Campaign Responses

I am aware of the impact that global energy price rises have had on consumers, and I welcome the action taken by the Government to support the most vulnerable.  To support consumers, the Government is maintaining the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) until April 2024.

I would like to assure you that my ministerial colleagues and I take the welfare of all animals seriously. Since publishing the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, the Government has delivered an ambitious legislative programme, bringing significant improvements for animals both in the UK and abroad.

Buses are the country’s most used mode of public transport, and everyone deserves to have access to cheap, reliable and quick bus journeys.

Decisions about standing charges are a commercial matter for energy suppliers. The standing charge is a fixed charge that suppliers pass on to their customers to cover the cost of providing a live supply.

As part of a consultation on aviation tax reform between March and June 2021, the Government sought views on whether a frequent flyer levy could replace Air Passenger Duty (APD) as the principal tax on the aviation sector. In the responses received to the consultation, a wide range of views on

I believe that international cooperation is important in tackling global tax challenges, and the Government actively engages with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s and UN’s work on tax policy. The Government is committed to ensuring international tax rules and stan

Thank you for drawing my attention to the campaign being run by Prostate Cancer UK to raise awareness of the need for men and boys with incontinence to have access to sanitary waste bins.  Since 2020, the Government has been working to update the building regulations and associated guidan

The Prime Minister has made it clear that one of the top priorities for the Government is to see waiting lists for cancer treatment and care, including radiotherapy, significantly reduced over the next few years. Over the last year, the Government has provided funding to help rec

I can assure you that the Government is taking action to support care homes so they can continue to provide compassionate quality care to residents.

While many people enjoy the use of fireworks on special occasions, I appreciate that others do not like them. Fireworks can, of course, be dangerous and so it is right that the use and sale of them is controlled.  Firework regulations allow fireworks for home use to be

I have always been clear that protecting women and girls from violence and supporting victims is of the utmost importance.

Freedom of the press is one of the pillars of our democracy, holding the powerful to account without fear nor favour; and a core principle of that freedom is that the press should be free from government interference.