9 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of business debt advice services on business survival rates among small businesses and sole traders.
ReplyThe Government is committed to ensuring that people in financial difficulty have access to free, impartial debt advice. Through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), the Government funds a range of national and community-based debt advice services across...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes to access potential opportunities arising from the UK-Gulf trade d
ReplyThe UK‑GCC FTA puts SMEs across the country, including in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, at the forefront of the opportunities it creates. It will strengthen SME participation in international trade by fostering cooperation, improving access to trade-...
9 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential economic benefits arising from increased investment in business debt advice services.
ReplyThe Government is committed to ensuring that people in financial difficulty have access to free, impartial debt advice. Through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), the Government funds a range of national and community-based debt advice services across...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department plans to take to support employers in implementing enhanced rights for unpaid carers.
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade has engaged extensively with employers throughout the review of employment rights for unpaid carers. The consultation launched as part of this review on 9 June contains specific questions on how to improve the guidanc...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to introduce a right to return to work for unpaid carers on workforce retention.
ReplyAs part of the review of employment rights for unpaid carers, DBT has engaged extensively with over 100 stakeholders to assess how any potential further support for unpaid carers may impact gender equality in the workplace, workforce retention and labour ...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of improved employment protections for carers on gender equality in the workplace.
ReplyAs part of the review of employment rights for unpaid carers, DBT has engaged extensively with over 100 stakeholders to assess how any potential further support for unpaid carers may impact gender equality in the workplace, workforce retention and labour ...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to introduce paid carer’s leave on labour market participation.
ReplyAs part of the review of employment rights for unpaid carers, DBT has engaged extensively with over 100 stakeholders to assess how any potential further support for unpaid carers may impact gender equality in the workplace, workforce retention and labour ...
9 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Money and Pensions Service’s support for self-employed people experiencing financial difficulty.
ReplyThe Government is committed to ensuring that people in financial difficulty have access to free, impartial debt advice. Through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), the Government funds a range of national and community-based debt advice services across...
9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Gulf trade deal on inward investment into (a) the UK, (b) Buckinghamshire, and (c) Milton Keynes.
ReplyThis deal will unlock investment in high‑growth sectors, provide the stability and certainty businesses need to plan, with provisions supporting inward investment across the UK. By establishing a clear, rules‑based framework, it will support firms to inve...
4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to reduce the levels of abuse towards retail workers in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
ReplyDriving down retail crime is top priority for this Government.We are supporting police forces, including in Buckingham and Bletchley, by strengthening neighbourhood policing so officers can focus on local priorities such as shoplifting. The Government rec...
4 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment has been made of co-designing social care to meet community needs in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
ReplyLocal authorities should pursue the principle that market shaping and commissioning should be shared endeavours, with commissioners working alongside people with care and support needs, carers, family members, care providers, representatives of care worke...
4 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure the UK is in a place to advance the green finance agenda ahead of its forthcoming G20 presidency.
ReplyThe UK is already one of the world’s leading sustainable finance centres, and our focus is how to evolve and expand. The Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy set out how the government will strengthen the UK to support the domestic and g...
4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat initiatives she is taking to help get survivors of modern slavery into employment.
ReplyIn England and Wales, the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC) provides adult victims of modern slavery who are identified through the National Referral Mechanism with a tailored package of support based on their individual needs. This includes a d...
4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to support community-led approaches to crime prevention in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
ReplyWe have put prevention front and centre of our plans to improve the lives of people across the UK. Nowhere is this more important than in delivery of our mission to make our streets safer, including by halving knife crime and violence against women and ch...
4 Jun 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhen his Department plans to respond to the consultation on climate-related transition plan requirements, which closed in September 2025.
ReplyThis Government has consulted on our manifesto commitment to introduce transition plan requirements for UK regulated financial institutions and large companies, and the department will publish our response to this consultation shortly.
4 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat support she is providing for the provision and enhancement of community transport in (i) Milton Keynes and (ii) Buckinghamshire.
ReplyThe Government recognises the vital role community transport operators play in connecting people with their communities, enabling access to employment, education, and other essential services such as healthcare. The Department makes available up to £3.8 m...
4 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat measures she is taking to ensure passenger voice as part of Great British Railways.
ReplyGBR will have a relentless focus on delivering for passengers. It will be set up to put decision making for track and train closer to the communities and customers it serves. In addition, The Railways Bill will establish a powerful voice for passengers, t...
4 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat progress has been made towards establishing statutory regulation of the funeral sector.
ReplyThe Department of Health and Social Care is leading on co-ordinating cross-Government work to consider options for raising standards in relation to the care and treatment of the deceased, supported by the Department of Business and Trade, the Ministry of ...
13 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
AskedWhat assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for NHS Talking Therapies in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency since July 2024.
13 May 2026·Women and Equalities·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of employee-owned business models on reducing the level of the gender pay gap.
ReplyThe research surrounding effective actions employers can take to close the gender pay gap makes it clear that a positive workplace culture, in combination with support from leadership, underpins the success of actions to close the gap.While have not made ...