Written questions

Mr James Frith

299 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Houses: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) extended producer responsibility fees and (b) other tax increases on the viability of UK breweries.

7 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Low Alcohol Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the alcohol-free threshold from 0.05% ABV to 0.5% ABV.

7 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Performing Arts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the UK Live Comedy Sector Survey Report 2024, published on 6 February 2025, if her Department will take steps to recognise live comedy as an art form, in the context of eligibil

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Live Comedy Association: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide support to the Live Comedy Association's initiative to consult with the sector on (a) introducing a code of conduct and (b) improving working conditions.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of (a) accountants and (b) tax advisers to disguised remuneration schemes.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating these schemes.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the role of recruitment companies in the use of disguised remuneration schemes.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the role of umbrella companies in the use of disguised remuneration schemes.

26 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Loan Charge review does not include the (a) role and (b) conduct of people who profited from recommending and operating disguised remuneration schemes in its scope.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Allergies: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech on the NHS at the King's Fund on 12 September 2024, whether his Department has plans to move allergy services to primary care.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Allergies and Dietetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with health stakeholders on the potential merits of introducing (a) allergy nurses and (b) dietitians in every integrated care system.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats and Dogs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend standards for cat and dog pens.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has targets for the time it takes to complete evaluations of new medicines.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what discussions he has had with NICE on the potential impact of its approval of medicines for use in the NHS on (a) economic productivity, (b) health outcomes and (c) reducing the burden of disease

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy that a copyright exception for text and data mining will not be brought into law until a rights reservation mechanism has been proven to work to the satisf

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that a rights reservation mechanism has been (a) trialled and (b) proven before a copyright exception for text and data mining is brought into law.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Pakistan International Airlines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Civil Aviation Authority is reviewing the ban on Pakistan International Airlines; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of that ban on travel between the UK and Pakistan since 202

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including further education providers under the remit of the School Teacher Review Body in her Department's contribution to the Spending Review.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including further education colleges under the remit of the School Teacher Review Body from 2025-26.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend copyright legislation in relation to text and data mining.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Renewal Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-establishing the Cultural Renewal taskforce.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Science: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the curriculum framework for primary school science as part of her Department’s curriculum review.

29 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) economic and (b) cultural impact of UK border controls on (i) non-UK artists, (ii) sponsors and (iii) creative workers.

29 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Migrant Workers: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on supporting non-UK (a) artists, (b) sponsors and (c) creative workers to work in the UK.

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of international text and data exceptions on (a) development of AI products and (b) creative industries.

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his Department's Green Paper entitled Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, published in October 2024, whether his Department has made an assessment of the

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential value to the economy of licensing agreements between AI developers and the UK's creative industries for copyright protected

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the copyright regime for text and data mining on the (a) AI sector, (b) creative industries and (c) wider

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-offending rate is for prisoners serving sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection who are released.

28 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of training for Border Force officers on temporary visas for creative workers.

Source: official written-questions record.