Sarah Olney

68797 • Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timeline is for the publication of the interim report on business rates.

68798 • Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned higher multiplier for properties with rateable values above £500,000, broken down by business sector.

68799 • Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the proportion of businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector that will (a) not qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure relief and (b) pay a higher multiplier due to business properties with rateable values above £500,000.

68457 • Transport: Carbon Budgets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the UK Climate Change Committee's report entitled the Sixth Carbon budget, published in December 2020.

68458 • Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Table 9.2 of her Department's report entitled Updated Appraisal Report: Airport Capacity in the South East, published in October 2017, whether it remains her Department's estimate that the net present value of a Heathrow northwest runway has a high of £3.3billion and a low of minus £2.2billion.

67933 • Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible housing for disabled Ukrainian refugees.

67934 • Industry: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's timetable is for publishing its consultation on a new British industrial competitiveness scheme.

67935 • Manufacturing Industries: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to support manufacturing industry before the British industrial competitiveness strategy is published in 2027.

67936 • Manufacturing Industries: Electricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what steps he plans to take to support manufacturing businesses with high energy costs that are not part of the British industrial competitiveness scheme after it launches in 2027.

67414 • Civil Servants: Redundancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of redundancy plans for civil servants working at grades (a) AA/AO, (b) EO, (c) HEO/SEO, (d) G6/G7 and (e) SCS in each Government department.

67415 • Refugees: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase (a) translation and (b) levels of information support on the benefits system for disabled refugees.

67416 • Jobcentres: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jobcentre Plus services meet the needs of disabled refugees.

66602 • Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many households in the UK do not have access to broadband.

65836 • Heathrow Airport: Night Flying

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Heathrow Airport on flights being held in a holding pattern over residents' houses between 5:30 and 6:00am.

65352 • Personal Income: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the Trading Allowance to £3,000.

64787 • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to publish a consultation on the regulation of frontier AI systems.

64045 • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

62734 • UK Emissions Trading Scheme: EU Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects the UK will be ready to enter the carbon market linking the UK’s emissions trading scheme with that of the EU.

62735 • Lifelong Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the introduction of lifelong learning grants.

62737 • Skills England

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it his policy to reconstitute Skills England as an independent body.

EDM 1244 • Court transcript costs

That this House believes that victims of crime should be able to access a transcript of court proceedings free of charge...

EDM 1217 • Electoral reform

That this House believes there is urgent need for electoral reform for elections in England; further believes that the l...

EDM 650 • Parks Police

That this House recognises the excellent work that the Parks Police undertakes to minimise levels of crime in parks acro...

EDM 251 • Private security and community policing

That this House recognises the decimation of community police forces across the UK; highlights that since 2020 the priva...

EDM 3 • Third runway at Heathrow

That this House recognises Heathrow's renewed focus on the third runway project; condemns the expansion due to its widel...

EDM 4 • Restoration of Hammersmith Bridge

That this House highlights the failure of the previous Government to review the Hammersmith Bridge Strengthening Works B...

EDM 7 • Consumer water bills

That this House regrets the large increases that have been proposed to consumer water bills; notes that water companies ...

EDM 1126 • Immigration application fees for young adults and children

That this House expresses deep concern over the current cost of visa application fees, particularly the lack of a fee wa...

EDM 1184 • Climate and Nature Bill

That this House declared an environment and climate change emergency on 1 May 2019, recognising the urgent need for acti...

EDM 1622 • Post Offices in rural areas

That this House recognises the importance of Post Office branches to rural communities; notes with concern the closure o...

EDM 1228 • National Operating Department Practitioner Day

That this House recognises and celebrates National Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) Day on 14 May, which highlig...

EDM 1579 • Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals

That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissionin...

EDM 1522 • Press ownership by foreign states

That this House recognises that a free press is the cornerstone of our democracy; understands that holding power to acco...

EDM 1409 • Chinese Embassy

That this House expresses deep concern about the proposed construction of a Chinese mega-Embassy in London; notes with a...

EDM 1385 • Gaza (No. 2)

That this House expresses its condemnation of the Israeli government's expansion of military activity in Gaza and declar...

EDM 611 • Import and sale of real fur

That this House urges the Government to ban the import and sale of real fur; notes that the UK has banned the main metho...

EDM 1238 • UK-EU Summit

That this House recognises the benefits of a comprehensive Youth Mobility Scheme between the UK and the European Union; ...

EDM 1244 • Court transcript costs

That this House believes that victims of crime should be able to access a transcript of court proceedings free of charge...

EDM 1217 • Electoral reform

That this House believes there is urgent need for electoral reform for elections in England; further believes that the l...

EDM 1077 • Chalk stream river protection

That this House recognises the crucial role of chalk stream rivers in ensuring water security and supporting local ecosy...

EDM 1149 • Comic art

That this House celebrates the UK’s vibrant and flourishing comic industry; praises the ingenuity and originality of Bri...

EDM 1136 • Travel-related restrictions and haemoglobin tests for blood donations

That this House celebrates the opening of the new Brixton Blood Donation Centre, which has welcomed over 3,700 donors in...

EDM 523 • Domestic Abuse Offences

That this House acknowledges the pervasive and deeply harmful impact of domestic abuse on survivors; notes that, while t...

EDM 1000 • Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK

That this House believes that Ukrainian refugees fleeing war must be treated with compassion in the UK; recognises that ...

EDM 1052 • Protecting children from data exploitation

That this House believes that social media platforms and online services must be designed with children’s safety in mind...

EDM 1016 • Radiotherapy (No. 2)

This House acknowledges the urgent need for a bold and comprehensive National Cancer Plan to reduce cancer waiting times...

EDM 705 • Snares

That this House welcomes the Government’s commitment to ban the use of snares in England and is heartened that the gover...