Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP on 5 September 2025, whether the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has paid a fine or penalty to HMRC.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
As the Secretary of State has set out publicly, the Secretary of State has settled this matter with HMRC, who consider this matter closed. No fine or penalty were due. HMRC concluded there was no tax avoidance.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 18 March 2026Â (HC114881) whether they will publish his Envoy declaration.
Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Noble Lord to the response provided on 16 April to Question 124863 which reads: "The Special Envoy submitted a Declaration of Interests Form as per the long-standing procedures for an appointment of that kind. In line with the same procedures, such forms are not routinely published."
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Gambling Commission is investigating the bets placed on the appointment of the current Chancellor of the Exchequer before his appointment, as reported in The Mail on Sunday on 26 July.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Gambling Commission is the independent regulator for gambling in Great Britain.
The Government does not comment on operational matters or on any investigations which the Commission may or may not be undertaking.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the publication of then Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reevesâs schedule of taxable sources of income and gains 2023â24 on 14 April 2025, whether the new Prime Minister will be publishing a tax return or similar information in due course.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Any publication of tax returns would be announced in the usual way.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 16 July (HL1590), whether criticism is Islamist practices is deemed to fall within the definition of racism.
Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Matters relating to discrimination, harassment and hate crime are governed by legislation, and the Government recognises the fundamental right to freedom of expression within the law. The Government has adopted a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility. The definition does not restrict lawful criticism, debate or even ridicule of religious ideas, including Islam, and is concerned with unacceptable behaviour towards people rather than the protection of belief systems.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 29 July (HL2207), what are the full terms of reference of the review of all Army associations with private membersâ clubs; whether it applies to other parts of the Armed Forces; and whether they intend to publish the letter by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the Corps and Regimental Colonels.
Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the noble Lord to the Answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Veterans and People (Calvin Bailey) in the House of Commons on 7 September 2026 to Question 20863, copied below, which set out the Governmentâs position on this matter. As that answer explained, this was not a centrally coordinated Army review and there were no centrally held terms of reference, single Army-wide timetable, or centrally produced final outcome or report. Therefore, there are no plans to publish the letter from the then Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Corps and Regimental Colonels.
"The then Deputy Chief of the General Staff directed Corps and Regimental Associations to conduct their own reviews of their affiliations with private membersâ clubs, including whether any associated clubs have rules, policies or practices that may not align with Army values of equality and respect.
This was not a centrally coordinated Army review. Rather, Corps and Regimental Associations were asked to consider their own arrangements, reflecting the fact that such affiliations are informal, privately funded and managed at Association level. Where concerns were identified, Associations were requested to consider engaging with the relevant club to advocate for change, or to disassociate where appropriate.
As the reviews were for individual Corps and Regimental Associations to undertake, there are no centrally held terms of reference, no single Army-wide timetable for completion, and no centrally produced final outcome or report to publish. Ministers were not asked to approve a central review, and there is no plan to make a statement to Parliament on this matter."
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 1 September (HL2208), were written submissions from organisations subject to the departmentâs policy of non-engagement substantively considered or disregarded by the working group.
Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
No organisations subject to the Government's policy of non-engagement were engaged by the Definition Working Group.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list each contractor and supplier currently contracted by the Home Officeâs Research Information and Communications Unit.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The following are suppliers currently contracted by the Home Officeâs Research Information and Communications Unit:
Press Data Ltd
The Global Strategy Network
Human Digital Ltd
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Housing and Planning on 28 August (HC17454), whether it is permitted to fly (1) the Progress flag, or (2) the Progress flag with the Palestinian flag, without planning permission.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Outdoor flags which fall within Class H of Schedule 1 to The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) (England) Regulations 2007 can be flown without consent.
All other flags must either benefit from deemed consent or have obtained express consent from the relevant local planning authority.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deporting foreign national offenders to (1) Albania, (2) Romania, (3) Poland, (4) Lithuania and (5) Jamaica, since July 2024.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation.
Since this Government came to power over 11,700 foreign national offenders (FNOs) have been returned, an increase of 41%, and we will continue to do everything we can to remove these vile criminals from our streets.
The number of FNOs returned by nationality (of which âdeportationâ is a legal subset) is published by the Home Office in the Immigration Systems Statistics quarterly release.
Please see table below of the top 10 FNO returns by nationality:
Foreign national offender returns, nationality | year ending June 2025 [p] | year ending June 2026 [p] | Change in the latest year | Percentage change in the latest year (%) |
Albania | 1,577 | 1,463 | -114 | -7% |
Romania | 1,013 | 1,041 | +28 | +3% |
Poland | 453 | 530 | +77 | +17% |
Lithuania | 277 | 333 | +56 | +20% |
Bulgaria | 144 | 208 | +64 | +44% |
Portugal | 93 | 180 | +87 | +94% |
Brazil | 68 | 142 | +74 | +109% |
India | 80 | 129 | +49 | +61% |
Vietnam | 92 | 115 | +23 | +25% |
Netherlands | 75 | 108 | +33 | +44% |
Other | 1,461 | 1,713 | +252 | +17% |
Total | 5,333 | 5,962 | +629 | +12% |