Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when a response will be issued to correspondence sent to her on 5th March, 1st April, 30th April and 9th June 2026 from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East with the reference SL05816 in relation to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Baroness Twycross responded to the correspondence on 9 July. The Department apologises for the delay in responding. The Places of Worship Renewal Fund was launched on 20 May 2026 and more information can be found on the Historic England website.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contribution by the Minister for Security of Column 160 during the National Security Ministerial Statement on 14 May 2026, when the Minister will write to the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.
Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Hon. Member received a response on 10 June 2026.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Report Stage and other future stages of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will take place before the Summer Recess.
Answered by Catherine Atkinson
The scheduling of Business is a matter for the Business Managers and announced two weeks in advance. Scheduling has not concluded ahead of the Summer Recess, and will be announced in due course.
Any scheduling of Commons Remaining Stages of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will form part of any future Business Statement.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the roadmap towards phasing out animal testing published by the European Commission.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
The Government is aware of the European Commission’s roadmap on phasing out animal testing and is considering its potential implications as part of our broader international engagement on alternative methods. We continue to monitor developments in the EU and other jurisdictions, recognising the importance of international collaboration in supporting the development, validation and acceptance of alternatives. Our Replacing Animals in Science strategy sets out a UK‑led, science‑based approach to reducing reliance on animal use. We will continue to engage with international partners to support progress, and further detail on international activity will be set out in the strategy delivery update to be published later in 2026.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Miscarriage Patient Charter, including Tommy’s Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, which is being implemented in Scotland.
Answered by Sharon Hodgson
Miscarriage can have a devastating impact on women and their families, and we are determined that they receive the support they need.
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not made a formal assessment of the Miscarriage Patient Charter. However, we will consider the available evidence as part of our broader work on miscarriage care, including the Tommy’s report on the Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, and the implementation of the Graded Model in Scotland.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East passed to his office on 2 February 2026 with reference numbers SL05232 and PO2026/03476.
Answered by Olivia Bailey
A response is being prepared and will be provided in due course.Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that deforestation measures do not (a) exclude smallholder farmers from supply chains and (b) increase compliance costs for those farmers.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. We will set out our approach to addressing UK consumption of forest risk commodities as soon as possible.
We understand the importance of ensuring that measures do not disadvantage smallholder farmers and will continue to work with international partners to support sustainable production and inclusive supply chains.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards will apply to protect smallholder farmers’ ownership and control of geolocation data collected for compliance with the Forest Risk Commodities regime.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. We will set out our approach to addressing UK consumption of forest risk commodities as soon as possible.
We understand the importance of ensuring that measures do not disadvantage smallholder farmers and will continue to work with international partners to support sustainable production and inclusive supply chains.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing Jonathan Ashworth to a head of mission role or the House of Lords.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
It would not be appropriate to comment on the hypothetical appointment of individuals.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of rolling out ultrafast full fibre broadband across Scotland.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
Project Gigabit is supporting connectivity improvements across Scotland through contracted delivery. Openreach has been awarded a £157 million contract, and a further £131 million of contracts have been signed since the beginning of 2025, together covering over 70,000 additional Scottish premises. These contracts form part of the UK wide Project Gigabit programme, which is estimated to generate over £14 billion in economic benefits across the UK. The government does not publish disaggregated data on economic impact of Project Gigabit in Devolved Administrations.