Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that consolidated tape architecture does not create single points of failure in UK market infrastructure in the context of the Financial Conduct Authority consultation on the framework for a UK equity consolidated tape.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The FCA is responsible for protecting and enhancing the integrity of the UK financial system, and making sure that markets are effective, efficient and reliable.
The FCA have published a discussion paper, including analysis, on the levels of lit and dark trading in the UK, which can be found in Chapter 4.
CP25/20: Consultation Paper on the SI regime for bonds and derivatives
The previous government legislated to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) responsibility for the policy design and the procurement process of a UK consolidated tape. The FCA consulted on the policy design of an equities tape in November 2025, including the importance of operating to high standards of operational resilience. As noted in the FCA consultation, an equities tape aims to help market participants to understand the full picture of UK liquidity.
CP25/31: The framework for a UK equity consolidated tape
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proportion of equity trading taking place on lit markets on perceptions of capital market liquidity.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The FCA is responsible for protecting and enhancing the integrity of the UK financial system, and making sure that markets are effective, efficient and reliable.
The FCA have published a discussion paper, including analysis, on the levels of lit and dark trading in the UK, which can be found in Chapter 4.
CP25/20: Consultation Paper on the SI regime for bonds and derivatives
The previous government legislated to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) responsibility for the policy design and the procurement process of a UK consolidated tape. The FCA consulted on the policy design of an equities tape in November 2025, including the importance of operating to high standards of operational resilience. As noted in the FCA consultation, an equities tape aims to help market participants to understand the full picture of UK liquidity.
CP25/31: The framework for a UK equity consolidated tape
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the proportion of equity trading taking place on lit markets.
Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
The FCA is responsible for protecting and enhancing the integrity of the UK financial system, and making sure that markets are effective, efficient and reliable.
The FCA have published a discussion paper, including analysis, on the levels of lit and dark trading in the UK, which can be found in Chapter 4.
CP25/20: Consultation Paper on the SI regime for bonds and derivatives
The previous government legislated to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) responsibility for the policy design and the procurement process of a UK consolidated tape. The FCA consulted on the policy design of an equities tape in November 2025, including the importance of operating to high standards of operational resilience. As noted in the FCA consultation, an equities tape aims to help market participants to understand the full picture of UK liquidity.
CP25/31: The framework for a UK equity consolidated tape
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international counterparts on the case of Father Pereira; and what representations she has made to her Indian counterpart on freedom of religion or belief.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Our High Commission in New Delhi, along with our network of Deputy High Commissions, monitors the human rights situation in India closely, including issues affecting Christian communities. We also engage with civil society and faith leaders to support efforts to promote tolerance and respect between communities.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 123141, of 31 March 2026, if she knows when the OBR expect to publish their first set of areas of research interest.
Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has full discretion over the timing of its publication programme.
The November 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook stated that the OBR will be publishing its first set of areas of research interest in the coming months.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the financial report for the Infected Blood Inquiry for the financial year 2025-2026 to be published.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
We expect the Inquiry, which has now formally completed its work, to publish its final financial report soon
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the state of freedom of religion or belief in Somalia; and whether this issue is systematically raised in the UK’s engagement with the Government of Somalia.
Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 6 August 2025 to Question 68009.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has established benchmarks for measuring improvements in freedom of religion or belief in Venezuela, including for religious and humanitarian actors and indigenous communities.
Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We continue to assess on an ongoing basis the restrictions in place on freedom of religion or belief in Venezuela, and other countries around the world, as well as the progress of efforts to remove them. Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right, and we should never accept anything short of full freedom as an acceptable outcome.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the Office for Budget Responsibility to publish its first set of areas of research interest, as stated in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2025, published on 26 November 2025.
Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has full discretion over the timing of its own publication programme.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made by his Department in encouraging more reclassification applications to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); whether reclassification applications will form part of the MHRA's forthcoming strategy; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reclassification applications on (a) the NHS, (b) patients and (c) the Exchequer.
Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government supports the reclassification of medicines where it is safe and appropriate to do so, as this can improve patient access and support selfcare while maintaining high standards of public health protection. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) actively engages with industry to encourage well evidenced reclassification applications and has updated its guidance and processes to provide greater clarity and efficiency.
Reclassification forms part of the MHRA’s wider strategic work to support proportionate regulation and improve access to medicines, including through closer engagement with industry and the use of scientific advice to support high quality applications.
Where successful, reclassification can benefit the National Health Service by reducing pressure on primary care services, enable patients to access appropriate treatments more conveniently through pharmacies or over the counter supply, and deliver wider economic benefits by supporting selfcare and reducing unnecessary healthcare utilisation. Each application is assessed on its individual merits to ensure that any reclassification maintains patient safety and delivers overall public benefit.
However, reclassification is not appropriate in all circumstances. In particular, where the need for ongoing clinical oversight remains important, or where cost or ability to pay could create barriers to equitable access for some patients, prescription supply through the NHS may remain the most appropriate route. Consideration of patient affordability and health inequalities forms part of the overall assessment of whether reclassification is in the public interest.