To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase investment into the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase investment in the children’s mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase investment in the children's mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times and (b) ensure...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delaying the release of the 2024-25 funding allocation of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a regional breakdown of the supply chain issues with Creon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the report by Lord Darzi entitled Independent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of agreeing to the asks of the striking maternity support workers in Great Grimsby...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what entitlements male staff in his Department and have for paternity (a) pay and (b) leave; and what information his Department holds on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to reduce wait times for GP appointments in Thurrock.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures he plans to take to help improve access to NHS dentistry in Great Yarmouth constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of NHS prescribers for ADHD medication.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings he has had with (a) NHS clinical teams specialising in the care and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Research on support for research into (a) care and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve awareness of the hereditary risk of pancreatic cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new HIV diagnoses there were in each year since 2012, by world region of birth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve support for children and young people with Tourette’s syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve prostate cancer (a) screening and (b) awareness in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether improving respiratory health will be central to the new NHS 10-year plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had on the impact of the nutritional labelling and packaging of infant and baby products on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of defibrillators in sports stadiums.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) review evidence on the health impacts of Primodos and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of aldesleukin as a routine treatment for people who have had a heart attack.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2024 to Question 7591 on Brain: Tumours, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications were made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in each of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking steps to improve the nutritional content of commercial baby food.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the publication of the National Screening Committee’s review for prostate cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people living with (a) arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal conditions are considered in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) mechanism and (b) resources his Department is allocating to (i) monitor, (ii) evaluate and (iii) manage (A) passive and (B) active...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the selection criteria for membership to the Hospitality Sector Council is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department issues guidance on investment from (a) the People's Republic of China and (b) organisations associated with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted under the single justice procedure by offence in each month of 2023; and what the plea rates were for offences charged...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Single Justice Procedure prosecution notices went undelivered in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the charge to finalisation rate for (a) rape and (b) sexual offences in (i) Devon and (ii) Cornwall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with her Northern Irish counterpart on the release from prison of convicted murderers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the cap on the number of Crown Court sitting days on the average time taken for cases...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the process to determine the number of sitting days in the Crown Court in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of crown court sitting days that have been reduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the roll out of the early prison release scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on where foreign nationals released from prison reside.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on her Department's ability to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the use of section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 by police forces to tackle nuisance behaviour...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Austrian counterpart on security for Taylor Swift concerts.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that police officers are able to effectively engage with all communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the wait time to report assaults on retail staff by telephone in Leicestershire.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of farm machinery theft in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to support (a) the police and (b) local authorities in tackling antisocial behaviour.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using Nightingale Courts to tackle (a) mobile phone thefts, (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Electronic Travel Authorisation requirements for non-UK passengers...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to provide British citizenship to the children of British National (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong that...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the EU Entry and Exit System on (a) freight traffic across the Short Straits and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to extend the Ukraine Extension Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish guidance on safe access buffer zones around abortion clinics.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many polygamous marriages are valid in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the safety of and (b) mitigate potential risks posed by the decommissioning of nuclear submarines at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to support (a) affordable and (b) open-access models in academic publishing.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will increase the discounted Public Works Loan Board rate to local councils for investment in social housing.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support military families who rely on fee-paying boarding schools for their children.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reimburse VAT to colleges.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero of the potential merits of taking fiscal steps to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure HMRC is adequately resourced for changes in the level of VAT registrations by schools from 1 January 2025.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to increase the Lifetime ISA property cap threshold in line with the rate of house price inflation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are (a) below the threshold for income tax, (b) paying income tax at 20%, (c) paying income tax at 40% and (d) paying income tax at 45%.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the powers of Trading Standards officers to tackle tobacco duty avoidance.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero of the potential merits of (a) providing VAT relief for heat...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including voice as an eligible instrument for the purposes of Orchestra Tax Relief.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to assess the levels of (a) tax avoidance and (b) tax evasion within the economy.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from defibrillators in the forthcoming Budget.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining the level of fuel duty on inflation in the next three financial years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of legal fees relating to the introduction of VAT on independent school fees.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of independent schools recovering VAT through the Capital Goods Scheme on the benefit to the public...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of removing non-domiciled tax status.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential savings to the public purse if the higher rate of pension tax relief was reduced to (a) 30 and (b) 20 percent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on student numbers per university, in the context of recent trends in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase pay in the further education sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to make tertiary education in the UK more accessible for British Overseas Territory citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in Reigate constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of rejoining the Erasmus+ programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to change the eligibility criteria for funding for secondary school breakfast clubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Ofsted's report entitled Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, published on 10 June 2021, what discussions her Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average maintenance loan received by English-domiciled students (a) studying away from home in London, (b) living at home and studying in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support is available for school-owned leisure centres that have had departmental funding removed following changes to the Educational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to fund the holiday activities and food programme on a permanent basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many skills bootcamps have been delivered in each of the last three years, by (a) local authority area and (b) discipline.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government provides to local authorities on the inspection of school ceilings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduates of each higher education institution (a) have outstanding student loans and (b) are paying off such loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) manage the standard of food provided by schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) primary, (b) secondary, (c) special schools and (d) alternative provision with 40% or more pupils in bands A-F of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote STEM subjects in state-maintained secondary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to young girls with autism in schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Ashford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage boys to apply for university.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve mental health inclusion within the national curriculum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support (a) primary and (b) secondary education for citizens of British overseas territories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce unauthorised school absences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department's anti-bullying funding on schools; and whether she plans to reinstate that funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will make it her policy to restore school funding in real terms to the level provided in May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential economic impact of sewage discharges into the sea on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of dynamic ticket pricing on the accessibility of music gigs for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with his Azerbaijani counterpart to help tackle corruption by politicians in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the arbitrary detention of prisoners in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Argentinian counterpart on the Falkland Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring] frozen Russian assets held in the UK to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many illegal immigrants are currently being detained by the United Kingdom within the British Indian Ocean...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a request to his Azerbaijani counterpart for a UK delegation to visit the 23 Armenian prisoners...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5527 on China and Hong Kong: Diplomatic Service, what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has issued recent guidance to businesses operating in internationally-disputed territories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention on Human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of sanctioning (a) Leonard Blavatnik and (b) other Russian people under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent local authorities from bidding for housing stock outside of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help build more affordable homes in Basildon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make the Fens a designated area for food production in planning policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was provided through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to projects in South Holland and the Deepings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to strengthen the rules on donations to political parties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support first-time buyer households in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the papers produced for her meeting with local authorities to discuss housing reforms in August 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of swift bricks in new build housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account borrowing on investment in council homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to improve accessible housing for disabled people in the private rental market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to prevent developers land...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of her increased housing targets on sewerage capacity by (a) water company...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the availability of social housing across England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence Section 49 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of (a) trends in level of planning applications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, what plans her Department has for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6378 on Multiple Occupation, what steps her Department is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a proportion of new-build homes to (a) teachers,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of (a) building more social housing and (b) reducing the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with major (a) supermarkets and (b) food retailers on reducing food waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 15 October 2024 to Questions 7849 and 8458 on Cats: Animal Breeding, whether his Department plans...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the water industry provides funding for catchment-based solutions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the impact of incinerators on air quality (a) in Halton and (b) nationally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his expected timetable is for implementing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to deliver...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to secure an (a) ambitious and (b) legally binding target to cut plastic...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) review and (b) implement changes to the funding structure for Internal Drainage Boards to reduce the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to increase engagement with public consultations undertaken by Forestry England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of improvements to Weybridge sewage works and (b) extent of further work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Suffolk County Council on the costs of implementing section 19 actions in Central Suffolk...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take enforcement action against Thames Water in response to sewer flooding in the Runnymede and Weybridge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the animal welfare provision and conditions within the Animal and Plant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on introducing mandatory reporting for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the causes of delays in repairing bridge 142 in Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planned upgrade and improvement works at the Animal and Plant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement powers he has over the Environment Agency if they fail to remove (a) a tree under the Wey Bridge and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6809 on Flood Control: Huntingdon, what the responsibilities are of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme are yet to receive their pension because they have deferred their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made direct payments to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme under the existing guarantee...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme have not reached pension age.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many dependents were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing large-scale battery storage within the Port of Southampton area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on potential energy bill increases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make supporting the growth of community-based renewable energy schemes an aim of Great British Energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2122 and of 10 September 2024 to Question 5089 on Great British Nuclear:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional steps he plans to take to support households to move toward using (a) solar power and (b) renewable energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department has taken to help increase public understanding of the (a) costs and (b) benefits of reducing carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the boiler upgrade scheme to include (a) heat batteries and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of listing air-to-air heat pumps as a cost-effective way to improve a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the cost-effectiveness of using infrared heating to meet upcoming energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free bus passes to blind passengers for travel before 9.30am.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that Cheshire East Council has the power to hold bus companies to account.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish an integrated national transport strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether floating bus stops are compatible with Rule H1 of the Highway Code.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment of ending the £2 bus fare cap.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve bus services for rural communities in Kent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of bus services outside of London and combined authority areas for (a) wheelchair...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent steps her Department has taken to ensure consistency in local authorities' taxi license-issuing regimes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly available roadside electric vehicle chargers will be required for the phase out of the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of her Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce driving test waiting times in Ashford constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of her Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in her Department since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 6949 on Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals, if she will make it her policy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) housing benefit and (b) equivalent benefit as part of Universal Credit was paid to housing associations in each of the last three...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is she taking to reduce the number of people in (a) relative poverty, (b) absolute poverty and (c) destitution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to make changes to the Access to Work scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to implement the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, published on 15 March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to implement the changes to the Work Capability Assessment that were announced at the Autumn Statement 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that people with incomes (a) that fluctuate and (b) from multiple sources are accurately assessed for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with local authorities on tackling youth unemployment in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming out of work benefits were (a) born in the UK and (b) not born in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on the Flexible Support Fund for (a) laptops and (b) mobile phones in the last financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on translation in Jobcentres in the last financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the claim career allowance eligibility rules on individuals already receiving existing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press notice entitled New Chance to Work Guarantee will remove barriers to work for millions, published on 22 November...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure employers support women managing the menopause in the workplace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of her Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland on supporting young adults with mental health issues back...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that participation in disability sports does not affect eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help maintain the UK internal market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Armed Forces Veteran Cards can now be used as Voter ID in forthcoming elections in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October to Question 8847 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, for what reason he will not publish the details of these...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the costs associated with the covid-19 inquiry.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) his officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will publish a summary of the first meeting of the Council of the Nations and Regions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting community ownership of (a) land and (b) buildings in Scotland.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current situation regarding the frozen funds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether their policy in respect of the Falkland Islands continues to reflect the views and wishes of the islanders.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Human Rights Watch Kyrgyzstan: Reject Proposed Law on 'Extremist' Materials, published on 1 October, that...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to join Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands in bringing proceedings against the Taliban as the de facto government of...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to join Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands in taking the Taliban to the International Court of Justice for gender discrimination.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the start of the move-on period for newly recognised refugees will be triggered by the issue of an eVisa which replaces the biometric residence permit; and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of kitten farming; and whether they will take steps to address it.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether badgers are responsible for the decline in the number of hedgehogs.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 16 September (HL753), why Zolvix oral solution for sheep is authorised and labelled on a...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to add hedgehogs to Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they carried out an impact assessment prior to the decision not to proceed with UK-wide implementation of “Not for EU” labelling with regard to...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had, or will have, discussions with the Scottish Government about shared responsibilities for the water quality of the River Tweed.

To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they are taking to improve biodiversity and nature inside the green belt.

To ask His Majesty's Government what action the Marine Management Organisation has taken against fishing vessels operating out of Mevagissey illegally using nets to target sea bass and exceeding...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were enrolled on courses funded under the 'Free courses for jobs' scheme in 2022–23; and how many of them were earning more than £25,000.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to facilitate the growing demand for accelerated part-time study.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money the government of Wales paid to the Crown Estates in the financial year 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money each of the national parks in Wales paid to the Crown Estates in the financial year 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money each of the 22 counties of Wales paid to the Crown Estates in the financial year 2023–24.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water paid to the Crown Estates in relation to their activities in (1) Wales, and (2) England in the financial year...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations from the Confederation of British Industry to implement tax cuts for the manufacturers of (1) electric...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 19 September (HL976), which specific Minister requested the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make an assessment of proposals to use tax deterrents for social media service providers as a measure to address harmful speech, as proposed by...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the private funding received by think tanks operating in the (1) political, and (2) economic, policy areas in England and Wales;...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office on 19 September (HC5049), whether the Cabinet Office Guidance on Diversity...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 17 September (HC4655), what instruction has been given to Departments...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 18 September (HL746), which Ministers in the House of Lords are unpaid and claim the daily attendance allowance.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made to establish a Homecoming project to strengthen links and relationships with the Northern Ireland diaspora and alumni across the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided to Intertrade UK; on how many occasions it has met; what decisions it has taken; who was invited to attend such...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many homes they predict will need to be delivered across the Greater London area to house the predicted additional 434,000 people who will be...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to promote densification of housing in Greater London.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to the construction of an emergency exit from the underground Holocaust Learning Centre planned for Victoria Tower Gardens.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to legislate to remove or amend any nutrient neutrality rules restricting housebuilding.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delivery of housing in London in each of the past five years for which data are available.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct a review of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, with special regard to domestic housing and the effects on neighbouring properties (1) to...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by PA News Agency that 27,837 British drivers were convicted of drink-driving multiple times in the 11 years to...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Hitachi is delivering its contracted number of trains to (1) Great Western Railway, and (2) London North Eastern Railway.

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the reduction in passenger journeys on Southeastern trains between 2019 and 2024,  whether action is being taken to match resources to...

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will make the next quarterly claimant data for Maternity Allowance available.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the treatment of Maternity Allowance as unearned income, so that employed women receiving Maternity Allowance are not worse off...