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Proposed reforms include changes to consumer credit law, the Financial Ombudsman Service and measures intended to reduce regulatory burdens.
Proposed reforms include changes to consumer credit law, the Financial Ombudsman Service and measures intended to reduce regulatory burdens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking in response to the consultation on Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates, which closed on 12 March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking in response to the consultation on Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates, which closed on 12 March 2026.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 8822 on 22 June 2026.
Supporters say a ban would help protect children online, but others argue it could have unintended consequences
Supporters say a ban would help protect children online, but others argue it could have unintended consequences
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 on (a) consumers, and (b) tackling breaches of consumer law at (i) national (ii) regional and (iii) cross-boundary levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 on (a) consumers, and (b) tackling breaches of consumer law at (i) national (ii) regional and (iii) cross-boundary levels.
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 consolidated core consumer rights for goods, services and digital content into one framework, giving consumers clear remedies when things go wrong. It also consolidated enforcers’ investigatory powers and confirmed that Trading Standards can act across local authority boundaries.
No specific assessment has been made of its impact on consumers and tackling breaches of consumer law at a national, regional or cross boundary level.
However, the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade funds National Trading Standards to tackle serious regional breaches, and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 gave the Competition and Markets Authority direct powers to enforce consumer law nationally. We are also reviewing Trading Standards duties and the wider consumer protection landscape so enforcement is effective at every level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, in what way the Economic Security Advisory Service is assisting businesses to navigate foreign economic coercion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, in what way the Economic Security Advisory Service is assisting businesses to navigate foreign economic coercion.
The Economic Security Advisory Service streamlines access to government advice and guidance on mitigating economic security risks. The Service supports businesses to identify, understand and mitigate economic security risks, and in doing so strengthen their resilience. This includes guidance on how best to diversify supply chains, understand and manage dependencies, and address other vulnerabilities that could leave them exposed to economic coercion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Department has had with Birmingham City Council on safeguarding requirements for supported exempt accommodation, including (a) individual needs and risk assessments, (b) the suitability of shared placements for survivors of domestic abuse and (c) arrangements...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Department has had with Birmingham City Council on safeguarding requirements for supported exempt accommodation, including (a) individual needs and risk assessments, (b) the suitability of shared placements for survivors of domestic abuse and (c) arrangements...
This government is implementing the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, which will introduce licensing and national supported housing standards across England. The standards include the requirement for a needs assessment to be completed for each resident, for all staff to be trained in safeguarding including on domestic abuse, and for providers to have a clear and simple complaints procedure in place. Further information on the standards, which can be found here. My officials continue to work closely with Birmingham City Council to address concerns about supported exempt accommodation in the city.
Under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Tier 1 local authorities in England are required to assess local need and commission safe accommodation support for victims of domestic abuse and their children. To support delivery of this duty, the Department has provided £499 million over 2026-27 to 2028-29. Birmingham City Council has been allocated £4,251,985 in 2026-27 to support the provision of domestic abuse safe accommodation services.
Statutory guidance to local authorities is available here, providing further details on how the duty should be delivered. This makes clear that support in shared domestic abuse safe accommodation should be delivered in single-sex settings, with support tailored to victims’ safety and support needs.
Local authorities have statutory safeguarding duties, providers and residents can raise concerns with the relevant local authority for appropriate action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on incorporating measures to protect people living with severe mental illness during periods of extreme heat into the UK’s National Adaptation Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on incorporating measures to protect people living with severe mental illness during periods of extreme heat into the UK’s National Adaptation Programme.
We are strengthening our approach to climate adaptation across government to support our work to develop an ambitious fourth National Adaptation Programme. This includes working with lead departments such as DHSC to ensure that vulnerable people are protected from the impacts of extreme heat.
That this House notes with concern reports that leaseholders in privately managed residential developments can continue to pay substantial service charges and communal utility charges while lacking timely annual accounts and clear information on how those funds are held and applied; further notes recent serious cases in Brent and Hackney in which residents at developments linked to the same development group have experienced the loss of essential utilities following historic unpaid supplier debts; recognises that leaseholders may have no contractual relationship with bulk utility suppliers and limited ability to prevent disconnection where landlords, freeholders or other intermediaries control the relevant accounts; welcomes the Government’s commitment to introduce standardised service charge accounts, annual reporting and stronger rights to obtain information; believes that transparency must be matched by effective enforcement and accountability; and calls on the Government to ensure clear enforceable deadlines for annual service charge accounts, effective access to underlying financial records, clear responsibility for enforcement when landlords fail to comply, appropriate protection for monies collected for communal utilities, and robust safeguards against residents losing essential services because of debts or management failures outside of their control.
That this House notes with concern reports that leaseholders in privately managed residential developments can continue to pay substantial service charges and communal utility charges while lacking timely annual accounts and clear information on how those funds are held and applied; further notes recent serious cases in Brent and Hackney...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce greater protections for unpaid carers who retire with lower pensions than those who worked in paid employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce greater protections for unpaid carers who retire with lower pensions than those who worked in paid employment.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 15 July (HCWS254), when they intend to implement the proposed requirement for mandatory breaks for under-18s using AI chatbots; which services the proposed requirement will cover; and what further action,...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 15 July (HCWS254), when they intend to implement the proposed requirement for mandatory breaks for under-18s using AI chatbots; which services the proposed requirement will cover; and what further action,...
As announced following our landmark "growing up in the online world" consultation this summer, we will introduce mandatory breaks in AI chatbot use for under-18s. This was alongside commitments to take stronger action against chatbots that provide harmful, inaccurate or unverified mental health advice.
We are working at pace on the policy development necessary to deliver targeted, effective and proportionate regulation. Our aim is to deliver these measures quickly.
My Hon Friend the Minister for the Future of Work (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following statement.
Employment laws have not kept pace with modern working patterns. Too many workers lack the protections they need at work, while responsible businesses face unfair competition from those willing to exploit gaps...
My Hon Friend the Minister for the Future of Work (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following statement.
Employment laws have not kept pace with modern working patterns. Too many workers lack the protections they need at work, while responsible businesses face unfair competition from those willing to exploit gaps...
Employment laws have not kept pace with modern working patterns. Too many workers lack the protections they need at work, while responsible businesses face unfair competition from those willing to exploit gaps in outdated employment laws. The Plan to Make Work Pay is modernising employment rights to respond to a...
Employment laws have not kept pace with modern working patterns. Too many workers lack the protections they need at work, while responsible businesses face unfair competition from those willing to exploit gaps in outdated employment laws. The Plan to Make Work Pay is modernising employment rights to respond to a...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect cryptoassets held in the United Kingdom from cyber-attacks.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect cryptoassets held in the United Kingdom from cyber-attacks.
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to (a) ensure that Dioceses adequately take up safeguarding complaints about non-clergy and (b) make clear the steps to raise a complaint.
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to (a) ensure that Dioceses adequately take up safeguarding complaints about non-clergy and (b) make clear the steps to raise a complaint.
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to ensure an independent route for safeguarding complaints concerning churches registered as charities.
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to ensure an independent route for safeguarding complaints concerning churches registered as charities.
The Online Safety Act 2023 aims to protect people from illegal and harmful content.
The Online Safety Act 2023 aims to protect people from illegal and harmful content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations aimed at tackling abusive content towards LGBTQ+ people online; and whether she plans to introduce further measures to help increase levels of accountability and improve protections for vulnerable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations aimed at tackling abusive content towards LGBTQ+ people online; and whether she plans to introduce further measures to help increase levels of accountability and improve protections for vulnerable...
The Government is committed to tackling online abuse including targeted abuse of LGBTQ+ people. The Online Safety Act requires platforms to tackle illegal content and activity. Once the duties are in effect, large user-to-user platforms, known as Category 1 services will also need to provide adult users with more protections from abusive and hateful content by: offering them more choice over the types of content they engage with; filter content from non-verified accounts; and hold platforms to account for their terms of service. Ofcom has robust enforcement powers to enforce these duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the use of compromise and settlement agreements in schools where disciplinary proceedings relate to safeguarding concerns, misconduct or professional standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the use of compromise and settlement agreements in schools where disciplinary proceedings relate to safeguarding concerns, misconduct or professional standards.
All schools and colleges must have regard to the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory safeguarding guidance. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2.
Part four provides clear guidance on how safeguarding concerns and allegations against staff should be managed, including reporting, investigations, referrals and record keeping.
KCSIE is clear that safeguarding responsibilities apply regardless of any settlement or compromise agreement. Paragraphs 492 to 497 state that such agreements should not be used where disciplinary proceedings relate to safeguarding concerns or allegations that may meet the harm threshold. They must not prevent employers from carrying out appropriate investigations, maintaining accurate records, providing factual references or fulfilling statutory duties, including referrals to the Disclosure and Barring Service and, where appropriate, the Teaching Regulation Agency.
The department keeps KCSIE under review to see where clarification or strengthening is needed.