Sorcha Eastwood

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will define active farming for the purposes of proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief, including whether this includes farmers who work in partnership with successors, or who have partially stepped

4 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief on the economic viability of small and medium-sized farm, including farms of around 110 acres in size in N

28 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to update digital systems and guidance to reflect Northern Ireland’s trading position under the Windsor Framework.

28 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her earned settlement proposals would apply to the family members of Irish citizens.

28 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office

Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to update (a) digital systems and (b) guidance to reflect Northern Ireland’s trading position under the Windsor Framework.

28 Nov 2025 · Treasury

VAT: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve awareness and acceptance of XI VAT numbers among businesses outside Northern Ireland.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

VAT: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to improve awareness and acceptance of XI VAT numbers among businesses outside Northern Ireland.

27 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Postal Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of parcels from Northern Ireland being incorrectly flagged for EU customs checks due to UK-wide system defaults.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has discussed with Royal Mail updating international addressing systems so that Northern Ireland can be selected as a distinct region.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Postal Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has discussed with Royal Mail updating the international addressing systems so that Northern Ireland can be selected as a distinct region.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure .eu and .ie domain registration systems recognise Northern Ireland as an eligible territory.

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether B1 English-language qualifications will remain valid for current BNO visa holders approaching eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain; and what assessment she has made of the potential impa

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether individuals from Hong Kong who have been granted asylum or refugee status will be required to meet a 20-year settlement requirement.

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed Migration Quantitative Indicators and changes to existing exemptions, including the English-language waiver for applicants aged 65 and over, will apply to current BNO visa holders

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether young adults currently in full-time education, who were under 18 at the time of their initial BNO visa application, will be exempt from the proposed sustained economic contribution requirement

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of retrospective protections for BNO dependants unable to meet the sustained economic contribution requirement.

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed requirement for a sustained economic contribution under the BNO visa application route will apply to all adult applicants, including non-working spouses, unpaid carers, full-time

24 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Gratuities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her department will conduct an assessment into the feasibility of exempting tips from income tax.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the NSPCC's report, Tools to Combat Online Harms, published in November 2025.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what conversations her Department has had with Ofcom regarding the use of powers under section 121 of the Online Safety Act to detect child sexual abuse and exploitation in private mess

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on the effect of school-attendance-linked Child Benefit rules on children with mental-health-related disabilities.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of families who have had Child Benefit reduced or withdrawn because a child or young person has been unable to attend school due to mental ill-health.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education on reforming Child Benefit rules to better support children experiencing mental-health crises wh

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of Child Benefit cessation on families where a child or young person is unable to attend school as a result of clinically evidenced mental-health conditions or t

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review Child Benefit eligibility rules linked to school attendance in relation to absence caused by severe mental ill-health or trauma.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Motor Insurance Taskforce report will be published.

30 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Pay Settlements: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HMRC will consider allowing pay award uplifts in Northern Ireland to be reallocated to the tax years to which they relate.

30 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how income earned by Northern Ireland residents in the Republic of Ireland is treated for (a) Universal Credit and (b) contributory pension entitlements.

30 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Income Tax: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance HMRC provides to Northern Ireland residents with UK National Insurance numbers and Irish Personal Public Service numbers on reporting income earned in the Republic of Ireland; and whether she plans to

30 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Double Taxation: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has discussed with her Irish counterpart the potential merits of (a) amending and (b) clarifying the UK–Ireland Double Taxation Convention to ensure equal treatment for cross-border workers on the island