Joint Council (NJC) arrangements compa

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the rate at which Universal Credit claimants aged 18 to 24 are sanctioned compared with older claimants; and whether he plans to review the application of sanctions to dif

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Universal Credit conditionality on the likelihood of young people entering employment that matches their skills, qualifications and lon

30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the impact of Universal Credit sanctions on the confidence, wellbeing and long-term employment outcomes of young people aged 18 to 24.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of advanced surveillance technologies being used in the workplace.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science and Innovation on new surveillance technologies being used on workers in the course of their duties.

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Food: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department intends to publish an assessment of the expected consumer benefits of any tariff suspensions implemented following the Call for Input on goods for cost of living tariff suspensions.

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Food: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of tariff savings that will be passed through to consumers in retail food prices.

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Agricultural Products: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the expected impact on consumer food prices of the temporary suspension of tariffs on agricultural and food products announced on 30 April 2026.

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Agricultural Products: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual saving to households arising from the temporary suspension of tariffs on agricultural and food products announced on 30 April 2026.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department intends to publish any assessment comparing the costs of alternative financing models for infrastructure supporting new towns.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken comparative modelling of the costs of financing infrastructure supporting new towns through (a) private investment arrangements and (b) dire

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

New Towns: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the estimated lifetime cost to the public sector of financing infrastructure supporting new towns through private investmen

26 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Managed Service Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling HMRC has undertaken on the displacement risk from the Managed Service provider model to existing HMRC roles, including surge staff and fixed-term employees.

26 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC plans to maintain Customer Services Group headcount and total productive hours as Managed Service Provider capacity increases.

26 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Managed Service Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Managed Service Provider staffing levels are expected to increase beyond peak-demand coverage for each function.

26 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Managed Service Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HMRC’s projected Managed Service Provider headcount is for the (a) next 12 months and (b) Spending Review period.

26 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Managed Service Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Full-Time Equivalent staff are engaged via the Managed Service Provider, broken down by business area.