Every parliamentary written question tabled by Iqbal Mohamed this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an (a) inquiry and (b) review into (i) the handling of LIBOR manipulation and (ii) the roles of (A) banks, (B) regulators and (C) enfor
The Government commissioned the independent Wheatley Review in July 2012 to identify and recommend changes to the regulatory framework in light of the LIBOR scandal. The Government accepted the Review’s recommendations and implemented associated reforms t...
What discussions her Department has had with regulators regarding LIBOR-related settlements with banks during the period in which criminal investigations were ongoing.
The Government commissioned the independent Wheatley Review in July 2012 to identify and recommend changes to the regulatory framework in light of the LIBOR scandal. The Government accepted the Review’s recommendations and implemented associated reforms t...
Whether regulatory changes have been implemented following the quashing of Mr Tom Hayes’ conviction by the Supreme Court.
The Government commissioned the independent Wheatley Review in July 2012 to identify and recommend changes to the regulatory framework in light of the LIBOR scandal. The Government accepted the Review’s recommendations and implemented associated reforms t...
What guidance her Department provides on the statutory and non-statutory protections that are available to people who provide information to authorities about financial misconduct.
This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is an independent, non-governmental body. The FCA will respond to the hon. Member, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding deceptive pricing to the list of commercial practices that are considered unfair in all circumstances under Schedule 20 of the Digital Mark
The Department has not made a specific assessment of the potential merits of adding deceptive pricing to the list of commercial practices that are considered unfair in all circumstances under Schedule 20 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers A...
What assessment she has made of the level of additional VAT revenue accruing to the Exchequer as a result of recent increases in fuel prices; and whether she has considered using additional VAT receipts to provide f
There is no VAT windfall from rising fuel or energy prices. The OBR assumes a direct offset, with higher spending on fuel largely matched by reduced spending elsewhere, leaving overall VAT receipts broadly unchanged. Previous OBR analysis also shows that ...
Communities and Local Government, if he will discuss with the Comptroller and Auditor General the potential merits of a National Audit Office investigation into the level of payments out of the public purse to la
My Department has made no specific assessment of the review in question. The government recognises the considerable financial strain that rising services charges place on leaseholders and tenants. The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends ...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the SHAC 2025 review of First Tier Tribunal decisions which identified an overcharging rate of 63% in service charge accounts; and what
My Department has made no specific assessment of the review in question. The government recognises the considerable financial strain that rising services charges place on leaseholders and tenants. The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends ...
Whether his Department’s contract with Palantir permits interoperability with other Palantir platforms in government; and what assurances his Department has received that systems used for live operational decisio
The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) arrangements with Palantir do not permit automatic or unrestricted interoperability with other Palantir platforms across Government; any data integration is subject to strict MOD control and governance. MOD systems are sepa...
What estimate his Department has made of the total value of Housing Benefit payments made for services that were either never provided or were billed above the actual cost incurred by the landlord in th
Housing costs support is available in Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to those who have a liability to pay rent and eligible service charges for the home they live in. The verification process is designed to establish the costs that the claimant has a...
Innovation and Technology, what safeguards exist to ensure that suppliers providing digital platforms to civilian and defence Government departments maintain effective separation between those systems.
Supply chain security and the protection of data is at the core of how government builds and maintains services. In addition to central government procurement requirements such as Procurement Policy Note 014 on Cyber Essentials, contracting authorities ac...
What steps his Department is taking to ensure the verification of the accuracy of service costs covered by both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit when paid directly to a landlord.
Housing costs support is available in Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to those who have a liability to pay rent and eligible service charges for the home they live in. The verification process is designed to establish the costs that the claimant has a...
Communities and Local Government, if he will consider introducing a statutory requirement for landlords to notify local authorities and the Department for Work and Pensions when a First Tier Tribunal finds they h
Where a tenant challenges a proposed rent increase at the Tribunal, any rent increase will be payable only from the start of the next rent period following the date of the Tribunal’s determination. This means that, in such circumstances, if the Tribunal d...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the extent of the scrutiny gap where local authorities assume the Regulator of Social Housing monitors service charges, while the Regulator lacks a
My Department has made no such specific assessment.
Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to create a Service Charge Regulator to ensure that service charges are rigorously scrutinised for all those who have to pay them, including fu
I refer the hon. Member to the government response to the petition to create a new body to regulate service charges on 19 May 2025, which can be found here. We have no plans to set up a Service Charge Regulator.
To name the specific legal direction under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that disapplies the National Data Opt-Out for NDIT processing by name and date.
There is no direction made under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that disapplies the National Data Opt-out for the National Data Integration Tenant.The National Data Opt-out applies to the use of confidential patient information for pur...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the evidence given by the Head of UK Palantir on 8 July 2025 to the Science, Innovation and Technology Comm
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
What contractual restrictions apply to the movement or reuse of NHS patient data processed through Palantir; whether those contractual restrictions have been independently reviewed to assess their
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Whether independent technical (a) testing and (b) audit has been undertaken to assess the risk of (i) data and (ii) application interoperability between Palantir platforms used by different public
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
Whether NHS England received legal advice in 2024 that aspects of the Federated Data Platform lacked a legal basis.
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...