Mr Angus MacDonald

27 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Chemicals: Hazardous Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with manufacturers on the potential merits of developing antifreeze products without ethylene glycol.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support is available to households with legacy gas heating systems for the cost of (a) repairs and (b) replacements; and what steps he is taking to (i) encourage and (ii) support those h

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of EV charging infrastructure in (i) rural and (ii) remote areas and (b) potential impact of that infrastructure on the phasing out

9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurological Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to implement a national strategy for treating neurological conditions.

9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to implement a national brain cancer strategy.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Leader of the House on scheduling a parliamentary debate on compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase transparency in the (a) management and (b) adjustment of pension schemes.

3 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Construction: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to business property relief on (a) plant hire companies and (b) the ability of those companies to help meet housebuilding targets.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Smart Data Communications Company: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the Data Communications Company in the (a) development and (b) testing of the Virtual Wide Area Network; and whether he plans to make funding av

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of levels of fuel poverty on levels of excess deaths in each of the last two years.

20 Nov 2024 · Scotland Office

Bereavement Counselling: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on ensuring that bereaved families in Scotland are provided with a key worker to support them after the loss of a child.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of uprating the pensions of British pensioners overseas whose state pensions are currently frozen.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Decorations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will introduce a medal for (a) seriously injured and (b) medically retired service personnel.

1 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with the devolved Administrations to help (a) reduce waiting times for gynaecological services and (b) address menstrual health inequalities.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to restrict the promotion of unhealthy food and drink products; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing fiscal measures to support the produ

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Local Government Finance: Devolution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on the adequacy of fiscal support for local councils across the UK, in the context of (a) recent trends in levels of demand for services, (b) the imp

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the differences in the amounts received by recipients of the old and new State Pension.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to work with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to help (a) increase the flexibility of NHS appointment systems and (b) reduce the number of missed appointments

11 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: UN Human Rights Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on Saudi Arabia’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofgem on disparities in electricity standing charges between regions.

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Meters and Renewable Energy: Islands and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with relevant organisations on steps to ensure that rural and island communities have (a) equitable access to SMART meters and (b) sup

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of outstanding student loan balances increasing despite repayments being made as a result of high interest charges; and whether her Department is taking steps to r

10 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people over the age of 65 receive adequate financial support through the State Pension.

10 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to work with the devolved governments to help ensure that NHS services in rural areas can attract and retain adequate numbers of staff.

10 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Bank Cards: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rising transaction fees for non-European Economic Area cards on small businesses in (a) the Highlands and (b) other tourist areas; and whether

10 Sep 2024 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of terminating the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on local (a) economies and (b) employment in tourist destinations.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Electronic Commerce

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to inform the public of their rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations when buying from an online trader.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the ability of UK airports to meet the new departmental deadlines to install next-generation security scanners.