Mr Louie French

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

RyanAir: Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with RyanAir on potential changes to air passenger duty.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the international competitiveness of the tax regime.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 85053 on the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, if she will set out a timeline including milestones for the introdu

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84975 on Dance and Music: Finance, what data her Department holds on the number of pupils that have left the independent school sector following the (a) applicat

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84975 on Dance and Music: Finance, if she will undertake an updated impact assessment on the (a) application of VAT to private school fees and (b) removal of bus

4 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abiraterone: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 83371 on Abiraterone: Finance, what steps he is taking to secure recurrent budget allocation for abiraterone for use in cases of high-risk non-

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Allotments: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the process for allotment disposal by local authorities.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of (a) taxation and (b) regulatory costs on growth in the retail sector.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed higher business rates multiplier for properties with a rateable value above £500,000 on (a) physical retailers and (b) online business

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish data on the number of (a) criminal penalties issued, (b) prosecutions undertaken and (c) successful convictions secured for illegal working since 4 July 2024.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to increase the property value threshold for using a Lifetime ISA in line with either inflation or the annual increase in house prices.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Music Venues: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support grassroots music venues which will have higher business rates under the new multiplier.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with gig economy operators on (a) trends in the level of people (i) driving and (ii) delivering through their platforms without appropriate driving licences and (b) steps they are t

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) the regulation of and (b) enforcement against people driving vehicles for (i) delivery and (ii) courier work with L plates but withou

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of people without valid (a) work and (b) driving documentation being engaged in delivery work on road safety.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Gig Economy: Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with gig economy operators on ensuring consumer safety from people working illegally.

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Gig Economy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement actions have been taken against gig economy companies found to have engaged workers without the legal right to work in the United Kingdom since 4 July 2024.

4 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the prevalence of illegal working among people using app-based delivery platforms.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Music Venues: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of grassroots music venues that will be affected by the new higher multiplier rate of retail, hospitality and leisure relief; and what assessment her Department ha

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with state schools which exclusively offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) on her decision to stop funding for the IB from September 2026.

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure a continuity of provision of education at state schools which exclusively offer the International Baccalaureate from September 2026.

28 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Betting: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has met (a) organisations and (b) individuals to discuss potential changes to betting duties.

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) she and (b) Ministers have had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the introduction of a ticket resale cap since 6 Sept

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to (a) uprate the level of funding for the Music and Dance Scheme by at least the rate of inflation each financial year and (b) provide a multi-year funding settlement for the Mus

24 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Dance and Music: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) removal of the VAT exemption and (b) increase in (i) business rates, (ii) the minimum wage and (iii) National Insurance contributions on specialist (A)

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has made to (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Education on (i) uprating the level of funding for the Music and Dance Scheme in line with inflation,

24 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to encourage retail businesses to return to the high street through changes to business rates.

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the change in the number of jobs in the retail industry between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change.

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the accuracy of the statistical analysis in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities's report en

24 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Office for Statistics Regulation's review, published on 11 September 2024, of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities's report entitled The economic and social cos