18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat estimate she has made of the number of mutuals and co-operatives operating in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock and (c) Essex.
ReplyThe government recognises the contribution the mutual and co-operative sectors make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the co-operatives and mutuals se...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what criteria will be used to select the proposed champion f
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the contribution of mutuals an
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what metrics she will use to assess progress towards doublin
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the barriers preventing the
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, how many new co-operatives and mutual organisations have bee
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to fi
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, whether the proposed champion will have any formal role in t
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of road congestion on the efficiency of UK ports.
ReplyPorts rely on resilient, reliable connections and Government plays an important role in bettering these connections to drive economic growth. In March 2026, the Government announced over £27 billion of investment in the Strategic Road Network through the ...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the level of constraints affecting port connectivity in England, including a) road and b) rail access.
ReplyGovernment is aware of the importance of efficient road and rail connections to enable ports to be effective gateways for trade and handle increasing volumes of freight. The Government is delivering major projects to provide a step change in port connecti...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what responsibilities the proposed champion will have.
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to improve surface access connectivity to major ports in England.
ReplyGovernment is aware of the importance of efficient road and rail connections to enable ports to be effective gateways for trade and handle increasing volumes of freight. The Government is delivering major projects to provide a step change in port connecti...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing a) road and b) rail infrastructure serving ports located adjacent to South Basildon and East Thurrock.
ReplyThe Government is aware of capacity constraints on the transport infrastructure connecting ports in the Thames region and is working to improve them. This includes delivering the Lower Thames Crossing, the most significant road building project in a gener...
18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs created by
ReplyThe Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that online age-assurance measures are consistent with privacy requirements.
ReplyThe Government is clear that making the UK a safer place to be online must be achieved in a way that respects users’ rights to privacy, protects personal data, and does not undermine online security. Ofcom has agreed to launch a rapid assessment of what c...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, steps she is taking to ensure that online age-assurance measures do not result in excessive collection of personal data from internet users.
ReplyThe Government is clear that making the UK a safer place to be online must be achieved in a way that respects users’ rights to privacy, protects personal data, and does not undermine online security. Ofcom has agreed to launch a rapid assessment of what c...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on remote workers of any restrictions on the use of VPN services.
ReplyThe Government recognises that VPNs play an important role in keeping online networks and personal data secure, including for businesses and remote workers. We continue to consider the evidence on VPNs collected as part of the ‘Growing up in the Online Wo...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the level of the risk that online safety measures could result in increased use of unregulated VPN services.
ReplyThe Government recognises that VPNs play an important role in keeping online networks and personal data secure, including for businesses and remote workers. We continue to consider the evidence on VPNs collected as part of the ‘Growing up in the Online Wo...
18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the role of VPNs in supporting a) online privacy and b) cybersecurity for i) individuals and ii) businesses.
ReplyThe Government recognises that VPNs play an important role in keeping online networks and personal data secure, including for businesses and remote workers. We continue to consider the evidence on VPNs collected as part of the ‘Growing up in the Online Wo...
17 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Companies House press release entitled Progress made in cleaning up Companies House register as further steps taken to tackle economic crime, published on 11 June 2026, how many s
ReplyWe do not hold information in this way, identifying suspicious filings. We can provide a monthly breakdown of rejected filings since April 2025. MonthFYRejected FilingsApr2025/2652,436May2025/2645,948Jun2025/2646,037Jul2025/2649,754Aug2025/2643,447Sep2025...