Dr Scott Arthur

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost of increasing the State Pension for people in Edinburgh South West constituency in 2025.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female pensioners in Edinburgh South West will receive the 2025 increase in the state pension.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Aircraft: Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support the development of Electric/hydrogen Regional Air Mobility.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Aircraft: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to support the development of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicles.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to support the use of non-passenger-carrying drones to convey freight.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the development of non-passenger carrying drones.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the Plug-in Taxi Grant scheme beyond April 2025.

4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits developing a national strategy to place defibrillators in socio-economically deprived communities.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in (a) standing and (b) capacity charges on the commercial viability of EV charging infrastructure deployment.

3 Feb 2025 · Scotland Office

Financial Services: Edinburgh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to encourage the Scottish Government to support Edinburgh's financial sector.

3 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Authority: Scotland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority in dealing with cases which involve the Scottish legal system.

3 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Authority: Correspondence and Telephone Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority in dealing with (a) calls and (b) correspondence from potential claimants.

31 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Investment Trusts: Takeovers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect the interests of shareholders in investment trusts that are subject to hostile takeovers by overseas entities.

27 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Knives: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to limit the sale of kitchen knives to those with round tips.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver Information Systems: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing regulations on the replacement of windscreens on cars and other road vehicles equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support Demand Responsive Transport.

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report entitled The cycling opportunity by Sustrans, published in September 2024.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Xander Irvine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Alexander Irvine, published on 18 October 2024.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Xander Irvine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has received a response from the DVLA to the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Xander Irvine.

16 Jan 2025 · Scotland Office

City Region Deals: Edinburgh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Edinburgh City Region Deal.

16 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the Barnett consequential funding for Scotland associated with investment in filling potholes in England's roads and footpaths.

3 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Business: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support (a) small and (b) large family owned businesses.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Prize Money: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the research her Department commissioned from London Economics on large scale commercial prize draws.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Robotics: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether robotics will have a role in a future industrial strategy.

16 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Steiner Schools Foundation: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of VAT on Steiner School kindergartens.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what place food manufacturing will have in the industrial strategy.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Fairtrade Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his trade strategy will support the aims of the Fairtrade movement.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent representations on the potential merits of zero-rating society lotteries under any future statutory levy on gambling operators.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Prize Money

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing proposals on regulating large scale commercial prize draws.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Graduated Driving Licences for young people.