Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the summary of responses to the call for evidence on park home sales commission has not yet been published; and when she expects to publish it.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The government recognise that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home.
The previous government published a report in June 2022 on the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission. It can be found on gov.uk here.
On 5 March 2026, my Department published a 12-week call for evidence regarding the rationale for the payment of a commission. It can be found on gov.uk here.
We are currently analysing the feedback received and remain committed to publishing a detailed summary of responses ahead of announcing the government's final position by the end of the year.
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 recent discussions he has had with his Vietnamese counterpart following the sentencing in August 2026 of Montagnard Protestant pastor Y Nuen Ayun to seven years and six months' imprisonment; and what diplomatic démarches his Department has delivered on the protection of Montagnard Christians who worship independently of state-approved religious organisations.
Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK regularly raises freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) with the Vietnamese authorities, including through the UK Special Envoy for FoRB. Vietnam is a focus country under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's FoRB Strategy, launched in July 2025. More broadly, we continue to highlight FoRB violations and abuses on the international stage, through our position at the UN and as an active member of the Article 18 Alliance, ensuring joint international action on FoRB. We will raise FoRB and wider human rights issues at the UK-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue, and during the FoRB envoy's visit to Vietnam, in November.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to prevent the creation, viewing and distribution of child sexual abuse material on adult devices, where no child's device is ever involved.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This Government is unequivocally committed to tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation, including the creation, viewing and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
The Online Safety Act requires technology companies to prevent the presence of CSAM on their platforms and to put in place proportionate measures to ensure their platforms are not used for the facilitation of crime.
This is in addition to the Government also recognising the potential merits of wider operating-system level protections to prevent the creation, viewing and distribution of CSAM on children's devices, where on 8 September, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport reiterated the Government's commitment in a Statement to the House to prepare primary legislation requiring companies to build on-device operating system-level protections for children.
These device-level protections would operate by default and are intended to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude imagery, which aims to reduce sexual extortion and grooming of children.
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that proposed increases in MHRA regulatory fees do not lead to higher manufacturing costs for bespoke dental appliances.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has conducted a public consultation on its proposed fee changes, and is currently assessing responses to that consultation. Further details can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/mhra-consultation-on-statutory-fees-2026
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 assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact of the proposed Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency registration fee increases on micro-businesses and small dental laboratories; and whether she will consider introducing a tiered fee structure or exemption for medical device manufacturers with fewer than five employees.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has conducted a public consultation on its proposed fee changes, and is currently assessing responses to that consultation. Further details can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/mhra-consultation-on-statutory-fees-2026
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, whether her Department has costed compensation for victims of sodium valproate.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer provided on 13 July in response to Question 16121.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of whether the UK's tax treaty arbitration arrangements allow multinational companies to delay the collection of UK tax in transfer pricing and Diverted Profits Tax disputes; and whether the Government will review those arrangements to ensure that profits generated in the UK are taxed fairly in the UK and that UK tax revenues are protected.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)
There is no special provision or allowance under the UK’s tax treaties for the suspension or deferral of tax payments by multinational companies.
For transfer pricing cases, HMRC may suspend collection of the disputed tax while a Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) case is ongoing. MAP may include mandatory binding arbitration where provided for under the relevant treaty, however, there is no additional or separate right to delay payment of UK tax in relation to arbitration. Postponement of tax during MAP is only available under the same conditions that apply to domestic administrative or judicial remedies. Interest will continue to accrue, where appropriate, on any underpaid tax ultimately found to be due.
DPT charges cannot be postponed on any grounds. The Diverted Profits Tax (DPT) was repealed by the Finance Act 2026 and replaced by the Unassessed Transfer Pricing Profits (UTPP) rules, as part of a wider package of reforms to simplify and modernise the legislation relating to transfer pricing, diverted profits tax and permanent establishments. Charges under the UTPP rules also cannot be postponed on any grounds, except to the extent that tax has already been paid on the same profits.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to question 14817, what specific representations his Department made on behalf of the vending industry to the Department for Health and Social Care.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department regularly engages with the Department of Health and Social Care on a range of issues affecting business sectors. This has included consideration of the impacts of policy proposals on businesses and implementation considerations. However, it would not be appropriate to disclose further details of internal Government policy discussions, as doing so could prejudice the effective development of Government policy.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each of the past three financial years, how much Housing Benefit has been paid to providers of Supported Accommodation.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
The Department's Benefit Expenditure and Caseload outturn and forecast tables can be found in the ‘Housing Benefits’ sheet here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2026.
Equivalent estimates are not available for earlier years due to historical data quality issues in the recording of supported accommodation cases.
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 recent discussions she has had with her Laotian counterpart on the protection of Christian converts and other religious minority communities in that country.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
The UK is committed to promoting and defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The UK has discussed freedom of religion or belief with the Lao authorities through bilateral dialogue, including at the UK-Laos Political Dialogue which took place in London in September 2025. We also work through the UN to promote and protect these rights, including raising country specific issues at the UN Human Rights Council. Laos' UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held in 2025, during which the UK raised concerns over restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and religion.